GERALD OLIN (North America - Canada)

Gerald is the current Board Chair of the CCA. He steps down from this role in June 2020 having served a term of 2 years. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Winnipeg and is a 1997 graduate of Northwestern University of Health Sciences. In 2018, he also completed a Chartered Director (C.Dir) program at the Caribbean Governance Training Institute.

Gerald is in private practice and is the director of a multidisciplinary health facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. With a keen interest in sports chiropractic, Gerald is the team chiropractor for a number of elite sports teams including the Winnipeg Jets (NHL). He is a consultant to the Manitoba Health Insurance (Chiropractic Health Services) and to the Province of Manitoba Department of Family Services.

Gerald has held a number of offices within the Canadian Chiropractic Association besides his current role as Board Chair. These include First and Second Vice-Chair (2016-2018) and Chair of the National Opioid Advisory Committee (2017-present), Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee (2015-2016) and regional Director representing Manitoba (2013-2015).

Prior to his work with the CCA, Gerald was active at Provincial level, holding a number of offices including professional standards, government relations, and lead on securing funding for a community clinic in Winnipeg.

Gerald spent 18 years working with the Canadian Chiropractic Examining Board. He has been a guest lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Manitoba since 2008.

Gerald is married to Kerri, also a chiropractor and they have two children.