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11 MURIEL BOWSER
22 MAYOR
33 Mar
44 ch 3, 2025
55 The Honorable Phil Mendelson
66 Chairman
77 Council of the D istrict of Columbia
88 John A. Wilson
99 Building
1010 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
1111 Washington, DC 20004
1212 Dear Chairman Mende lson:
1313 In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
1414 142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to sectio
1515 n 224 of the District of Columbia Health
1616 Occupations Revisions Act of 1985,
1717 effective July 19, 2024 (D.C. Law 25- 191; D.C. Official Code §
1818 3-1202.24), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
1919 Dr. Stephanie Johnson
2020 9th Street,
2121 NE
2222 Washington,
2323 DC 20002
2424 (Ward 6)
2525 for
2626 appointment as a d octor of chiropractic licensed in the D istr ict member of the Board of Integrative
2727 Healthcare, filling a new seat, f or a term of t wo years.
2828 Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned
2929 nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
3030 I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
3131 do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
3232 Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
3333 Sincerely,
3434 Muriel Bowser
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6969 at the request of the Mayor
7070 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
7171 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
7272 To confirm the appointment
7373 of Dr. Stephanie Johnson to the Board,oflntegrative Healthcare.
7474 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
7575 resolution may be cited
7676 as the "Board of Integrative Healthcare Dr. Stephanie Johnson
7777 Confirmation Resolution
7878 of 2025".
7979 Sec.
8080 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
8181 Dr. Stephanie Johnson
8282 9th Street, NE
8383 Washington, DC 20002
8484 (Ward
8585 6)
8686 as a doctor of chiropractic licensed in the District member of the Board of Integrative Healthcare,
8787 established by section 224
8888 of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revisions Act of
8989 1985, effective July 19, 2024 (D.C. Law 25-191; D. C. Official Code§ 3-1202.24), filling a new
9090 seat, for a term
9191 of two years.
9292 Sec. 3. The Council
9393 of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
9494 upon its adoption, to the nominee and
9595 to the Office of the Mayor.
9696 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. CurriculumVitae
9797 Name:StephanieR.Johnson,D.C.
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115115 Ei es
116116 NationalProviderIdentificationNumber:1770823718
117117 Virginiachiropracticlicense:0104557067;Issuedate:02/06/2013
118118 ‘WashingtonDCchiropracticlicense:CH030182;Issuedate:11/17/2017
119119 Education:
120120 BachelorofScience~NutritionwithToxicologyemphasisDecember2005
121121 BachelorofArts~DanceandPerformanceStudies
122122 UniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley
123123 2198UniversityAve,Berkeley,CA94704
124124 RegisteredYogaTeacher~200hourcertification June2010
125125 SantaBarbaraYogaCenter-CredentialedwithYogaAlliance
126126 32E.MicheltorenaSt,SantaBarbara,CA93101
127127 ChiropracticInternship—785hours November2012
128128 WalterReedNationalMilitaryMedicalCenter
129129 8901WisconsinAve,Bethesda,MD20889
130130 HoursCompleted
131131 +Hospital-BasedChiropracticServices 520
132132 “InpatientPhysicalTherapy 16
133133 +OccupationalTherapy
134134 ActivitiesofDailyLiving 8 •Pain Management 8
135135 •Walter Reed Amputee Center 36
136136 •Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment 8
137137 (CAREN)
138138 •National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICOE) 2
139139 •Neurosurgery 38
140140 •Orthopaedic Surgery and Trauma 34
141141 •Radiology
142142 -General Radiology 8
143143 -Musculoskeletal Radiology 6
144144 -Neuroradiology 40
145145 •Diabetes Clinic 12
146146 •Gastroenterology 8
147147 •Urology 6
148148 •Oral Facial Pain Clinic 6
149149 •Oral Facial Pain Short Course 24
150150
151151 Doctor of Chiropractic, Magna Cum Laude, Salutatorian December 2012
152152 Palmer College of Chiropractic West (PCCW)
153153 90 E. Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134
154154
155155 Employment History:
156156 Name and Address of Employer
157157 From To
158158 (1) Business Owner at SJ Chiropractic LLC Jan 2018 Present
159159 Washington, DC
160160
161161 Work Performed: All aspects of chiropractic care, and all duties required and expected of a
162162 small business owner.
163163 From To
164164 (2) Independent Contractor at Positively Chiropractic Oct 2014 Present
165165 Annandale, Virginia
166166
167167 Work Performed: All aspects of chiropractic care with a focus on prenatal, and sports.
168168
169169 From To
170170 (3) Chiropractor at Walter Reed National Military Med. Cen. Sept 2016 April 2017
171171 Bethesda, Maryland
172172
173173 Work Performed: All aspects of chiropractic care for active duty military
174174
175175 From To
176176 (4) Sportrock Climbing Centers - Yoga Jan 2014 May 2016
177177 Alexandria, Virginia
178178
179179 Work Performed: Instruct Vinyasa Flow yoga courses for all levels. From To
180180 (5) Back to Health Center, pllc. Mar 2013 Oct 2014
181181 Alexandria, Virginia
182182
183183 Work Performed: All aspects of chiropractic care in a holistic multidisciplinary setting.
184184
185185 From To
186186 (6) Palmer College of Chiropractic West-The Bartlett July 2010 Sept 2012
187187 San Jose, California
188188
189189 Work Performed: Wrote articles for the Palmer West Quarterly Newsletter The Bartlett and
190190 co-edited publication as Co-editor from July 2010 through September 2011. Continued
191191 writing and editing, and began to manage The Bartlett as Senior Editor from October 2011
192192 through September 2012. Interviewed Palmer staff, alumni, and outstanding students,
193193 photographed events, and sought out organizations to purchase ads to support the publication.
194194
195195 From To
196196 (7) Standard Process July 2011 Aug 2012
197197 Palmyra, Wisconsin
198198
199199 Work Performed: Student Representative for the Palmer West campus. Duties included
200200 registering students with the supplement company, answering questions regarding the
201201 products, serving as the point of contact between the student population and the Standard
202202 Process Northern California representative, and assisting the Standard Process booth during
203203 school functions.
204204
205205 From To
206206 (8) Chuck’s Steakhouse of Hawaii Feb 2007 Sept. 2009
207207 Santa Barbara, California
208208
209209 Work Performed: Hostess and Server for patrons at a popular and busy dinner house from
210210 local, regular customers to international tourists.
211211
212212 From To
213213 (9) Santa Barbara Orthopaedic Associates June 2008 Aug 2009
214214 Santa Barbara, California
215215
216216 Work Performed: Medical Assistant for five orthopaedic surgeons (including one spinal
217217 specialist). Duties included back office assisting patients, answering phones, scheduling
218218 patient appointments, working with insurance companies, scheduling MRIs, managing
219219 patient charts, and generally keeping the doctors on top of their work.
220220
221221 From To
222222 (10) 24 Hour Fitness July 2008 Jan 2009
223223 Santa Barbara, California
224224 Work Performed: Yoga and Pilates Instructor.
225225
226226 From To
227227 (10)Santa Barbara City College Aug 2007 May 2008
228228 Santa Barbara, California
229229
230230 Work Performed: Anatomy and general biology tutor for students. Assistant for a biological
231231 sciences professor.
232232
233233 From To
234234 (11)Hillside House July 2006 Jan 2007
235235 Santa Barbara, California
236236
237237 Work Performed: Physical activities assistant for individuals with cerebral palsy living in a
238238 specialized residential community. Duties included patient transfer and assisting with
239239 physical exercises for residents with wide spectrum of physical capabilities (and cognitive
240240 capacities).
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242242 Honors:
243243 Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Poster Competition 2
244244 nd
245245 Place for Reduction of
246246 Elective Amputations: Restoration of Function Through Manual Extremity Manipulation – May
247247 2013.
248248
249249 Acceptance into Pi Tau Delta International Chiropractic Honors Society- November 2012.
250250
251251 Recognition for Humanitarian Service to the People of Vietnam, Palmer College of Chiropractic
252252 Clinic Abroad Program- June 2012.
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254254 Palmer College of Chiropractic West recipient for the annual scholarship from National
255255 Chiropractic Malpractice Insurance Company (NCMIC)- June 2012.
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257257 International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine Scholarship Award- March 2012.
258258
259259 Dr. Fletcher L. and Janet M. Parker Gift Scholarship Award- March 2012.
260260
261261 American Chiropractic Foundation (ACF) Scholarship Award- October 2011; presented at the
262262 Student American Chiropractic Association (SACA) annual business meeting.
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264264 Excellence in Leadership Award- October 2011; presented at the SACA annual business
265265 meeting.
266266
267267 ACF Scholarship Award- September 2010; presented at the SACA annual business meeting.
268268
269269 Outstanding Service Award- September 2010; presented at the SACA annual business meeting.
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271271 Standard Process Scholarship- February 2010; presented at the National Chiropractic Legislative Conference (NCLC) in Washington D.C.
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273273 West Presidential Tuition Grant, Palmer College of Chiropractic West (PCCW)- October 2009.
274274
275275 West Academic Achievement Grant, PCCW- October 2009.
276276
277277 Publications
278278
279279 Refereed:
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281281 Schnall BL, Johnson SR, Bell JC, Morgan WE. Improving Gait Outcomes Through
282282 Manual Extremity Manipulation. Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society. May
283283 17-20, 2016.
284284
285285 Non-referred:
286286
287287 Millennial Think Tank. Authored a column in ACA News on a new committee in the
288288 American Chiropractic Association. This journal is distributed to 65,000 chiropractors
289289 every month.
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291291 Johnson SR. The Birth of the Millennial Think Tank, ACA News.
292292 January/February 2016.
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294294 Students and Education. Authored a monthly column in ACA News on students and
295295 education in chiropractic (2010-2012).
296296
297297 Johnson SR. A New Year for SACA, ACA News. December, 2010.
298298
299299 Johnson SR. Chiropractic and Public Health, ACA News. January, 2011.
300300
301301 Johnson SR. SACA Prepares for NCLC, ACA News. February, 2011.
302302
303303 Johnson SR. SACA’s Eighth Annual Leadership Conference, ACA News. July,
304304 2011.
305305
306306 Johnson SR. Maximizing Your Potential, ACA News. August, 2011.
307307
308308 Johnson SR. Looking Back on SACA, ACA News. November, 2011.
309309
310310 Johnson SR. 2011 SACA Business Meeting Highlights, ACA News. December,
311311 2011.
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313313 Johnson SR. The SACA Invitation, ACA News. August, 2012.
314314 Lecturing:
315315 Guest lecturer for Building Bridges Through Leadership for Student American Chiropractic
316316 Association’s annual Leadership Conference
317317 Chesterfield, MO, September 2017.
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319319 Panel speaker for The Coming Revolution is Here Now: Chiropractic Services are Being
320320 Integrated into Mainstream Health Delivery Settings for Palmer College of Chiropractic West
321321 Homecoming
322322 San Jose, CA, May 2017.
323323
324324 Guest lecturer for Chiropractic and Injury Recovery for United States Coast Guard
325325 Washington, DC, March 2015.
326326
327327 Guest lecturer for Chiropractic and Running for Pacers Running
328328 Alexandria, VA, June 2014.
329329
330330 Guest lecturer for Transitioning from Student to Doctor for National Chiropractic Legislative
331331 Conference's annual Women's Forum
332332 Washington, DC, February 2014.
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334334 Guest lecturer for Personal Experience in Leadership Positions for Student American
335335 Chiropractic Association's annual Leadership Conference
336336 Palmyra, WI, September 2013.
337337
338338 Guest lecturer for Benefits of Chiropractic During Pregnancy for Pure Prana Yoga Studio’s
339339 Teacher Training for Prenatal Care
340340 Alexandria, Virginia, April 2013.
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342342 Guest lecturer for Vitamin D Deficiency for the medical department of Camp David
343343 Thurmont, MD, September 2012.
344344
345345 Society Memberships/ Professional Affiliations:
346346 American Chiropractic Association
347347 Unified Virginia Chiropractic Association
348348 International Chiropractic Pediatric Association
349349 Foundation for Chiropractic Progress
350350 Yoga Alliance
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352352 Current Leadership Service:
353353 American Chiropractic Association
354354 • Virginia State Delegate, June 2017 to present
355355 • Millennial Think Tank inaugural member, July 2015 to present
356356
357357 Past Student Leadership Service:
358358 Student American Chiropractic Association (SACA) •Immediate Past National Chair, October 2011 thru October 2012
359359 •National Chair, September 2010 thru October 2011
360360 •PCCW Chapter President, April 2010 thru September 2010
361361 •PCCW Chapter Vice President, October 2009 thru April 2010
362362
363363 World Congress of Chiropractic Students (WCCS)
364364 •Head Delegate, January 2010 through June 2012
365365
366366 Palmer College of Chiropractic West Yoga Club
367367 •Instructor, January 2010 thru June 2012
368368 •President, April 2010 thru June 2012
369369
370370 Palmer College of Chiropractic West Campus Guides
371371 •Campus Guide, August 2010 thru December 2012
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373373 Civic Activities:
374374 Chiropractor for EX2Adventures BackYard Burn trail race series, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall
375375 2015, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018
376376 Chiropractic Intern for Naval Academy Football Team, Annapolis MD, August 2012-November
377377 2012.
378378 Chiropractic Intern at Sea Otter Classic, Salinas, CA, April 2012
379379 Chiropractic Intern at US Half Marathon, San Francisco, April 2012
380380 Palmer College of Chiropractic West Campus Guide at American Medical Student Association
381381 (AMSA) Health Fair, Davis, CA, October 2011.
382382 Yoga Instructor at PCCW to students and staff, January 2010 through June 2012.
383383 Chiropractic Tent Manager at Sea Otter Classic, Salinas, CA, April 2010.
384384 Chiropractic Tent Manager at Bay Area Senior Games, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA,
385385 April 2010
386386 Team in Training half marathon runner. Raised $3000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma
387387 Society, January 2009 through October 2009.
388388 Chuck’s of Hawaii Annual 10K Beach Run volunteer, Santa Barbara, CA, 2007, 2008, and 2009.
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394394 Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
395395 John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
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400400 Dr. Stephanie Johnson
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402402 Dr. Stephanie Johnson is the owner of SJ Chiropractic and an
403403 independent contractor at Positively Chiropractic.
404404 An active member of the American Chiropractic Association, Dr.
405405 Johnson is Webster certified, specializing in chiropractic care for
406406 expecting mothers. Her technique repertoire consists of Diversified,
407407 Active Release Technique, Rock Tape, and IASTM (Instrument
408408 Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization). Treating the full spine and
409409 extremities, Dr. Johnson serves to improve function and quality of life
410410 for folks of all ages and professions, especially prenatal and postnatal
411411 mothers, children, growing families, and wounded warriors.
412412 A Ward 6 resident, Dr. Johnson earned both her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Bachelor
413413 of Arts in Dance and Performance Studies from the University of California Berkeley, and her
414414 Doctor of Chiropractic from the Palmer College of Chiropractic West. GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
415415 Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
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417417 Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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420420 ______________________________________________________________________________
421421 The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
422422
423423 To: Tomas Talamante, Steve Walker
424424 From: Betsy Cavendish
425425 Date: February 14, 2025
426426 Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating Dr. Gavin Elliott, Dr. Shanna
427427 Walker, Dr. Stephanie Johnson, Dr. Keita Vanterpool, Dr. Nancy Aboulmouna,
428428 Dr. Tremikae Owens, Terrance Hunter and Kamilah Martin-Proctor as members
429429 of the Board of Integrative Healthcare
430430 This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolutions and
431431 found them to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
432432 hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-
433433 724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
434434
435435
436436 ______________________________
437437 Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish
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