PRESIDENTDr Ian Niven
About Dr Ian Niven graduated from RMIT University in 1984 with a B App Sci (Chiro) before beginning practice in Melbourne. From the outset he was unsatisfied with both the common practice model and clinical skill set of graduate chiropractic. With a desire to further his skills, he returned to study both Sacro – Occipital Technique and Applied Kinesiology, with the latter providing a greater range of diagnostic insight and treatment options. In taking his AK studies further, Ian became a part of the inaugural Applied Kinesiology Chapter in Australia, serving on the executive committee for a number of years. His natural curiosity seeking new insight, Ian once again returned to study and in 2009 became the oldest (at that time) DACNB graduate in Australia. In 2011 at the request of the AAFN board, Ian began developing a strategy to help Doctors develop their clinical skills in Functional Neurology in a faster and more structured way. This strategy has since developed into the Clinical Fellowship Program and supporting this is something that he remains passionate about to this day. | SECRETARYPending Board decision | DIRECTORDr Cassie Atkinson-Quinton
AboutCassie has been working with AAFN for over eight years, joining the Board of Directors in 2016. She is also the Director and Co-Founder of Body and Brain Centre, a holistic health clinic in Moonee Ponds, Melbourne where she practices as a Chiropractor with an interest in neuro-rehabilitation. As a teenager, Cassie developed a love of neuroscience and neuro-rehabilitation after seeing the vast impact it had, and continues to have, on her family’s lives. Cassie studied her post-graduate neuro-rehabilitation course through the Carrick Institute and shortly afterwards received Diplomate status of the American Chiropractic Neurology Board (DACNB). She has since gone on to study QEEG functional brain scans, obtaining technician status. |
DIRECTORMr Richard King-Seim
About
Richard has over 8 years’ experience in application R&D, developing advanced fuels for the next decade and beyond. Prior to this he was a Mining Engineer with expertise in large open cut coal mining. Involved in numerous operations, often as an agent of change management. This has given him a broad understanding of industries and processes outside the normal scope of mining engineering.Richard has also been involved in numerous contractual disputes and resolutions, involving issues such as non-conformance, failure to supply, variations, and performance shortfalls. Having experience from both sides gives him an understanding of the common failures in contracts, and the desire for amicable dispute resolution. Career highlights include the implementation of a large open cut nickel mine in Indonesia, and walking 4 draglines out of Norwich Park mine in central QLD (the first time anyone has attempted such an undertaking). More recently the position as CEO with Queensland International Airshow Ltd (a not for profit organisation) resulted in highly developed negotiation and people management skills, and significant experience dealing with government and commercial organisations at the highest levels. | DIRECTORMr Anthony Briggs |
