St. Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Dr. Robert Daschner and the reappointment of Dr. Howard Fidler to the Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Both are appointed to four-year terms that expire January 2, 2012.

Daschner, of Waseca, is the owner of Waseca Family Chiropractic Center, where he has practiced for the past six years. He graduated magna cum laude from Los Angeles College of Chiropractic in 1995 and practiced in Faribault for six years before opening his own practice. He is a member of the Minnesota Chiropractic Association and serves as the chairman of the Quality Improvement Committee for the Clinical Resource Group, a chiropractic network serving South County Health Alliance, in outstate Minnesota. Daschner has been active in community civic projects serving as a member of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Rice County and the Faribault Sertoma Club. Daschner is appointed as a doctor of chiropractic medicine member and replaces Dr. Gary Pennebaker on the board.

Fidler, of St. Louis Park, has practiced chiropractic medicine in Minnesota for over ten years. He currently practices at Davis Chiropractic in St. Louis Park. Fidler is a graduate of the Cleveland College of Chiropractic in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1999, he was named Young Practitioner of the Year by the Minnesota Chiropractic Association. He serves as a member of Congressman Jim Ramstad’s and Senator Norm Coleman’s Health Care Advisory Committees, where he provides counsel regarding health care issues and legislation relating to access to chiropractic care. Fidler is reappointed as a doctor of chiropractic medicine member of the board.

The Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners is responsible for licensing and disciplining doctors of chiropractic medicine. The board is made up of seven members appointed by the Governor.