Executive Profiles

	Donald M. Petersen, Jr. Publisher, Dynamic Chiropractic and President, MPA Media dpetersen@mpamedia.com For Don Petersen, health and wellness has been a way of life as well as a family tradition since his father and grandfather were both doctors of chiropractic. He has devoted 25 years to MPA Media, 20 of those years serving as president. MPA Media's focus under Don's direction is to serve alternative health care professions. Currently MPA Media does so within the following publications: Dynamic Chiropractic, Acupuncture Today, Massage Today, Nutritional Wellness, To Your Health and its newest addition, Dynamic Chiropractic Canada. As publisher and editor of Dynamic Chiropractic, Don has served on the boards of various non-profit organizations within the chiropractic profession. He currently serves on the executive committee of the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress. Don continues to search for new ways to enhance all the professions MPA Media serves. Don Petersen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from California State University, Long Beach. Away from the office, Don enjoys spending time with his family, serving as a very active volunteer in his church, watching old movies and going to live theater.
	Elizabeth Auger Vice President Operations/HR eauger@mpamedia.com As Vice President Operations/HR, Liz oversees all operations and human resources on a corporate level for MPA Media. She strives to ensure MPA Media's staff, training, customer service and processes all meet the demands of our clients and serve to advance MPA Media as the leading integrated media company serving alternative health. Liz began her professional career in banking operations, spending 10 years in the industry and completing a banking management training program in 1980. Hired by company founder Dr. Donald M. Petersen, Sr. as a production manager, Liz has been with the company through its tremendous expansion. Along with the company's growth, Liz's responsibilities expanded into today's role as Director of Operations and Human Resources.
	Thomas Montague Vice President tmontague@mpamedia.com Thomas has more than 15 years experience in the graphic design industry with the last 10 years devoted to web design and development. A former U.S. Marine with certificates in graphic design and multimedia, Thomas has provided technical and creative leadership through the birth of all of MPA Media's publications and Web sites. Thomas continues to play a key role in defining and implementing the strategic goals of the organization. A New Jersey native, Thomas enjoys spending time with his family, motorcycles, painting, sculpting and art museums.
	Ramon G. (Bud) McLeod Editor-in-Chief rmcleod@mpamedia.com Bud has more than 25 years experience in journalism as an editor and reporter for major newspapers and national magazines, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Orange County Register, and Cincinnati Post. Prior to joining MPA Media, he was with IDG's PC World magazine where he was the editor of PCWorld.com and also oversaw the print news and reviews departments. He currently resides in Southern California and enjoys dog training, high-end audio, and performance cars.