NBCE Board Members Claim Immunity from Colucci Lawsuit
In an unbelievable assertion, the nine Board Members of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) being sued by ousted Board Member Margaret Colucci, expect people to believe that they are "volunteers" for the NBCE despite the hundreds of thousands of dollars paid to them every year.
For example, Norman Ouzts was paid $31,400.00 in 2016 as just a member of the Board of Directors for one hour of work per week. This comes out to $603.00 per week. Ouzts total NBCE compensation from 2008-2016 was just over $225,000.00 as a member of the Board of Directors.
But he's a "volunteer".
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In their Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit filed on May 1, 2018 the Defendants argue, among other things, that they ". . . are volunteer members of the NBCE's Board of Directors . . ." and that they are ". . . immune from liability pursuant to Colorado Statute which protects volunteers of non-profit organizations."
The nine Directors named in the suit and alleging they are just "volunteers" include the Executive Committee:
- Salvatore D. LaRusso DC - President
- Steven Conway DC - Vice President
- John C. Nab DC - Treasurer
- Paul N. Morin DC
- Daniel M. Cote DC - Secretary
- Leroy F. Otto DC
- John R. McGinnis DC
- Farrel Grossman DC
- Kirk Shilts DC
In a sad irony the website of the NBCE states its VALUES:
"The NBCE embraces the philosophy of lifelong learning and demonstrates the values of integrity, honesty, fairness, transparency, and accountability in its interactions and relationships"
According to publicly available tax records, in 2016 the NBCE had $29,748,379.00 in assets and in 2016 alone had total revenue of $11,142,547.00.
NBCE paid out $3,773,067.00 in salaries in 2016.
The Board of Directors paid themselves a total of $231,450.00 in 2016 alone for one hour of work per week.
Norman Ouzts was paid $31,400.00 in 2016 as just a member of the Board of Directors for one hour of work per week. This comes out to $603.00 per week.
Ouzts total NBCE compensation from 2008-2016 was just over $225,000.00 as a member of the Board of Directors.
According to the 2016 NBCE tax records the EVP position Ouzts took over (and which is one of the issues in the Colucci case) had a total annual compensation of $199,794.00.
NBCE Board members paid themselves a total of $364,156.00 in 2017 alone for one hour of work per week.
The approximately $11,000.000.00 in NBCE revenue each year comes from testing students on mandated examinations they need in order to get licensed in the majority of jurisdictions. The vast majority of students get their money from student loans.
The NBCE and its Board of Directors enjoy a monopoly control over the ability of all chiropractic graduates to get a license in the United States.
CLICK BELOW for Court Filings Related to Motion to Dismiss:
- NBCE's Motion to Dismiss
- Colucci's Response to Motion
- NBCE's Response to Colucci
- Judges DENIAL of Motion to Dismiss
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