The Engage 2026 Conference Daily brings you information and announcements to help maximize your ACA Engage experience, along with highlights from the day’s events.
Updates & Reminders
Education Participants: Turn in Your CE Attendance Cards 
Don’t forget to return your CE attendance card to Lori Hall in the Alexandria Room or drop it off at the Registration Desk on Saturday before you travel home. If you forgot to do so, contact [email protected].
Education: Online Engage Presentations Still Available
Even though Engage 2026 has come to a close, six on-demand education programs created for the conference will remain available on Learn ACA through Feb. 11. Learn more.
Engage on Social Media: #ACAEngage2026
Continue to share your Engage photos on social media with the hashtag #ACAEngage2026 and tag ACA so that we can see and reshare your posts!
Survey: How Did We Do?
An Engage 2026 feedback survey will be sent to all attendees next week. Please fill it out and send it back as soon as soon you can. ACA will use your feedback for future meeting planning.
Saturday, Jan. 24 News in Brief
Closing Keynote
AI in Chiropractic: Shaping the Future of Care
Closing keynote speaker Brian Coleman, DC, MHS, a clinician-scientist and assistant professor at the Yale School of Medicine, discussed the growing impact and uses of artificial intelligence (AI) in the chiropractic profession. He addressed three areas where the use of AI is currently being integrated: clinical practice, research and education.
While there is promise in AI’s potential to reduce the burden of tasks such as notetaking and data analysis, keeping up with new research, and clinical training via patient simulations, Dr. Coleman cautions that DCs should strive to continue to amplify the human component of health care. “The patient can disappear in an encounter if we just focus on the data and AI,” he said.
However, with “hybrid intelligence,” which for example could involve using AI for data analysis and injecting human empathy and intelligence to add context, Dr. Coleman noted that AI has the potential to contribute to positive outcomes for DCs and patient care.
Board of Governors Elects ACA Leadership
The ACA Board of Governors met today to elect leadership for the 2026-2027 term. Congratulations to:
- President: Kris Anderson, DC, MS, of Grand Forks, N.D.
- Vice President: Maithy Ta, DC, of Kansas City, Mo.
2026-2027 ACA Board of Governors
The remaining board includes:
- Robert Ault, DC, MBA, of Hudson, Ohio.
- Michael Massey, DC, of Athens, Tenn.
- Marcus Nynas, DC, of Billings, Mont.
- Adrian Stratton, MBA, PRP, CP, of New York, N.Y.
- Michael Welker, DC, of Butte, Mont.
SACA Elects New Leadership
As part of its annual meeting at ACA Engage, members of the Student ACA (SACA) met to elect new leadership for the next year. Congratulations to:
- Kourtney Reese of Cleveland University – National Chair
A panel discussion exploring collaboration in chiropract was presented during Saturday’s HoD meeting. - Aidan Schutt of D’Youville University – National Vice Chair
- Hannah Brule of Northeast College of Health Sciences – National Legislative Chair
- Leanah Finley of Parker University – National Vice Legislative Chair
NextGen Member of the Year Announced
Congratulations to this year’s recipient of the NextGen Member of the Year Award: Kathryn Kennedy, DC. The award — officially called the Dr. Michele Maiers Leadership Award — recognizes someone who has significantly contributed to Next Gen by showing exceptional service, achievement, and leadership to the chiropractic profession. Additional awards presented to:
- Andrew Miller, DC, MS, NextGen Ally Award
- Taylor Schregardus, DC, NextGen Heart Award
SACA Announces Annual Award Winners
The Student American Chiropractic Association (SACA) presented its annual awards this week at ACA Engage. Congratulations to:
Chapter of the Year: Northeast College of Health Sciences. The award recognizes a chapter that demonstrates extraordinary teamwork collaboration and commitment to further the mission, vision and values of ACA, and is a positive, visible force on both the national and campus levels.
Most Improved Chapter of the Year: D’Youville University. The award recognizes a chapter that demonstrated growth and leadership despite facing challenges in previous years.
Parting Thoughts and Special Thanks to Engage Sponsors
It was another great Engage: Thanks to everyone who made it an event to remember. Visit ACA’s social media channels in the coming days for more snapshots from the week. And plan to attend Engage 2027, which will take place Jan. 21-23, 2027, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Va.
This year’s conference would not have been possible without the support of our generous sponsors, who are helping to move chiropractic forward:
See you next year!
