Clay  McDonald,  D.C, M.B.A., J.D.

Department:

Phone:

281-998-6080

Email:

cmcdonald@txchiro.edu

Senior Vice President & Provost
Professor
D.C., Logan College of Chiropractic, 1982
M.B.A., St. Ambrose University, 1997
J.D., Valparaiso, 2001

Having arrived at TCC in April 2010, Dr. Clay McDonald is responsible for the day to day operations of the College under the policy and direction of the President as well as provides leadership in all areas including academic, business and administrative.  Dr. McDonald comes to TCC from Palmer College of Chiropractic where he was the Assistant Chancellor / Vice Chancellor for Strategic Development and Chief Compliance Officer. In addition to his work at Palmer, he is also a board member of the Council on Chiropractic Education, and recently completed a two-year term as its vice president.

Dr. McDonald received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Logan College of Chiropractic in 1982, his Master’s of Business Administration from St. Ambrose University in 1997, and his law degree from Valparaiso University in 2001. He also holds a Diplomate in Chiropractic Rehabilitation, is a founding member of the ACA’s Council on Chiropractic Rehabilitation, and is a past president of the Council.  He additionally holds certificates in Alternative Dispute Resolution and Healthcare and Elder Law.

Prior to his stint at Palmer, Dr. McDonald served as the Dean of Chiropractic, and then Executive Vice President of New York Chiropractic College from 2001 to 2006.  Before working at NYCC, he was a faculty member and administrator at Palmer from 1990 to 1999.  He began his chiropractic career in 1982 when he went in to private practice and was a co-owner of a multi-disciplinary rehabilitation clinic in Eureka, Montana until 1990.