MEET THE TEAM
We all know that when our minds and bodies are aligned, we can accomplish more in life. We know that pain and tension from work stress or past injuries distract us and challenge our ability to focus and perform. These are symptoms. They have root causes. They have solutions. That’s why we’re here.
We analyze, assess, and address the blockages in your body that limit your physical strength, interfere with your mental clarity, and inhibit your sense of connectedness.
We invite you to discover the stress you carry around in your body, to get adjusted and release the tension, and to experience a sense of connection that lasts beyond the office walls.
MEET YOUR CHIROPRACTORS
Dr. Lance von Stade, D.C.
OWNER OF GOGA CHIRO
WEBSTER TECHNIQUE CERTIFIED
CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER
THE MARINA
I’m Dr. Lance and I work with high-performers who are trying to manage a busy career, an active and athletic lifestyle, and life at home.
As an athlete, I had injuries and didn’t understand why doctors would prescribe me medication and not actually address the underlying issue. I remember having to take ibuprofen daily before track practices in order to run. That disconnect planted a seed for me which later led to me wanting to understand the underlying mechanisms at play in my body and to acknowledge health from a holistic view.
Even as a sports medicine professional at the Olympic level, I didn’t know what I didn’t know. I got used to sacrificing my health in order to achieve professional goals and didn’t realize how the imbalance of stress was limiting my ability to enjoy the life I was building. I ignored the obvious signs of this imbalance like headaches, tension in my low back, neck, and shoulders, or waking up exhausted even after full nights of sleep. I thought it would get better if I just worked harder to create more space for myself. Sound familiar?
This is what makes me so passionate about working with high-performing people. You’re trying to manage a busy career, an active lifestyle, and still show up at home while you're too fatigued to exercise, and even too tired to sleep. WHAT?! I KNOW! I want to work with you to show you that your body is intelligent and adaptive, not broken. Your body is powerful beyond all measure but harmful thoughts, traumas, and toxins diminish the connection between your body and mind. Cumulative stressors from all aspects of life add up and overwhelm us. This overwhelm decreases our capacity to feel emotionally and robs us of the energy we need to show up in life like we know we can.
We’ll work together to once again establish a strong connection between your mind and your body. You’ll rediscover your body, heal yourself physically and emotionally, and reconnect to your life’s purpose.
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Dr. Ace Fletcher, D.C.
FAMILY CHIROPRACTOR
OWNER OF GOGA CHIRO SUNSET
WEBSTER TECHNIQUE CERTIFIED
THE SUNSET
I'm Dr. Ace and I work with patients looking to maintain and improve their active lifestyle while succeeding in their chosen career. My focus when working with patients is to create an individual plan that works for their lifestyle and allows them to achieve their individual goals.
When running track in college, I was injured every season, was not able to recover fully and was forced to retire. I was unable to see that multiple injuries on my left leg for 3 seasons in a row created a large imbalance in my body. Following my track career I started working with a chiropractor and FINALLY began to feel like myself. We were able to work through years of imbalance so I could finally feel like myself again. Following my personal healing, I knew I had to learn everything I could to support others on a similar journey.
“I had not received chiropractic care before coming to GoGa but I was completely hooked after my first visit with Dr Ace. Having only been a patient for a couple of months, I can say my chronic pain has greatly decreased and my body feels better primed for movement than it ever did before.” - LACEY
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Dr. Becca Hayes, D.C.
FAMILY CHIROPRACTOR
OWNER OF GOGA CHIRO SUNSET
WEBSTER TECHNIQUE CERTIFIED
THE SUNSET
I’m Dr. Becca and I’m passionate about helping women live fuller lives. I understand how much change bodies go through throughout preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum and I love supporting women through this time. I’m a Webster certified practitioner as well as a BirthFit leader. I love supporting moms, kiddos and the rest of the family through these transitional phases of life! You can catch me at Crossfit, yoga, or any of the cities newest workout classes. Or simply relaxing with a cup of good coffee and my cat Ottis.
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Dr. Sydney Kaye, D.C.
FAMILY CHIROPRACTOR
OWNER OF GOGA CHIRO MARINA
THE MARINA
I’m Dr. Syd. I work to help you reconnect with yourself when pain and discomfort is distracting you from living your best life. I am so grateful for the opportunity to facilitate healing for the people of San Francisco and the greater Bay Area.
My focus is helping young professionals get back to living their best lives with tailored chiropractic treatments that are individual to you. Through specific chiropractic adjustments, soft tissue work, breathwork and functional exercise, we can work together to remove the distraction of pain, anxiety and disconnection.
In 2018 I developed a stress fracture in my lumbar spine from years of over-training as a competitive Crossfit athlete. I could barely walk, let alone do what I loved in the gym. It wasn’t until I found Chiropractic that I started to feel confident in my ability to heal and get back to the gym. Within 4 months I was squatting 200+ pounds, running, climbing ropes and olympic lifting again. I learned that the body has an incredible ability to heal itself when given the right tools and the right people on your team.
The care I provide my patients is not just centered around pain. I take a physical, mental and emotional approach to healing because your body and mind influence each other. And let’s face it… we live in a world where stress is hard to avoid. Through specific chiropractic adjustments, breathwork, functional movements, and soft tissue work, we aim to release any tension patterns in your body and mind. The goal is to get you back to living your BEST life.
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Dr. Chinhao ‘Howie’ Chang, D.C.
FAMILY CHIROPRACTOR
OWNER OF GOGA CHIRO SAN JOSE
SAN JOSE
I’m Dr. Howie. My purpose is to inspire the evolution of humanity– by facilitating a safe space for practice members to reflect on the depths of their own Thoughts, Traumas, and Toxins that are contributing to stress in their lives. Utilizing breathwork and movement as the framework for health and healing, I work with practice members to sort out the global tensions on their bodies by exploring movement and breath in areas of tension.
Due to my father’s work, I moved around a lot as a child–having resided in Taiwan, China, USA, and Japan all by the age of 10. My family finally settled in San Jose when I was 11 years old. I spent most of my life on the pool deck, swimming for the historic Santa Clara Swim Club–where eventually I earned a scholarship to swim at UC San Diego. Unfortunately, I spent most of my college career injured. While injured, I was told that once I stopped swimming that I would get better. However, a year out of college later–I was in more pain than I was and found myself seeing a Chiropractor for the first time as I had exhausted all possible care options. After just one treatment, I found myself physically and emotionally better. 4 months after that first adjustment, I started school at Palmer West College of Chiropractic.
While at Palmer West, I held several leadership positions on campus: Campus Guides, President of PSAF, President of CCA, Executive Member of PCBD, President of Speak Club, Kairos Training Culture Facilitator. I was the recipient of the “Clinical Excellence Award” and “Virgil Strang Philosophy Award” in my graduating cohort, while also being the recipient of the CalChiro “Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship” and “Dr Dark Memorial Scholarship”.
Fun facts about me:
I was part of a relay team that broke the World Record for most laps swum by a team over a 24 hour time period
I once held the high score in the Star Wars Arcade game at Dave and Buster’s
I can make 1 min rice in 55 seconds
Dr. Drew Vercellino
FAMILY CHIROPRACTOR
OWNER OF GOGA CHIRO SAN CARLOS
SAN CARLOS
I found my passion for helping others in 2008 through personal training and healing my own gut and sleep issues. I’ve been studying and implementing health optimization strategies ever since, and how Chiropractic plays a vital role.
I love using kettlebells to train and I love getting outdoors with my dog. My dream is to own land and host healing retreats around a dog rescue project on the property.
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Leilani Wagner
FAMILY CHIROPRACTOR
San Carlos
Leilani Anne Wagner is familiar with the range of the human experience and it’s present in working with her. She’s often told she has a “welcoming presence” and “healing hands” and “is permission in human form” - ultimately she feels that she is a reflection of those she works with- she provides a space & permission for people to discover their truth and reconnect to their innate healing & power.
Mark Formalejo Jr.
FAMILY CHIROPRACTOR
SAN JOSE
My purpose is to help connect and understand the three sides of perspective—yours, mine, and the truth—through the power of communication, community, breathwork, movement, and of course, the chiropractic adjustment. By working through the tension and compression patterns we face every day, my goal is to facilitate healing across all ages so we can step more fully into our most authentic selves—every moment, every day.
I didn’t grow up in a chiropractic family, but I was deeply rooted in the fundamentals of Family, Friends, Martial Arts, Sports, and just about anything extracurricular I could get my hands on. You could say I was a jack of all trades—but really, I’ve always just been interested in everything.
You might’ve found me as second chair clarinet in band, throwing kicks to heads and bodies in Taekwondo, wrestling on the high school mats, leading as ASB President in 8th grade, or serving as Athletics Commissioner in high school. If there was an activity, I was probably in it. All of those experiences—whether years ago or just yesterday—have shaped the ever-curious chiropractic tool that I am today, here to serve and help others move, breathe, and live better.
That curiosity started back at El Camino High School (Class of 2013), evolved through my B.S. in Kinesiology with a focus on Physical Education from Cal State East Bay (2018) where I taught for a year with K-3rd graders, and is now coming full circle as I prepare to graduate from Life Chiropractic College West in December 2025. Along the way, my training and experiences through Mastery Love Service (MLS), Kairos Training Culture (KTC)—where I also served as a student facilitator—Bio Geometric Integration (BGI), and countless hours of personal growth in mind, body, spirit, and faith have all shaped the version of Mark you see today. When it’s all said and done, the most important things to know about me are actually quite simple:
My wife is definitely funnier than me.
I think about Bay Area sports stats more than I probably should (Giants, 49ers, Warriors, and Sharks for life).
And yes, I could once do the splits in both Taekwondo and wrestling—emphasis on once.
Office Support Staff
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Carolyn
General MANAGER
Carolyn started as patient for GOGA while running her own massage and coaching business. She found so much success with GOGA’s services that when there was an opening as a Chiropractic Assistant in 2022 she was eager to join the team.
Carolyn loves helping GOGA align with stokeness behind the scenes so the doctors can show up fully for our patients.
When she is not working she is raising two goofy girls under 3, loves a dance party, and she recently moved out of San Francisco so she could see the sun more often.
If you have any needs that she can support with feel free to reach out directly :
gogaofficemanager@gmail.com
MEET YOUR INCREDIBLE SUPPORT TEAM
Ali
LEAD CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANT (Sunset)
Ali is a San Francisco Native. She graduated from El Camino High School 2011. She was a tri-athlete all 4 years and was also on the dance team. She loves helping our GOGA patients get the care they need. When she isn’t being our Lead CA, she’s lifting heavy weights at the gym, taking dance classes, reading Colleen Hoover books and binge watching “Good Girls” on Netflix. She thinks the coolest thing about a giraffe is that they are social animals. They are friendly animals by nature.
Jada
CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANT (San Jose)
Originally from Pennsylvania but was raised in Tucson, Arizona. I attended the University of Arizona, where I earned my degree in Dietetics. I love being a Chiropractic Assistant at GOGA because it’s such a positive and encouraging environment. Everyone truly supports one another, both our team and our patients.
When I’m not at GOGA, I’m usually chasing after my energetic two-year-old! I love baking, cooking, spending time at the park, listening to music, and getting lost in a good book. The coolest thing about a giraffe is its unique spots and incredible circulatory system! A giraffe’s heart weighs around 11 kilograms and has an extra-thick left ventricle, which helps pump blood all the way up its long neck.
Becca Sall
LEAD CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANT (Marina)
Becca was born and raised in Los Angeles and moved to San Francisco to study at San Francisco State University. She received her B.A in Sociology and a Certificate in Holistic Health studies. She has always had a passion for understanding health through an integrative lens and using that to help heal herself and others. After being in the Bay Area for nearly a decade, she is now a Certified Health Coach working with individuals to help foster meaningful change in their lives. She is grateful to be using her background to support her community and the wonderful team at Golden Gate Chiropractic.
Sophia
CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANT (Sunset)