Advisory Council
Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation uses the resources of our Advisory Council to provide oversight, direction and input into Center activities. The Council is composed of representatives from Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Virginia and West Virginia. Representation includes persons with brain injury, family members and caregivers, representatives of state brain injury associations, representatives of state government departments responsible for services, and advocates. The Advisory Council meets semi-annually in Columbus, Ohio.
Upcoming meeting: November 2-3, 2013
Advisory Council Members
- Marianna Abashian: BIAA, Director Professional Services, VA
- Cindy Ashworth: Secondary consumer, WV
- Elena Bailey: Advocate/Professional, WV/KY
- Karen Brown: Brain Injury Services, Inc., Executive Director, VA
- Cheryl Burda: BIA-MI, Vice President of Operations and Programs, MI
- Celeste Campbell: Atlanta Veteran Administration Center, TBI Neuropsychologist, GA
- Amy Colberg: BIAA, Director of Government Affairs, VA
- Michael Dabbs: BIA-MI, President, MI
- Clarice Hausch: West Virginia Advocates, Executive Director, WV
- Bob Hock: Psychologist/Secondary consumer, OH
- Joan Hock: Advocate/Secondary consumer, OH
- Elaine Howard: Secondary consumer, IN
- Paul Howard: Primary consumer, IN
- Peggy Keener: Advocate/Secondary consumer, OH
- Darcy Keith: Primary consumer, IN
- Karen May: BIA-IN, Founder/Professional, IN
- Anne McDonnell: BIA-VA, Executive Director, VA
- Bill Mears: Primary consumer, IN
- Suzanne Minnich: BIA-OH, Executive Director, OH
- Charlie Morris: Primary Consumer, OH
- Jeanette Motsch: N.E.N. Supportive Services, BI/Disability Consultant, WV
- Michael Oliver: Primary consumer, OH
- Stephanie Ramsey: BIA-OH, President Board of Trustees/Ohio Brain Injury Advisory Committee, Chair, OH
- Jennifer Rhules: Primary consumer, WV
- Linda Scarpetta: Michigan Dept of Community Health, MI
- Alan Smiley: Advocate/Primary consumer, VA
- William Smiley: Advocate/Secondary consumer, VA
- Kip Smith: Psychologist, OH
- Jack Stewart: Center for Excellence in Disabilities, Assistant Director, WV
- Marianne Talbot: National Rehabilitation & Rediscovery Foundation, Inc., VA
- Kathleen Weber: Primary consumer, OH
- Ron West: Secondary consumer, MI
