2018 Annual Report Page 1 a Message from the President/CEO
AANNNNUUAALL RREEPPOORRTT 22001188 2018 BIAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Officers Chairman Vice Chairman Douglas L. Brewer, M.B.A. Harold Ginsburg Talladega, Ala. Dallas, Texas Secretary Treasurer Shana De Caro, Esq. Benji Wolken, C.P.A. Pleasantville, New York Chicago, Ill. President and CEO National Medical Director Susan H. Connors Brent E. Masel, M.D. Vienna, Va. Galveston, Texas Directors Mark J. Ashley, Sc.D., Bakersfield, Calif. Michael J. Bush, M.B.A., San Francisco, Calif. John D. Corrigan, Ph.D., Columbus, Ohio Maureen Cunningham, CFRE, St. Louis, Missouri Sheldon L. Herring, Ph.D., Greenville, S.C. Julie Fidler Dixon, M.S., CRC, CCM, CBIS, Ankeny, Iowa Brant A. “Bud” Elkind, M.S., CBIST, Ft. Pierce, Fla. Wayne A. Gordon, Ph.D., New York, N.Y. Kent Hayden, B.A., Dallas, Texas Julie Post-Smith, B.S., Edwardsville, Ind. Ira Sherman, Esq., Washington, D.C. Gregory J. O’Shanick, M.D., Richmond, Va. Meetings were held March 19, May 1, July 11, August 24, November 2, and December 18, 2018. 2018 Annual Report Page 1 A Message from the President/CEO Dear Friends: Thank you for making the Brain Injury Association of America the Voice of Brain Injury! In 2018, your support made it possible for BIAA to advance brain injury awareness, research, treatment, and education to improve the quality of life for all people affected by brain injury. This year, BIAA and its grassroots network advocated for life-saving research and desperately needed healthcare for the 2.5 million children and adults who sustain life altering brain injuries in the United States each year.
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