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Board of Directors

A 19-member, volunteer Board of Directors is annually elected to guide NASHIA's work. Program activities are enriched through the volunteer service of committee and task force members who bring diverse cultural, geopolitical, and demographic perspectives.

To find out what NASHIA means to some of its board members, view this PowerPoint show.

Maria Crowley

President

Maria Crowley, MA, CRC
State Head Injury Coordinator
Department of Rehabilitation Services
PO Box 19888
236 Goodwin Crest Drive
Homewood, AL 35219-0888
(205) 290-4590 Fax: (205) 945-8517

Janice White

President Elect

Janice White, M.Ed., CBIS
TBI/FASD Program Coordinator
First In Families of NC Liaison
Division of Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities/Substance Abuse
Services
325 N. Salisbury St.
3021 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-3021
919-715-5989 Office
919-508-0988 Fax
919-210-1477 Cell

Erin Weaver

Treasurer
Chair, Policies, Procedures, and Practices

Erin Weaver
Department of Aging & Disabilities
Division of Disability and Aging Services TBI Program
103 S. Main Street
Waterbury, VT  05671-2303
802-241-1456
Fax: 802-241-3359

Amy Flaherty

Secretary

Amy Flaherty
Pennsylvania Dept of Health
7th and Forster Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 717-772-2762
Fax: 717-772-0323.

William A. B. Ditto MSW

Past President
Chair, Public Policy

William A. B. Ditto, MSW
Director, NJ Division of Disability Services
222 South Warren Street
Trenton, NJ 08625-0700
(609) 292-7800 Fax: (609) 292-1233

Augusta Cash, MA, CRC

Emeritus Board Member  

Augusta Cash, MA, CRC
2012 Lakemoor Drive
Hoover, AL 35244
(205) 988-5987 Fax: (205) 290-8517

Region I Representative CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT

Sylvia Gafford-Alexander
TBI Project Director
Dept of Social Services, 25 Sigourney Street
Hartford, CT 06106

Joe Amoroso

Region II Representative NJ, NY, PR, VI

Joseph M. Amoroso
Administrator, Information and Assistance Services
NJ Division of Disability Services
PO Box 700 Trenton, NJ 08625
609-984-1664 Phone
609-292-1233 Fax
609-292-1210 TDD

Patricia Goodall

Region III Representative DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, DC
Chair, Product Development Committee
Chair, SOS Conference Committee

Patricia A. Goodall, EdS
Director, Brain Injury & Spinal Cord Injury Services Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services
8004 Franklin Farms Drive
Richmond, Virginia 23229
(804) 662-7615 Fax: (804) 622-7663

Kristine Shields, MPA

Region IV Representative AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN

Kristine Shields, MPA
Program Administrator
FL Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program
4052 Bald Cypress Way, MB C-25
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 245-4444, Extension 2681 FAX (850) 921-0499

Sharyl Helgeson Ball, RN, BA, PHN

Region V Representative IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
Chair, Membership

Sharyl Helgeson, RN, BA, PHN
Mental Health Program Consultant
MN Department of Human Services
Mental Health Division
Office address: Elmer L. Andersen Human Services Building
540 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN 55155
Mailing address: P.O. Box 64981
St. Paul, MN 55164-0981
(651) 431-2234 Fax: (651) 431-7418

 

Region VI Representative AR, LA, NM, OK, TX

Elizabeth Peterson
Director
Brain Injury Advisory Council
810 W. San Mateo, Suite C
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 476-7328 Fax: (505) 827-7589

Lori Brenneke

Region VII Representative IA, KS, MO, NE

Lori Brenneke,
MO Department of Health and Senior Services, Adult Head Injury Program Manager
PO Box 570,
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570;
573-751-6246, fax: 573-751-6237

Steve Wrigley

Region VIII Representative CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY

Steve Wrigley, MA
Project Director
Department of Human Services
Division of Services for People with Disabilities
120 North 200 West #411
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
(801) 763-4363
Fax: (801) 763-4316

 

Region IX Representative AS, AZ, CA, GU, HI, MP, NV

Aaron Arakaki
Public Health Supervisor
Developmental Disabilities Services Branch
2201 Waimano Home Road
Pearl City, HI 96782
(808) 453-6294 Fax: 808-453-6217

 

Region X Representative AK, ID, OR, WA

Rosemary Biggins,
TBI Grant Project Manager
WA Dept of Social & Health
Olympia, WA 98504

   

 

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