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.
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President
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 |
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President Elect (Acting)
Augusta Cash, MA, CRC
2012 Lakemoor Drive
Hoover, AL 35244
(205) 988-5987 Fax: (205) 290-8517
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Treasurer
Carolyn Cass
Director Department of Health
7th and Forester Street
Health and Welfare Building, 7th Floor East Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 772-2762 Fax: (717) 772-0323 |
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Secretary and Chair, SOS Conference Committee
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 |
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Past President
John Capuco, PsyD
Administrator, Brain Injury Services
NH Division of Developmental Services
105 Pleasant St.
Concord, NH 03242
(603) 271-5035 Fax: (603) 271-5166
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Emeritus Board Member
Judith K. Johnston
1702 Muriel Court
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 924-0155
Fax: (609) 588-7942
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Chair, Public Policy
Debra Kamen, MS
Director
Brain Injury and Statewide Specialized Community Services
27 Wormwood Street, Suite 600
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 204-3852
Fax: (617) 204-3889 |
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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
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Region I Representative CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT Toni G. Wall
Director
Children with Special Health Needs
Key Bank Plaza, 7th Floor
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-5350 Fax: (207) 287-5355
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Acting Region II Representative NJ, NY, PR, VI
Amy Taklif
TBI Specialist
Department of Human Services
Division of Disability Services
222 South Warren Street
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 633-1297
Fax: (609) 292-1233
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Region III Representative DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, DC
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 |
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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
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Region V Representative IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI 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
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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 |
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Region VII Representative IA, KS, MO, NE Michael F. Deegan
Project Director, TBI Project
Department Social & Rehabilitation Services
DSPB 10th Floor E., 915 SW Harrison
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-5568 Fax: (785) 296-0557
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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
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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 |
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Region X Representative AK, ID, OR, WA
Susan McDonough, MSSW
TBI Grant Project Director
Department of Social & Health Services
P.O. Box 45600
Olympia, WA 98504-5600
(360) 725-2533 Fax: (360) 438-8633
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