State Program Directory
NASHIA's State Program Directory includes information about state and territory lead brain injury programs, medicaid waiver programs, and brain injury advisory councils. Please submit updates here.
ALABAMA
April Turner State Head Injury Coordinator
Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
602 South Lawrence St.
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334.293.7116
ALASKA
Ellen Hackenmueller
Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injury Program
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
P.O. Box 110680
Juneau, AK 99811-0680
Phone: 907.465.1605
Kenneth Kuykendall Brain Injury Council Coordinator Alaska TABI Advisory Council
UAA Center for Human Development 2702 Gambell St. Ste 103
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907.272-8270
AMERICAN SAMOA
Toleafoa K. Tupua Administrator
Department of Human and Social Services Systems Advancement & Support Social Services Division
P.O. Box 997534
997534 Utulei St.
Pago Pago, AS 96799
Phone: 684.633.1190
ARIZONA
Ann Tarpy Executive Director
Governor's Council on Spinal & Head Injuries
3425 E. Van Buren St. Suite #102, S/C 162Z
Phoenix, AZ 85008
Phone: 602.774.9148
ARKANSAS
Daniel Bercher Assistant Director
Arkansas Trauma Rehabilitation Resources Program
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4301 W. Markham St. Slot #513
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501.526.7656
CALIFORNIA
Tanya Thee Chief Traumatic Brain Injury Program
California Department of Rehabilitation
721 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814-4702
Phone: 916.558.5866
COLORADO
Russha Montag Knauer Director
MINDSOURCE - Brain Injury Network
Colorado Department of Human Services
1575 Sherman St.
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303.854.4144
Cassandra Keller Brain Injury Waiver Administrator and Community Based Services Administrator
Brain Injury HCBS Medicaid Waiver
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
1570 Grant St.
Denver, CO 80203-1818
Phone: 303.866.5181
CONNECTICUT
Erin Leavitt-Smith Clinical Director
Acquired Brain Injury Program
Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
410 Capitol Avenue
PO Box 341431
Hartford, CT 06134
Phone: 860.262.6966
Amy Dumont
Program Manager
ABI Medicaid Waiver Program
Community Options Unit
Connecticut Department of Social Services
25 Sigourney St.
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860.424.5058
DELAWARE
John McNeal Director
Delaware State Council for Persons with Disabilities
Brain Injury Committee
Phone: 302.739.3621
Dee Rivard Administrator
Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Sherry Billings
TBI Program
Bureau of Epidemiology & Health Risk
District of Columbia Department of Health
825 N. Capitol St. NE, 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202.442.9173
FLORIDA
Jessica Kirwan
Assistant Director of Research Administration
Department of Neurology & BRAIN Center
College of Medicine
University of Florida
1600 SW Archer Rd.
Gainesville, FL 32610
Phone: 352.294.8683
GEORGIA
Craig Young Executive Director
Brain & Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission
2 Peachtree St. NW
Suite 26-426
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404.651.5112
GUAM
MaryLou Loualhati
Office of Emergency Medical Services
Guam Department of Public Health & Social Services
123 Chalan Kareta, Route 10
Mangilao, GU 96923
Phone: 671.735.7412
HAWAI’I
Wendie Lino Program Specialist
Neurotrauma Supports
Department of Health
3627 Kilauea Ave., Room 412
Honolulu, HI 96816
Phone: 808.733.2135
IDAHO
Stefanie Shadduck Principal Investigator
Traumatic Brain Injury Program
Idaho State University – Institute of Rural Health
ISU – Meridian Health Science Center
1311 E. Central Dr.
Meridian, ID 83642-7991
Phone: 208.373.1769
Jennifer Pinkerton
Medicaid Program Policy Analyst - Aged & Disabled Waiver
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare - Division of Medicaid
3232 Elder St.
Boise, ID 83705
Phone: 208.287.1171
ILLINOIS
Lyle VanDeventer
Waiver Manager
Home Services Program
Illinois Division of Rehabilitation Services
100 S. Grand Ave. East
Springfield, IL 62704
Phone: 217.557.1875
Brain Injury Medicaid Waiver Program
Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Advisory Council P.O. Box 19429 Springfield, IL 62794 Phone: 217.782.2280 Email: dhs.basciac@illinois.gov
INDIANA
Brian Busching Interim Lead State Agency Representative Indiana TBI Advisory Board Indiana State Department of Health Phone: 317.234.2865
Amy Rapp Care Management Director/ Interim Money Follows the Person Manager, Division of Aging, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration 402 W. Washington St.
P.O. Box 7083 MS21
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
Phone: 317.234.8358
Darcy Tower Provider Relations Director TBI HCBS Medicaid Waiver, Division of Aging, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration 402 W. Washington St.
P.O. Box 7083 MS21
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083 Phone: 317.234.2944
IOWA
Maggie Ferguson Brain Injury & Disability Program Manager
Brain Injury Services Program
Iowa Department of Public Health
321 E 12th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515.281.8465
LeAnn Moskowitz LTSS Policy Specialist
Iowa Department of Human Services Iowa Medicaid Services
1305 E Walnut St.
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515.256.4653
KANSAS
Susan Segelquist Brain Injury Waiver Administrator Brain Injury Waiver Program
Kansas Department of Disability and Aging Services
503 S. Kansas Ave.
Topeka, KS 66603
Phone: 785.296.0935
KENTUCKY
Scott Collins TBI Trust Fund Program
Department Aging and Independent Living
275 East Main St., 3E-E
Frankfort, KY 40621
Karen Maciag Branch Manager
Acquired Brain Injury Medicaid Long-Term Care Waiver Program
Department of Medicaid Services
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
275 East Main St., 6W-B
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: 502.564.5198
LOUISIANA
Tonia Gedward
THSCI Program Manager
Traumatic Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund
Louisiana Department of Health Office of Aging and Adult Services
Phone 1: 888.891.9441
Phone 2: 225.2199935
Fax: 877.747.0983
MAINE
Derek Fales Neurobehavioral Services Program Manager
Brain Injury Services
Office of Aging and Disability Services
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
41 Anthony Ave.
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: 207.287.6656
MARYLAND
Stefani O'Dea Director Office of Older Adults and Long Term Services and Supports
TBI Medicaid Waiver Program
Behavioral Health Administration
Department of Health
Spring Grove Hospital Center
Mitchell Building
55 Wade Ave.
Catonsville, MD 21228
Phone: 410.402.8477
MASSACHUSETTS
Maureen Butler Director Statewide Head Injury Program (SHIP) Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
600 Washington St., 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617.874.6023
Lisa Rowe Director of Operations ABI/MFP Waiver Program
Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
600 Washington St., 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617.204.3898
MICHIGAN
Cheryl Decker MI Choice Quality Specialist
Home and Community Based Services Section
Bureau of Medicaid Long Term Care Services and Supports
Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
Phone: 517.241.1680
Michigan Department of Health & Human Services Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability
MINNESOTA
Andrea Werlinger Supervisor
Department of Human Services, Disability Services Division
Brain Injury Medicaid HCBS Waiver P.O. Box 64981 St. Paul, MN 55164-0981 Phone: 651.431.2289
Mark Kinde, Ph.D.
TBI Trust Fund Program
Injury & Violence Prevention Program Director
Minnesota Department of Health
P.O. Box 64975
St. Paul, MN 55164-0975
Phone: 651.201.5447
MISSISSIPPI
Anita Naik Director of Program Administration
Office of Special Disability Programs
TBI/SCI Trust Fund Program Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services P.O. Box 1698 Jackson, MS 39115
Phone: 601.853.5324
TBI/SCI Waiver Program
Mississippi Division of Medicaid
550 High St. Suite 1000
Jackson,MS 39201 Phone: 601.359.6050
MISSOURI
Amy Moffett Brain Injury Manager
Missouri Adult Brain Injury Program
Bureau of Special Health Care Needs Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: Coming Soon
MONTANA
Michaelene Brown
Senior Living and Long Term Care Division
Montana Brain Injury Advisory Council
Department of Public Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 4210
Helena, MT 59604
Phone: 406.444.6064
NEBRASKA
Keri Bennett Program Director for Acquired Brain Injury Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation Nebraska Brain Injury Advisory Council
315 W 60th St., Ste. 400
Kearney, NE 68845
Phone: 308.865.5012
Karen J. Houseman
DHHS Program Manager II, AD and TBI Waiver Service Coordination
Developmental Disabilities
HCBS Waiver Services Operations
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Phone: 402.471.9329
NEVADA
Vicki Kemp
TBI Program Manager
TBI Rehabilitation
Aging and Disability Division
Department of Health and Human Services
3416 Goni Rd., Suite D-132
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: 775.687.4210
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Sandy Feroz Bureau Chief
Bureau of Developmental Services/Acquired Brain Injury
Department of Health and Human Services
105 Pleasant St.
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603.271.5026
NEW JERSEY
Peri L. Nearon Executive Director
Division of Disability Services
TBI Medicaid Waiver Program
TBI Fund
New Jersey Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 705
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: 609.631.2482
NEW MEXICO
Linda Gillet Ph.D. Brain Injury Program Manager
Brain Injury Program
PACE Contract Manager
Exempt Services & Programs Bureau
Medical Assistance Division
Human Services Department
2025 S Pacheco
P.O. Box 2348
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 505.827.7218
Monica Montoya
New Mexico Brain Injury Advisory Council
491 Old Santa Fe Tr.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: 505.476.0412
NEW YORK
Tom Rees
1915 (c) Waivers
Tiffany Tran-Lee
TBI Services Coordinating Council
Office of Aging and Long Term Care - New York State Department of Health
One Commerce Plz., Rm. 1605
Albany, NY 12210 Phone: 518.474.5271
NORTH CAROLINA
Scott Pokorny Traumatic Brain Injury Team Lead
Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
306 N. Wilmington St. Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: 984.236.5049
NORTH DAKOTA
Tami Ellison Conrad Adult Behavioral Health Administrator
ND Department of Human Services
Behavioral Health Division
1237 W Divide Ave. Suite 1C
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: 701.328.8733
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
Thomas J. Camacho Special Assistant
Office of Disability Policy & Programs
Office of the Governor-
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands
Caller Box 10007
Isa Dr., Capital Hill
Phone: 670.664.2200
OHIO
John Corrigan, PhD Director
Ohio Brain Injury Program
Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
480 Medical Center Dr.
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614.293.3830
Brei Miller
Program Director
Ohio Brain Injury Program
Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
480 Medical Center Dr.
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614.293.3802
OKLAHOMA
Christian Bonds
Project Coordinator
Injury Prevention Service
TBI Prevention Program
Oklahoma State Department of Health
123 Robert S. Kerr Ave. Suite 1702
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
OREGON
Melissa McCart, D.Ed Director Center on Brain Injury Research and Training
University of Oregon
1244 Walnut St., Suite 220
Eugene, OR 97403
PENNSYLVANIA
Nicole Adams Program Manager
TBI Programs and TBI Advisory Board
Pennsylvania Department of Health
625 Forster St. 7th Floor East Wing
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: 717.772.2763
Michael Kasputis
Brain Injury Medicaid Waiver (COMMCARE)
Pennsylvania Dept. of Aging
Office of Long-Term Living
Bureau of Participant Operations
Phone: 717.705.3705
RHODE ISLAND
Robin L Etchingham Assistant Administrator, Family and Children’s Services Rhode Island Executive Office of Health & Human Services
3 West Rd. Virk’s Building, Room 236
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: 401.462.2312
Carmen Boucher
Principal Community Program Liaison
Office of Special Needs
Health Equity Institute
RI Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill Room 304 Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 401.222.5926
SOUTH CAROLINA
Melissa Ritter Director, Head & Spinal Cord Injury Division
Department of Disabilites and Special Needs
3440 Harden St. Extension
PO Box 4706
Columbia, SC 29240
Phone: 803.898.5120
SOUTH DAKOTA
Bernie Grimme Assistant Director
South Dakota Division of Rehabilitation Services
c/o 500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605.773.3195
TENNESSEE
Ashley Bridgman
TBI Program Director
Traumatic Brain Injury Program
Tennessee Department of Health Division of Family Health and Wellness
Andrew Johnson Tower 8th Floor
710 James Robertson Pkwy.
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615.741.1230
Rose Boyd Program Manager
Tennessee Department of Health
Andrew Johnson Tower 2nd Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615.532.7589
TEXAS
Laurie Pryor Director - Brain Injury Programs Texas Health and Human Services Phone: 817.584.1671
Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services
Health & Independence Services
701 W. 51st St.
Austin, TX 78751
Office of Acquired Brain Injury
701 W. 51st St.
Austin, TX 78751
Phone: 512.706.7191
UTAH
Traci Barney TBI/SCI Coordinator
Violence and Injury Prevention Program
Utah Department of Health
PO BOX 142106
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Phone: 801.538.9277
Rolf Halbfell
Brain Injury Services
Division of Services for People with Disabilities
Utah Dept. of Human Services
195 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Phone: 801.538.4200
VERMONT
Heather Blair Brain Injury Program Coordinator Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living- Adult Services Division HC 2 South, 280 State Dr. Waterbury, VT 05671-2070. Phone: 802.798.9267
VIRGINIA
Chris Miller Director
Brain Injury Services Coordination Unit
Virginia Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services
8004 Franklin Farms Dr.
Henrico, VA 23229
Phone: 804.662.7615
Donna Cantrell Program Specialist
Brain Injury Services Coordination Unit Staff,
Virginia Brain Injury Council
Virginia Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services
8004 Franklin Farms Dr.
Henrico, VA 23229
Phone: 804.662.7069
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Selwyn Mahon, MD, FACEP
U.S. Virgin Islands EMS Medical Director
Roy Lester Schneider Hospital
9048 Sugar Est.
St. Thomas, VI 00801
Phone: 340.776-8311 Ext. 2234
WASHINGTON
David Minor TBI Council & Fund Coordinator
WA TBI Information and Resources
Aging and Long-Term Support Administration
WA State Department of Social and Health Services
P.O. Box 45600
Olympia, WA 98504
WEST VIRGINIA
Cortland Nesley
TBI Program Assistant
West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities
959 Hartman Run Rd.
Morgantown, WV 26505
Phone: 304.293-4692 Ext. 60690
WISCONSIN
Jerry K. Hoepner, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow
Professor [AND] Pro Sem Coordinator
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders
105 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54702
Phone: 715.836.3980
WYOMING
Tammy Arnold Section Manager
Acquired Brain Injury Waiver Services Program
Division of Developmental Disabilities Behavioral Health Division
Wyoming Department of Health
1601 Yellowstone Rd. Suite 220
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307.777.3321