BIA-MA Leadership Team
Nicole M. Godaire, CBIS, Chief Executive Officer of the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts (BIA-MA), has been with BIA-MA since 2005. She has most recently served as the Assistant Executive Director prior to being named to this position in 2013.
Advocating for the brain injury community is Nicole’s passion. Her most recent accomplishments in advocacy include increases in both the Head Injury Treatment Services Trust Fund (HITS) and the FY’16 Statewide Head Injury Program (SHIP) budget. These increases have made more programs and services available to survivors and caregivers in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Nicole’s relationships within the provider community have made it possible for for BIA-MA to increase brain injury awareness and close gaps in services for individuals in Massachusetts who live with brain injuries.
Board of Directors
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David Dwork, Esq. Board Chair |
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Laura Herman CEO Insurance Marketing Agencies Board Chair-Elect |
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David "Chip" Bradley, Jr. Survivor Council, Co-Chair |
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Teresa Hayes, MSW, LICSW Secretary |
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Shelly M. King, MA, LMHC Treasurer |
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Marilyn Spivak Family Member, BIAA Founder |
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Harold Wilkinson, MD, PhD Neurosurgeon
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Kenneth Kolpan, Esq. Law Office of Kenneth Kolpan |
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Eileen Chernoff, RN, MBA, LicNHA President/Owner, Community Rehab Care
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Jody Crowley, MS |
Board of Directors - Members
John C. Byler
Survivor and Author
Robert C. Cantu, MD, MA, FACM
Neurosurgeon & Co-Founder, Sports Injury Institute
John Paul Weaver, MS, MD
Department of Neurosurgery, UMass-Memorial Medical Center
University of Massachusetts Medical School