BIA-MA Leadership Team
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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. |
Nicole M. Godaire, CBIS, Executive Director 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. Board of Directors - Officers
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David Dwork, Esq. Board Chair |
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Teresa Hayes, MSW, LICSW Secretary |
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David "Chip" Bradley, Jr. Survivor Council, Co-Chair |
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Laura Herman CEO Insurance Marketing Agencies Board Chair-Elect
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Kenneth Kolpan, Esq. Law Office of Kenneth Kolpan |
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Marilyn Spivak Family Member, BIAA Founder |
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Harold Wilkinson, MD, PhD Neurosurgeon
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Board of Directors - Members
John C. Byler
Survivor and Author
Robert C. Cantu, MD, MA, FACM
Neurosurgeon & Co-Founder, Sports Injury Institute
Eileen Chernoff, RN, MBA, LicNHA
President/Owner, Community Rehab Care
Shelly M. King, MA, LMHC
Executive Director, Northeast Region
NeuroRestorative
Matthew Martino, CFA
Family Member
John Paul Weaver, MS, MD
Department of Neurosurgery, UMass-Memorial Medical Center
University of Massachusetts Medical School