Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board
The TBI Advisory Board consists of 20-25 members including providers, advocates, and state agency representatives. The board also includes individuals with TBI and family members. The Advisory Board meets quarterly.
Mission
To promote State and local policies and practices that prevent traumatic brain injury (TBI) and support access to services for all Vermonters with brain injury to become full participants in all aspects of community living.
Code of Ethics
Meetings Schedule
Meeting Minutes
Contact Information
Glen McClintock
Phone: 802-241-3719
E-mail: glen.mcclintock@ahs.state.vt.us
Committee Members
Officers
Diane Bogdan, Chair
Jim Vyhnak, Vice-Chair
Members
| Member Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Marsha Bancroft | Vermont Protection & Advocacy |
| Diane Bogdan | Vermont Department of Corrections |
| Nancy Breidan | Disability Law Project |
| Emmie Burke | Head Injury/Stroke Independence Project, Family member of individual with TBI |
| Clayton Clark |
Vermont Office of Veterans Affairs |
| Bryan Dague |
UVM Supported Employment |
| Michael Ferguson | Vermont Department of Education |
| Leon Freimour | Individual with TBI |
| William Frey | Psychologist |
| Margaret Higgins | Professional Nurses Service |
| Roger Knakal | Fletcher Allen Health Care |
| Betsy Lawrence | Children with Special Health Needs, Vermont Department of Health |
| Todd Lefkoe | Rutland Regional Medical Center |
| Maureen Mayo | Vermont Center for Independent Living, Individual with TBI |
| Carole McCay |
Visiting Nurses Association, Chittenden & Grand Isle Counties |
| David O'Vitt |
Division of Disability and Aging Services |
| Susan Patch-Crandall | Individual with TBI |
| Trevor Squirrell |
Brain Injury Association of Vermont |
| Ted Stachulski |
Individual with TBI |
| Anne Tisbert | Family member of individual with TBI |
| Al Urpsis |
Quality Management Unit |
| Jim Vyhnak | Individual with TBI |
| Jason Whitney | Individual with TBI |
Ex Officio
| Ex Officio Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Samantha Baraw | TBI Program |
| Adele Edelman | Division of Disability & Aging Services |
| Heidi Goodrich |
TBI Program |
| Glen McClintock |
TBI Program |
| Erin Weaver | TBI Program |
Consultants
| Consultants Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Caroline Dawson | Health Surveillance, Vermont Department of Health |
| Denise Lamoureux | Refugee Resettlement Program |
| Edith Munene | Health Surveillance, Vermont Department of Health |
| Kay Shangraw |
Prevent Child Abuse Vermont |
| Rebecca Shea |
VT Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence |