STATE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY ADVISORY BOARD

Martin W. Kerrigan, Chair (chosen by Board, 1-year term)

Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms: Laurie J. Elinoff, 2010; Adrienne L. Walker-Pittman, 2011; Sandra Bastinelli, 2022; Thomas P. Gallup, 2022.

Gil A. Abramson, Esq.; Norda Kittrie; Cory L. Kovacik; Steven J. Thomas; Heather W. Wheeler, D.P.T. Terms expire 2023.

Amanda K. Gallagher, 2024; Lorri A. Irrgang, 2024; Rachael K. Casper, 2027.

Appointed by Senate President: Nancy J. King

Appointed by House Speaker: one vacancy

Appointed by Director, Behavioral Health Administration: Stefani R. O'Dea.

Appointed by Director, Center for Preventive Health Services: Jasmine Williford

Appointed by Director, Developmental Disabilities Administration: Janet L. Furman

Appointed by Director, Division of Rehabilitation Services: one vacancy

Appointed by Director, Office for Genetics & Children with Special Health Care Needs: Claudette D. Matthews, R.N.

Appointed by Director, Office of Health Services: Jeronica M. Baldwin

Appointed by Director, Maryland Disability Law Center: one vacancy

Appointed by Director, Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems: Elizabeth Marie Wooster, Ph.D.

Appointed by Director, Maryland Statewide Independent-Living Council: one vacancy

Appointed by Director, National Institutes of Health: one vacancy

Appointed by Executive Director, Brain Injury Association of Maryland: Samantha Adams; Joan Carney, Ed.D.; Martin W. Kerrigan; Caitlin Exline Starr.

Ex officio: Carol A. Beatty, Secretary of Disabilities; vacancy, designee of Secretary of Health; Paige Bradford, designee of State Superintendent of Schools.

Staff: Elena Janetopoulos

c/o Behavioral Health Administration, Maryland Department of Health
Vocational Rehabilitation Building, Spring Grove Hospital Center, Catonsville, MD 21228
(240) 761-1344
e-mail: elena.janetopoulos@maryland.gov
web: https://health.maryland.gov/bha/Pages/mdtbiadvisoryboard.aspx

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The State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board was authorized by the General Assembly in October 2005 (Chapter 306, Acts of 2005; Chapter 236, Acts of 2008).

The Board charge is to investigate the needs of citizens with traumatic brain injuries; identify gaps in services to them; and facilitate collaboration among organizations and State government agencies that provide services to these individuals.

Thirty-seven members constitute the Board. (Code Health-General Article, secs. 13-2101 through 13-2105).

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