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The Brain Injury Association of America
State Associations
BIA of Arizona
President: Theresa Armstrong, MA
Executive Director: Mattie Smith
4250 E. Camelback Road, Ste. K-280
Phoenix, AZ 85018
Phone: 602-508-8024
Infoline: 602-323-9165
Fax: 602-508-8285
Toll Free: 888-500-9165
URL: www.biaaz.org
E-mail: info@biaaz.org
BIA of Arkansas
President: Dianne Gutierrez
PO Box 26236
Little Rock, AR 72221-6236
Phone: (501) 374-3585
In State: (800) 235-2443
Fax: (501) 918-6595
E-mail:
info@brainassociation.org
Web Site:
http://www.brainassociation.org
BIA of Colorado
President: Daniel Sloane, Esq.
Exec Director: Peggy Spaulding
4200 West Conejos Place # 524
Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 303-355-9969
In State: 800-955-2443
Fax: 303-355-9968
Website: www.biacolorado.org
E-mail:
informationreferral@biacolorado.org
BIA of Connecticut
President of the Board: Charles Lyons
Program Director: Julie Peters
333 East River Drive, Suite 106
East Hartford, CT 06108
Phone: 860-721-8111
In State: 800-278-8242
Fax: 860-721-9008
E-mail: general@biact.org
Website: www.biact.org
BIA of Delaware
President: John Goodier
Brain Injury Association of Delaware, Inc.
32 West Loockerman Street, Suite 103
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: (302) 346-2083
Toll Free: (800) 411-0505
Fax: (302) 678-3183
E-mail:
biadresourcecenter@cavdel.net
Website:
www.biausa.org/Delaware/bia.htm
BIA of Florida
President: Mark Todd, PhD
Exec Director: Elynor Kazuk
Admin Secretary: Marilyn Ronshausen
North Broward Medical Center
201 East Sample Road
Pompano Beach, FL 33064
Phone: 954-786-2400
In State: 800-992-3442
Fax: 954-786-2437
E-mail: info@biaf.org
Website: www.biaf.org
BIA of Hawaii
President: Mary Isley-Wilson
2201 Waimano Home Road, Hale E
Pearl City, HI 96782-1474
Phone: 808-454-0699
Fax: 808-454-1975
E-mail: biahi@verizon.net
Website:
www.biausa.org/Hawaii
BIA of Idaho
President: Michelle Featherston
P.O Box 414
Boise, ID 83701-0414
Phone: 208-342-0999
In State: 888-374-3447
Fax: 208-333-0026
E-mail: info@biaid.org
Website: www.biaid.org
BIA of Illinois
President: Ginny Lazzara
Exec Director: Philicia Deckard
P.O. Box 64420
Chicago, IL 60664-0420
Phone: 312-726-5699
In State: 800-699-6443
Fax: 312-630-4011
E-mail: info@biail.org
Website: www.biail.org
BIA of Indiana
Chair: J. Michael Antrim, Esq.
Executive Director: Lindsay A. Meyer
9531 Valparaiso Court, Suite A
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Phone: 317-356-7722
Fax: 317-808-7770
E-mail: info@biai.org
Website:
www.biausa.org/Indiana
BIA of Iowa
President: Julie Dixon
2101 Kimball Avenue LL7
Waterloo, IA 50702
Phone: 319-272-2312
In State: 800-475-4442
Fax: 319-272-2109
E-mail: biaa@cedarnet.org
Website: www.biausa.org/Iowa
BIA of Kansas and Greater Kansas City
Board President: Dave Banks
Exec Director: Leigh Liggett
P.O. Box 413072
Kansas City, MO 64105
Phone: 816-842-8607
In State: 800-783-1356
Fax: 816-842-1531
E-mail: Lliggett@biaks.org
Website: www.biaks.org
BIA of Kentucky
President: Debbie Nelson
Exec Director: Melinda Mast
7410 New LaGrange Rd. Suite 100
Louisville, KY 40222
Phone: 816-842-8607
In State: 800-592-1117 x223
Fax: 502-426-2993
Website: www.biak.us
BIA of Maine
President: Bev Bryant
Exec Director: John Bott
325 Main Street
Waterville, ME 04901
Phone: 207-861-9900
In State: 800-275-1233
Fax: 207-861-4617
E-mail: info@biame.org
Website: www.biame.org
BIA of Maryland
President: Patricia Janus
Exec Director: Diane Tripplet - triplett@biamd.org
2200 Kernan Drive
Baltimore, MD 21207
Phone: 410-448-2924
In State: 800-221-6443
Fax: 410-448-3541
E-mail: info@biamd.org
Website: www.biamd.org
BIA of Massachusetts
President: Gregory L. Zagloba
Exec Director: Arlene Korab
30 Lyman St.
Westborough, MA 01581
Phone: 508-475-0032
In State: 800-242-0030
Fax: 508-475-0400
E-mail: biama@biama.org
Website: www.biama.org
BIA of Michigan
Chair: William Buccalo
President: Michael F. Dabbs
Director of Programs
and Services: Cheryl A. Burda
8619 W. Grand River, Suite I
Brighton, MI 48116-2334
Phone: 810-229-5880
In State: 800-772-4323
Fax: 810-229-8947
E-mail: info@biami.org
Website: www.biami.org
BIA of Minnesota
Chair: Russ Philstrom
Exec Director: Ardis Sandstrom
34 13th Avenue NE, Suite B001
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Phone: 612-378-2742
In State: 800-669-6442
Fax: 612-378-2789
E-mail:
info@braininjurymn.org
Website:
www.braininjurymn.org
BIA of Mississippi
President and Chair: Howard Katz, Ph.D.
Exec Director: Paul Gospodarski, Ed.D.
P.O Box 55912
Jackson, MS 39296-5912
Phone: 601-981-1021
In State: 800-641-6442
Fax: 601-981-1039
E-mail: biaofms@aol.com
Website:
www.members.aol.com/biaofms/index.htm
BIA of Missouri
President: Terrie Price, Ph.D
Exec Director: Scott Gee
10270 Page Ave, Suite 100
St. Louis, MO 63132
Phone: 314-426-4024
Fax: 314-426-3290
In State: 800-377-6442 (MO, IL, KS only)
E-mail: info@biamo.org
Website: www.biamo.org
BIA of Montana
President: Luke Foust
Executive Director: Stacy Rye
1280 S. 3rd St. West, Suite 4
Missoula, MT 59801
Phone: 406-541-6442
In State: 800-241-6442
Fax: 406-541-4360
E-mail: biam@biamt.org
Website: www.biamt.org
BIA of New Hampshire
President: Carolyn Ramsay
Exec Director: Steven Wade
109 North State Street, Ste 2
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-225-8400
In State: 800-773-8400
Fax: 603-228-6749
E-mail: mail@bianh.org
Website: www.bianh.org
BIA of New Jersey
President: Glenn McCreesh
Exec Director: Barbara Geiger-Parker
1090 King George Post Rd., Suite 708
Edison, NJ 08837
Phone: 732-738-1002
In State: 800-669-4323
Fax: 732-738-1132
E-mail: info@bianj.org
Website: www.bianj.org
BIA of New Mexico
Board President: John Tiwald
Exec Director: Clara Holguin
121 Cardenas NE
Albuquerque, NM 87108
Phone: 505-292-7414
In State: 888-292-7415
Fax: 505-271-8983
E-mail:
info@braininjurynm.org
Website:
www.braininjurynm.org
BIA of New York
President: Michael Kaplen, Esq.
Exec Director: Judy Avner
10 Colvin Avenue
Albany, NY 12206-1242
Phone: 518-459-7911
In State: 800-228-8201
Fax: 518-482-5285
E-mail: info@bianys.org
Website: www.bianys.org
BIA of North Carolina
President: Marylin Lash
Exec Director: Sandra Farmer
PO Box 748
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: 919-833-9634
In State: 800-377-1464
Fax: 919-833-5415
E-mail: Sandra.farmer@bianc.net
Website: www.bianc.net
BIA of Ohio
President: Jon Fishpaw
Exec Director: Suzanne Minnich
1335 Dublin Road, Suite 217D
Columbus, OH 43215-1000
Phone: 614-481-7100
Fax: 614-481-7103
In State: 866-644-6242 (“Ohio BIA” )
E-mail: Help@Biaoh.org
Website: www.biaoh.org
BIA of Oklahoma
President: Tracy Grammer
PO Box 88
Hillsdale, OK 73743-0088
Phone: 580-233-4363
In State: 800-765-6809
Fax: 580-233-4546
E-mail:
information@braininjuryoklahoma.org
Website:
www.braininjuryoklahoma.org
BIA of Oregon
President: Wayne Eklund
Executive Director: Sherry Stock
2145 NW Overton Street
Portland, OR 97210
Phone: 503-413-7707
In State: 800-544-5243
Fax: 503-413-6849
E-mail: biaor@biaoregon.org
Website: www.biaoregon.org
BIA of Pennsylvania
President: Drew Nagele
2400 Park Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Phone: 717-657-3601
In State: 866-635-7097
E-mail: info@biapa.org
Website: www.biapa.org
BIA of Rhode Island
President: Paula O'Connor
Exec Director: Sharon Brinkworth
935 Park Avenue, Suite 8
Cranston, RI 02910-2743
Phone: 401-461-6599
Fax: 401-461-6561
E-mail:
braininjuryctr@biaofri.org
Website: www.biaofri.org
BIA of South Carolina
President: Philip Clarkson
Exec. Director: Robert E. Brabham, Ph.D.
920 St. Andrews Road
Columbia, SC 29210
Phone: 803-731-9823
Toll Free: 800-290-6461
Fax: 803-731-0589
E-mail:
scbraininjury@bellsouth.net
Website: www.biausa.org/SC
BIA of Tennessee
President: Cheryl Spencer
44 Vantage Way, suite 550
Nashville, TN 37228
Phone: 615-248-5878
Toll Free: 877-757-2428
Fax: 615-248-5879
E-mail: biaoftn@yahoo.com
Website: www.biaoftn.org
BIA of Texas
President: Dr. Margaret Struchen
316 W 12th Street, Suite 405
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: 512-326-1212
In State: 800-392-0040
Fax: 512-478-3370
E-mail: info@biatx.org
Website: www.biatx.org
BIA of Utah
President: Teresa Such-Niebar
Exec Director: Ron Roskos
1800 S West Temple, Suite 203
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
Phone: 801-484-2240
In State: 800-281-8442
Fax: 801-484-5932
E-mail: biau@sisna.com
Website: www.biau.org
BIA of Vermont
President: Bob Luce
P O Box 226
Shelburne, VT 05482
Phone: 802-985-8440
Toll Free: 877-856-1772
E-mail:
biavtinfo@adelphia.net
Website: www.biavt.org
BIA of Virginia
President: Irv Cantor
Exec Director: Anne McDonnell
3212 Cutshaw Avenue, Suite 315
Richmond, VA 23230
Phone: 804-355-5748
In State: 800-334-8443
Fax: 804-355-6381
E-mail: info@biav.net
Website: www.biav.net
BIA of Washington
President: Richard Adler
800 Jefferson Street, Suite 600
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-388-0900
In State: 800-523-5438
Fax: 206-388-0901
E-mail: info@biawa.org
Website: www.biawa.org
BIA of West Virginia
President: Michael Davis
PO Box 574
Institute, WV 25112-0574
Phone: 304-766-4892
In State: 800-356-6443
Fax: 304-766-4940
E-mail: biawv@aol.com
Website:
www.biausa.org/WVirginia
BIA of Wisconsin
President: Jeff Cameron
Director of Operations: Patricia David
N 35 W21100 Capitol Drive, Suite 5
Pewaukee, WI 53072
Phone: 262-790-9660
In State: 800-882-9282
Fax: 262-790-9670
E-mail: biaw@execpc.com
Website: www.biaw.org
BIA of Wyoming
President: Larry Plemmons
Exec Director: Dorothy Cronin
111 West 2nd Street, Suite 106
Casper, WY 82601
Phone: 307-473-1767
Nationwide: 800-643-6457
Fax: 307-237-5222
E-mail: biaw@trib.com
Website:
www.biausa.org/Wyoming
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Of the 1.4 million TBI victims
each year:
50,000 die;
235,000 are hospitalized; and
1.1 million are treated and then
released from an emergency department
LEADING CAUSES
OF TBI:
Falls (28%);
Motor vehicle-traffic crashes (20%);
Struck by/against events (19%); and
Assaults (11%).1
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