Ralph Wiser, JD,
President, Attorney,
Wiser and Associates, Lake Oswego,
2011-2014
Chuck McGilvrary,
Vice President, Retired Military,
survivor, Central Point 2009-2013
Cheryl
Coon, Secretary, JD, Swanson Thomas & Coon, Portland
2011-2014
Carol Altman,
Treasurer, Owner, Homeward
Bound Bridges to Independence, family member,
Hillsboro, 2010-2013
Curtis Brown,
survivor, Support Group Leader, Cheshire 2004-2010
Coleen Carney RN CRRN, Carney Smith
& Associates Disability Management Services,
Portland 2009-2012
Paul Cordo, PhD, Senior Scientist,
TBI/Stroke Study, Neurological
Sciences Institute, OHSU, Beaverton 2007-2010
Representative Vic Gilliam,
Representative, Oregon Legislature, Silverton
2009-2012
Antony Marx, President,
Oregon Paralyzed Veterans Association, Salem,
2011-2014
Chuck McGilvrary,
Vice President, Retired Military,
survivor, Central Point 2009-2013
Tootie Smith,
Former Oregon
Legislator, Family
member, Beavercreek
2006-20124
Advisory Committee
Board member without voting rights
Tom Boyd, PhD,
Neuropsychologist,
Oregon
Rehabilitation Center, Sacred Heart Medical Center,
family member, Eugene
Kristin Custer,
Quality Living
Inc., Omaha, NEDanielle Erb, MD,
Medical Director, Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Center, the only physiatrist in Oregon specializing
in only TBI, Portland
Wayne Eklund, RN, Wayne Eklund Life
Care Planning, Salem
Herbert Gross, MD, PhD, Neuropsychiatrist and Neuropsychologist, Fair Oaks,
CA
Fred Haruda, MD,
Pediatric Neurologist, inactive,
Neskowin
David Kracke, JD,
Attorney, specialty TBI, Nichols &
Associates, Portland <>
Amy Ream, MD,
survivor, Portland
Aleyna Reed,
PMHNP,
MS, Psy.D,
private practice, Salem
Col.
Daniel Thompson,
Reintegration Deputy director, Oregon National
Guard, Salem 2008-2011
Bruce Wojciechowski, DOD,
Neuro-optometrist, Northwest EyeCare Professionals,
Clackamas
Staff
Sherry Stock, MS, MCG, ABD, CBIST,
Executive Director,
Family Member,
1-800-544-5243
sherry@biaoregon.org
Jeri Cohen, JD, inactive Attorney, Associate
Director, Survivor,
503-704-6122
jeri@biaoregon.org
Brett Popovich, Grant
Writer,
Brett@biaoregon.org
Joyce Phelps, Program Coordinator,
503-980-8397
Joyce@biaoregon.org
Becki Sparre,
A Matter of Balance and Support Group Facilitator/I&R Support
Family Member
Bios Sherry Stock has been the Executive Director of
the Brain Injury Alliance of Oregon (BIAOR) since 2004. The Brain Injury Alliance of Oregon is the
only state, nonprofit organization dedicated to the
mission of creating a better future for people with
traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their families
through prevention, research, education and
advocacy. Sherry’s educational highlights include:
Masters degrees in Medical Sociology, International
Gerontology, and Neuro-Gerontology, with minors in
Epidemiology and Health Science; nationally
certified as a Brain Injury Specialist Trainer with
the Academy
of Certified Brain Injury Specialist; and ABD in
Systems Science, focusing on applying Chaos Theory
to epidemics. Sherry has taught numerous courses in
Sociology, International Gerontology, Systems
Science and Medical Sociology.
She has
presented Sherry has been appointed by the Governor
of Oregon to: the Oregon Disability Commission,
where she is the chair; the Oregon State
Rehabilitation Council, and the State Independent
Living Council, where she is vice chair.
Sherry is a member of: the Traumatic Brain
Injury Advisory Council for both Oregon and Idaho;
the Washington Traumatic Brain Injury Resource
Coordination Services training team; the Oregon
Military Support Network, Secretary, and the Oregon
Reintegration Team working with returning military.
She is a Board member on numerous National
and Oregon non-profits, State and National Steering
Committees. Sherry
has authored dozens of handbooks, monographs,
articles, book chapters and books and is a national
speaker. Sherry’s
latest handbook, Brain Injury Handbook: An Introductory Guide to Understanding Brain
Injury for Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals
was published in January 2011 and
Brain Injury
Handbook: An Employer’s Guide to Working with
Individuals with Brain Injury will be published
in late 2011.
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