Board of Directors

         Sherry Stock, ABD/PhD, CBIST, is the Executive Director of the Brain Injury Alliance of Oregon (BIAOR), the only statewide, 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: ABD/PhD in Systems Science, focusing on applying Chaos Theory to epidemics and international aging; Masters degrees in Medical Sociology, International Gerontology, and Neuro-Gerontology, with minors in Biostatistics, Hospital Administration, Epidemiology and Health Science; Certified Brain Injury Specialist Trainer with the Academy of Certified Brain Injury SpecialistsSherry has taught numerous University courses in Sociology, International Gerontology, Systems Science, Chaos Theory and Medical Sociology, Accounting and Statistics. Sherry has been appointed by the Governor of Oregon to: The Traumatic Brain Injury Task Force (GTFTBI): the Oregon Disabilities Commission, Oregon WINGS (Working Interdisciplinary Network of Guardian Stakeholders), Medicaid Long Term Care Quality and Reimbursement Advisory Council (MLTCQRAC), the Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council for both Oregon and Idaho; 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 is the mother of a severely brain injured son, life member of the VFW Auxiliary, and the wife of a retired Navy Officer.