Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO ASSIST THE RECOVERY/REINTEGRATION OF OUR OIF/OEF VETERANS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) BY DEFINING THE BRAIN PATHOLOGY AND BY DEVELOPING THE PROTOCOLS FOR RECOVERY. ADVOCATING FOR OUR RETURNING HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES WHILE EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE INJURIES AND CO-MORBIDITIES ASSOCIATED WITH A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
COMMUNITY TBI EDUCATION PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES BASIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS TRAINING FOR THE COMMUNITIES WHO INTERACT WITH AND SERVE VETERANS WITH BRAIN INJURIES. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DONE LOCALLY AND, INCREASINGLY, ON A NATIONAL LEVEL. IN 2019, WE CONTINUED OUR PROJECTS FROM 2018, INCLUDING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH STIHL ABOUT A PROJECT FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT FOR VETERANS IN SEVERAL STATES: OHIO, ALASKA, MICHIGAN & CALIFORNIA. OVERALL, REQUESTS FOR NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS ARE INCREASING, INCLUDING PRESENTATIONS TO NATO, THE MILKEN FOUNDATION MILITARY CIRCLE, AND OHIO STATE BLUE STAR MOMS, INCREASING AWARENESS OF TBI/PTSD.
EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE: WORK CONTINUED ON BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND TRAINING HR DEPARTMENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF EMPLOYING VETERANS AS A WIN/WIN FOR COMPANY SUCCESS. 2019 PRESENTATIONS INCLUDED ONE AT THE OHIO DIVERSITY COUNCIL STATEWIDE CONFERENCE REGARDING EMPLOYER ADAPTATIONS FOR VETERANS WITH TBI.
VETERANS LEGISLATIVE REFORM PROJECT: THE CONFLICTS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN HAVE RESULTED IN A NEW "SIGNATURE WOUND", TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. WE ARE LEARNING, THROUGH RESEARCH WE SPONSORED AT ALBERT EINSTEIN UNIVERSITY IN 2012-2013, THAT OUR HEROES ARE "OUT OF THEIR BRAINS, NOT OUT OF THEIR MINDS" AS MICHAEL LIPTON, MD/PHD REVEALED IN OUR LANDMARK STUDY USING RECENTLY DEVELOPED NEURORADIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES TO PROVE THE BRAIN INJURY THROUGH IED BLAST. THE CO MORBIDITIES OF TBI INCLUDE SUBSTANCE ABUSE, UNEMPLOYMENT, HOMELESSNESS, INCARCERATION, AND EVEN SUICIDE. WE WORK WITH OUR NATIONAL LEGISLATORS TO DEVELOP SYSTEMS TO ACCURATELY TRACK THESE INJURIES AND MAKE IT EASIER TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT TBI IN OUR MILITARY POPULATION AND VETERANS. RENDERING CARE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IS KEY TO REDUCE THE SEQUELLAE OF TBI WHICH REDUCES THE FINANCIAL BURDEN TO THE COMMUNITY, AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE EMOTIONAL BURDEN TO THE FAMILY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jon Giacomin | DIRECTOR (THRU 4/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Owen Lee | DIRECTOR (THRU 4/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Darren Sommer | DIRECTOR (FROM 4/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Rory Riley-Topping | DIRECTOR (FROM 4/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Skylar Burgess | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stan Crader | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Carlson | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Seth Freshley | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Christopher Brown | VICE-CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Chrisanne Gordon Md | BOARD CHAIR/PRESIDENT | 32 | $0 |
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