Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms: Laurie J. Elinoff, 2010; Adrienne L. Walker-Pittman, 2011; Norma D. Eisenberg, 2018.
Kara Lynn Kuntz Melcavage, Ph.D.; Melissa Ann Ruff. Terms expire 2021.
Sandra Bastinelli; Thomas P. Gallup; Lisa A. Schoenbrodt, Ed.D.; one vacancy. Terms expire 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; Lorri A. Irrgang. Terms expire 2024.
Appointed by Senate President: Nancy J. King
Appointed by House Speaker: one vacancy
Appointed by Director, Behavioral Health Administration: Stefani R. O'Dea; one vacancy.
Appointed by Director, Center for Preventive Health Services: Joyce A. Dantzler
Appointed by Director, Developmental Disabilities Administration: Janet L. Furman
Appointed by Director, Division of Rehabilitation Services: Jody L. Boone
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: Gabriel H. Rubenstein, Esq.
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: Alison Cernich, Ph.D.
Appointed by Executive Director, Brain Injury Association of Maryland: Joan Carney, Ed.D.; W. Andrew H. Gantt III; Martin W. Kerrigan; Bryan Pugh.
Ex officio: Carol A. Beatty, Secretary of Disabilities; vacancy, designee of Secretary of Health; Marion D. Helfrich, 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
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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