Organization

BIAOH BOARD ELECTIONS
Each fall at BIAOH’s Annual Membership Meeting, the Chair of the Nominating/Leadership Development Committee presents a slate of candidates for 2-year terms of office on the Association’s Board of Trustees beginning the following January.  This year was no different, and in accordance with BIAOH’s bylaws, Nominating/Leadership Development Committee Chair, Jerry Friedman, presented the slate on the evening of September 17 at the University Plaza Hotel in Columbus.  Though none were offered, Friedman also provided members in attendance the opportunity to made nominations from floor before the slate was accepted as presented.   

The slate consists of nominees for President, Jon Fishpaw (Cincinnati); Second Vice President, John Calior (Vienna near Youngstown); Secretary, Anthon Brooks (Columbus); and Members-at-Large, Brian Dunlap (Cleveland), Jackie Stanton (Cleveland), and Shawn Sullivan (Akron).  Of these candidates, five currently serve on the Board and are running for additional terms of  office.  In Anthon Brooks’case, he is running for Secretary after serving a 2-year term in a  Member-at-Large position.   Sharon Bell, BIAOH’s current secretary, is term limited and ineligible to run at this time. The Annual Meeting provided an opportunity for members to thank Sharon for her dedicated and steadfast service to BIAOH, as well as others on the board finishing 2-year terms at the end of December.   

On Tuesday, October 7, 2008, ballots were mailed to BIAOH’s paid members, along with statements prepared by the candidates with background information about themselves, their interest in serving on BIAOH’s Board of Trustees, and the leadership they hope to provide to advance BIAOH’s mission to “create a better future through brain injury prevention, research, education and advocacy”. (Click here to link to their statements.)   See a photo roster of BIAOH’s current Board of Trustees members below. 

	Office	Name	Hometown
	President	Jon Fishpaw, BA	Cincinnati
	1st Vice President	Stephanie Ramsey	Dublin
	2nd Vice President	John Calior	Vienna
	Secretary	Sharon T. Bell, M.A., S.C.	Blue Creek
	Treasurer	Melonie Buller, CPA	Columbus
	Members-at-Large	Linda Robinson Benbow, MS	Lancaster
		Carolyn Knight	Columbus
		Anthon Brooks	Columbus
		Marcia Egbert	Cleveland
		Jackie Stanton, PhD., MRC	Cleveland
		Lucille Walls, M.S., M.A.	Columbus
	Chair, Nominating/ Leadership Committee	Jerry Friedman, Esq.	Columbus
	Chair, Life Empowerment Committee	Teresa Daniel	Columbus

2008 Board Meeting Schedule:

January 31	BIAOH State Office 855 Grandview Ave, Columbus, OH 43215
April 3	BIAOH State Office 855 Grandview Ave, Columbus, OH 43215
July 31	BIAOH State Office 855 Grandview Ave, Columbus, OH 43215
November 6	Meeting time: 3:00 - 6:30 PM  BIAOH State Office 855 Grandview Ave, Columbus, OH 43215

BIAOH Financial Information:

2002 Form 990 (note that this is a large PDF document)

2003 Form 990  (note that this is a large PDF document)

2004 Form 990 (PDF document)

2005 Form 990 (PDF document)

2006 Form 990 (PDF document)

2004 Budget (PDF document)

2005 Budget (PDF document)

2006 Budget (PDF document)

2007 Budget (PDF document)

2003 Annual Report - Powerpoint presentation at annual membership meeting 10/3/2003  (note that this is a large PDF document)

2004 Annual Report - From the Powerpoint presentation at the annual membership meeting 10/13/2004 (large PDF document)

2005 Annual Report - From the Powerpoint presentation at the annual membership meeting 9/29/2005 (large PDF document)

2006 Annual Report - From the Powerpoint presentation at the annual membership meeting 9/27/2006 (large PDF document)

2007 Annual Report - From the Powerpoint presentation at the annual membership meeting 9/19/2007 (large PDF document)

For prior board rosters, go to the Governance-historical webpage.

BIAOH is a non-profit corporation guided by a Board of Trustees which includes substantial numbers of consumers, both individuals with brain injury and family members. Volunteers represented on the Board, as well as those connected with a state-wide network of over 5O support groups, work in collaboration with association staff (currently 9 FTEs) to accomplish the organization's mission. Additionally, in the Cincinnati and Dayton areas, chapters affiliated with BIAOH also provide services and supports, and work to promote prevention.

BIAOH's closest partner is the Brain Injury Advisory Committee (BIAC), formerly known as the Head Injury Advisory Council (HIAC), housed within the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission. In 1990, BIAOH was successful in advancing legislation to create the HIAC, which serves as the state-level planning and coordinating body for Ohio's citizens with brain injury. Its members include representatives from key state agencies (such as the Ohio Departments of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Health, and Mental Health), medical and rehabilitation professionals, BIAOH, and individual consumer representatives. Since 1994, BIAOH and BIAC have collaborated to develop and implement combined strategic plans. BIAOH also strives to collaborate with other disability and prevention advocacy groups to exchange information and advance common goals.

View BIAOH's annual report and financial information.