BIAOH: Organization

BYLAWS - read BIAOH's bylaws here

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.

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. 

	Board Position	Name	Residence
	President	Jon Fishpaw, BA Corporate Director, Advocacy & Government Relations	Cincinnati
	1st Vice President	Stephanie Ramsey, BSN and MPH	Dublin
	Secretary   Administrative Director Ohio State University Hospitals	Anthon Brooks	Columbus
	Treasurer Operations Manager Corporate Internet Solutions	Joanie Bauman, MBA, PMP	Columbus
	Member- At-Large	Shari Aldridge	Columbus
	Member- At-Large	Brian Dunlap	Broadview Heights
	Member- At-Large	Marcia Egbert, J.D	Cleveland
	Member- At-Large	Susan Davies Gfroerer, PhD	Cincinnati
	Member- At-Large	Jackie Stanton, PhD., M.R.C., CRC	Cleveland
	Member- At-Large	T. Shawn Sullivan, PhD
	Chair, Nominating/ Leadership Committee	Jerry Friedman, J.D., Chair Advisor for Health Policy and Director of Government Relations	Columbus
	Audit Committee Chair CFO	Marvin Gutter, PhD, CPA	Reynoldsburg

BIAOH Financial Information:

2005 Form 990 (PDF document)

2006 Form 990 (PDF document)

2007 Form 990 (PDF document)

2008 Form 990 (PDF document)

2004 Budget (PDF document)

2005 Budget (PDF document)

2006 Budget (PDF document)

2007 Budget (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)

2008 Annual Report - From the Powerpoint presentation at the annual membership meeting (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.