OFFERING

HELP

HOPE

AND A

VOICE

Ken Jones

Executive Director Jonna Roy

Executive Vice-President

Kitty Barringer

Resource Coordinator

Triad Office

Susan Fewell

Outreach & Training

Raleigh Office

Selena Hernandez

Administrative Assistant

Raleigh Office

Karen Keating

Resource Coordinator

Asheville Office

Sandy Pendergraft

Neuro - Resource Facilitation

Raleigh Office

Sally Rickard

Resource Coordinator

Charlotte Office

Lauren Costello

Resource Coordinator

Raleigh Office

Sandie Worthington

Resource Coordinator

Greenville Office

Victoria Rockwell

Asst. Communications Coordinator

Raleigh Office

Thomas Henson

Chair

Patricia Babin

Co-Chair

Staff Members

Board of Directors

Asheville

Charlotte

Triad

Raleigh

Greenville

Susan Baker Wes Cole Bob Dill Martin B. Foil III Pam Guthrie

Leslie Johnson Johna Register-Mihalik Suzanne McKenna Carol Ornitz

Pier Protz Toby Provoneau Mysti Stewart Kris Stroud

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Aaron Vaughan

2016 Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We are proud to provide you with our 2016 Brain Injury Association

of North Carolina Annual Report. As in years past, the report

highlights the incredible work performed by our highly capable staff

who are in support of individuals and family members who have

been affected by a brain injury.

Our organization continues to provide awareness activities

highlighting prevention and the need for additional supports and

services both nationally and locally. Through training, social media,

community partnerships, our quarterly newsletter and the

multitude of flyers, the Brain Injury Association has been able to

reach thousands of individuals with awareness and prevention

information across the state of North Carolina.

As you will see in the annual report, BIANC continues to fulfill our

ongoing brain injury support responsibilities by responding to the

multitude of inquiries for information and resources, providing

hundreds of training and educational programs, and hosting our

annual family and professional conferences. In addition, we

facilitated a Brain Injury Awareness Day at the North Carolina

General Assembly, coordinated with hundreds of volunteers to host

the three-day annual Camp Carefree retreat, partnered with our

first minor league baseball team for a Strike-Out-Concussion event

and participated in many other awareness and outreach events

across the state.

As we enter into 2017, we want to thank our survivors and family

members, state legislative leadership, Department of Health and

Human Services, corporate sponsors, and the Brain Injury

Association Board of Directors for their continued support and their

invaluable leadership in offering help, hope and a voice for persons

with a brain injury and their families.

Ken Jones

Executive Director

Ken Jones Executive Director BIANC

Thomas Henson Chair

BIANC Board of Directors

Patricia Babin Co-Chair

BIANC Board of Directors

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Major Funders

Special Thanks

Corporate Sponsors

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North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services

Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities,

& Substance Abuse Services

Special Thanks

Event Sponsors

Donors

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Abby Levenson

Amy & Adam Root

Apex Brain Centers

Blue Cross & Blue Shield North Carolina

Bob & Carol Ornitz

Brooke Hobbs

Carolyn Thompson

Cathy Babb

Erin Calo

Estate of Irene Buehrle

Forest Hill United Methodist Church

Fran & Dave Williams

Griffin Sutton

Harold & Betty Falls

Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee & Deitzler PLLC

IBM

Janice White

Jim Lippard

Johna Mihalik

Katherine McDowell

Kathy Morgan

Ken & Laura Jones

Kimberly Rivers

Lash & Associates Publishing

Linda & Dietmar Jackson

Liz Gibson

Logan Stroud Foundation

Lynne Garren

Mary Brandt

Maynard & Harris Attorneys at Law PLLC

Painting with a Twist

Patricia Rogers Babin

Pier Protz

Rich & Kelly Hall

Ronald McFarlane

Ronald Thompson

State Employees Combined Campaign

Stephen & Lolita McKenna

Suzanne Mckenna

The Winston Salem Foundation

Tim & Carol Lowe

Town of Cary Combined Campaign

Triad Harmony Express- Winston Salem Chapter

TRUiST

Valerie & M E Westmoreland TTEE

Wendy & Caitlyn Lloyd

Wesley Cole

Whitney Brimfield

Widgie Kornegay

Aaron’s Inc.

All Trade Contractors

Asheville Fireplaces & Gas Services

Attain

Carol Goins, Attorney at Law

Carolina Panthers in Medical Health Care

Carolina Rehabilitation & Surgical Associates

Chalwa

Charles G Monnett III & Associates

Highland Brewing

IQUOLIC

Jamie Caskey

Julie Wright

LifeTouch

Marjorie D. Russel Trust

Network for Good

Neuor Restorative

Peachy Keen

Pepsi Bottling Ventures

Pilot Clubs of North Carolina

Pilot International

Pizza Inn Durham

Silpada

STEPS for Recovery

Surah Salon & Spa

The Neuropsychiatric Clinic at Carolina Panthers

WakeMed Health

Wine & Design Greenville

Education & Training

160 Training sessions provided

for professional agencies

across North Carolina

62 Professionals completed a

“Certified Brain Injury

Specialist” class

110 Attendees at the Annual

TBI Professional

Conference in Raleigh, NC

60 Attendees at the “Into the

Future” Family Conference

in High Point, NC

5834 Training session attendees,

including survivors and

caregivers

4 “Certified Brain Injury

Specialist” classes offered for

professional designation

16 Crisis Intervention

Training sessions for NC

law enforcement teams

24 Specialized trainings for

professional organizations

to meet specific needs

1007 Attendees completed a

“Brain Injury 101” session

as offered by BIANC

345 Professionals attended a

specialized training

provided by BIANC staff

75 “Brain Injury Basics” and

“Value of BIANC” training

sessions offered

380 Police officers and law

enforcement professionals

completed a CIT session

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The services that BIANC provides have been

beneficial to the work that we do for the Eastern

Carolina Injury Prevention Program at Vidant Medical

Center. They have certainly been a resource in

providing manpower to present concussion awareness

education to middle school students in Pitt

County. BIANC is an asset to our community and their

efforts around brain injury is exceptional.

LaTangee D. Knight, MA

Injury Prevention Program Coordinator

Eastern Carolina Injury Prevention Program

Vidant Medical Center

Outreach & Support

Our 22nd annual BIANC camp was held at Camp

Carefree in Stokesdale, North Carolina. We had over

200 attendees including campers, volunteers,

caregivers, and students. Campers and their families

enjoyed a fun-filled weekend of fishing, canoeing,

horseback riding and a rock wall challenge.

4 Support groups received

grants from BIANC for

various community events

2692 Resource emails received

and responded to by

BIANC staff members

1590 Attendees at local brain

injury support group,

recreation/social events,

or sports

258 Brain injury survivors and

family members referred

to local support groups

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BIANC staff met with our

whole family after our daughter,

Caitlyn, had 5 concussions from

cheerleading. Caitlyn is partnering

with BIANC to help raise awareness

about concussion safety protocols

and to let others know that they are

“Not Alone.”

Wendy Lloyd, Family Member

2961 Resource calls received

and responded to by

BIANC staff members

412 Brain injury survivors

received assistance,

information, and referrals

Awareness & Prevention

24 Conference

exhibits

2183 Conference

attendees

2500 Starting Point

recipients each

quarter

8 Fundraising

events

2750 Fundraising and

awareness event

attendees

1700 Monthly “e-Blast”

email recipients

15 Brain safety

clinics conducted

1687 Safety clinic

attendees

The Brain Injury Association of North Carolina

partnered with the Unmasking Brain Injury Project.

The mission of Unmasking Brain Injury is to promote

awareness or the prevalence of brain injury.

The Brain Injury Association of North

Carolina provided me with a great deal of support

in helping me take over a support group. BIANC

met with me one-on-one and shared helpful

information. I was also invited to attend the annual

luncheon held by the Charlotte Support Group

Leaders which also provided me with a lot of great

information and tips to share as a support group

leader. I am also helping other support group

leaders in the North Carolina start their own

support group in their area.

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Norman Case, Cary, NC Support Group

Leader

Advocacy & Involvement

BIANC staff attended the annual Brain Injury

Awareness “Day on the Hill” in Washington, DC in

March of 2016.

This event included a brain injury awareness fair

with over 50 exhibitors and a Congressional

briefing on TBI.

12,095 New visitors to

the BIANC

website

49,301 Total page views

for the BIANC

website

6,851 Twitter

followers

1700 Facebook

followers

75 Attendees at the

North Carolina

Legislature Day &

Proclamation

18 Residential/Rehab

providers at annual

resource meeting

6 Connections formed

with North Carolina

media outlets

Technological Updates

In 2016, BIANC staff contracted with a web-hosted service created and marketed by the Online

Services Division of Citrix Systems; GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar. GoToMeeting is an online

meeting, desktop sharing, and video conferencing software that enables users to meet with other

computer users, clients, or colleagues over the internet in real time. This software has given BIANC

staff the opportunity to host staff meetings and connect with anyone, anywhere on any device.

Similar to GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar is a web conferencing software that allows BIANC to present

online webinars to up to 1,000 attendees at a time. BIANC is offering a free webinar series for anyone

who is interested in 2017. Each webinar is facilitated by Resource and Training Coordinators. The

topics of these webinars include ‘Brain Injury Basics’ and ‘Strategies Webinars”.

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240 Attendees at the

annual retreat at

Camp Carefree

Looking Ahead - Goals for 2017

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Increase access to care for survivors by strengthening partnerships with the Brain Injury

Advisory Council, LME/MCO organizations, Federal Qualified Health Centers, public and

private hospitals, trauma centers and regional rehabilitation hospitals.

Provide awareness events for communities throughout the state of North Carolina.

Partner with NCServes military network to continue to provide support and referrals to

military services members and their families.

Become the top regional supplier of expert training and education for the state of NC on

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

Provide TBI specific education and information to the medical community of providers.

Promote prevention of brain injury with educational programs, emphasizing concussion

awareness and sports safety for school-aged children, motor vehicle and cycling safety, and

falls prevention.

Facilitate an increased number of statewide, specialized trainings focusing on the value of

BIANC, Brain Injury Basics and Behavior, specialized training for the medical community,

and the Certified Brain Injury Specialist course.

Target groups for new groups for training to include Crisis Intervention Teams, Regional

Hospitals, Consumer and Family Advisory Committees, LME/MCO’s, and provider

networks.

Maintain and continually update the BIANC website, Resource Book, BIANC publications,

and Resource Library materials.

Continue to track and document resource calls, emails, and training sessions in the

Salesforce database for complete quarterly reports on Brain Injury Incidence, treatment,

and outcomes to improve awareness and to provide statistical results to demonstrate the

need for additional brain injury resources.

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Financial Review

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TOTAL REVENUE

$583,140

TOTAL EXPENSES

$515,994

Grant & Contract Income

$87,580

Donations

$247

Dividends & Interest Not Shown

$30,284

Conferences & Trainings

$26,550

Membership & Corporate Sponsors

$22,120

Special Events

$682,775

$169,110

Outreach & Family Support

$122,460

Education

$110,797

Public Awareness & Prevention

$104,965

Advocacy

$75,808

Administrative & Fundraising

The Brain Injury Association of North Carolina

P.O. Box 97984

Raleigh, NC 27624

For more information about these mask, visit www.unmaskingbraininjury.org.