{"id":117,"date":"2012-08-01T21:16:10","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T01:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/nerscic\/?page_id=117"},"modified":"2015-03-18T21:10:27","modified_gmt":"2015-03-19T01:10:27","slug":"nerscic-community-advisory-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/nerscic\/about\/nerscic-community-advisory-board\/","title":{"rendered":"NERSCIC Community Advisory Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>(CAB)<\/h3>\n<p>CAB members inform all phases of our research, clinical coordination, and knowledge translation activities, as well as continuous quality improvement. Currently, the CAB consists of 21 members: \u00a0 15 consumers, five\u00a0professionals, and a\u00a0family member. The CAB establishes subcommittees for each NERSCIC research project, the New England Spinal Cord Injury Toolkit (NESCIT), and our Knowledge Translation activities.<\/p>\n<h3>NERSCIC Community Advisory Board Members<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Chandler Bullard<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/strong>Consumer advocate; \u00a0Outreach and Program Support Specialist, Northeast Passage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Cummings<\/strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Consumer advocate; \u00a0Founder, Boston-based Journey Forward<\/p>\n<p><strong>Midge Dawicki<\/strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Consumer advocate; \u00a0Support Group Facilitator and Peer Visitor, Greater Boston Chapter NSCIA; \u00a0President, Board of Directors, Independent Living Center-North Shore and Cape Ann; \u00a0Secretary,\u00a0Commission on Disability, Saugus, MA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Derrick Dominique<\/strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Executive Director, Multicultural Independent Living Center of Boston<\/p>\n<p><strong>Debra Freed<\/strong><br \/>\nExecutive Director, \u00a0Government Relations Director, and Women Veterans&#8217; Liaison, New England Paralyzed Veterans of America<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rob Heist<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/strong>Consumer advocate; \u00a0Tax Consultant, John Hancock Insurance Company<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lisa Hemmerle CPA, MPA<\/strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Consumer advocate; \u00a0Founder and Past President, New Hampshire NSCIA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jonathan Hobbs<\/strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Consumer advocate; \u00a0Peer Visitor, Greater Boston Chapter of the NSCIA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Karen J. Hutchinson PT, DPT, PhD<\/strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training at Boston University&#8217;s Sargent College; \u00a0Chair of the SCI Special Interest Group, American Physical Therapy Association<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Bill Mancini<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Consumer advocate; \u00a0President, Connecticut NSCIA; \u00a0Special Needs Educator<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steve Marx<\/strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Television Producer and Director; Founder, Webshare Video, an internet video service for non-profit organizations focusing on issues of health and disability; Past Director, Original Programming- New England Region, Comcast<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kristen McCosh<\/strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Consumer advocate; City of Boston Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities; former Ms. Wheelchair America title bearer; Board Member, Greater Boston Chapter of the NSCIA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob Nichol<\/strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Consumer advocate; \u00a0Founder and CEO, South Shore Medical Supply; \u00a0Peer Mentor, Greater Boston Chapter of the NSCIA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emeka Nwokeji<\/strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Consumer advocate; Director of Consumer Involvement Program, MA Rehabilitation Commission<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girard Plante<\/strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Consumer advocate; \u00a0Peer Mentor; \u00a0Journalist; Co-Chair, Commission on Disability, Newton, MA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Race<\/strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Consumer advocate; \u00a0New Hampshire NSCIA and Granite State Independent Living Peer Group Supervisor<\/p>\n<p><strong>Travis Roy<\/strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Consumer advocate; \u00a0Founder, Travis Roy Foundation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eric Ruby MD<\/strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Father of a son with SCI; \u00a0Chairman of Massachusetts Walks Again<\/p>\n<p><strong>Robert Sagherian<\/strong><br \/>\nConsumer advocate; \u00a0NSCIA- CT Peer Assistant; \u00a0Senior Software Engineer, Accu-Time Systems<\/p>\n<p><strong>Molly Sebo MPT<\/strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Clinical Specialist in Spinal Cord Injury, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Outpatient Department; \u00a0Former Senior Physical Therapist, Neuro Inpatient and Outpatient Departments, Boston Medical Center<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anne Walczak OTR\/L<\/strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Supervisor of \u00a0Therapy Services, Gaylord Specialty Healthcare<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(CAB) CAB members inform all phases of our research, clinical coordination, and knowledge translation activities, as well as continuous quality improvement. Currently, the CAB consists of 21 members: \u00a0 15 consumers, five\u00a0professionals, and a\u00a0family member. 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