Established in 2017, the Brain Injury Association of New York State's Concussion Initiative Advisory Committee brings together healthcare, education, and advocacy professionals from across the state to advance concussion education, improve care, and strengthen public policy. Through collaboration and expertise, the committee works to improve outcomes for individuals affected by concussion throughout New York.

Hector Arciniega, Ph.D., New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Michael J. Bauer, NYS Department of Health
Jeff Bazarian, MD, MPH, University of Rochester
Susan Bernstein, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Zach Bevilacqua, PhD, ATC, SUNY Brockport
Aimee Brunelle, MS, ATC, NYS Athletic Trainers Association
Carol Bumbolow, MSN, BA, RN, NCSN, New York State Association of School Nurses
Louis Corsaro, MD, Westchester County School District
Olga Jeanne Dolly, MSN, FNP-C, SNT, NYS Nurses Association
Matt Erby, Sunnyview Rehabilitation
Carrie Esopenko, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Christina Finn, School of Health Professions | New York Institute of Technology
Janet Fitzpatrick, BSN, RN, New York State Center for School Health (NYSCSH)
Steven Flanagan, MD, New York University School of Medicine, Rusk Rehabilitation, New York University Langone Health
Nicholas Gallagher, Bureau of Occupational Health and Injury Prevention
Matt Hickling, New York State Association of School Nurses
Jennifer Hogan, MS, New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Occupational Health and Injury Prevention
Michelle Kellen, M.Ed., Brain Injury Association of New York State
Hamish Kerr, MD, Albany Medical College
Arielle Laheman, Weill Cornell Medical College
Christina LeBeau, CBIS, Brain Injury Association of New York State
John Leddy, MD, University at Buffalo UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Susan Mackey, PA-C, NYU Langone Health’s Concussion Center
Danielle Magrini, Northwell Health Physician Partners
Jake McPherson, PT, DPT, PhD, University at Buffalo
Christopher Napoli, MS, ATC, NYU Winthrop Hospital
Todd Nelson, NYS Public High Schools Athletic Association
Kim Nemi, OTR/L, CBIS
James Noble, MD, MS, Columbia University Medical Center Neurological Institute
Dina Pagnotta PT, MPT, MPH, Concussion Center at NYU
Audrey Paslow PT, DPT
Neil Patel, Stony Brook
Anthony Petraglia, MD, Rochester Regional
Brittany Pysadee, MPH, New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Occupational Health and Injury Prevention
Eileen Reardon, Brain Injury Association of New York State
Brian Rieger, PhD, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Mara Sproul RN, MPA, CRRN, RN-BC, NYU Langone Health’s Concussion Center
Melissa Trau, MS, BS, RN, NYS Center for School Health
Robert Zayas, PhD, NYS Public High Schools Athletic Association