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About Us
Board of Directors:
Brain Injury Services is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors whose perspectives and talents contribute to the strategic direction and successful operation of the agency.
The Board of Directors for 2009/2010 is:
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Robert P Beres, President
Since 1988 as a sole practitioner, Robert has provided independent, objective and uncompromising services for his clients, profession, and community. As a fee only Chartered Financial Planner, Robert provides unique custom tailored services with respect to the areas of Financial, Tax, Retirement, Estate, and Business Planning. Robert’s unique approach consistently removes the complexity of understanding all your options, especially in the areas of Marriage Separation, Employment Severances, Limited Partnership Restructuring, Shareholder Agreements, Tax planning and preparation, Management Buy-Out’s, and ESOP’s. Robert’s community involvement has included the Rotary Club of Ancaster A.M. (President 1996-97), Rotary Club of Hamilton, (President 2006-2007, presently a member), Niagara College Foundation Board, (director), Ancaster Community Centre Fundraising Committee, (Chair).
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Alfred Ng, Vice President
Graduated from McGill University and has been a registered physiotherapist for over 6 years. He is currently employed at the Hamilton Health Sciences General Hospital and as a Home Care community physiotherapist in the Halton Region. In addition to his recent involvement with BISH, Alfred has community and international experience as a peer mentor for underprivileged youth and in emergency disaster response work. Alfred is currently working towards completion of a Master’s of Health Administration degree at the University of Toronto.
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Ashok Kumar, Director
Ashok is a retired professor from Mohawk College. He taught physics there for over 33 years. He has done M.Sc. in physics and M.S. in education.He has always been a very active volunteer in the community. He is one of the founding directors of Hindu Samaj of Hamilton and Region. Currently, besides BISH, he is also volunteering with SISO, North Hamilton Community Health Center and India Canada Society of Hamilton. He is also a member of the Trillium Grant Review Team.
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Stephen Blood, Director
Stephen is a registered architect practicing with an architectural and construction management company in Burlington. He also has his own small practice here in Hamilton and lives near the BISH main offices. He graduated with a B.A. from Wesleyan University in Connecticut, then went on to obtain a Masters degree in Architecture from the Technical University of Nova Scotia, now part of Dalhousie University, in Halifax. While much of his current work focuses on hospitality projects: hotels and restaurants, his master’s thesis explored community based, assisted housing, and recent interests include work on a number of barrier-free projects and accessible camps for children with disabilities.
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Scott Paulin, Director
Scott graduated from McMaster University with a Honours B. Comm in 2005. He has been working as a Chartered Accountant at Taylor Leibow in Hamilton for 4 years. For the past 2 years, Scott has been primarily focused on personal injury economic loss quantification for litigation and has had the opportunity to meet and work with many individuals with brain injuries. Scott is currently working towards his Diploma in Investigative and Forensic Accounting at the University of Toronto.
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Steve Metham, Director
Bio still to come.
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Lucy Wadas, Director
Lucy is a registered Social Worker who recently retired from Hamilton Health Sciences where she was a Clinical Manager for the Acquired Brain Injury Program for the past 13 years. Prior to her professional focus with Acquired Brain Injury, she also worked for many years in Geriatric Medicine and Psychiatry. Lucy has also served with the Provincial Acquired Brain Injury Advisory Committee as well as with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.
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Caroline Nesbitt, Director
Bio still to come.
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Camille Cumming, Director
Camille is a Rehabilitation Associate with Yvonne Pollard & Associates - Rehabilitation Services. She provides support as a researcher and medical records reviewer to Case Managers and Life Care Planners, assisting in the development of future care plans for individuals with traumatic injuries. Following a successful career as a Marketing Manager, Camille is using her energy and skills to embrace this career change, chosen as a direct result of her experience assisting a family member with ABI. She is looking forward to contributing her experience and knowledge as both a consumer and provider of ABI services in her new capacity with BISH.
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Any successful venture requires a well thought out plan. With contributions from staff, clients and families, the Board of Directors has reviewed and revised its strategic plan to identify new priorities and direction.
The Strategic Plan through to 2010 is available in Adobe PDF file format. If you do not have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, you will need to download it from Adobe.
View our Strategic Plan
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