BRAINWAVES

Growing up on the southern tip of hot and humid India, Jaya George’s life ambition wasn’t to be an advocate for those with disabilities

“Time for our rhythm section!” Christina Boyd announces and cranks up a peppy Cajun tune. A dozen of us are attending her online class Think Tall – Don’t Fall via Zoom and absolutely no one is shy about moving to the beat.

Will Grove is taking his position of Outreach Coordinator/Resource Facilitation Specialist for the Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona to a new level.

In 2015, Bridget Clarice was an active 24-year-old mother, enjoying a hike with her 18-month-old daughter Liliana.

Something surprising about Kathy Colace Laurinaitis, the managing partner of JBN & Associates recruiting firm and inaugural recipient of the Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona’s (BIAAZ) Woman of Courage Award is, she’s an unabashed self-proclaimed chicken.

Dr. Jonny Monteiro was recently named to the Young Professionals Brain Health Advisory Council at the Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona.

Missy Byrd is on a mission to spread the word that having a brain injury shouldn’t stop survivors from pursuing their dreams. It certainly hasn’t stopped her.

Evan Eschker says he has been “technically pre-med since age eight.”

You never think it can happen to you. However, with our post-pandemic quasi-return to normal, combined with the growing stresses of daily life, it’s easy to become discombobulated.