BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Brain Injury Association of Arizona - ECPv6.16.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://biaaz.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Brain Injury Association of Arizona REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20260101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20270105T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20270105T160000 DTSTAMP:20260514T004203 CREATED:20260505T211504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T203333Z UID:10000686-1799143200-1799164800@biaaz.org SUMMARY:RAYS OF HOPE DESCRIPTION:Mindful Connections: Self-Care After Injury\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Conference for Survivors of Brain Injury\, by Survivors of Brain Injury\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n JANUARY 5th\, 202710:00am – 4:00pm\nAbility 360 Center5025 E. Washington StreetPhoenix\, AZ 85034\n \n \n \n \n \n A staple of the brain injury community — the day-long Rays of Hope conference is back.  Mark your calendar and register today \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Presenters\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Susan Fitzell\, M.Ed.\, CSP\n Your Subtitle Goes Here\n \n \n "\n \n \n Susan Fitzell\, M.Ed.\, CSP\, neurodiversity keynoter\, consultant\, and trainer\, shows forward-thinking educators and corporate leaders how to access and retain a largely untapped\, loyal\, hardworking talent pool that will give them a competitive edge. She has over 30 years of experience in the education space\, teaching people how to learn\, stay motivated\, and maximize their talents. Her specialty is training and leading neurodivergent thinkers: dyslexic\, autistic\, ADHD\, OCD\, etc. \nSusan’s neurodivergence was diagnosed the same day as one of her children. The doctor said\, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” Understanding the struggles of someone whose brain is wired differently\, she is passionate about creating a world that empowers and values neurodivergent talent. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Julie Rake\, MSPAS PA-C\n Your Subtitle Goes Here\n \n \n "\n \n \n Julie Rake has been practicing medicine as a PA for over 20 years. After practicing family medicine for 15 years\, she attended the Integrative Medicine Fellowship at the University of Arizona. Since 2015\, she has practiced Integrative Medicine in Scottsdale\, Arizona. Julie’s current practice focuses on integrative mental health care. Her specialty lies in helping to regulate the stressed nervous system of those with trauma and PTSD. She is partnered with “Redefine Wellness and Treatment\,” a cutting-edge holistic healing center offering PHP\, IOP\, retreats\, and individual wellness services. \nJulie is currently a director for “Alter of Earth\,” a Scottish-based\, non-profit organization providing nature-based mental wellness and trauma recovery programs. From 2016 to 2023\, she was a board member and chair (three years) for the Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona. From 2015 to 2020\, she was a provider for the SPARTA Project\, a non-profit organization whose mission is to help heal the moral and spiritual wounds of our warfighters\, veterans\, and first responders. Julie currently teaches modules on PTSD for East Valley police and fire departments for their “Crisis Intervention Team” (CIT) cohorts on a roving basis. \nJulie is a speaker\, poet\, and writer\, and is firmly committed to serving her patients and her community. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration Form\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2027-01-05 REG | Rays of Hope \n \n \n Notify \n \n \n \n \n \n RAYS OF HOPE 2027FirstLastBirth DateEmailPhoneAttendee is Survivor Family Friend Professional Caregiver Student Veteran-Military VolunteerEmergency ContactName\, Phone\, RelationshipFOOD ALLERGIES (please list)List any food allergies\, or enter "N/A"GenderSELECT FROM LISTMaleFemaleNon-binaryEthnicitySELECT FROM LISTHispanic or LatinoAmerican Indian or Alaska NativeAsianBlack or African AmericanNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteCompany | OrganizationAddressStreet AddressCityState / ProvinceZIP / Postal CodeCountryCountryAfghanistanAland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire\, Saint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicDemocratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa)DenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacao S.A.R.\, ChinaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinian TerritoryPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRepublic of the Congo (Brazzaville)RomaniaRussiaRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Martin (Dutch part)Saint Martin (French part)Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia/Sandwich IslandsSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Kingdom (UK)United States (US)United States (US) Minor Outlying IslandsUnited States (US) Virgin IslandsUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVaticanVenezuelaVietnamWallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweReferred byHow did you find out about this event?SUBMIT URL:https://biaaz.org/event/rays-of-hope-2027/ LOCATION:Ability 360 Center\, 5025 E. Washington Street\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85034 CATEGORIES:IN-PERSON ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://biaaz.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-ROHBIAAZ-Logo_1200.png ORGANIZER;CN="Brain Injury Association of Arizona":MAILTO:info@biaaz.org GEO:33.4462827;-111.9733949 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ability 360 Center 5025 E. Washington Street Phoenix AZ 85034;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5025 E. Washington Street:geo:-111.9733949,33.4462827 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR