Larry Baxter
Secretary, Member of the Board, BIAF
Mr. Baxter serves on BIAF’s Executive Committee and is Co-Chair of the Fundraising Task Force. He is currently the Bureau Chief for Elder Rights for the Florida Department of Elder Affairs. Throughout his 35-year career, he has maintained an interest and involvement in national, state and community, youth, senior and family issues. He has a wealth of experience involving fundraising, programmatic planning, networking, volunteerism, and long/short term strategic planning. He has served on many professional Boards including the Senior Resource Alliance, Brevard County Advisory Board, and Chairman of Youth Services for the American Red Cross (Harrisburg). His background and experiences involve youth and elder populations, urban and rural communities, and family and individual support.
Gary Clarke, J.D.
Chair-Elect, Member of the Board, BIAF
Mr. Clarke serves on BIAF’s Executive Committee, Legislative Task Force and Sports Concussion Task Force. He is currently a partner at Sternstein, Rainer & Clarke, P.A. in Tallahassee and has spent over 40 years in public policy. In his practice he represents various hospitals, nursing homes, physicians, and practice management companies before Florida’s regulatory agencies. Mr. Clarke spent 14 years in public service. He served as Deputy Director for Health with the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitation Services and as the State Medicaid Director. His professional activities include membership in over 20 organizations. He is the recipient of several awards including the Faulkner and Gray’s Health Care 500 Award and the Alumni Award for Outstanding Public Service from the University of California.
Patrick Gorman, Psy.D.
Chairman of the Board
Dr. Gorman is Chair of BIAF’s Executive Committee and member of the Sports Concussion Task Force. He is a licensed psychologist who is board certified in rehabilitation psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology. He maintains a private practice in Winter Park, Florida, where provides neuropsychological evaluation and treatment to children and adults who have sustained traumatic brain injuries and other neurological disorders. He is a nationally recognized speaker on the treatment of individuals with traumatic brain injury and a well a published author in neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation. Dr. Gorman is active in training psychological residents and practicum students in neuropsychological assessment and treatment. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (Div 22 - Rehabilitation Psychology), a fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, and a member of the International Neuropsychological Society and Florida Psychological Association.
Sean C. Orr, MD
Member of the Board, BIAF
Dr. Orr serves as Chair of BIAF’s Sports Concussion Task Force and a member of the Fundraising Task Force. He is a practicing, board-certified Neurologist at Baptist Neurologist, Inc., the Medical Director of the Stroke Center at Jacksonville Baptist Health System, and Team Neurologist for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL. Dr. Orr has devoted himself to treating and improving the quality of life for patients with all forms of brain injury.
Sue Maxwell
Member At Large, BIAF
Sue Maxwell, M.S.W. is known for her innovative health care leadership with over 25 years of experience in health education and services for seniors. Sue has served on several state, regional, and local Boards including President of the Florida Council on Aging, President of Southern Gerontological Society of America, and President of the Dr. Piper Center for Social Services. Sue is a strong activist for geriatric services and remains involved in promoting awareness of fall prevention. She is currently the Gerontology System Director for the Lee Memorial Health System in Fort Myers. Sue plans to work on TBI issues that help families cope, and to bring additional funding for these much needed services.
Ronald Hayes, Ph.D.
Member At Large, BIAF
Ronald Hayes, Ph.D. is co-founder of Banyan Biomarkers, Inc., a company dedicated to identifying blood bio-markers for identification of TBI. He is currently the Director of Banyan’s Clinical Programs and serves as Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. Dr. Hayes has more than 25 years of experience researching traumatic brain injury, including publishing more than 250 peer-reviewed papers and over 50 book chapters. Along with being Chairman for Banyan Biomarkers, Inc., Dr. Hayes has served as President of the National Neurotrauma Society and is on the Scientific Advisory Boards of the International Brain Injury Association and the International Neurotrauma Society. He was also the previous Director of the University of Florida’s Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Studies. Dr. Hayes is dedicated to raising awareness and identifying funding for programs and improved recovery of function.
Jack Kanfer
Member of the Board, BIAF
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Mr. Kanfer serves on BIAF’s Fundraising Task Force, and is co-founder of Brain Injury Association of America, formerly known as the National Head Injury Foundation. He is also one of the founding members of Brain Injury Association of Florida. Mr. Kanfer is currently President of Telecom Consulting Group located in Pompano Beach. He is the parent of a TBI survivor and serves his community in many ways. He is committed to ensure that families and survivors of brain injury receive the services that they need.
Brian Jacob
Member of the Board, BIAF
Mr. Jacob is currently a Programming Analyst for the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Bay Pines, FL. He earned his MBA at the University of South Florida and works in the healthcare technical profession. He is experienced in budgets, planning, recruitment, public relations and networking. Mr. Jacob is a veteran of the Gulf War and survived a traumatic brain injury from a car crash. With both professional and personal experiences he is committed to the needs of survivors and their family members- both civilian and military.
John Prosser
Member of the Board, BIAF
Mr. Prosser is currently the Chief Executive Officer for G.F. Wright Company and has over forty-two years of business and leadership experience serving as Chief Financial Officer and in operations. Mr. Prosser survived a traumatic brain injury from a skiing accident and after attending BIAF's annual event he wanted to commit his knowledge and skills to helping grow the organization. In a volunteer capacity he serves as the Chairman of the Board for a not for profit organization in Massachusetts for persons with developmental disabilities helping to grow their budget from 15 million to 150 million annually.
Valerie Breen
Ex-Officio Member of the Board, BIAF
CEO and President, BIAF
Ms. Breen is the President and CEO for BIAF and serves on all Committees and Task Forces. She has worked for BIAF as Project Director of several federal traumatic brain injury grants administered through BIAF, Director of Development and Associate Executive Director. She is responsible for both public and private fundraising, program development, administration and finance. Ms. Breen received her Master’s degree in Social Administration from Case Western Reserve University, School of Applied Social Sciences in 1980 and has worked in the fields of developmental disability, spinal cord injury, brain injury and chronic illness since that time. Ms. Breen has served on several Boards. She is a recognized consultant in the field of brain injury, spinal cord injury, and non-profit management and is a nationally recognized speaker in the field of traumatic brain injury.
Frank Toral
Member of the Board, BIAF
Past Chairman, BIAF
Mr. Toral serves on the Executive Committee, Chair of the Board Development and Leadership Committee, and member of BIAF’s Fundraising Task Force. He is currently senior partner at the Law Offices of Toral Garcia Battista, a brain and spinal cord injury law firm in Florida. Prior to developing the firm in 1995 he served as assistant state attorney, working in the Office of the Broward County State Attorney. It was during his tenure with the state attorney’s office that Mr. Toral began to notice a familiar pattern: many people, due to language barriers or social-economic status, had poor access to legal counsel. This realization caused him to take an active interest in helping such individuals, and he left the state attorney’s office to focus on personal injury law. As part of his desire to give back to the community, Mr. Toral established the Toral Family Foundation with the mission to provide hope and improve the lives of all persons and their families impacted by a brain or spinal cord injury through research, education and access to community resources.
Johnny Jallad
Member of the Board, BIAF
Mr. Jallad serves as Chair of BIAF’s Legislative Task Force. Retired from Accredited Surety and Casualty Company in 2009, Mr. Jallad worked in the private sector for most of his career developing agriculture projects in Northern and West Africa exporting United States agriculture and technology with expertise in turn key operations. Mr. Jallad is currently a member of the Board for Florida Winter Park Hospital and Co-Chair of the Orange County Sheriff Advisory Board. He has served as the former Director of the F.B.I. Citizens Academy where he is still a member, Director for the Civil Board in Winter Park, Executive, Director for Crime Line and Chair of the Legislative Committee for the Florida Surety Association.
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