Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin

Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin Committed to serving the over 50,000 individuals with brain injury in Wisconsin.

Tonight we would like to introduce our next speaker for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual c...
05/18/2026

Tonight we would like to introduce our next speaker for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual conference on May 18 and 19 at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, WI. Please meet...

Emily Wheeler

Emily Wheeler currently serves as Program Manager of the Special Needs Trust Program at Life Navigators, helping individuals and families around Wisconsin protect their public benefits and plan for their futures. Emily has over 10 years of experience in the disability services community. Prior work experience of Emily’s includes working in case management and workforce development within the disability community. Emily graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology and minor in Public and Environmental Affairs.

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Today we would like to introduce our next speaker for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual con...
05/17/2026

Today we would like to introduce our next speaker for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual conference on May 18 and 19 at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, WI. Please meet...

Alec Wendelboe, BS

Alec Wendelboe currently serves as the Education and Community Outreach Manager at the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance since May 2021, where responsibilities include presenting workshops on brain injury and stroke basics and coordinating educational Lunch & Learn sessions for social service professionals. Previous experience includes working as a Case Manager at the same organization, providing Waiver Case Management services. Earlier roles include Research Assistant at the Wesley and Lorene Artz Cognitive Neuroscience Center, Sales Associate at Dunham's Sports, and Construction Worker at Front Street Construction. Alec holds a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from Hamline University, obtained in 2021, and graduated from Albert Lea Senior High School in 2018.

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Today we would like to introduce our next speaker for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual con...
05/16/2026

Today we would like to introduce our next speaker for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual conference on May 18 and 19 at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, WI. Please meet...

Michael J. Ward, MD

Dr. Ward is a graduate of The University of Michigan Medical School where he also completed residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He specialized in clinical care for children and adults with traumatic brain injuries for 36 years including 24 years with the Clearview Brain Injury Center. He is currently an Associate Professor in Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin Hospital, where academic activities included coordination of educational programs for medical students in a multidisciplinary neuroscience course and for residents in medical care and rehabilitation after brain injury.

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Today we would like to introduce our next speaker for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual con...
05/16/2026

Today we would like to introduce our next speaker for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual conference on May 18 and 19 at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, WI. Please meet...

Katie Strong, Ph.D. CCC-SLP

Dr. Katie Strong is an Associate Professor at Central Michigan University where she leads the Strong Story Lab. With over 30 years of experience as a speech-language pathologist, Katie partners with people living with aphasia and brain injury to co-construct stories that support identity, hope, and healing. Her work is grounded in the belief that everyone deserves to tell their story - and that clinicians play a vital role in making that possible

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Today we would like to introduce our next speaker for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual con...
05/15/2026

Today we would like to introduce our next speaker for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual conference on May 18 and 19 at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, WI. Please meet...

Audrey Nelson, MS
In 1981 Audrey experienced a brain Injury in a car accident during her Freshman year of college; she was 18. In 1983, she was a co-founder and facilitator of a brain injury support group in Eau Claire that met for over 30 years.

Audrey earned a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) in 1987 and subsequently, a Graduate degree in Vocational Rehabilitation in 1994. Since 1985, she has had several different roles on the board of directors of the Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin. She also currently serves on the Mayo Clinic Brain Injury Advisory Board. Audrey began Reality Unlimited, LLC in 1995, providing residential care for individuals with brain injury. She recently sold this company and is looking forward to the next chapter in her work in brain injury advocacy. One of her most exciting projects was started in 2020, a brain injury & poetry support group that recently published a book of poetry.

She is the mother of 3 adult children and recently, a proud grandmother who loves to spend time with her family.

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Today we would like to introduce our next speaker for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual con...
05/13/2026

Today we would like to introduce our next speaker for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual conference on May 18 and 19 at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, WI. Please meet...

Robert Karol, Ph.D., LP, ABPP-RP, CBIST

Dr. Karol is President of a group private practice, Karol Neuropsychological Services & Consulting, in Minneapolis, that specializes in counseling for persons with brain injury and other disabilities, neuropsychological and rehabilitation evaluations, program development consultation for organizations, workshops & staff training, and case consultation for providers, insurers, and attorneys.

Dr. Karol has also recently served as Vice President of Brain Injury Services responsible for Brain Injury Services’ programmatic leadership, marketing, and admissions for a provider of long-term care, assisted living facilities, and other services through specialty programs across multiple states. Prior work was as Director of a hospital based behavioral program for people with challenging levels of behavioral dyscontrol who had failed other programs, but were able to return to the community through his program.

Dr. Karol is Board Certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) as a Rehabilitation Psychologist and is Certified by the Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists (ACBIS) as a Certified Brain Injury Specialist Trainer (CBIST). He received the American Psychological Association Rehabilitation Division Lifetime Practice Excellence Award in 2015 for “excellence in clinical practice and contributions to the field of rehabilitation psychology.” He is a member of the Minnesota Academy of Medicine.

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Today we would like to introduce our next speaker for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual con...
05/12/2026

Today we would like to introduce our next speaker for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual conference on May 18 and 19 at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, WI. Please meet...

Francis Jareczek, MD, PhD
Dr. Frank Jareczek is an assistant professor of neurosurgery with subspecialty training in neurocritical care and endovascular neurosurgery. Dr. Jareczek grew up in the southwest suburbs of Chicago and obtained degrees in biomedical engineering and biology from Boston University. He returned to the Midwest for combined MD/PhD training at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, where his thesis work on the neurobiology of pain led to a PhD in Neuroscience. Dr. Jareczek then completed neurosurgical residency at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He pursued additional fellowship training in neurocritical care with the goal of being able to comprehensively manage all body systems in his critically ill neurosurgical patients to optimize their overall outcome. His advanced training in endovascular neurosurgical techniques has equipped him with the skillset to offer more minimally invasive approaches to treating brain aneurysms and vascular malformations, as well as the ability to effectively treat patients with vessel blockages causing strokes. Dr. Jareczek has a strong interest in training the next generation of neurosurgeons and neurocritical care providers and is actively involved in many local and regional teaching activities.

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Today we would like to introduce our next speaker for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual con...
05/10/2026

Today we would like to introduce our next speaker for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual conference on May 18 and 19 at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, WI. Please meet...

Emma Janes

Emma Janes is a Trust Information Coordinator at the disability services agency, Life Navigators. Since earning her Bachelor of Social Work in 2018 at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, she has worked as a social services professional in community case management, medical case management, and disability services. In her role as Trust Information Coordinator, she helps educate individuals, families, and professionals on special needs trusts as a planning tool for financial and benefit management. Emma values meeting people where they are at in order to help build bridges for them to connect with the resources they need.

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Today we would like to introduce our next speaker for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual con...
05/07/2026

Today we would like to introduce our next speaker for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual conference on May 18 and 19 at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, WI. Please meet...

Valerie Frazer, OD, FCOVD
Before entering optometry school, Dr. Valerie Frazer received her BA in human physiology from Southern Illinois University with additional studies in the areas of psychology and literature. After graduating from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee, Dr. Frazer moved to Wisconsin to complete a yearlong residency with a concentration in vision therapy and functional vision. Two years later, she achieved her board certification in these same areas from the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) now known as the Optometric Vision Development and Rehabilitation Association (OVDRA). Dr. Frazer sees patients in both the Madison (Waunakee) and Waukesha locations.

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Today we would like to introduce our next speaker for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual con...
05/03/2026

Today we would like to introduce our next speaker for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual conference on May 18 and 19 at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, WI. Please meet...

Robert Frank, MSN, APNP, A-GNP, PMHNP

Robert is a board-certified nurse practitioner in both psychiatric/mental health and adult-gerontology care. He earned his Master’s degree in Nursing from Marian University in Fond du Lac and completed his Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification (PMHNP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Robert’s clinical background spans intensive care, cardiology, and correctional health nursing. His career as a nurse practitioner began in primary care, practicing for four years before pursuing his certification in mental health. For the past eight years, Robert has specialized in brain injury recovery and also provides care in community outpatient mental health, subacute inpatient behavioral health units, memory care settings, and a residential facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

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Today we would like to introduce our next speakers for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual co...
04/28/2026

Today we would like to introduce our next speakers for this years 2026 Brain Injury Association of Wisconsin’s annual conference on May 18 and 19 at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, WI. Please meet...

Mark Cicero, MD, FAAP

Mark X. Cicero MD, FAAP is an associate professor in the section of pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) at the Yale School of Medicine. Prior to this appointment, he completed medical school at State University of New York at Buffalo, pediatrics residency and chief residency at the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, and PEM fellowship at Yale. He has designed experiential and didactic curricula in pediatric disaster medicine, and has published original research about disaster medicine educational strategies. His research is sponsored by Emergency Medical Services for Children and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. He has served nationally as a consultant for prehospital and hospital pediatric disaster preparedness. Firsthand disaster experience includes hurricane Isabel in Norfolk VA, as well as an epidemic. He serves as the chair of the pediatrics committee of the National Association of EMS Physicians, and on the National Biodefense Science Board.

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