The Value of Peer Support and Online Connections: TBI Survivors Network

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Craig Sicilia

After spending a decade as a behavioralist for persons with developmental disabilities as well as a strong advocate through people first Craig sustained a severe traumatic brain injury only to find no services or information in his part of the state and a very disconnected state system with little to no supports. So in 2008 after a year of rehab he decided to change things in his community to find out other communities were starving for the same thing.

Penny Condoll

Penny Condoll was a manager of a team of nurses and social workers in the hospital setting and had been a social work case manager for many years prior to sustaining a Traumatic Brain Injury in 2003 that changed her life forever. After a month in the hospital and another year in rehab Penny discovered that while she had spent her career counseling others on support and out-patient services there weren't sufficient support services for those with TBI.

She actively engaged in TBI advocacy, became involved with a support group, and committed her time to creating opportunities for other with TBI to embrace their TBI and lead productive lives while also educating others about the need to support and provide services for those with TBI. She currently serves as Vice Co-Chair on the Washington State TBI Advisory Council and is Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit Brain Energy Support Team. She also leads a large, active support group in Tacoma and actively advocates for peer-to-peer support as an essential part of the recovery process.