Michael
Davis was a Certified Brain Injury Specialist and an independent Case
Manager specializing in traumatic brain and spinal injury cases.
Since 1985 Mr. Davis had been a consultant to attorneys,
insurance companies, families, survivors and service providers lending
his expertise in the areas of case reviews, rehabilitation needs
assessment, educational/vocational planning, access to resources and
life care plan implementation. He was actively involved in public
education, program development and advocacy throughout his many years of
service in the field of rehabilitation.
Mr.
Davis was the President, Co-Founder and past Executive Director
of the Brain Injury Association of West Virginia (formerly the West
Virginia Head Injury Foundation).
He served on the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury
Association of West Virginia and was former Chairperson of the Ethics and
Standards Committee of the Brain
Injury Association (formerly the National Head Injury Foundation).
Over the years Mr. Davis served on the Advisory Boards of several
rehabilitation facilities as well as other health related organizations
including the WV TBI/SCI Rehabilitation Fund Board.
Mr.
Davis was instrumental in promoting quality assurance criteria in
areas including programming and ethical marketing practices while
emphasizing the rights of survivors and families. Through his
professional career and personal experience, Mr. Davis earned
respect for his expertise on the educational and psychosocial problems
inherent to survivors of traumatic injuries and their families.
In 1988 Mr. Davis received the
'Distinguished
West Virginian Award’ for
his dedication to the rights of people with disabilities and his
legislative advocacy for the West Virginia Safety Belt Law and the
Americans With Disabilities Act.
Mr.
Davis was a distinguished Vietnam Veteran who studied Business
Administration, Public Relations and Marketing at West Virginia State
College.
He continued to further his experience and expertise in the field
of Rehabilitation and Case Management through his attendance at national
and local conferences and his presentation of numerous professional in-services.
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