Meet our Board of Directors
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President
Brian’s wife. Nicole spent countless hours in the hospital with Brian providing her support during his recovery. She leads the creative and administration efforts for The Birdie Initiative.
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Vice President
He was struck by a car while walking outside his vehicle and suffered a traumatic brain injury. As a result he spent 4 months in the hospital recovering and continues his rehab to this day. His accident and subsequent recovery led to the creation of The Birdie Initiative
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Treasurer
Andi is Nicole’s mom and is a CPA in charge of our finances.
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Secretary
Eric is Brian’s brother and is our secretary. He provides additional support in the planning of the golf tournament.
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Board of Director member
Robert is Nicole’s dad and supports the planning of the golf tournament. He is our chief idea officer bringing new and innovative ideas thanks to his expertise in golf tournaments.
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Board of Director member
Keith is Nicole’s grandfather and is the reason we started the golf tournament. He proposed the idea originally while Brian was in still in the ICU. Keith is our primary fundraiser and worked countless hours for our inaugural tournament.
Who we are
The Birdie Initiative was established in 2025 as a fundraising golf tournament to support and raise awareness for traumatic brain injury.
In January 2025 Brian (our VP) was struck by a car as a pedestrian while walking after his car broke down. He spent several months in the hospital, was in a coma, and suffered a traumatic brain injury. This whole experience really turned all our lives upside down but one exciting thing that happened as a result is The Birdie Initiative was born. Our inaugural golf tournament was held in August 2025 and was a great success. The success of the tournament led to a natural evolution of The Birdie Initiative to become a 501(c)3 non-profit organization where all our proceeds can support additional patients who with traumatic brain injuries.
One of the hospitals Brian spent time in and still goes to for outpatient therapy was Craig Hospital in Englewood. They are a non-profit hospital that specializes in brain injury and only treats patients with brain injury and/or spinal cord injuries. Craig Hospital Foundation will be who receives the proceeds from the golf tournament this year.
For more information on Brian’s journey here is a link to the blog Nicole started that contains the history as well as continuous updates.
