Angie Jackson, MS-CCC/SLP, MBA, CBIST-AP holds master’s degrees in Speech-Language Pathology and Business from Missouri State University. She has practiced in multiple settings and has been working specifically in brain injury since 2003. She was at Pate Rehabilitation in Dallas, TX from 2003 until 2022. She initially started at Pate Rehabilitation as a Program Manager for the Residential Program which included managing, training and providing on-going education for the residential staff. She moved to the Marketing Department in 2006 and held various roles in that department until leaving in 2022. Currently, she is the Director of Referrals and Admissions at On With Life neuro-rehabilitation program in Ankeny, IA. She has worked with clinical evaluators and external referral sources to educate patients and families on brain injury rehabilitation programming and navigate the process of admission. She has also functioned as a clinical educator and patient advocate. She has a good understanding of the state mandates and how they impact individuals with brain injuries and their coverage on their insurance policies in different states. She has been involved in many committees such as The Texas Walk for Brain Injury in 2011; The Brain Injury Business and Professional Council, co-chair of the membership committee and on the Brain Injury Business Practice College planning committee since 2014. As a CBIST, she has also been instrumental in the training and certification of numerous staff as CBIS over the years at her facility as well as nationally and internationally. Outside of work, Ms. Jackson enjoys traveling the world to soak up as many cultures as possible.