Acknowledgments

On behalf of the Connecticut State Board of Education, the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) extends its thanks to the contributors to and/or reviewers of the 2015 CSDE Concussion Education Plan and Guidelines for Connecticut Schools.

• Stephanie Knutson, MSN, RN, CSDE, Project Manager
• Pippa Bell Ader, Parents Concussion Coalition
• Thomas Boudreau, Education Consultant, CSDE
• Diana Coyne, Parents Concussion Coalition
• John Frassinelli, MS, RD, Bureau Chief, Bureau of Health/Nutrition, Family Services and Adult Education, CSDE
• Carrie Kramer, MA, CRC, CBIS, Brain Injury Alliance of CT
• Karen Laugel, MD, FAAP, Pediatric Care Associates of CT, HeadZone, LLC
• Jean Mee, Ed.D, CSDE, Physical Education and School Health Education Consultant
• Theresa Miyashita, Ph.D., ATC, PES, CES, Athletic Training Education Program, Sacred Heart University
• Karissa Niehoff, Ed.D, Executive Director, Connecticut Association of Schools/Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference
• Carl W. Nissen, MD, Elite Sports Medicine, Connecticut Children's Medical Center
• Chinedu R. Okeke MD, MPH-TM, MPA Connecticut State Department of Public Health
• Deb Shulansky, JD, CBIS, Brain Injury Alliance of CT
• Louis B. Todisco, JD, Staff Attorney, CSDE
• Jillian Wood, Executive Director, CT Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics