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YOUR VOTED NEEDED… Kimberly Strub, Schurig Center Volunteer Honored as Good Neighbor Finalist

Schurig Center is thrilled to share that the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) has honored our volunteer Board President Kimberly Strub as a 2019 Good Neighbor finalist.

photo of good neighbor finalist Kim StrubNAR, the nation’s largest trade association, uses the Good Neighbor Award to honor Realtors® who have made a positive impact on their communities through extraordinary volunteer service. This year marks the 20th year of the Good Neighbor Awards program. During that time, NAR has awarded $1.3 million in grants to more than 200 nonprofits led by Good Neighbor honorees.

Kim is one of ten Realtors® being honored this year who have donated their time, money and passion to enrich the lives of the people in their communities. On October 2, five winners will be named from among the ten finalists and will receive a $10,000 grant and national media exposure for their nonprofit.

“The Good Neighbor finalists inspire and motivate action for the greater good,” said Tracey Fellows, acting CEO of realtor.com, the primary sponsor of the Good Neighbor Awards. “Realtor.com is proud to shine a spotlight on these Realtors®, who truly bring the value of community home.”

Vote for Kim Strub by September 28

The public is invited to vote online for their favorite finalist. The top three vote getters will win bonus grants of $2,500, $1,250 and $1,250, respectively, for their nonprofit. Voting is easy, no email opt-in is needed. Just click the box next Kim’s photo! You can also vote multiple times. Cast your vote at realtor.com/goodneighbor between August 28 and September 28.

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Congratulations, Kim!

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Schurig Center Welcomes New Board Member Mari Avedano

Schurig Center for Brain Injury Recovery is pleased to announce that survivor advocate and community volunteer Mari Avedano has joined its Board of Directors.

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Photo of Mari AvedanoMs. Avedano is a dedicated, experienced community volunteer who actively volunteers her time with several Marin non-profits, including North Marin Community Services, Gilead House, Novato Museums Association, and Novato Senior Citizens Club. She is currently on the Board of Soroptimist International of Novato and also recently completed the Novato Leadership Program. Ms. Avedano also brings with her professional experience in administration, human resources, and information technology with companies such as Fair Isaac, Technology Partners, and Maier, Siebel Baber.

As a traumatic brain injury survivor, Ms. Avedano brings personal knowledge of the unique challenges that survivors and their families face as they rebuild their lives after a brain injury or stroke. She first became involved with Schurig Center in 2015 as a client during her recovery. Later, as her recovery progressed, she transitioned to volunteering as an assistant in the center’s cognitive computer therapy class to help others on their journey to recovery.

Ms. Avedano is excited to apply her talents as an ambassador for Schurig Center to support the organization’s fundraising and community outreach efforts as well as acting as an advocate for survivors and their families. “We are pleased to welcome Ms. Avedano. Her experience and skills will help Schurig Center with outreach to donors and to those whose lives have been impacted by brain injury,” shared Schurig Center’s Board of Directors Chair Kimberly Strub.

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Schurig Center Welcomes Two New Board Members

Schurig Center for Brain Injury Recovery is pleased to announce that Larkspur Mayor, Catherine Way, RN, MSN, JC, and Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Neurologist, Dr. Jonathan E. Artz, MD, have joined its Board of Directors.

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Catherine Way, RN MSN, JD Mayor of Larkspur

Catherine Way was elected to the Larkspur City Council in 2013. She is a retired registered nurse whose clinical practice included surgical and transplant nursing. She currently is a partner in a surgical-legal consulting firm which assists with surgical error malpractice cases. As the daughter of a stroke survivor, she also brings personal knowledge of the unique challenges that brain injury survivors and their families face to regain physical, emotional, and psychological health after an injury. Ms. Way is a dedicated public servant and an active community volunteer who has shared her time and talents with several organizations, including Katherine Delmar Burke School, Redwood High School Foundation, Larkspur’s Citizen Emergency Advisory Committee, Twin Cities Disaster Council, and the Marin County Search and Rescue team.

Ms. Way is excited to join the team at Schurig Center and act as a representative of the organization, sharing “I have met and worked with so many people in Marin, from a variety of backgrounds and institutions. This provides me the opportunity to reach out to different groups and inform them about the work and much-needed services provided by Schurig Center.”

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Dr. Jonathan Artz, MD
Neurologist, Kaiser Permanente San Rafael

Dr. Jonathan Artz is the newly appointed Medical Director of the Stroke Program at Kaiser San Rafael where he learned of Schurig Center while treating patients who participate in the organization’s rehabilitative programs. He also serves as a Permanente Medical Group Physician Recruitment Ambassador and Program Director for Cog Smart. He is actively involved in health care technology, quality of care, and physician health and wellness. Dr. Artz is passionate about heightening community awareness of head injury prevention and improving resource networks in our community. He is looking forward to increasing the partnership between Kaiser Permanente and Schurig Center in 2016 through Kaiser San Rafael’s Concussion Program. Dr. Artz also brings non-profit experience gained over three years as Chief of Ideas with the Sustainable Sports Foundation.

“We are honored to have a physician of Dr. Artz’s caliber join our Board of Directors. His understanding of brain injury and experience working with patients as they rehabilitate is an invaluable addition to our team. As a community based non-profit serving the needs of people after they have received formal medical treatment, partnerships with physicians like Dr. Artz enable us to provide the best care possible as survivors and their families continue the process of healing,” shares Patricia Gill, Executive Director of Schurig Center.