Ms. McDonnell is the Advocacy and Affiliate Specialist for the Brain Injury Association of America; she is the former Executive Director of the Brain Injury Association of Virginia. She has a BS in Occupational Therapy from the Medical College of Virginia, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Health Care Management from Old Dominion University, and a Master of Public Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Anne has over 35 years of experience in brain injury rehabilitation and advocacy across a continuum of hospital and community-based settings. She is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist Trainer and Chair of the VCU TBI Model Systems Advisory Board. In 2011, she was named one of the “Influential Women of Virginia” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly. In 2014, she received the State Association Leadership Award by the Brain Injury Association of America. In 2015, she was chosen to serve with 50 of the nation’s top brain injury researchers and clinicians on the Icahn School of Medicine project to develop Guidelines for the Rehabilitation of Adults with Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. And in 2020, she was presented with the William A.B. Ditto Excellence in Public Policy from the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators.