About Us

History

The founders of BINA experienced the upheaval of brain injury firsthand when a close family member suffered a severe stroke at the young age of 27. BINA was created in 2003 to ensure that brain injury survivors and their families are not alone as they struggle to navigate the overwhelming journey along the road to rehabilitation.

Since our founding, we have assisted over 5,000 individuals with neurological, spinal, and medically complex diagnoses and thousands more of their close family members. We are the only organization based in the Jewish community providing a unique and comprehensive system of services to stroke, brain injury, and spinal injury survivors and their families.

Our Team

Chavie Glustein, CBIS

cglustein@binausa.org
Founder and Director

Shani Ehrenpreis, PhD

sehrenpreis@binausa.org
Educational Advocate

Elana Felder

efelder@binausa.org
Program Coordinator

Tzippy Friedler

tfriedler@binausa.org
Care Navigator, Referral Specialist

Leah Horowitz

lhorowitz@binausa.org
Insurance Advocate, Homecare Coordinator

Chani Kahn, LAC

ckahn@binausa.org
Family Support

Avi Krakauer

akrakauer@binausa.org
Director of Development

Channa Leibowitz, MS, CCC-SLP

cleibowitz@binausa.org
Spinal Injury Services, Referral Specialist

Esther Nemetsky, PA-C, MS

enemetsky@binausa.org
Medical Advocate, Referral Specialist

Elchanan Schwarz, LMHC, LPC

eschwarz@binausa.org
Director of Crisis Intervention and Family Support

Rochel Zoldan, PT

rzoldan@binausa.org
Referral Specialist, South Florida

Board of Directors

Naftali Horowitz, Chair

Richard Bobo

Chavie Glustein

Avi Schron

Rabbinical Advisory Board

Rabbi Shlomo Feivel Schustal

Rabbi David Ozeiry

Rabbi Eytan Feiner

Rabbi Elya Brudny

Rabbi Yaakov Bender