Carole Starr, M.S. is the founder and facilitator of the Maine-based volunteer group Brain Injury Voices. Carole sustained a brain injury in a car accident in 1999, which changed her life dramatically. Her inspirational keynote speech “Never Give up on Happiness” has been well received by brain injury survivors, medical professionals and students. In 2010, Carole co-founded the volunteer group Brain Injury Voices, to give fellow survivors the opportunity to “pay it forward” and make a difference as educators, advocates and mentors. This year, the American Hospital Association recognized Voices’ impact and awarded them their prestigious Hospital Award for Volunteer Excellence. The only brain injury group to ever receive the award. For more: www.braininjuryvoices.org.