Dr. Denise Spirou is being recognized for her efforts as a teacher and, later, an administrator serving gifted students at private schools in Florida.
Every 23 seconds someone in the U.S. suffers a brain injury. For its work to improve the quality of life for brain injury survivors and their families living in San Diego County, we present the San Diego Brain Injury Foundation with the 2016 Laura Joyner award.
The inaugural winner of the Laura Joyner award is Dr. Jessica Reyes for her work preventing lead poisoning among children.