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On Feb 16, 2012 Sherise Smith, ThinkFirst of Northern Nevada Chapter Director and Andrew Simpson, VIP presented on brain and spine injury prevention to 150 students at Reno High School. The Presentations were met with enthusiasm and interest. Andrew will serve as a model of ThinkFirst VIPs with an enthusiastic response from staff and students. If you are interested in having Sherise present at your middle or high school, contact sherise via email on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Josh Morros, 20, is a Voice of Injury Prevention (VIP) for ThinkFirst Northern Nevada. Josh was a professional off- road racer, sponsored by Kawasaki, when he sustained a traumatic brain injury racing in a national race in August of 2008. He was in a coma for 24 days and then battled through a long road of rehabilitation to be where he is today. In June of 2011, he returned to the road as he rode his bicycle from Reno, Nevada, to the Brain Injury Association of America headquarters in Virginia to raise awareness for brain injury. His passion for spreading the word about brain injury prevention to Northern Nevada youth is great. We are excited to have Josh as part of the ThinkFirst Northern Nevada team.

Drew Simpson, 21, is ThinkFirst Northern Nevada’s first Voice of Injury Prevention (VIP). Drew is a 2008 graduate of Reno High School and was a Nevada All State Baseball Player his senior year. He was recruited by Feather River College to play baseball the next year. In the early fall of his freshman year at Feather River College, he sustained a severe brain injury from a fall. He was in a coma for two weeks. He emerged from his coma on September 11, 2008, and faced a long road of recovery from his traumatic brain injury. Drew fought back with tenacity and eventually returned to the baseball mound less than a year after his injury to play for the Reno Knights in the summer of 2009. He returned to Feather River for the 2009-2010 school year and went on to pitch at the college level that year. He returned to Reno the following year to attend UNR and is currently working at RC Willey. Drew has a passion for spreading hope to others and to be a voice of prevention to Northern Nevada youth.