About the Speakers
5th Annual International
ADHD Coaches Conference
The Many Faces of ADHD
March 23—March 25, 2012
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- Leasha Barry, PhD
- Alan Brown
- Jay Carter
- Sherry Clarke
- Diane Dempster
- Terry Dickson, MD
- Kyle Dopfel
- Laurie Dupar
- Wilma Fellman
- Trudi Gaines, EdD
- Carol Gignoux
- David Giwerc
- Evelyn Polk Green
- Rick Green
- Madelyn Griffith-Haynie
- Gina Hiatt, PhD
- Virginia Hurley, EdD
- Chana Klein
- Jennifer Koretsky
- Joyce Kubik
- Kari Lewis, EdD
- Wendy Lippard
- Karen Lowry
- Tara McGillicuddy
- Ron Minson, MD
- Nadine Nassar
- David Nowell, PhD
- Charles Parker, MD
- Daniel Pruitt
- Sheryl Pruitt
- Peggy Ramundo
- Rudy Rodriguez
- Linda Roggli
- Beverly Rohman
- Candace Taylor
- Elaine Taylor-Klaus
- Joan Teach, PhD
- Robert Tudisco, Esq.
- Linda Walker
- Pat Wood
Leasha Barry, PhD
A New View: Behavioral Coaching for Prevention of Delinquency and Recidivism; Implications for Public Policy
ADHD Communities
Leasha Barry, PhD, BCBA-D is Professor at the University of West Florida, and Director of the Office of Applied Behavior Analysis at UWF. Dr. Barry conducts applied research, targeting early interventions for at risk populations in home, school, and community settings. Dr. Barry has worked extensively with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, and other developmental and learning disabilities. She provides intervention, supervision, education, and consultation services in home, school, and community settings. Dr. Barry has published articles in the areas of positive behavioral intervention, early intervention, and family systems, and has presented papers at numerous international, national, and regional conferences.
Alan P. Brown
The Impact of Digital Story-Telling on ADHD Coaching
Technology for Group Coaching & Education
An executive and entrepreneur, Alan’s most recent start-up, Crusher Solutions, LLC, markets the ADD Crusher video series. Undiagnosed until well into adulthood, Alan’s untreated ADHD manifested itself in all-too-familiar ways – academic and professional underachievement, failed relationships, substance abuse, etc. Once diagnosed, he found it difficult to learn coping strategies from the many books available (being a poor reader like many ADDers) – and so developed his own strategies while building a successful advertising career. The resulting 10 “Ways” comprise the curriculum in ADD Crusher Videos I and II. With the unique ADHD learning style and the power of digital media in mind, Alan has created interactive, engaging and edgy videos for his fellow ADDers and others who seek higher productivity and greater life fulfillment.
Jay Carter
The Power of Mind Mapping for the ADHD Brain
Innovative Approaches and Successful Models
ACO Coach Jay Carter has a passion for personal productivity and ADHD issues in the workplace. As a manager of a Fortune 100 company, Jay uses mind mapping in project planning and presentation creation and leads a mind mapping special interest group. Jay currently serves as Chairman of the Board for the Minnesota affiliate of the US Business Leadership Network, a non-profit that helps companies and individuals with disability issues in the workplace. Jay speaks at various conferences about ADHD in the Workplace and the benefits of coaching. As an ADDCA graduate, Jay works with a select group of ADHD clients and companies through his company, Hyperfocused Coaching Systems, LLC Jay also produces the ADHD Weekly Podcast.
Sherry Clarke
Caring for YOUR ADHD: Understanding – Embracing — Celebrating
Self Care for Clients & Coaches
Sherry Clarke is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and ADD Coach Academy graduate who works with individuals, couples, and support groups for ADHD adults. Having been a therapist for 18 years, she has extensive experience in this field and has a passion for working with ADHD adults across the country. Several of her six adult children and 11 grandchildren have ADHD, which gives her personal as well as professional knowledge and expertise. She actively promotes mind/body/spirit balance in her own and clients’ lives and is very active in her faith community.
Terry Dickson, MD
Neuroscience of ADHD for Coaches
Neuroscience and ADHD
Terry M. Dickson M.D., ACG specializes in ADHD. He is the Founder and Director of The Behavioral Medicine Clinic of NW Michigan supporting children, adolescents, and adults with ADHD. His passion led him to the coaching profession as he feels it meets a need that medication cannot fill. He coaches adults and has a special interest in how ADHD affects relationships. Dr. Dickson has been a principal investigator for several ADHD medication trials, has published articles, contributed to book chapters, is interviewed nationally on radio and TV, as well as CHADD’s Ask an Expert online. Dr. Dickson was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and both of his children have ADHD. Find him on the web at: www.addrelationshipcoach.com.
Kyle Dopfel
The ADHD Harm Reduction Project
Innovative Approaches and Successful Models
Kyle Dopfel is a recent graduate of Duke University, currently serving as an AmeriCorps*VISTA based out of Wilmington, Delaware. Kyle is the project coordinator for the ADHD Harm Reduction Project, a program aiming to reduce recidivism by providing increased support for prisoners with ADHD.
Laurie Dupar
Top Three Medication Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Neuroscience and ADHD
As a trained Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Senior Certified ADHD Coach, Laurie Dupar knows that understanding ADHD is the biggest step to managing the symptoms. In simple, yet professional everyday language, she helps her clients understand their ADHD, navigate through the treatment maze, and design the best strategies to manage their ADHD challenges to create lasting change. Laurie has specialized in ADHD for the past nine years. She is the editor and co-author of 365 ways to succeed with ADHD, and the author of the popular book, Brain Surfing and 31 other Awesome Qualities of ADHD. She is a guest blogger for Healthyplace.com and is a sought-after speaker, educator, and mentor on ADHD and coaching. You can find out more at: www.CoachinhgforADHD.com
Wilma Fellman
Working on Career Issues with the ADHD Client: Gaining Expertise in Assisting ADHD Individuals in Making Good Career Decisions
Advanced Coach Training
Wilma Fellman, M.Ed., LPC has been a Career Counselor, for over 28 years, specializing in ADHD, LD, and other challenges. She is the author of: The Other me: Poetic Thoughts on ADD for Adults, Kids and Parents, and contributing author of Understanding Women with ADHD. The Second Edition of her career development book, Finding A Career That Works For You, contains a Special Foreword by Richard Nelson Bolles; author of What Color is Your Parachute? Wilma is a Past President of Michigan Career Development Association, served on the ADD Association (ADDA) Board for 8 years, and teaches online classes in career development for individuals, as well as for other service providers.
Trudi Gaines, EdD
A New View: Behavioral Coaching for Prevention of Delinquency and Recidivism; Implications for Public Policy
ADHD Communities
Trudi Gaines, EdD, LMHC, is an Assistant Professor and Director of Teacher Education Student Services in the School of Education at University of West Florida. Her areas of research interest include delinquency and recidivism prevention with a particular emphasis on ADHD as a factor in delinquency, and an emphasis on behavioral coaching interventions for that population. Her role in student services in teacher training has recently included student retention in higher education, with implementation of a Response to Intervention model, adapted for higher education.
Carol Gignoux
Building Bridges in ADHD Families with Positive Communication Strategies
Advanced Coach Training
Carol is a Senior Certified ADHD Coach, executive coach, trainer and motivational expert with over 35 years helping people realize their full potential and achieve maximum productivity. As the founder and CEO of ADD Insights, Carol’s passion is providing services that transform the lives of people with ADHD. Carol trains and supervises new ADHD coaches in the well recognized ADD Insights Coach Training Program, and was part founder of the Institute for the Advancement of ADHD Coaching (IAAC). She is a certified graduate of Coach U and received ICF certification as a Financial Coach. Carol is currently writing a book on the asset potential of people with ADHD.
David Giwerc
Permission to Proceed
Advanced Coach Training
David Giwerc, M.C.C., is Founder and President of the ADD Coach Academy (ADDCA). The Academy is the only comprehensive ADHD coach training program fully accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF), the governing body for the coaching profession. David is a Master Certified Coach with the ICF. He serves as an advisor to the Professional Association of ADHD Coaches (PAAC), and is a past president (2003-2006) of the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA), the world’s leading organization supporting adults with ADHD. David is the author of the groundbreaking book, Permission to Proceed, The Keys to Creating a Life of Passion Purpose, and Possibility for Adults with ADHD. In his debut book, David shares his proven method for gaining control of one’s life at home, work and in the community.
Evelyn Polk Green
The Social Injustice of Untreated ADHD
ADHD Communities
Evelyn Polk Green, M.Ed. is President of ADDA and is a past president of CHADD. An adult with AD/HD, Evelyn is also the mother of two sons with ADHD. Her current focus is on improving and reducing the stigma associated with mental health issues, particularly in urban, poor and minority communities. Ms. Green is a member of the Network on Children’s Mental Health and also serves as an advisor for two National Institute of Mental Health Centers. She is the recipient of several honors for her volunteer work in mental health. She is most proud of being honored by Beacon College as the first recipient of the ALiVE Award (Achieving Lifetime Vision and Excellence) for her advocacy work on behalf of children and adults with learning differences and ADHD. Ms Green has been employed by the Chicago Public Schools for over 20 years, where she uses her personal and professional experiences as teacher, mother, advocate, and consumer to develop, provide training, and support to families and professionals as Director of the Illinois STARNET project.
Rick Green
Making It Okay To Have ADHD/ADD
Self Care for Clients & Coaches
A graduate of the University of Waterloo, Rick was a demonstrator/teacher at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto, giving live presentations to students and the public. In 1980 he began a full-time career as a comedy writer, director, producer, and performer. He has written and performed in over 700 episodes of radio and television, with The Frantics, the Red Green Show, Prisoners of Gravity, and History Bites, and all programs he co-created. In 2009 he and his wife Ava, a TV editor/producer, made the film, ADD & Loving It?! about adult ADHD. The film has entertained and informed millions of PBS viewers. It also spawned www.TotallyADD.com which currently has over 20,000 members.
Madelyn Griffith-Haynie
Making the Connection: Brain-Based Coaching
Advanced Coach Training
Co-founder of the ADD Coaching field, Madelyn is a lifecoach pioneer. She is one of the first ADD Coaches, Certified Mentor Coaches, MCC-s and SCAC-s. Madelyn is founder/developer of the world’s first ADD-specific coaching curriculum, The Optimal Functioning Institute™, ADD-ICF, CU ADD SIG, and The ADD Hours™ with a seven-year background in training non-ADD Coaches as a CoachU Senior Trainer. She considers herself a Brain-based Systems Development Coach – an approach that works with individuals of all types: helping clients identify challenges and develop new ways to optimize strengths. She offers private, couples and group coaching, mentoring, and coaching groups for ADDers and loved ones.
Gina Hiatt, PhD
Recurring Revenue, Rock Star Results: Online Accountability Groups for ADHD
Business Building Opportunities
Gina Hiatt is a clinical psychologist with 30 years-experience in private practice, child guidance centers, adolescent day treatment centers, and more. She started her career as a neuropsychologist, and has specialized in cognitive-behavioral and group psychology. In 2003, she started working with professors and graduate students who had writer’s block. Known for her innovative, out-of-the box approach to solving problems, she created an online system that combined structure, daily accountability, cohesive small groups and coaching. Her first group of 10 people has grown to over 430 members and 10 online coaches. Gina licenses her system to coaches who want both predictable, leveraged income, and a high-value, reasonably priced service that works.
Virginia Hurley, EdD
The Time of Our Lives: Positive Psychology Coaching and ADHD
Advanced Coach Training
Dr. Virginia M. Hurley began her career as an English teacher in New York City public schools. Upon retiring, Virginia became a certified life coach, with additional training in Positive Psychology and the specialized needs of clients with ADHD. Virginia earned her doctorate from Fordham University, Executive Leadership Program. She specializes in Positive Psychology Coaching in the areas of time management, goal setting, and transitions. She is an advocate for ADHD clients in the areas of Beliefs and Competence. Her research interests include cognitive neuroscience studies in mindset, mindfulness, and memories. Her book, TimeSavor Coaching: A Positive Psychology Approach to ADHD was released in October, 2011. Virginia and her family have recently moved to the Lower Hudson Valley of Westchester, NY.
Chana Klein
Beyond Medication…Beyond Possibility: Energy Medicine for Challenges of ADHD, ASD & You
Self Care for Clients & Coaches
Chana Klein, MSEd, PCC, EEMCP, MACC, ACG, PACG, CCUG , EFT, NET, AGI, SSS®, has had more training and has earned more certifications than any coach or alternative medicine practitioner on the planet. She continues to gobble up new information as she participates in additional certification programs and integrates them into additional ways to help her clients. Chana is an ADHD and Autism Expert. She will draw from her experience with more than 1000 clients and from her innumerable trainings, most of which are grounded in Chinese Medicine, to share with you how to get magical results for yourself and for your clients. As an expert, certified storyteller, Chana enriches her presentations with moving stories from her own life and experience.
Jennifer Koretsky
How to Build a Thriving Coaching Business: Developing a Brand, Finding a Loyal Audience, and Communicating Effectively
Business Building Opportunities
Jennifer Koretsky, SCAC is the author of the Amazon.com best seller Odd One Out: The Maverick’s Guide to Adult ADD. She is a Senior Certified ADHD Coach, Founder of the ADD Management Group, LLC and Director of the annual Virtual ADHD Conference®. She specializes in coaching high-achieving adults with ADHD including business owners, entrepreneurs, executives, creative types, rule-breakers, and mavericks. Jennifer and her work have been featured in various media including NBC’s TODAY Show, The New York Times Magazine, The Times of London, ADDitude Magazine, AOL Health, and other international media. For more information and free resources, visit www.ADHDmanagement.com.
Joyce Kubik
Coaching College Students in an Academic Setting: How to collaborate with your college or university
Business Building Opportunities
Joyce is an Associate Member of the American Coaching Association where she received her coach training. During that same time, she returned to college after failing two previous attempts in the 70s, and earned two degrees in Psychology and Health Communications. She is the author of 4 books that teach life-long learning skills. She has written numerous articles about Attention Deficit Disorder and is a CHADD support group coordinator. She is a member of the Ohio Psychological Association, Board member for ADHD Coaches Organization and a member of the International Association of Coaches. She is also a certified Cogmed trainer and administrator for Working Memory Training. Over the past 12 years she has presented for CHADD, ADDA, ACO, hospitals, physicians, educators, families and more.
Kari Lewis, EdD
Exercise and ADHD
Self Care for Clients & Coaches
Kari Lewis has over twenty years’ experience working as a classroom teacher, educational consultant, parent workshop facilitator, teacher trainer, and program innovator. She has a doctorate in special education from North Carolina State University, and did post-doctoral work at the University of Kansas. Dr. Lewis co-developed the Challenge and Champions Program at North Carolina State University which was developed to integrate academics and physical fitness for middle school children with LD and/or ADHD. She was the educational coordinator for the MTA Study; this study is recognized as one of the foremost studies examining the most effective treatment for children with ADHD. Dr. Lewis is now in private practice as an ADHD coach for children and adults.
Wendy Lippard
Empowered Voices
ADHD Communities
As a professional trainer and ICF certified leadership coach, Wendy Lippard inspires others through interactive seminars on communication, leadership, and transformational thinking. She overcame her own fears and ADHD barriers through the power of coaching and has now led to well over 3,000 people across North America. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in journalism and mass communication from top-ranked University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill along with 15 years’ experience in corporate America and extensive training in transformational thinking. Ms. Lippard loves leading seminars in both men’s and women’s maximum and minimum security prisons and coaching people on both sides of the wall in fulfilling their dreams.
Karen Lowry
Advocacy in Elementary Schools: Leading to self-advocacy and success
ADHD Communities
Karen K Lowry has a BSN degree in nursing from the College of New Jersey and a Master’s degree in Pediatric nursing from the University of Pennsylvania. She has been a staff nurse in the pediatric ICU at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and also a nursing instructor at Holy Family University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Karen’s youngest son, 14, was diagnosed with ADHD combined type at age six with the co-existing disorders of dyslexia and anxiety. In her attempt to find information about ADHD, she became a certified Parent2Parent ADHD Family Instructor. Karen also acts as a coordinator for a satellite support group for CHADD. Throughout her continuous journey of advocacy for her son, she has also written a book, The Seventh Inning Sit: A Journey of ADHD. Karen has attended ADD Coach Academy and JST Coaching.
Tara McGillicuddy
Online Technology for ADHD Coaches: Connection, Collaboration and Clients
Technology for Group Coaching & Education
Tara McGillicuddy is a senior certified ADHD coach and internationally recognized ADHD expert. Tara has a passion for helping people affected by ADHD lead happy and productive lives through the use of online technology. Tara has spent the last decade connecting people affected by ADHD with education and support resources. She is the founder and director of addclasses.com a leading resource for virtual ADHD support and education. She is also the host of ADHD support talk radio, the #1 ADHD podcast on iTunes, and top self-help show on blog talk radio. In addition to her online ADHD resources, Tara also provides ADHD coaching to adults with ADHD.
Ron Minson, MD
iLs: A MultiSensory Approach to ADD/ADHD
Innovative Approaches and Successful Models
Ron Minson, M.D. – is one of the world’s foremost authorities on the clinical application of sound. Dr. Minson received his medical degree from UCLA School of Medicine and is board‐certified in Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Minson served as Chief of Psychiatry for Presbyterian Medical Center and Director of Behavioral Sciences at Mercy Hospital in Denver prior to integrating sound therapy into his psychiatric practice in 1990. He is currently the Clinical Director and Advanced Trainer for iLs.
Nadine Nassar
The Impact of Digital Story-Telling on ADHD Coaching
Technology for Group Coaching & Education
I am a personal ADHD Coach graduating from the PACG program of the ADD Coach Academy. I am also part of on-going programs related to learning and performance in Lebanon and the Near Eastern region. I am the operation lead for WE Synergize, an international training organization, leading their growth process in Lebanon and the Near Eastern region. I had previously a diverse spectrum of experiences: I have been a journalist since 2008, a content producer for the MTV television station in Lebanon, and a training coordinator for EU projects in Lebanon. I hold a B.A. in public Administration from the American University of Beirut, as well as a diploma in ICT, Business, and Livelihood Skills.
David Nowell, PhD
Strategic Behavioral Inquiry
Neuroscience and ADHD
David Nowell, Ph.D., is a clinical neuropsychologist interested in motivation, focus, and fully engaged living. In addition to a private practice, he also provides consultation to patients in rehabilitation and psychiatric hospital settings. Dr. Nowell earned his doctorate at the University of Alabama and completed an internship program in neuropsychology at Tulane University Medical Center. He has served as the clinical director of the Learning Disability Assessment Project, a program of the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Disability Evaluation Service. Dr. Nowell speaks internationally to clinicians managing ADHD/Processing Disorders, and applying findings from positive psychology. He blogs at PsychologyToday.com.
Charles Parker, MD
Useful New ADHD Biomedical Discoveries: Brain, Meds and Neurotransmitters
Neuroscience and ADHD
Dr. Charles Parker is a neuroscience consultant, writer, psycho pharmacologist, and a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist. He is also certified by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for SPECT brain neuroimaging. In the last 10 years incredible neuroscience evidence about the communication networks between the brain, the endocrine system and the immune system, encourage a complete rethinking of the many psychiatric platitudes and inadequate labels used currently to set treatment guidelines for ADHD patient care. Translating these new insights into useful, utilitarian packages will encourage improved treatment outcomes wherever they are applied.
Daniel Pruitt
So You Expect Them To Leave Home? Transition Pitfalls to Independence
ADHD Communities
Daniel Pruitt works as a professional coach at Parkaire Consultants. He holds the Certified Co-Active Coach designation (CPCC) from the Coaches Training Institute, the Professional Certified Coach designation (PCC) from the International Coaching Federation, and the Senior Certified ADD Coach designation (SCAC) from the Institute for the Advancement of ADD Coaching. He is one of the four co-leaders of the ADD SIG on CTI’s Co-Active Network. He has been a presenter at local, regional, national, and international conferences on the subject of coaching and neurological disorders.
Sheryl Pruitt
So You Expect Them To Leave Home? Transition Pitfalls to Independence
ADHD Communities
Sheryl K. Pruitt, M.Ed., ET/P, is the Clinical Director of Parkaire Consultants. Ms. Pruitt has served and is currently serving on several boards, including the National Tourette Syndrome Associations Education Committee, the Professional Advisory Board for North Atlanta and Central Georgia CHADD, and the Board of Directors for the National Association of Educational Therapists. She is also a member of the Professional Advisory Board of the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada. She has presented both nationally and internationally. Her presentations incorporate her professional experiences, in addition to her personal experiences living with children, a spouse and herself with these conditions.
Peggy Ramundo
ADDing in the Spirit to Empower Success
Self Care for Clients & Coaches
Peggy Ramundo, BS, A.C.T., SCAC, is an ADD Coach who has been coaching ADD adolescents and adults for over 12 years. A former columnist for “ADDvance for Women Magazine”, she is co-author of the best-selling self-help book for ADD adults, You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy, now in its Second Edition. She is also co-author of The ADDed Dimension. Peggy is owner and Lead Facilitator of the ADD in the Spirit Coach Training, a unique, eight-month program that focuses on coaching with Spirit. Peggy lives in Cincinnati and is the parent of two grown children, both of whom have Attention Deficit Disorder.
Rudy Rodriguez
The Temperament of Teen and Adult ADHD: A Strategic Perspective
Advanced Coach Training
Coach Rudy Rodriguez, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Intrinsic Coach ADHD, specializing in ADHD Coaching. Rudy was diagnosed with ADHD in 1983. He has been working with ADHD since 1981. Coach Rudy is Founder of the ‘ADHD Center for Success’ and operates the ‘ADHD Clinic’ in Asheville, NC. Coach Rudy blends his years of clinical knowledge and expertise of ADHD with his coaching skills, and his personal life experience as an adult with ADHD. The ADHD Clinic offers a full spectrum of services for adults, college students and teens. Rudy also works at the Asheville Pediatric Associates.
Linda Roggli
Create an ADHD Retreat – Taking Coaching to a New Level
Business Building Opportunities
Linda Roggli, PCC, is the founder of the A-D-Diva Network, a whimsical and supportive connection for midlife women. She is also the author of Confessions of an A-D-Diva: Midlife in the non-linear lane and Let’s Fix It: A magic kit for adults with ADHD both published in 2011. She moderates a 600-member adult ADHD support group that meets twice monthly in NC. She is vice president and program chair of the ADDA Board of Directors. Retreat facilitation is Linda’s passion. Facilitating dozens of retreats since 2005; in 2006 she established her own women’s retreat center, GardenSpirit, on eight acres in suburban Durham, NC. In her spare time, Linda teaches organic gardening and plays with her three adorable Shelties and one adorable husband.
Beverly Rohman
Caring for YOUR ADHD: Understanding – Embracing – Celebrating
Self Care for Clients & Coaches
Beverly Rohman is a Learning Consultant & Senior Certified ADHD Coach and founder of The Learning Connections LLC, which is dedicated to working with adults, families and students who struggle with ADHD. In addition to extensive work and study with ADHD, Beverly has completed training programs and graduate courses on learning, parenting, neurodevelopment and organization. A graduate of the ADD Coach Academy (ADDCA), she also has a certificate from the Coaches Training Institute (CTI), recently served on the board of directors for the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA), and currently serves as Junior Warden of her church. She is the mother of three adult children, one with diagnosed ADHD.
Candace Taylor
The Many Faces of the ADHD Brain
Neuroscience and ADHD
Candace Taylor BSc, BEd, ATC, ACG, was a high school Math/Science teacher before training as an ADHD coach. After training with the ICF accredited Adler School of Professional Coaching, she went on to graduate from the ADD Coach Academy (ADDCA 14). She took further training in the neuroscience of coaching and leadership with David Rock, and the neuroscience of the change process with Dr. Linda Page, President of Adler International and coauthor with David Rock of, Coaching With the Brain In Mind. Candace believes that knowledge is power, and has found that knowledge of the ADHD brain for those who have it or live/work with it can be the most empowering of all.
Elaine Taylor-Klaus and Diane Dempster
Lessons from Cyber-Space: An ADHD Coaching Internet Startup Shares What Worked & What Didn’t
Technology for Group Coaching & Education
Elaine Taylor-Klaus, CPCC, ACC and Diane Dempster, MHSA, CPC, ACC, are certified professional coaches, social entrepreneurs, community educators and advocates for families living with ADHD. They are the co-founders of ImpactADHD. Both Elaine and Diane have worked in some aspect of health care all of their professional lives; Elaine primarily as an advocate and educator, and Diane as an administrator, marketing professional and educator. Elaine founded a coaching business, Touchstone Coaching, to work with the parents of kids with complex needs. Diane founded her business, Inner Progress Coaching, to work with busy parents who are stretched too thin, and want to have more time and presence with their families
Joan Teach, PhD
Bright Lights and Hidden Struggles: Juggling the many faces of the Inattentive ADHD adolescent female
ADHD Communities
Joan K. Teach, Ph.D. has been a special educator working with the ADHD population for over 50 years. As the Director of Lullwater School, a center for students with neurobiological needs, she investigated techniques that increase success and survival with her students. She facilitates support groups for parents, adults and women with ADHD and is a catalyst toward growth and success. Upon retirement, she developed a client specialty with late adolescents and young adults. Concerned about the lack of services and support for this population, she utilizes her teaching skills to guide discovery of strengths, supports uncovering weaknesses, and provides guidance to develop goals to improve life skills. Dr. Teach can be contacted at: joankteach@bellsouth.net
Robert Tudisco, Esq.
Redirecting ADHD Youth From the Juvenile/Criminal Justice System
ADHD Communities
Robert M. Tudisco is an attorney, writer and an adult diagnosed with ADHD. He is Executive Director of the Edge Foundation and has worked on national board of directors of CHADD and ADDA. He is former chair and current member of CHADD’s public policy committee, is a frequent contributor to Attention Magazine, sits on its Editorial Advisory Board, and is also the expert legal columnist for ADDitude Magazine. Robert earned his Juris Doctor at Fordham University, was an Assistant District Attorney in Bronx County, and has been a Criminal litigator for over 15 years. Since his diagnosis, Robert has redirected his practice to represent and advocate for individuals with disabilities. He has researched and written extensively on the over representation of individuals with ADHD in the juvenile/criminal justice systems.
Linda Walker
Creating Successful Group Dynamics in Coaching Groups
Technology for Group Coaching & Education
Linda Walker, PCC, ACCG, is a passionate, energized, and informative speaker who is frequently invited to present and conduct workshops at conferences in person and on the Internet. Linda has particular interest in topics for ADHD adults, such as improving your productivity, achieving work-life balance, helping to improve relationships, managing personal finances, and more. She is the creator of The Maximum Productivity Makeover for Creative Geniuses, a 6-month ADHD Group Coaching program that she has been offering successfully since 2006. She served as Board member of the ICF Montreal-Chapter for four years and is currently a member of the Board of Directors at PAAC.
Pat Wood
The ADHD Harm Reduction Project
Innovative Approaches and Successful Models
Pat Wood is a Senior Certified ADHD Coach (SCAC) through the Institute for the Advancement of ADHD Coaching (IAAC), an ICF member, an associate of the Optimal Functional Institute (OFI) and a graduate from ACT 11. She leads several teleclasses at OFI, teaching the core class ADD 101, “What is ADD?” She is one of the founding members of the Greater Newark Chapter of CHADD—serving as chapter coordinator for four years—and a CHADD-certified Parent to Parent teacher. She serves on the ACO’s Program Committee. Pat is also a certified basic practitioner of Neurolinquistic Programming (CNLP). She brings her training, knowledge and life experience with ADHD to her coaching.
