Conference Speakers

	Dr. Billi Bittan Dr. Billi Bittan, MA, Ph.D., is an ADHD Specialist, Neuro-Cognitive Behavioral and Expressive Arts Therapist/Coach. She specializes in innovative therapy/coaching for ADHD. An established speaker, Dr. Billi has spoken extensively regarding ADHD, including ACO and ADDA conferences, local CHADD events, Northridge Hospital, Fusion Academy, and appears regularly as a featured expert at the Succeed with ADHD Telesummit. With more than 35 years combined experience in physical education, pedagogy and expressive therapies, she developed the Leverage ADHD System™ to empower others to transform their ADHD challenges into valuable assets.

	Sherri Cannon Sherri Cannon is a seasoned facilitator and executive coach based in Southern California. In her first career, she led soap-selling sales teams at Procter & Gamble. When she turned entrepreneur, it was to help other professionals discover, understand and successfully leverage their unique combo of strengths and smarts. Her clients include Google, Facebook, Cisco Systems, St. Jude Medical and McKesson, Inc.

	Regina Carey Regina has worked with a wide variety of disabilities over her career, including children and adults with attention deficits, learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, cognitive impairments, and more severe mental handicaps. She is a former Board Member of the Learning Disabilities Association of America and the acting President of the Michigan LDA. Regina has coached individuals with invisible disabilities both nationally and internationally. As an educational consultant, speaker, and ADD coach, she educates parents, teachers, and employers about Invisible Disabilities and their effects on the home, school, and work environments. Her style is one of a kind, custom-fit, and designed for the unique individuals with whom she works.

	Jeff Copper Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG, is an attention coach and expert on attention issues. As founder of DIG Coaching Practice and the host and founder of Attention Talk Radio and Attention Talk Video, Jeff coaches individuals and entrepreneurs with ADD/ADHD symptoms who are seeking personal and business results. As an attention coach, Jeff encourages others to realize their own potential by helping them to overcome information overload, chronic disorganization, ADHD and ADD symptoms, time management problems, attention deficit disorder impulsivity, and other conditions that may hinder one's advancement.

	Laurie Dupar 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. Laurie has specialized in ADHD for the past 12 years and is a sought after speaker and mentor on the topics of ADHD, coaching and solo entrepreneurship. She is the creator and editor of the #1 Amazon Bestselling, ADHD Awareness Book Project Series guest writer for Attitudemag.com and a featured expert on Chadd.com You can find out more at: www.CoachingforADHD.com

	Wilma Fellman Wilma Fellman, M.Ed., LPC, has been a licensed professional counselor for over 30 years. She specializes in adolescents and adults with ADD, LD, and other challenges with respect to career-related issues. Ms. Fellman is the author of two books: The Other Me: Poetic Thoughts on ADD for Adults, Kids and Parents, and Finding a Career That Works for You (with Foreword by Richard Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute?). She is a contributing author of Understanding Women With AD/HD, and a past president of the MCDA (Michigan Career Development Association), a state division of the National Career Development Association (a division of American Counseling Assoc.). Wilma served on the Board of ADDA for eight years and now teaches and lectures throughout the United States. She is currently training ADHD Coaches in how to do the "Career Piece" with their clients, through a Distance Learning Class that is a partnership with the Edge Foundation and Victoria Roche.

	Michel Fitos Michel Fitos leads a coaching practice in the Boston area, focusing on executives, technology leaders, and young adults. He brings a decade of experience consulting for large technology companies such as Microsoft, Perot Systems and Schlumberger. Michel’s personal and professional work reflects a lifelong commitment to diversity, advocacy, and access. Michel lives in Somerville, MA with his husband Imre, their two kids, three cats, and a pit bull named Pumpkin.

	David Giwerc David Giwerc is the Founder and President of the ADD Coach Academy (ADDCA), the first and only comprehensive ADHD coach training program fully accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF), and the Professional Association of ADHD Coaches (PAAC). David is a Master Certified ADHD Coach (MCAC), with PAAC, and a Master Certified Coach (MCC), with ICF. For over fifteen years, David has established an internationally recognized coaching practice dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs and executives 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.”

	Dr. Alan Graham Alan R Graham, PhD, PCC, MCAC; Dean, ADHD Coach Training Program at MentorCoach.

	Kim Kensington Dr. Kim Kensington, aka The Procrastination Doctor, is a psychologist based in Santa Monica who has specialized in working with adults with ADHD for the past 9 years. A poster child for inattentive ADHD, her focus is on helping people with ADHD get things done. Dr. Kensington has presented multiple times at CHADD and ADDA, done many webinars and has dabbled with stand-up comedy about living with ADHD. Her book, "28-day Procrastination Transformation: Seven Simple Steps (for the rest of us) to Get Stuff Done," is due out... soon.

	Zipi Kobrinski Zipi Kobrinski, family coach Building on my experience as a long-time educator and a mother of an ADHD child, I have a deep knowledge and understanding of the tools necessary to develop personal motivation. My successes include the development of a model designed to maximize parental and child abilities. The model was first presented at a conference on the topic of learning disabilities at the Schneider Children's Hospital in May, 2008. I have much experience and many innovative successes in coaching over the last 7 years. I cooperate with Dr. Daphne Kopelman-Rubin, Head of the IDC Institute for LD and ADHD.

	Barbara Luther Barbara Luther, MCAC, MCC, Director of Training at ADDCA, and President of the Professional Association of ADHD Coaches (paaccoaches.org). SoaringCoachesCircle.com. WindBeneathYourWings.com. Reach Barbara at Barbara@coach2soar.com.

	Dr. Michael Manos Michael J. Manos, Ph.D. is Head of the Center for Pediatric Behavioral Health, Cleveland Clinic Children’s, Pediatric Institute at the Cleveland Clinic. He is the founding Clinical and Program Director of the pediatric and adult ADHD Center for Evaluation and Treatment (ACET) of the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. He is also assistant professor of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and adjunct faculty in the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Manos has worked for more than 30 years in pediatric psychology, education, and child and adolescent psychiatry. He authored or co-authored numerous scientific articles and book chapters on the diagnosis and treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). He is a member of the American Psychological Association, the American Academy for the Advancement of Science, the American Psychological Society, the Association for Contextual Behavioral Sciences and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.

	Dr. Geraldine Markel Geraldine Markel, PhD, a board certified executive coach, enhances leadership and workplace productivity. As CEO of Managing Your Mind Coaching and Seminars, Geri provides systematic processes to enhance business performance and profits. Geri helps leaders, entrepreneurs and business owners cut to core issues and apply practical strategies to move from good intentions to cost-effective actions. Dr. Markel is an educational psychologist and served as faculty in the School of Education. She is an award winning author; her most recent book is: “Actions Against Distractions: Managing Your Scattered, Disorganized and Forgetful Mind”.

	Tara McGillicuddy Tara McGillicuddy is an internationally recognized ADHD Expert. Since 1997 Tara has been providing virtual support and Education to people affected by ADHD. 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 2 decades connecting people affected by ADHD with Education and Support resources. Tara is the founder of ADDClasses.com the 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.

	Marlena Coco & Melissa Knight Marlena Coco is a doctoral student in Educational Leadership and Research Methodology at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. Her MA in College Student Development was awarded by St. Edwards University in Austin and BS in Psychology is from University of Texas- Austin. She has eight years of experience in higher education and currently works as an Academic Coach and Adjunct Professor at Lynn University in Boca Raton. She is working on Associate Certified Coach credentials with International Coach Federation. Marlena has a book chapter in Developing and Sustaining Adult Learners, an article in SRATE (Southern Regional Association of Teacher Education), a presentation at Association of Leadership Educators, along with other conference presentations. Melissa Knight is a board-certified coach (BCC) through the Center for Credentialing and Education in addition to being a professional certified coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She holds an M.A. in Psychology has over 15 years of experience in higher education has been coaching high school and college students since 2006. Her current presentation include; The Importance of Supporting Students with Executive Functioning Deficits: The Creation of New Habits through Academic Coaching, Immediate Gratification is not soon enough: How to Coach the Student to become Their Own Search Engine, Living Successfully with ADHD. Currently, she serves as program coach coordinator at Lynn University and is an active member of ICF and ACO.

	Roxanne Fouche & Mindy Katz A former special educator, Roxanne Fouche (provides strengths-based coaching to students and adults. Mindy Schwarz Katz empowers her adult clients to succeed by helping them leverage their strengths.

	Lynn Miner-Rosen Lynn Miner-Rosen, M.Ed., BCC (www.LSRosenConsulting.com) is a Social Media/Website consultant for coaches, educators and professionals providing a needed service for busy business owners who realize the importance of social media as an advertising medium. Lynn is also a board certified Life Coach trained as an ADHD Coach. On both a local and national level, Lynn specializes in working with teens, college students and young adults with ADHD/Executive Functioning challenges. Lynn has been a Special Education teacher for over ten years as well as an entrepreneur and professional speaker. Lynn has a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing, a M.A. in Elementary Education and a M.S. in Special Education. Lynn is on the board of LIPAC (Long Island Professional ADHD Consortium) and ICF-Long Island Coaching Alliance. Lynn lives in Long Island, NY with her husband, Stephen Rosen and has two grown sons.

	Harold Payne Harold is a multi-platinum songwriter whose soulful uplifting songs and husky heartfelt vocals have graced stages around the world. He has written songs for such diverse artists as Rod Stewart, Patti Labelle, Kelly Rowland, and Carlos Santana—literally from Peter Paul and Mary to Snoop Dogg. The album “Bravest Man in the Universe” by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Bobby Womack co-written by Payne, Womack, Damon Albarn (Gorillaz & Blur frontman) & Richard Russell (XL Recordings head) and won the prestigious 2012 “Q” award in the UK for “Best Album of the Year.” He launched the Power of Positive Music series that led him to performing with motivational speakers like Mark Victor Hansen(Chicken Soup for the Soul) Jim Cathcart & countless others. Payne has been using his creative custom and improv song talents on the main stage of the National Speakers convention and, for a TEDx talk on “Preparing for Spontaneity.” He’s also a partner in the Contagious Optimism Live series. HaroldPaynemusic.com positivepayne@me.com

	Victoria Roche Victoria Roche, MSW, PCC has been an ADHD Coach for eleven years. She received ADHD Coach training through the American Coaching Association and Life Coach training at Mentor Coach Training program. She is a certified PCC Coach through the International Coach Federation and is a certified MBTI Practitioner. Victoria provides 1:1 and family coaching with high school and college students typically with issues related to Executive Functioning (ADHD, Asperger’s, Bipolar). Primary focus is on life design and career coaching with young adults – millennials. Victoria co-leads the Career Services Specialty Training (CSST) series through a partnership with Wilma Fellman and the Edge Foundation. This training was developed for ADHD Coaches to gain the skills, competencies and confidence to coach their clients on the “career piece” which includes job and career development, resume development, finding a job and understanding disability laws and workplace accommodations.

	Dr. Tamara Rosier Dr. Tamara Rosier has been a college administrator, a professor, a leadership consultant, a high school teacher, and a national speaker. As a co-founder of Acorn Leadership Consulting, Tamara has successfully worked with numerous companies, churches and nonprofit organizations to develop stronger teams, create strategic plans, and facilitate leadership and organizational development. She coaches individuals as they enhance interpersonal effectiveness, increase social intelligence, capitalize strengths, and bridge performance gaps. She received her Ph.D. in Teaching, Learning and Leadership from Western Michigan University. Her specialty area is coaching individuals with ADD/ADHD. She facilitates her clients success as they understand and apply their strengths, develop time management skills, create structures, systems, and tools to stay on track. Her expertise, attentiveness, sense of humor and practical approach help her clients make positive changes in their lives. She is a member of the ACO Board of Directors where she leads the Research Committee. Contact her at trosier@acornleadership.com.

	Juli Shulem Coach Juli Shulem, CPC, PCC began as an Efficiency Specialist in 1982 with a focus in educating individuals for better organizing and time management skills. Her experience Coaching primarily college students and entrepreneurs with ADHD, has made her an expert in working with those with more difficult organizing issues. She speaks and writes on all areas of organizing, life management, and ADHD. Her second book, entitled Order! A Logical Approach to an Organized Way of Life is online, and her 4th book is due out next year. Coach Juli is a member of ICF, CHADD, ADDA, ACO, and NSA (National Speaker’s Association).

	Marydee Sklar As an educator, Marydee Sklar has helped families and individuals overcome struggles with time management for over 20 years. She teaches workshops on executive functions for professional and school communities, and can be booked to speak at events. She is the author of three award winning Seeing My Time books. She lives in Portland, OR, with her husband. For more information about Marydee, her books and her courses, visit http://www.ExecutiveFunctioningSuccess.com

	Jodi Sleeper-Triplett Jodi Sleeper-Triplett, MCC, SCAC, BCC is the founder of the movement for ADHD youth coaching and is considered the foremost expert in the field of youth and ADHD coaching. As the president of JST Coaching, LLC, a premier youth coach training company, Jodi leads a team that provides training programs to coaches, educators, and mental health professionals worldwide. Jodi and her team also offer mentoring, business development courses and advanced coaching practicums for those looking to sharpen their skill set. Jodi developed the first coach training focused on youth with ADHD and her coaching model has been used in ADHD coaching research studies since 2010. Her book, Empowering Youth With ADHD (2010), is the core of the JST Coach training programs and a highly acclaimed tool for coaches, parents and allied professionals. She was a founding board member of IAAC and is a member of ACO, AHEAD, ADDA, CHADD and ICF. Jodi’s articles and interviews on ADHD and youth coaching have been published in magazines and online forums internationally.

	Dr. Rishi Sood Dr. Rishi Sood is a board certified pediatrician and psychiatrist. After completing his triple board residency serving as Chief Resident at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, Dr. Sood decided to join the Amen Clinics. Under the guidance of Dr. Daniel Amen, author of the NY Times Best Seller Healing ADD, Dr. Sood utilizes SPECT brain imaging to diagnosis and treat his patients. Understanding the brain and seeing how it can impact an individual’s function provides Dr. Sood great insight and more clarity when helping individuals who struggle with conditions such as ADD.

	Jeannie Spiro Jeannie Spiro is an Online Business Coach and Speaker specializing in helping coaches, consultants and small business owners how to design, sell and profit from their signature talk. As the founder of the Create Profitable Signature Talks System, she teaches her 5-step formula to getting clients from speaking. She now teaches others who have a passion, genius, process or “thing they do” how to craft a magnetic talk to attract clients and sell their products, programs and services. She is also the founder of The 6-Figure Speaking Formula: 7 Proven Steps to Speak Your Way to More Clients, a FREE cheat sheet to help you learn how to use speaking to attract more clients. To get the cheat sheet go to: http://jeanniespiro.com/speakgift/ or learn more about Jeannie and her programs at: http://jeanniespiro.com

	Dr. Ari Tuckman Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA is a psychologist in private practice, specializing in diagnosing and treating children, teens, and adults with ADHD, anxiety, and depression. He has appeared on CNN, National Public Radio, and XM Radio and been quoted in The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post and The Boston Globe. Before moving to West Chester, PA, he facilitated a monthly adult ADHD support group for the Northern Virginia chapter of CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD) for five years and was named Professional of the Year in 2005. He facilitated a monthly teen ADHD support group for the Chester County chapter of CHADD from 2005 – 2009. For more information about Dr. Tuckman and his clinical practice, you can check out his website at www.TuckmanPsych.com or email him at Ari@TuckmanPsych.com.

	Amy Voros Amy Voros, ACC, CPC is a certified coach who helps people smart, creative, adults refine natural strengths to creatively reach goals. Some of her clients are labeled gifted, some ADHD but labels aren't who anyone is! She grew up “Gifted” although now would be “2e”, and is passionate about the “gifted” and ADHD adult experience.

	Dr. Dona Witten Dona Witten, PhD: I am a psychologist, executive coach, life coach, and ADHD coach. My consulting and coaching practice, Integrated Life Path Coaching is based in Northern Virginia and the Washington D.C. metro area. Who I am is someone with a passion for personal and interpersonal development - mine and yours. One of my key strengths is integrating mindfulness practices and the latest findings from neuroscience research into my coaching activities. I am a meditator of over 40 years and have developed simple yet effective approaches to bringing mindfulness practices into the lives of individuals with ADHD and executive functioning challenges.

	Sarah D. Wright Sarah D. Wright, MS, ACT, is a well respected ADHD Coach, speaker, and author. Sarah earned her BS from Stanford University, her MS from UNC Chapel Hill, her ADHD Coaching credential from the Optimal Functional Institute, and her certificate for coaching ADHD youth from JST Coaching, LLC. She is a founding board member of the ADHD Coaches Organization, a founding member of the ADHD Awareness Month Coalition, author of ADHD Coaching Matters: The Definitive Guide, co-author of the popular book, Fidget to Focus, and a founding member of Focus For Effectiveness, LLC. You can find her online at SarahDWright.com