Chief Executive Officer
Ruth Hughes, PhD, CEO
Ruth Hughes is a clinical psychologist, the mother of an adult
son with ADHD, and the CEO of CHADD. During her years at CHADD, she
has worn many hats and has at various times been responsible for public
policy, chapters, membership, Parent to Parent Training and Teacher to
Teacher training. For seventeen years she was the Chief Executive
Officer of the International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation
Services (now USPRA), an association representing providers or
rehabilitation services to adults and children with serious mental
illnesses. Today her work focuses on advocating for a system of care
where every child and adult with ADHD has access to state-of-the-art
information and services.
Communications and Media Relations
Susan Buningh, MRE, Executive Editor, Attention and
chadd.org; Media Relations
Susan Buningh is executive editor of Attention
magazine and the CHADD website, as well as the online publications
Attention 2.0 and Attention 2.0 Professional
Edition. She is also responsible for handling media
inquiries and communications for the National ADHD
Education Initiative. Susan edited various print publications
for more than twenty-five years before coming to CHADD in
2007. Susan holds an AB in history from Vassar College and a
master's in religious education. A longtime Special Olympics
volunteer and equestrian coach, Susan is the mother of an adult daughter
who has intellectual disabilities.
Membership and Affiliate Services
Trish White, Director of Membership and
Affiliate Services
Karen Bradford, Membership Database Coordinator
Wanda Bazemore, Membership and Development Accounts
Coordinator
Parent to Parent
Isabel O'Daly, Parent to Parent Training
Coordinator
Development
Christine Hoch, Director of Development
Barbara Rose, Advertising Manager
Operations and Finance
Marsha Williams, Staff Accountant
Meetings and Event Planning
Renée Battle, CMP, Director of Meetings and Events
Jantell Stone, MA, Manager, Meetings, Events, and Exhibits
National Resource Center on ADHD (NRC)
Sarah S. Firestone, MSW, Health Information Team Leader and Operations
Manager
Adisa Griffin, Health Information Specialist
Karen Sampson Hoffman, MA, Health Information Specialist
Zuali Malsawma, MLS, Librarian
Cynthia Troy, Receptionist
Danae Henderson, Admin. Ass't.