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Volunteer Leadership and CHADD Affiliate Awards

Each year three exemplary volunteers are chosen to receive this award.  

The 2007 volunteer leadership award recipients are:

 

Melanie Hatch

Coordinator, CHADD of Utah

Melanie is a certified Parent to Parent: Family Training on AD/HD teacher, and has organized and taught the classes in the Utah Valley area every fall, winter, and spring for the past three years. Three of her five children have a diagnosis of AD/HD, as does Melanie. This has fueled her passion for helping others. She wants to help people understand what AD/HD is and how to work effectively with their families or students so that successful outcomes for those with the disorder might be possible. Melanie and her husband Dan drive more than an hour each way to attend and preside over CHADD-Utah board meetings. She spends much more time helping and doing for others than most ordinary people. She always does it with a smile, and is always thinking of ways to get more help to more people who are dealing with AD/HD.

 

ImageSusan Coppel
Volunteer, Columbus, Ohio Satellite of CHADD

Susan Coppel facilitates the group by leadership without dominating the process. She inspires others to get involved and take ownership in the process, which strengthens the group for everyone. She is very professional, and her knowledge base is deep and wide, but she doesn't intimidate participants. She is able to guide a discussion from a tangent or fringe topic back to the group's mainstream concerns.


 

 

ImageJoan Helbing
Coordinator, Appleton Area CHADD

Joan Helbing has served the community in a variety of capacities: running the local chapter of CHADD, bringing speakers to the community (most recently Chris Zeigler Dendy, M.S.), and providing referrals and resources to parents and teachers. Joan is always open to helping individuals who approach her and offers solid direction. She brings both her personal and her professional experience to her deep empirical knowledge of the subject. Joan is an invaluable contributor to our local and national community.

 

The 2007 CHADD affiliate of year award recipients are:

ImageCaguas, Puerto Rico Chapter

Since 1997 CHADD of Caguas, Puerto Rico, has offered a place for parents to find answers, to obtain reliable information on which to make decisions, to learn to manage the condition, and to accept their children. Teachers and different professionals have the opportunity to get up-to-date information in their respective fields in order to serve better this community. One of the assets of Caguas CHADD is its consistency in offering support and educational meetings on a regular basis. The Caguas chapter has a true commitment to serve people looking for answers and hope to deal with and manage AD/HD. In the professional community, Caguas CHADD has gained credibility through this commitment.  With the ability to make attendees feel at home, chapter meetings are known as a gathering place where people will not feel judged. The chapter has organized four special conferences with special speakers from the United States, Puerto Rico, and Argentina.

 

ImageSuffolk County CHADD Chapter, New York

CHADD of Suffolk County's programs are extremely strong. This CHADD chapter began two years after CHADD was formed, and has held monthly meetings and support groups since 1989. Today, average attendance at the chapter's monthly meetings is approximately 75. On top of its regular schedule, the group holds a Parent to Parent class twice per year. The group also has a public phone line with the name of the chapter. It has approximately 12 professional advisory board members. They collaborate with both North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System and Stony Brook University. Monthly programs and meetings are advertised with the local universities and schools, as well as Long Island autism groups and Parent Training Information Centers (PTIs). Teachers and students attend and receive a notice of attendance for credit. The monthly schedule includes meetings and support groups, addressing topics for both adults with AD/HD and parents of children with AD/HD. Two speakers are hosted five times a year with topics specific to adult and parent needs. CHADD of Suffolk County has very dedicated volunteers and a wonderful coordinator, Lisa LaVardera-Guidice - a very good networker who keeps on top of state legislation and keeps the chapter informed.


Previous CHADD Volunteer Leadership Award Winners

1993

Shari Bohnet
CHADD of Wayne & Oakland Counties, Michigan

Becky Booth
CHADD of NW Suburban Chicago

Shirley Colby
CHADD of Northern Massachusetts & Southern New Hampshire

Maureen Gill
CHADD of Northern Virginia

1994

Lynn Harris
CHADD of St. John‘s County, Florida

Kathy Meredith
CHADD of Southeast Wisconsin

Mary Robertson
CHADD of the Bluegrass, Kentucky

1995


Guy & Susan Dunham
CHADD of York County, Pennsylvania

Beth Mollenkamp
CHADD of Greater St. Louis, Missouri

Marie Maran & Barbara DuPont
CHADD of Westchester County, New York

1996

Jeanne Hughes
CHADD of Contra Costa County, California

Sharron Rossi
CHADD of Nassau County, New York

Ellen Kosh
CHADD of Upper Bux-Mont, Pennsylvania

1997

Rae Hemphill
CHADD of Northern Virginia

Beth Kaplanek
CHADD of Suffolk County, New York

Linda Smith
CHADD of Northern Utah

1998

Roseann Egan
East Aurora/Southtowns CHADD, New York

Kay M. Gilmore
Conejo Valley CHADD, California

Belynda L. Gauthier
Louisiana Capital Area CHADD, Louisiana

1999

Betty Barfield
Mid-Missouri CHADD

Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D.
Montgomery County CHADD, Maryland

Julia Rivera
Dorado, PR CHADD, Puerto Rico

2000

Linda Brauer
Grand Rapids CHADD

Barbara O’Donnell
West Virginia Chapter of CHADD

Michael Straughan
Central Arkansas Chapter of CHADD

2001

Catherine Salva
Caguas, Puerto Rico CHADD

Carol Watkins, MD
Greater Baltimore CHADD

2002

Lew Mills, Ph.D., MFT
CHADD of Northern California

Barbara Hawkins
Greater Baltimore CHADD

Belynda Gauthier
Louisiana Capital Area CHADD

2003

Catherine Adams
Northern Virginia CHADD

Lea Burnside
West Virginia Chapter of CHADD

2004


Pam Glidden
South King County Chapter of CHADD

Barbara Hawkins and Linda Spencer
Co-Coordinators
Baltimore Area Chapter of CHADD

2005

Cindy Chapman
Kern County California

Alexis Norin
Fort Smith Arkansas

Vicki Rogers
Nassau County, NY

2006

Judy Marshall
Treasurer, Membership Chair, Secretary, Parent To Parent Training Chair
Northern California Chapter

Beverlee Kell
Coordinator
Marin County CHADD, California

Gina Pera
Coordinator
Silicon Valley CHADD, California

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