Education Advisory Committee
The Education Advisory Committee serves in an advisory capacity to CHADD’s Education team, providing strategic guidance to ensure that CHADD’s educational efforts strengthen the organization’s mission, drive revenue, expand national reach, and provide value to our members and the public. The committee provides guidance and advocacy for education programs that serve individuals with ADHD across their lifespan, as well as parents and caregivers of ADHD children, educators, and professionals serving the ADHD community. The committee advises on content selection, content development and delivery processes and tools, expanding outreach, and encouraging engagement with the online courses and CHADD overall, as well as collaborating with staff to involve local chapters.
Ashley Harding, MA, Chair
Ashley Harding, MA, the founder of North Star Academics, is an educational therapist who holds a master’s degree in child development from Tufts University. Her practice is dedicated to educational equity, providing specialized evidence-based practices to support students with diverse learning and social-emotional needs, particularly students of color in private and independent schools. Her commitment to addressing educational and community inequities for students and families of color is nationally recognized, notably through her published work with James Jennings, PhD. Her innovative approaches in educational therapy have garnered attention, leading to features in national publications, including the Wall Street Journal, podcasts, and speaking engagements. Harding’s commitment to transformative educational practices and advocacy continues to have a significant impact on the learning landscape for diverse communities.
Jean Tidd, LISW-S, ADHD-CCSP, SAP, Co-Chair
Jean Tidd, LISW-S, ADHD-CCSP, SAP, received her bachelor’s degree in social work from Ohio University and her master’s degree in social work from The Ohio State University. She has been a licensed independent social worker since 1998. She has spent twenty years as adjunct faculty, teaching in both the undergraduate and graduate social work programs, at The Ohio State University. For the past twenty-seven years, she has been perfecting her craft as a therapist and coach with a specific focus and specialty in evaluating, diagnosing, and treating people with ADHD. Her current professional endeavors include creating Badass ADHD Evaluation, Coaching, Consultation and Training, a division of Holistic Consultation. The mission of this effort is to create opportunities for people with ADHD to move beyond living to thriving. By helping people with ADHD embrace their unique blend of brilliance, resilience, and fearlessness, they can feel truly successful in every sense of the word. Believing it is critical to offer support and care to couples and families challenged with ADHD, she created numerous programming opportunities within her membership-based Badass ADHD Powerhouse Collective. With many years of experience as a trainer and teacher, Tidd offers learning opportunities and continuing education credits to other professionals interested in anything related to ADHD. She holds memberships in several ADHD organizations, including CHADD, APSARD, and ACO. Perhaps most importantly, she is a card-carrying member of the ADHD community, as she too has been diagnosed with ADHD, as have two of her three children.
Letizia S. Hendrickson, MS, CCC-SLP, ADHD-RSP
Letizia S. Hendrickson, MS, CCC-SLP, ADHD-RSP, is a multilingual speech-language pathologist, clinical coordinator, and supervisor at The Learning Grove private practice clinic. She is also an adjunct clinical educator for the West Coast University’s master’s degree program in communication disorders and sciences. She received her undergraduate degree in sociology from California State University Long Beach and her master’s degree in communication disorders and sciences from CSU Northridge. She has been working with individuals across the lifespan for over sixteen years in schools and in medical and private practice settings. In her current role, she works with pediatric and adult populations while supervising students, speech-language pathology assistants, and clinical fellows. She is passionate about supporting clinicians and working with individuals with ADHD as an executive function coach. She advocates for neurodivergent-inclusive and neuroaffirming approaches as a speaker and volunteer. Hendrickson is the president of the California Speech and Hearing Association and serves on CHADD’s advocacy and public policy committee and education advisory committee.
Shadi Jahrani, DDS
Shadi Jahrani is a doctor of dental surgery with fourteen years of clinical practice in her motherland, Iran. Since 2014, she has called Calgary, Alberta, Canada, her second home. She is also mother to three young adults who also live in Calgary. She and her three children are all officially and proudly diagnosed with ADHD. After relocating, she at first planned to prepare herself for the certification process to practice dentistry in Canada, too. However, what she experienced together with her three children revealed to her a huge lack of understanding (if not misunderstanding and myths) about ADHD, which could easily lead to having low expectations for students with the so-called “learning disabilities” including ADHD within and by the education system. She had always been a high achiever throughout her own learning journey, despite the ongoing presence of ADHD and without any diagnosis. She realized what made the difference was that none of her supporters (including her parents, extended family, and educators) had low expectations for her. She applied the same approach to support her own children and they are now successful young adults who are proud of their ADHD. Therefore, instead of pursuing dentistry, Jahrani decided to take another pathway to be able to support and advocate for other children and youth the way she had supported and advocated for her own children. She returned to college and obtained a diploma in child and youth care; however, the more she learned about so-called “challenging behaviors,” the more she realized that the education and healthcare systems have the least understanding of neurodiversity and how it presents through diverse learning patterns. She decided to pursue further education and is now working toward a degree in community
Larry Jones, MD, MBA, AACC
A retired pediatrician, Larry A. Jones, MD, MBA, AACC, received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He completed his pediatric residency, genetics fellowship, and MBA in executive healthcare management at Washington University in St. Louis. He opened a general pediatrics office in St. Louis in 1981, with a specialty in learning disabilities. Dr. Jones became more involved in treating children with ADHD after he and his three sons were diagnosed, and ever since he has been proactive in bringing awareness about ADHD to public health officials, hospital administrators, and physicians. He served as the chief administrator for childhood lead poisoning and all other child and maternal health activities for the city of St. Louis. For ten years he served as a physician advisor for hospitals in St. Louis, and he subsequently served in that capacity in Charlotte, North Carolina, prior to his retirement. A member of WIE Champions, a group of Charlotte men promoting open discussions on race and culture, he also serves on the board of directors for NAMI Charlotte and several ministries at Friendship, MBC, including social justice. With his wife, Audrey, he coauthored Falling Through the Ceiling: Our ADHD Family Memoir. After training as an ADHD and life coach, he founded TASTE of Success Coaching, with “turning ADHD from stigma to stability” as his mission. Most recently, Dr. Jones and his wife founded the nonprofit Enable Tables Media to support individuals, families, and educators addressing learning challenges. He received CHADD’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022.
Daniella Karidi, PhD
Daniella Karidi, PhD, is an ADHD coach, memory researcher, and the founder of ADHDtime in Encino, California. She specializes in supporting individuals with ADHD through major life transitions, including college, career changes, relationships, and retirement. She holds a doctorate from Northwestern University with a focus on memory and ADHD, and is known for her work on prospective memory, often described as “remembering the future.” She is the host of the ADHDtime on Air podcast, where she interviews ADHD authors, researchers, clinicians, and creators about practical, evidence-informed strategies for living with ADHD across the lifespan. A frequent speaker for ADHD organizations and conferences, Dr. Karidi is passionate about reducing shame through education, structure, and compassionate support.
Elyse Robbins
Elyse Robbins is an ICF-credentialed executive coach and published author specializing in neurodivergent adults and teens. As founder of Empowerment Coaching by Elyse, she supports mid-career professionals navigating ADHD, career transitions, and identity through a strengths-based, action-oriented approach. She is pursuing her ADHD coaching certification through Professional Association for ADHD Coaches (PAAC) and serves as an ambassador with both the International Coaching Federation (ICF) Health and Wellness Coaching Community of Practice and the Hidden Disabilities Organization. Concurrently, she serves as associate director of global learning & development at Ernst & Young, where she designs and facilitates milestone leadership programs for executives worldwide, drawing on more than twenty-five years of experience in organizational effectiveness. She is the author of Beyond the T-Shirt: A Journey from Labels to Liberation (2025) and a passionate advocate for neurodivergent individuals and families.
Stephen Schulte
Stephen Schulte is an organizational development and change leader based in northeast Ohio. He has spent his career helping people make sense of complexity, build new skills, and turn good ideas into practical behavior change. Most recently, he served as director of organizational development and change management at MetroHealth, where he built the organization’s first OD and change function and supported people-centered transformation across a 9,000-employee health system. Schulte is an adult with ADHD and the parent of two children with ADHD. That lived experience has shaped his interest in neuroscience, executive function, communication, behavior change, and practical strategies that help people feel more capable and supported. He is especially passionate about translating ADHD knowledge into clear, usable support for students, families, educators, and communities. Outside of work, he enjoys practicing mindfulness, spending time with his family, playing ice hockey, and usually having at least one curiosity-driven project underway.
Trish White, Staff Liaison
