Edge Foundation Blog

Edge would like to welcome 5 new board members:  Dick Riordan, Dr. Barry Alberstein, Bill Grinstein, Robert M. Tudisco, and Greg Farrell.  Each of these men brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our board and we are excited to have them on board.

Our new board members’ experience includes national leadership in CHADD, exemplary commitment to excellence in education - especially for children with learning differences, legal advocacy for people with ADHD, clinical practice in psychology, and savvy business knowhow that will be instructive to Edge as we grow our organization.  Just from that quick description you know that Edge will be getting tons of good advice, direction and support from these committed individuals.

You can find out more information about each of them on Inside Edge Board of Directors page.  And while you are there, you can also check out our coaching instructors,  ( Jodi Sleeper-Triplet, Loretta Spindel and Russell Clover) and our staff (Neil Peterson, Sarah Wright and Denise von Pressetin).

Edge Foundation has tremendous human capital at hand.  We know these newest team members will be instrumental in bringing our vision, ADHD coaching for all students who need it, to life.

Edge Foundation is joining other leading experts during the months of May and June for the 2009 ADHD Family Summit. This free event is being organized by Rory Stern, a passionate advocate in the ADHD community. The tele-seminars will be held Monday and Wednesday evenings at 9:00 pm Eastern (8:00 Central, 7:00 Mountain, and 6:00 Pacific), and includes access to a 24-hour replay line for people who aren’t able to listen in live.

Topics include understanding the ADHD brain, giftedness and ADHD, supporting family members when they need it, working memory, attention master and more. Edge Foundation’s Neil Peterson and Sarah Wright will be presenting Coaching for Teens - The Power to Succeed Academically, Socially, and in Life. Neil’s personal story and Sarah’s experience will be simply one call NOT to miss!  The date of the Edge Foundation presentations are still being finalized, but if you sign up for the series, you’ll be sure to get the news!

While this series officially kicks off on Monday night, May 4th at 9 PM EDT,  a special pre-series call has been scheduled for this coming tomorrow night, Wednesday, April 29th.

One of the biggest for people with ADHD is time management strategies.  Tomorrow night we’ll be talking time management strategies with a very special guest on the topic.  Sign up today to get the details on how to listen in on this exciting pre-Summit interview.