Chris A. Zeigler Dendy is a best-selling author, educator, school psychologist and mental health professional with more than 40 years' experience. She is also the mother of three children with ADHD, LD, and executive function deficits. Chris was the lead author for CHADD's ADHD Educator's Manual and cofounder of their Teacher to Teacher training program. In 2014, she received CHADD's prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for her leadership and contributions to the field, and in 2006, she was inducted into CHADD's Hall of Fame.

Ruth Hughes has been a national leader in the field of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder for many years. During her tenure as the CEO of CHADD, Dr. Hughes advocated with Congress and the federal government to ensure the rights and access to treatment for children and adults with ADHD. She instituted the widely recognized Parent to Parent Training Program, which has helped thousands of parents learn to manage ADHD in the family. Now semiretired, she works with students with disabilities at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland.