Chair
Audrey is a transformation leader with more than 20 years of experience helping organizations navigate complex change through strategy, organizational effectiveness, capability development, leadership enablement, and governance.
Professionally, Audrey has led enterprise transformation initiatives spanning talent management, executive onboarding, Agile transformation, product capability development, and organizational change. She is recognized for her ability to bring clarity to complexity, align diverse stakeholders around a shared vision, and translate strategy into practical action. Her work has included supporting enterprise-wide transformation affecting thousands of colleagues, building new organizational capabilities, and helping leaders successfully navigate change.
Audrey holds a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a Master's Degree in Human Resource Management. Her passion for CADDAC's mission is both personal and professional. Originally identified with learning differences during a university research study, Audrey was later diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood, alongside her son, daughter, and husband. These experiences have given her a deep appreciation for both the challenges and strengths associated with ADHD and have fueled her commitment to increasing understanding, reducing stigma, improving access to support, and helping create environments where neurodivergent individuals can thrive.
As Chair of CADDAC, Audrey is committed to strengthening awareness, advocacy, education, and community support for individuals and families affected by ADHD across Canada.
Vice Chair
Robin is a mom to two boys with ADHD. She is also a certified ADHD Coach, with a master’s degree in social work and an honors degree in sociology. Robin’s career focus has always been to help people. Robin’s passion for working with families impacted by ADHD was born when her son was diagnosed at a young age. Robin felt overwhelmed and began to learn as much as she could about ADHD, coexisting difficulties, and executive function issues. In 2011, Robin opened a private practice dedicated to coaching, consulting, skill building, and supporting those impacted by ADHD to build confidence and manage ADHD successfully. Robin understands the importance of creating a circle of support for not only the child affected, but for the family as well. Robin is passionate about educating and advocating for the ADHD community. As such, Robin has delivered workshops in educational settings to help teachers better understand and support neurodiverse learners and volunteers her time on the Boards of CADDAC and CADDRA in Canada. Robin is committed to bringing knowledge and understanding to those supporting the ADHD community.
Secretary
Erin lives in East Toronto and is a mom of two teenage kids. Both kids are neurodivergent and have executive function challenges. Although her kids aren’t overly keen to learn how to improve their executive functioning, professionally, she works as a certified Executive Function Coach, supporting women who do. She is the Founder and Coach of Thriving Minds at Work and specializes in supporting mid-life professional women with a new or suspected diagnosis of ADHD, anxiety, or depression.
Supporting her role on the board of directors at CADDAC, she brings 20+ years of corporate experience, the last 5 as an executive in tech companies. She served for 5+ years as a board member to a local non-profit, including in an executive capacity. She is currently a member of the Parent Advisory Council for the Province of Ontario Neurodevelopment Network.
Through her work and lived experience, Erin feels very aligned with CADDAC’s vision of having A Canada where people with ADHD are accepted, understood, and supported. In particular, she has an interest in supporting adults with ADHD, especially those with a later-in-life diagnosis, to help them find strategies to work with their brains rather than against them.
Treasurer
Laura is a mom to a daughter who faces many challenges in school but was only diagnosed with ADHD after her parents engaged support from outside the school system. As a mom who continues to advocate for her daughter, who is both a child with ADHD and a brain cancer survivor, Laura is excited to work with CADDAC in its mission to empower people affected by ADHD. Laura has an affinity for parents facing challenges with understanding the resources available to them and learning how to advocate for their children.
Laura's career is in technology leadership with the last half of her career focused on strategy and innovation in banking. Laura is also an avid and energetic volunteer, primarily volunteering for causes supporting children which include: working in Nigeria to develop technology solutions for the State School Board; being a Board member and treasurer of a children's program not-for-profit; and acting as a Board member for a not-for-profit supporting charitable children's camps.
Board Member
Paola Gonzalez is a nonprofit leader committed to mental health, equity, and community support. She understands firsthand the need for greater awareness, compassion, and access to care. In her role on CADDAC’s Board, Paola brings both lived experience and professional expertise to advocate for meaningful change. She currently serves as National Director of Philanthropy at Substance, where she leads national initiatives supporting youth mental health and substance-use prevention.
Board Member
In the fast-paced world of finance, mental health challenges often go unrecognized. As a seasoned Risk and Compliance professional, Irfan has seen firsthand how workplace stress and neurodiversity struggles are often overlooked. This drives his passion for advocacy, breaking stigmas, and fostering supportive workplaces. Through his work with CADDAC, he helps raise awareness about ADHD and connects professionals with vital resources, ensuring that mental health is not just acknowledged but actively supported.
Dr. Mitra Motamedi is a family physician in Vancouver and a Clinical Instructor at the University of British Columbia. Over the past several years, she has developed a focused practice in ADHD and mental health, assessing and treating patients with ADHD and often complex co-existing conditions.
Mitra's passion for ADHD is both professional and personal. As the mother of a son with ADHD, she has experienced firsthand the challenges families can face when ADHD is not easily recognized or understood. This experience has played an important role in shaping her clinical work and her commitment to improving ADHD awareness, diagnosis, and access to appropriate care.
Mitra is also passionate about education and advocacy. She teaches and presents on ADHD to physicians and other healthcare professionals and is involved in research examining real-world experiences and outcomes in adults with ADHD. Through her work with CADDAC, she hopes to bring a primary-care physician's perspective to ADHD advocacy and help improve understanding and access to care for individuals and families affected by ADHD.
