FOXWOODS 2008
Outgoing President Rick Rader, and DDNA President, Terry Broda
AADMD President, Henry Hood
President's Message
The recent meeting of the AADMD and the DDNA at the MGM Grand in Foxwoods, Connecticut was everything one always expects whenever these two great organizations get together. I came away from this year’s gathering with a heightened respect for the organizational skills of the entire DDNA leadership, especially Executive Director Mary Alice Willis. I also returned home with the knowledge that the organization that I co-founded with Phil May and Steve Zelenski six short years ago has matured, and grown into a force to be reckoned with in the developmental disabilities advocacy arena; one which is prepared to continue to make significant contributions in areas of teaching, research, and advocacy. I look forward to my tenure as President of the AADMD; we have a great deal of good and important work to do. And, to those of us who left Foxwoods and traveled back to our homes with a real sense of accomplishment, I would simply say, it’s an honor to lead this group, and an honor to be a part of the very important coalition that we have forged with our colleagues in nursing.