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About the International OCD Foundation

 

Founded by a group of people with OCD in 1986, the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) is an international not-for-profit organization made up of people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders, as well as their families, friends, professionals and others.

 

Our Mission

The mission of the International OCD Foundation is to:

  • Educate the public and professionals about OCD in order to raise awareness and improve the quality of treatment provided.
  • Support research into the causes of, and effective treatments for, OCD and related disorders.
  • Improve access to resources for those with OCD and their families.
  • Advocate and lobby on behalf of the OCD community.

 


Our Programs

 

 

Annual Conference 

  • The only national conference dedicated to OCD and related disorders.
  • Gives people with OCD, their families, researchers and treatment providers the chance to share their personal experiences and learn beside one another during more than 100 presentations.
  • Well-known OCD researchers and experienced clinicians introduce their latest theories and research findings and demonstrate their successful treatment techniques.

Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI) 

  • Addresses the shortage of therapists who are properly trained in the cognitive behavioral treatment of OCD.
  • Since 1995, the BTTI faculty has trained hundreds of therapists around the country to provide the most up-to-date, effective treatments for OCD.

Research Grants 

  • The IOCDF awards grants to investigators whose research focuses on the nature, causes and treatment of OCD and related disorders.
  • The money to fund these awards is donated by our members and friends of the Foundation.
  • Since 1994, over $2,700,000 in research grants have been awarded.

OCD in the Classroom 

  • In many cases, teachers may be the first one's to encounter a child's OCD symptoms.  Our "OCD in the Classroom" program teaches school personnel to detect OCD symptoms in kids and to assist in getting them the help they need.
  • Your membership dues and donations will help us revamp and update this progam.

OCD Newsletter

  • One of the benefits of being an IOCDF member, our quarterly newsletter includes updates about the latest in research, resources and recovery in OCD.

IOCDF Affiliates 

  • Affiliates carry out the mission of the national organization at a local community level.

Genetics Collaborative Board 

  • Encourages researchers focusing in genetics to work with one another and to share their findings and DNA samples.
  • The goal of the Board is to identify the genetic causes of OCD.

Speakers Bureau 

  • Includes people with OCD and family members who understand firsthand the challenges of the disorder as well as respected clinical and research experts who treat those with OCD.
  • Our speakers provide informative presentations and interviews to a variety of audiences

OCD Awareness Week 

  • The IOCDF and its affiliates from across the country come together each October to educate their communities and the public as a whole about OCD and its treatments.

 

Board Of Directors

 
Diane Davey RN, President

Christina Vertullo, Vice President

Michael J. Stack CFA, Treasurer

Denise Egan Stack LMHC, Secretary

Jeff Bell

Michael Jenike, MD

Joy Kant

Thomas Lamberti, Esq

Patricia Perkins, JD

Frances Sydney

Carter Waddell

From Left to Right: Joy Kant, Diane Davey, Denise Egan Stack, Jeff Bell, Thomas Lamberti, Michael Stack, Carter Waddell, and Michael Jenike (not pictured): Patricia Perkins, Fran Sydney, Chris Vertullo
 

 


Staff

Jeff Szymanski, Ph.D., Executive Director

Pamela Lowy, Finance Manager

Michael Spigler, CHES, Program Director

Marissa Keegan, Assistant Program Director

Fran Harrington, Web Developer

Victor Sulkowski, Receptionist



Scientific Advisory Board

Michael Jenike, M.D., Chair
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
OCD Institute, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA

Sabine Wilhelm, Ph.D., Vice Chair
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Thröstur Björgvinsson, Ph.D.
The Houston OCD Program, Houston, TX

Dennis S. Charney, M.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

James Claiborn, Ph.D.
South Portland, ME

Vladimir Coric, M.D.
Yale University, New Haven, CT

Darin D. Dougherty, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
OCD Institute, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA

Jeanne Fama, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Jamie Feusner, M.D.
University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Edna B. Foa, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Martin E. Franklin, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Randy Frost, Ph.D.
Smith College, Northampton, MA

Wayne K. Goodman, M.D.
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY

Jonathan Grayson, Ph.D.
The Anxiety and OCD Treatment Center, Philadelphia, PA

Benjamin D. Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Butler Hospital, Providence, RI

John H. Greist, M.D.
Madison Institute of Medicine, Madison, WI

William A. Hewlett, M.D., Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Bruce M. Hyman, Ph.D., LCSW
OCD Resource Center of Florida, Hollywood, FL

Nancy J. Keuthen, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Lorrin M. Koran, M.D.
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA

Bruce Mansbridge, Ph.D.
Austin Center for the Treatment of OCD, Austin, TX

Charles S. Mansueto, Ph.D.
Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington, Silver Spring, MD

Brian Martis, M.D.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Patrick McGrath, Ph.D.
Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital,  Hoffman Estates, IL

Paul R. Munford, Ph.D.
The Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center for OCD & Anxiety, San Rafael, CA

Gerald Nestadt, MD, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Fugen Neziroglu, Ph.D.
Bio-Behavioral Institute, Great Neck, NY

David Pauls, Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Fred Penzel, Ph.D.
Western Suffolk Psychological Services, Huntington, NY

Katherine A. Phillips, M.D.
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence RI

Steven Phillipson, Ph.D.
Center for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy, New York, NY

Christopher Pittenger, M.D., Ph.D.
Yale University, New Haven, CT

C. Alec Pollard, Ph.D.
St. Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute, St. Louis, MO

Judith L. Rapoport, M.D.
National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD

Steven Rasmussen, M.D.
Butler Hospital, Providence, RI

Scott L. Rauch, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA

Bradley C. Riemann, Ph.D.
Rogers Memorial Hospital, Oconomowoc, WI

Barbara Rothbaum, Ph.D.
Emory Clinic, Atlanta, GA

Sanjaya Saxena, M.D.
Professor, UCSD Department of Psychiatry
Director, UCSD Outpatient Psychiatric Services

Gail Steketee, Ph.D.
Boston University, Boston, MA

S. Evelyn Stewart, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Eric A. Storch, Ph.D.
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL

Barbara L. Van Noppen, Ph.D.
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Aureen P. Wagner, Ph.D.
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Allen Weg, Ed.D.
Stress & Anxiety Services of New Jersey
East Brunswick, NJ

Robin Zasio, Psy.D., LCSW
The Anxiety Treatment Center, Sacramento, CA


Financial Documents

 

2008 Annual Report 

2008 IRS Form 990