Featured Speakers

Dr. Frank Worrell

University of California, Berkeley

Professor; Faculty Director of the School of Psychology Program

Dr. Sandra Kaplan

University of Southern California

Professor of Clinical Education

Dr. Ron Beghetto

Arizona State University

Pinnacle West Presidential Chair, Professor

Aileen Allison-Zarea

California Department of Education, Educator Excellence and Equity Division

Education Administrator

Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman

Columbia University; The 2E Center at Bridges Academy

Professor; Director of Research

Dr. Susan Baum

The 2e Center for Research and Professional Development at Bridges Academy

Director

Dr. Richard Olenchak

Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute, Purdue University

Professor

Dr. Richard Cash

nRich Educational Consulting

Educator, Author, Consultant

Dr. Eugenia Mora-Flores

University of Southern California

Chair of the MAT and MAT TESOL Programs; Associate Professor of...

Dr. Jann Leppien

Whitworth University, the 2e Center for Research and Professional Development at Bridges

Professor, the Margo Long Endowed Chair in Gifted Education

Dr. Kim McComas

University of Arkansas

Clinical Assistant Professor

Diane Crum

Educator Equity and Excellence Division, The California Department of Education

Education Programs Assistant

Dr. William McComas

University of Arkansas

Parks Professor of Science Ed.

Morgan Appel

UC San Diego

Assistant Dean, Education and Community Outreach

Erin Yoshida-Ehrmann

Los Angeles Unified School District

District Coordinator, Gifted/Talented Programs

Emily Schell, Ed.D

California Global Education Project

Executive Director

Karen Bendelman

California Association for the Gifted

Board Member

Robyn Arnold

Los Angeles Unified Schoo District

3rd Grade Teacher, CAG Master Teacher

Catherine Estrada

San Jose St. Elementary

Principal, San Jose St. Elementary and Highly Gifted Magnet; CAG...

Martha Gomez

Jurupa Unified School District

Director of Language Services and Student Programs

Kari Hanson-Smith

Sacramento City Unified School District; California Association for the Gifted

Coordinator for GATE and AP Programs; Legislation Chair

Julie Hull

Orange County Department of Education

Coordinator: History Social Science & Gifted and Talented

Krista Landgraf

Chino Valley Unified School District; California Association for the Gifted

Teacher; President

Dr. Donna Knoell

Educational Consultant

Krisa Muller

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District

GATE Program Specialist

Gretchen Stanerson

Presidio Knolls School

Director of Auxiliary Programs; CAG Board Member, Bay Area Educator...

Susan Casey

Pear Deck

Partnership Manager

Wynne Wong-Cheng

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Gifted/Talented Programs

District Coordinator, Psychological Service

Jeanne N. Pascon

Renzulli Learning

Director for Professional Development and Client Support

Karen Anderson

Patricia Chiles

Fullerton Elementary

GATE Coordinator

Pam Lovett

Long Beach Unified School District

Gifted Coordinator

Juli Petrilli

Teacher

John Segota

National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)

Executive Director

Alicia Weyeneth

Compton Unified School District

Administrator, Curriculum and Instruction

Dr. Julia Nyberg

California Association for the Gifted

Executive Director

Speakers

Kristin Ahrens

Manzanita Public Charter School

Educator

Dafne Almazan

CEDAT Talent Attention Center

Professor

Dr. Andrew Almazan

CEDAT Talent Attention Center Mexico

Director of the Psychology Department

Dr. Tamar Andrews

UCLA Early Care and Education

Program Director and Professor

Brenda Angulo

Jurupa Unified School District

Teacher

Esther Askew

Jurupa Unified School District

Bilingual Resource Teacher

Lynn Barakat

Chandler Unified School District

Teacher

Dr. Paul Beljan

Beljan Psychological Services

Pscyhologist, Lecturer

Dr. Sharon Bennett

Alvord Unified School District

Educator

Nina Bentson

Los Angeles Unified School District

Teacher

Dr. Kristin Berman

Bridges Academy

Associate Director

Jennifer Berry

Edison

Teacher, Parent

Rose Blucher

Bridges Academy, Blucher Educational Services for Boundless Potential

Director of Blucher Educational Services for Boundless Potential

Molly Bozzo

Stevenson

Head of School

Eileen Brennan

Bridges Academy

Heather Brown

Higley Unified School District, Arizona

Teacher

Michael Buist

Knox Gifted Academy

Multiage Classroom Teacher

Edith Burke

Bridges Academy

TBD

Kimberly Cantrell

Garden Grove Unified

Teacher

Valerie Del Carlo

Garden Grove Unified School District

Teacher

Nyree Clark

Colton Joint Unified School District

Curriculum Program Specialist Technology

Marisa Cleghorn

STAR Inc.

Senior Program Director

Stacy Colwell

Frontiers Academy

Head of School

Rebecca Coplan

Knox Gifted Academy

Multiage Classroom Teacher

Dr. Karen Cross

Bridges Academy, California Baptist University

Assistant Professor in School of Psychology

Robert Crowe

Elevated Achievement Group

CEO and Instructional Coach

Monica Dalton

Chandler Unified School District

Teacher

Dr. Susan Daniels

Summit Center

Educational Director, Co-Founder of the Summit Center; Professor;...

Gina Danley

Santa Maria-Bonita School District

Teacher on Special Assignment

Allison Davis

Knox Gifted Academy Chandler (AZ) Unified School District

Teacher

Sharon Duncan

Gifted Identity/Gifted Research and Outreach

Gifted Consultant

Robert Dyson

Pearson

Solutions Analyst

Kelly Emanuel

The Great Books Foundation

National Training Instructor

Avital Etehad

Temple Isaiah Preschool

Associate Director

Linda Fisher

Learning Headquarters

Educational Consultant

Dr. Cynthia Geary

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Professor

Jo Ann Gillespie

Moreno Valley Unified School District

Educator

Dr. Elizabeth Glass

Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy

Educational Psychologist

Jessie Green

Pleasant Valley School District

GATE Coordinator/TOSA

Marcie Griffith

Garden Grove Unified School District

Principal

Traci Grove

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District

AVID Program Manager

Gloria Gutierrez

Colton Joint Unified School District

GATE Site Coordinator

Cynthia Z Hansen

Private Practice Educational Therapy

ET/P Gifted Education Specialist

Heidi Harmes

Learning Headquarters

Elementary School Instructional Designer

Dr. John Hayden

Piedmont High School

High School Math Teacher

Jan Hayes

Kendall Hunt Publishing Company

Educational Consultant

Vanessa Heller

Oak Park Unified

Educator, Board Certified Educational Therapist, Author

Erica Herro

Stevenson School

Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Stephanie Hood

Peach Blossom School

Director

Hillary Jade

Institute for Educational Advancement (IEA)

Program Manager

Caitlin Jung

Capitol Advisors Group

Partner

Tammy Keces

Irvine Hebrew Day School

Head of School

Jane Kennedy

Elevated Achievement Group

CFO and Instructional Coach

Teresa Koontz

Carpinteria Unified School District

GATE Coordinator

Adam Laningham

Deer Valley Unified School District

Gifted Services Coordinator

Paul LaPorte

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District

AVID District Director

Dr. Lenae Lazzelle

Springfield Public Schools

Gifted Education Director

Lori Leibowitz

Norwalk Public Schools

District Coordinator of Gifted and Talented

Jaclyn Loncteaux

Myers Elementary

Instructional Strategists

Paul Longshore

Victor Elementary School District

Learning Facilitator

Kim Louie

Rowland Unified School District

GATE Program Coordinator

Dr. Kathi Lundstrom

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District

Dr. Kathi Lundstrom

Mary MacInerny

Bridges Academy

Teacher

Veronica Martinez

Aurora Elementary School

Teacher - 5th grade

Dr. Rachel McAnallen

Bridges Academy

Dr. Rachel McAnallen aka Ms. Math

Yvette Mezzanatto

Colton Joint Unified School District

District Leader in GATE and Technology Instruction

Kate Miller

Los Angeles Unified School District

Teacher/GATE Coordinator

Gian Molero

The Mirman School

World Language Department Chair and Middle School Spanish Teacher

Andrea Mooney

Colton Joint Unified School District

Curriculum Program Specialist

Leslie Moritz

Saddleback Valley Unified School District

Teacher

Jennifer Morris

Upland Unified School Districy

Principal, Foothill Knolls K-8

Dennis Mulhearn

Valley Stream NY Central HS District (retired)

Teacher (39 years) retired

Dr. Ted Murcray

California Baptist University - Riverside, CA

Professor

Ellen Murphy

Pearson

Solutions Analyst

Cathy Nicholas-Washer

Dr. Cathy Nichols-Washer

Lodi Unified

Superintendent

Carrie Northcott

Colton Joint Unified School District

District Leader in GATE and Technology Instruction

Jennifer Nusbaum

Chandler Unified School District

Dean of Students, Knox Gifted Academy

Desiree Olivas

Santa Ana Unified School District

Teacher; Teacher Mentor and Trainer in Gifted Education

Dolph Petris

Fullerton School District

Elementary School Teacher

Nereida Prado

Santa Ana Unified School District

K-12 GATE Program Specialist

Sandy Robertson

Santa Barbara Unified School District

Differentiation Specialist

Ellen Rosen

Bridges Academy

Cheryl Rys

Saddleback Valley Unified School District

Teacher

Carl Sabatino

Bridges Academy

Head of School

Gary Saundres

Los Angeles Unified School District

Principal and GATE specialist

Barrett Snider

Capitol Advisors Group

Founding Partner

Joyann Sofio

Los Angeles Unified School District

Teacher

Dan Song

Mirman School

Mandarin Teacher

Laura Sosa

Alta Loma School District

Teaching Assistant Principal

Gary D. Soto

GDS Consulting

Founder/CEO

Sibyl Sperber

Los Angeles Unified School District

Teacher/GATE Coordinator

Jessica Stargardter

Gifted and Talented Teacher

Michael Valverde

Manzanita Public Charter School

Educator

Kim Vargas

Bridges Academy

Site Coordinator

Lynn Weed

Chandler Unified School District

Principal

Chris Wiebe

Bridges Academy

Director

Hilary Wolcott

Las Virgenes Unified School District

GATE Teacher

Andrea Zambrano

Jurupa Unified School District

Teacher