Ellen I. Honeck, Ph.D., has been involved in gifted education as a classroom teacher, administrator, gifted specialist, curriculum developer, consultant, adjunct professor, and associate director of a gifted education institute. She is actively involved with NAGC’s Early Childhood and Special Schools and Programs Networks, presents at national and international conferences, and received the 2016 President’s Award from NAGC. Ellen is the dean of the Gifted and Talented Academy at Laurel Springs School and director of curriculum and instruction at the Knox School of Santa Barbara. She lives in Centennial, Colorado.