2025 NAGC Election Results

It was another outstanding election cycle at NAGC—drum roll, please!

This year’s ballot featured an exceptional group of passionate, qualified professionals committed to advancing gifted education. We’re grateful for the Leadership Development and the Elections Committees thoughtful work in assembling such a stellar slate.

For the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) and our members, these results are impactful. The leaders elected to the Board of Directors and as Network Chair-Elects will play a key role in guiding the organization and championing initiatives that support gifted and talented children, their families, and the educators who serve them. Elections Committee Chair, Lauri Kirsch, extends her deep appreciation to the committee members for their dedication and discernment throughout the review process.

Please join us in congratulating and welcoming NAGC’s newest Board of Directors and Network Chair-Elects. Their terms officially begin on September 1, 2025!

 
PRESIDENT-ELECT 
Michelle Frazier Trotman Scott, Ph.D.
Professor, University of West Georgia, Carrollton

AT-LARGE MEMBER(S) 
Kristi Speirs Neumeister, Ph.D.
Professor, Ball State University

Susan Corwith, Ph.D. 
Director, Northwestern University

COMPUTER & TECHNOLOGY CHAIR-ELECT 
Kathryn Fishman-Weaver, Ph.D. 
Executive Director, University of Missouri

CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATION CHAIR-ELECT 
Joi Lin, Ph.D. 
Professor, University of Denver

CREATIVITY CHAIR-ELECT 
Christine Ohtani-Chang
Consultant, Hawaii Gifted Association

CURRICULUM STUDIES CHAIR-ELECT 
Tara Toft, BS, M.Ed.
Coordinator, Sandusky City Schools

EARLY CHILDHOOD CHAIR-ELECT
Alicia Schroeder Schock, EdD.
Gifted Educator, West Fargo Public Schools

GLOBAL AWARENESS CHAIR-ELECT
Connie Phelps, EdD, MS, M.Ed, BS
Professor Emeritus, Emporia State University

PARENT, FAMILY & COMMUNITY CHAIR-ELECT 
Reby Parsley, Ed.D
Gifted Program Specialist, Kent School District 

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CHAIR-ELECT 
Bailey Nafziger, EdD
Assistant Professor, Georgia Southern University

RESEARCH & EVALUATION CHAIR-ELECT 
Lindsay Lee, Ph.D.
Data Analyst, Michigan State University

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVEOPMENT CHAIR-ELECT 
Neily Snook, Ph.D.
Past-President, New Mexico Association for the Gifted

SPECIAL POPULATIONS CHAIR-ELECT 
Dr. Kristina Collins
Research Consultant, University of Washington

STEM CHAIR-ELECT 
Tugce Karatas, M.S.Ed.
Doctoral Candidate, Purdue University