Author: The Power of Self-Advocacy for Gifted Learners: teaching the 4 essential steps to success
Empowering Underrepresented Gifted Students: Perspectives from the Field
Gifted Education Consultant, GT Carpe Diem, LLC
Past President, WATG

Deb Douglas, founder of GT Carpe Diem Consulting, advocates for gifted kids around the world. She is a frequent presenter at state, national, and international conferences and over 700 teens have enjoyed her self-advocacy workshops. Her original action research on empowering gifted students to self- advocate has been published in The Roeper Review and Parenting for High Potential. Previously, she coordinated gifted education for the Manitowoc (WI) Public School District, was president of the Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted, and served on the NAGC Parent Advisory Board. Her books include: The Power of Self-Advocacy for Gifted Learners and Empowering Underrepresented Gifted Students: Voices from the Field, co-edited with Dr. Joy Lawson Davis. Her guilty pleasures include murder mysteries, red Twizzlers, NYT crosswords, and fluffy little dogs. For more info: www.gtcarpediem.com