IEA is honored to have the following officers and board members helping to ensure that gifted and talented children have the tools and resources they need to lead purposeful, meaningful lives.
Sophia Bernazzani Barron
Director of Marketing, Owl Labs; IEA Alum
Hap Deneen
Consultant
Michael W. Grebe
Former President/CEO, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
Jeffrey Hudson
Director of Operations – CA, Celtic Engineering, Inc.
Zadra Rose Ibañez
Advisor, Institute for Educational Advancement
Elizabeth D. Jones
President, Institute for Educational Advancement
Byron Lichtenstein
Managing Director, Insight Partners; IEA Alum
Robert Reppa
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Innovation, LKQ Corporation
Chris Newman
Chief Financial Officer, Collective Health
Charles Shannon
Venture Capitalist, Founders Circle Capital
Jonathan Shintaku
Strategic Consultant
Dina Brulles
Gifted Program Coordinator, Arizona State University
JohannaKate (Kate) Connally
Law Student, University of California College of Law, SF
Alumni, Yunasa
James W. Davis
Co-Founder, Institute for Educational Advancement
Amy Gaesser
Associate Professor, Counselor Education, SUNY Brockport
Counselor, Private Practice
Shelagh Gallagher
Director, Engaged Education
Amber Lakin Gopalan
GATE Teacher
Alumni, CDB
Elizabeth D. Jones
President & Co-Founder, Institute for Educational Advancement
Megan Prichard
Vice-President, Global Operations and General Manager of Los Angeles at Skyryse
Ann Smith
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Gifted Support Center
Charles V. Wise
Principal, Galileo Planning Group, Inc.
