President - Cris Womack
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1st Vice President - Membership Chair - Cassandra Self
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2nd Vice President - Programs Chair - Marianne Crook
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Marianne Crook joined the NAGT founding committee in 2019 in order to create opportunities for parents of gifted children in Northwest ISD to connect with each other. Marianne and her husband have two children who attend Kay Granger Elementary. After 10+ years working as a special events planner in both the corporate and non-profit worlds, Marianne has recently taken some time off to return to school to become a teacher. When she isn't studying, she can be found cheering for her kids at baseball games, dance lessons, and basketball games. She also enjoys browsing through cookbooks and making cookies!
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Marianne Crook joined the NAGT founding committee in 2019 in order to create opportunities for parents of gifted children in Northwest ISD to connect with each other. Marianne and her husband have two children who attend Kay Granger Elementary. After 10+ years working as a special events planner in both the corporate and non-profit worlds, Marianne has recently taken some time off to return to school to become a teacher. When she isn't studying, she can be found cheering for her kids at baseball games, dance lessons, and basketball games. She also enjoys browsing through cookbooks and making cookies!
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3rd Vice President - Fundraising Chair - Lin Yuan
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I am Lin Yuan, and I serve as the Third VP for the NAGT board. I have two children who are in the gifted and talented program at Beck Elementary. We have lived in Trophy Club for eight years and really enjoyed the community. I work as a financial professional for a wealth advisory company in Addison, and before that I spent three years working in commercial real estate investments. My volunteer job as the Third VP is to raise fund for NAGT.
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I am Lin Yuan, and I serve as the Third VP for the NAGT board. I have two children who are in the gifted and talented program at Beck Elementary. We have lived in Trophy Club for eight years and really enjoyed the community. I work as a financial professional for a wealth advisory company in Addison, and before that I spent three years working in commercial real estate investments. My volunteer job as the Third VP is to raise fund for NAGT.
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Communications Officer - XiaoXia Cao
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Xiaoxia Cao is the communication officer of NAGT this year. She was born and raised in China and immigrated to the United States 17 years ago. Before moving to Texas, her family lived in Wisconsin for 13 years. Her family loves travelling and experiencing different cultures. She even had a RV trip with her family during COVID19 pandemic to Rocky Mountain National Park and Great Sand Dunes National Park. She hopes to visit many more places in the United States and abroad before her daughters go to college.
She volunteered to be the NAGT communication officer because her older daughter has benefited tremendously from the GATES program of NISD in the past 4 years. She wants to be an advocate for all the students like her daughter and their parents in the school district so that their needs can be better served.
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Xiaoxia Cao is the communication officer of NAGT this year. She was born and raised in China and immigrated to the United States 17 years ago. Before moving to Texas, her family lived in Wisconsin for 13 years. Her family loves travelling and experiencing different cultures. She even had a RV trip with her family during COVID19 pandemic to Rocky Mountain National Park and Great Sand Dunes National Park. She hopes to visit many more places in the United States and abroad before her daughters go to college.
She volunteered to be the NAGT communication officer because her older daughter has benefited tremendously from the GATES program of NISD in the past 4 years. She wants to be an advocate for all the students like her daughter and their parents in the school district so that their needs can be better served.
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Community Officer - Tricia Thirey
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Treasurer - Carissa Barrett
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Carissa Barrett moved to Texas from Phoenix in 2012 and has been in Northwest ISD since 2013. In her professional life she is an Elite Stylist at Mouton’s Salon in Grapevine with over 20 years of experience in her field. Value is placed on strong professional relationships with clients and staff. She has returned to school to study Naturopathic or Functional Medicine and looks forward to another 20 year career. In her free time you can find her paddle boarding or camping with her husband, son, daughter and two dogs.
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Carissa Barrett moved to Texas from Phoenix in 2012 and has been in Northwest ISD since 2013. In her professional life she is an Elite Stylist at Mouton’s Salon in Grapevine with over 20 years of experience in her field. Value is placed on strong professional relationships with clients and staff. She has returned to school to study Naturopathic or Functional Medicine and looks forward to another 20 year career. In her free time you can find her paddle boarding or camping with her husband, son, daughter and two dogs.
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Legislative Officer - Angela Newby
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Secretary - Audrey Womack
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Specialist Liaison - Shelly Moses
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Shelly Moses is the Specialist Liaison for NAGT. She has been in education for 18 years and 8 of those teaching here in NISD. She is a GT Specialist and also a parent of a gifted learner. Her main goal is to be an advocate for students, teachers, specialists, parents and NAGT being a voice for each. She is very excited to be a part of this group seeing all it has accomplished in our first year and for what all we will continue to achieve!
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Shelly Moses is the Specialist Liaison for NAGT. She has been in education for 18 years and 8 of those teaching here in NISD. She is a GT Specialist and also a parent of a gifted learner. Her main goal is to be an advocate for students, teachers, specialists, parents and NAGT being a voice for each. She is very excited to be a part of this group seeing all it has accomplished in our first year and for what all we will continue to achieve!
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District Liaison and Advisor - Audra Rowell
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