▁to , ▁and ▁cultiv ate , ▁their ▁ab ilities ▁and ▁des ires ▁to ▁achieve ▁at ▁a ▁high ▁level . ▁ ▁NS GT ▁collabor ates ▁closely ▁with ▁other ▁gift ed ▁and ▁tal ented ▁program ▁prov iders , ▁school ▁districts , ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities , ▁community ▁programs , ▁and ▁corpor ations . ▁ ▁Board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁▁ ▁Chair : ▁Ar ie ▁L . ▁N ett les , ▁Ph . D ., ▁NC SP , ▁H SP ▁- ▁Associ ate ▁Professor ▁of ▁C lin ical ▁Ped iat rics , ▁Center ▁for ▁Child ▁Development , ▁V ander b ilt ▁University ▁ ▁Vice ▁Chair : ▁Jud ith ▁Parker , ▁Ph . D . ▁- ▁Executive ▁Director , ▁Car mel ▁Hill ▁Fund ▁Education ▁Program ▁ ▁Executive ▁Director : ▁Barbara ▁Sw ic ord ▁Ed . D . ▁- ▁President ▁and ▁CE O , ▁Summer ▁Institute ▁for ▁the ▁G ift ed ▁ ▁Tre as urer : ▁Jack ▁Burg ▁- ▁Chief ▁Fin an cial ▁Officer , ▁American ▁Institute ▁For ▁Foreign ▁Study ▁ ▁Benjamin ▁D aven port ▁- ▁Princi pal , ▁Eastern ▁Middle ▁School ▁( ret ired ), ▁R ivers ide , ▁CT ▁▁ ▁Rach ael ▁Dub in ▁( Al um na , ▁S IG ) ▁Product ▁Manager , ▁IBM ▁- ▁Doctor al ▁Student , ▁Dre x el ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Comput ing ▁and ▁In format ics ▁ ▁Julia ▁To ▁D ut ka , ▁Ed . D . ▁- ▁Str ateg ist , ▁CG F NS ▁International , ▁Inc . ▁ ▁William ▁L . ▁G ert z ▁- ▁President ▁and