Alice Srinivasan, President
Alice is the proud parent of two Boulder Valley School District students. With a career in non-profit fundraising and marketing that spans more than two decades, she thoroughly enjoys her job as a Communications, Brand, and Strategy Consultant for non-profits, schools, and B-Corps. Alice received her B.A. in International Studies and Theater Arts from Illinois Wesleyan University.
Liz Jiménez, Treasurer
Liz Jiménez is the parent of two precocious BVSD elementary-aged students. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy from UC San Diego and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Penn State University. For over 15 years, Liz has worked as an auditor and project manager at the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Prior to her current role, she worked in financial services on Wall Street.
Stacey Green, Past-President and Advocacy Chair
Stacey Morris Green is the proud mom of three BVSD students and is a BVSD graduate herself. Stacey reads admission applications for her alma mater, Dartmouth College, where she previously served as an assistant director of admissions. She also holds a Master of Arts degree in Higher Education Administration, and was an assistant dean of students at Regis University and Boston College with an emphasis on support for students in crisis and distress. Stacey is excited to bridge her personal and professional experiences in her role with BVGT.
Maria Klemenc, Past-President and Communications Chair
Maria Klemenc holds a Ph.D. in music from the University of California, Berkeley, and has taught in higher education and community education settings. In addition she has carried out numerous editing and translation (Slovenian-English) projects. As a parent she has been drawn to learn about and advocate for the unique needs of gifted and twice exceptional learners, and has also served as a BVGT parent liaison for her children’s schools.
Tylynn Brick, Community Outreach Chair
Tylynn Brick serves as Outreach Chair on the Boulder Valley Gifted and Talented (BVGT) Board. As a parent of two BVSD students, she brings personal commitment to supporting gifted learners, especially those who are twice-exceptional (2e), and is passionate about building inclusive connections among families, educators, and students. Tylynn holds an MBA from the University of Denver – Daniels College of Business. Her career in financial advising, business analysis, and banking developed her strategic problem-solving and relationship-building skills, which she now applies to her advocacy work with BVGT.
Deb Darnell, Parent Liaison Coordinator
For over 20 years Deb Darnell (graduate of CU Boulder) has enjoyed working with GT students in Boulder Valley schools. Her philosophy is “Emotions cannot be treated separately from intellectual awareness or physical development. All three intertwine and influence each other.”(Annemarie Roeper) Her educational goal in and out of the classroom is to provide opportunities for gifted students to grow in these three areas to maintain balance in their lives. She was the GT advisor/instructor at Southern Hills Middle for 14 years. She is a trained facilitator for gifted parent support groups and served as the GT advisor/instructor at Boulder’s Fairview High School. In pandemic year 2020, she was awarded “Colorado Educator of the Year”.
Vidya Jayakar, Digital Assets Chair
Vidya was born and raised in India, and she pursued her Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado in Boulder. As a mom now to two students in BVSD, she is deeply invested in the local community. In her professional life, she leads software development teams within the financial industry, a role that hones her skills in strategic planning and technological innovation.
Catherine Zakoian, MA, LPC, NCC, At Large
Catherine Zakoian is a national certified and licensed professional counselor. For over twenty years, her Colorado-based private counseling practice www.catherinezakoian.com has specialized in child and family counseling services for gifted, twice-exceptional (2e), and profoundly gifted children, adolescents, teens, adults, and families. Her educational consultation practice provides guidance for creating psychologically healthy educational environments, authentic leadership and program development, and meaningful educator self-awareness and care within well recognized public, independent, and alternative PreK-12 schools serving gifted and neurotypical populations. Her book Raising Gifted Children: A Practical Guide for Parents Facing Big Emotions and Big Potential (Rockridge Press, 2020) received a warm welcome in the gifted field.
Sarah Dodson-Knight, At Large
Sarah Dodson-Knight’s children attend Escuela Bilinguë Pioneer and the CHOICE program at Platt Middle School. As a parent of gifted kiddos, she has truly benefited from teachers’ and other parents’ advice and experiences, and she hopes to pay this forward by serving on the board. She is especially interested in helping families from the eastern part of the county take advantage of BVGT events and efforts. When she’s not advocating for her kids, substituting at their schools, practicing her Spanish, or trying to coax vegetables from her backyard garden, she teaches French to homeschoolers and others through LanguageCraft Colorado.
Doug Alexander, At Large
Doug Alexander is a Gifted & Talented Education Instructional Specialist in Boulder Valley School District who also has 16 years experience as a classroom teacher in elementary and middle school. He holds a Gifted Education Master’s degree from the University of Northern Colorado, a Colorado GT Specialist PK-12 endorsement, and National Board certification in gifted education. He provides professional development and presents at conferences on gifted education topics. Doug’s expertise as a teacher is in differentiation and creating authentic student-centered learning experiences.
Terry Bradley, Founding President
Terry is a graduate of Fairview High School and CU Boulder. She began her teaching career in BVSD as a first grade teacher, worked with middle schoolers for five years, and then was the GT Coordinator and a co-teacher at Fairview High School for 13 years. She has a Master’s degree in Gifted Education from UNC Greeley. Terry was the founding president of BVGT and is a past-president of the Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented. She also served two terms as the Chairperson of the GT State Advisory Committee. She is a retired gifted education consultant, presenter, and workshop trainer specializing with the social and emotional aspects of giftedness. Terry has two adult children and four delightful granddaughters.