For Immediate Release
The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC®) Assembly of Delegates consists of up to three delegates and one alternate from each country of residence. Delegates are integral to sharing information with the WCGTC about what is happening locally in gifted education, talent development, and creativity through the newsletter and website as well as letting others know about the WCGTC. Each country organizations an election for individuals to serve in this role. The following individuals have been elected to serve as delegate during the term 2023 – 2025.
- Algeria: Naima Benyakoub
- Argentina: Paula Irueste
- Australia: Melinda Gindy, Victoria Poulos, Michelle Ronksley-Pavia
- Bahrain: Um Albaneen Yusuf Jamali
- Brazil: Jane Farias Ferreira, Renata Muniz Prado, Maria Sabatella, Cristina Delou (Alternate)
- Canada: Claudine Guilbault, Hoda Kilani, Emilie Rouaud
- Chile: Claudia Cornejo-Araya, Valerie Jeanneret
- China: Yajuan Ding
- Colombia: Karen Diaz, Austin Levinson
- Cyprus: Ioanna Katsavria
- Czech Republic: Eva Vondrakova
- Denmark: Ole Kyrd, Tina Refning, Arnfinn Rismoen
- Ecuador: Fanny Alencastro
- Estonia: Viire Sepp
- Finland: Sonja Laine
- France: Florence Pâris
- Germany: Kerstin Brausewetter, Christian Fischer, Annette Heinbokel
- Greece: Penny Koutsantonis, Sofia Theodoridou, Georgia Tsoulfa
- Hong Kong SAR: Ricci Fong, Joe Yan Cho Tsui, Mantak Yuen, Serene Chan (Alternate)
- India: Jyoti Sharma
- Indonesia: Fitriani Yustikasari Lubis
- Ireland: Leeanne Hinch
- Israel: Shirley Miedijensky, Inbal Shani, Hava Videfor, Eli Fried (Alternate)
- Italy: Martina Brazzolotto, Marta Cattaneo, Ermelinda Maulucci, Emilia Clorinda Amodio (Alternate)
- Jamaica: Viviene DeOkoro, Hillary Kemp
- Japan: Yukiko Sakai, Manabu Sumida
- Jordan: Surayya Ayyad
- Kazakhstan: Aslanbek Amrin, Gulim Jussupova, Sholpan Kirabayeva
- Kenya: Timothy Kitui Wanyonyi
- Korea: Kyung-sook Lee, Ehun-shik Moon
- Lebanon: Maya Antoun, Nidal Jouny
- Lithuania: Margarita Pilkauskaitė
- Malaysia: Rorlinda Yusof
- Mexico: María de los Dolores Valadez-Sierra
- Netherlands: Nora Steenbergen, Lineke Van Tricht
- New Zealand: Rosemary Cathcart, Francesca Hickey, Deb Walker
- Paraguay: Liz Barrios, Monserrat Lobo, M. Alexandra Vuyk, Andrea Yubero (Alternate)
- Poland: Maria Aleksandrovich, Malorzata Sierszenska-Leraczyk
- Portugal: Alberto Rocha
- Romania: Dorothea Ionescu
- Saudi Arabia: Fahad Alfaiz, Mohammad Rawas, Jawaher Yousef, Faisal Yahya Alamiri (Alternate)
- South Africa: Philip Kokot, Annari Milne
- Spain: Juan Alonso Bravo, Leopold Carreras Truño, Flavio Castiglione Mendez, Yolanda Benito Mate (Alternate)
- Sweden: Caroline Sims
- Taiwan: Wu-Tien Wu
- Trinidad and Tobago: Nubia Williams
- Turkey: Nüket Afat, Marilena Z. Leana-Tascilar
- United Arab Emirates: Ahmed Hemdan
- United Kingdom: Rebecca Howell, Ferial Tucker
- United States of America: Keri Guilbault, Ann Robinson, Del Siegle, Angela Novak (Alternate)
- Uruguay: Susana Graciela Pérez Barrera
About the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children
The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children, Inc. (WCGTC®) is a worldwide non-profit organization that provides advocacy and support for gifted children. The WCGTC® is a diverse organization networking the globe with an active membership of educators, scholars, researchers, parents, and others interested in the development and education of gifted and talented children of all ages. To learn more about the WCGTC® or to become a member, visit https://world-gifted.org/.
Contact: Dr. Tyler Clark, thomas.clark@wku.edu or 1-270-745-6323