She is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association for Gifted Children, the editor of the Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, and the Interim Director of the Torrance Center for Creative Studies and Talent Development. An international and national speaker, she has published numerous articles and teaches classes on giftedness and creativity. She is particularly interested in the identification and nurturance of creativity, especially among students considered at risk for an alternative diagnosis (ADHD) or dropping out. She is a former elementary and middle school teacher and the parent of two. Most importantly, she is 1/4 Cajun and has retained the joie de vivre of that heritage.