Executive Members
of the
Educators of the Gifted 
Organization

 
President
Otto Schmidt - Gifted Programming Consultant/Educator, 
Toronto, ON 
mail@edgotago.com    o.schmidt@accentonskills.com 

Vice-President
Tom Peter, Gifted Program Instructor & Assessment Teacher, 
TCDSB, Toronto, ON
thomas.peter@tcdsb.org

Treasurer / Ministry of Education & School Boards Liaison
Maria Fantauzzi, Principal/Gifted Program Coordinator, 
TCDSB, Toronto, ON
maria.fantauzzi@tcdsb.org 

"Gifted Voice" Newsletter Coordinator
Carmen Galea, former Gifted Program Coordinator, 
Toronto, ON
galea.carmen@gmail.com

Advertising Coordinator / Recording Secretary
Jennifer Righetti, Gifted Program Instructor, 
TDSB, Toronto, ON
jennifer_righetti@hotmail.com

Members Database Coordinator / French Division Coordinator
Hélene Lavertu, Classroom Instructor, 
TCDSB, Toronto, ON
helene.lavertu@tcdsb.org

Membership Development Coordinator
Franca Da Silva, Catalogue Sales Director,  
Spectrum Educational Supplies Ltd., Newmarket, ON
fdasilva@spectrumed.com 

Private Schools/Homeschooling/Tutoring Centers Liaison
Farzaneh Peterson - Director of Roger White Academy, 
Newmarket, ON
rogerwhiteacademy@rogers.com  

Durham District School Board Liaison
Bernie Beales, Gifted Program Coordinator, 
Whitby, ON  
bernie_beales@durham.edu.on.ca

Kawartha-Pine Ridge District School Board Liaison
Brian Sells, Gifted Program Coordinator, 
Peterborough, ON
brian_sells@kprdsb.ca

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Liaison
Joanne Foster, Instructor - OISE Faculty of Education, 
Toronto, ON
joannefoster@oise.utoronto.ca 

York Catholic District School Board Liaison
Craig Phillips, Gifted Program Instructor – Elem.
Thornhill, ON  
craig.phillips@ycdsb.ca

York Catholic DSB Liaison)
Laura Keenan, Gifted Program Instructor – Elem.
Thornhill, ON 
laura.keenan@ycdsb.ca

Executive Assistant for Conferences
Teresa Panezutti, 
Concord, ON 
t_panezutti@hotmail.com

Webmaster
Otto Schmidt
o.schmidt@accentonskills.com