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David is an artist, writer and generally curious fellow. He drops things into black holes for a living.

Elizabeth Mika is a Chicago-area counselor and therapist and a contributor to the New York Times best-selling book The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump.

Deirdre V. Lovekcy, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who has developed a deep understanding of the special social, emotional, and educational needs of the highly gifted in her over 25 years of practice. She is the author of Different Minds: Gifted Children with AD/HD, Asperger Syndrome, and Other Learning Deficits.

Chris Wells, PhD, is Director of Qualitative Research for the Institute for the Study of Advanced Development/Gifted Development Center. She is an educational psychologist, author, and parent of a twice-exceptional son.

Roland S. Persson, PhD, is professor of educational psychology at Jönköping University, Sweden, currently in the University's Human Resources Program. Once a Western classical piano performer, his interests developed into music behavior, talent and giftedness, and universal and cross-cultural behavior. He is a consultant to the Swedish and Hungarian governments on issues of talent and giftedness in education, and one of few devoted to giftedness, rather than talent, as a constituent of talent management.

Andrea is a writer from Alberta, Canada who is dedicated to seeking truth through intelligent discourse and fresh perspectives. She is a mother of three boys who show her how to find the wonder in life and to take things a lot less seriously.