Executive Members
of the
Educators for the Gifted 
Organization

President
Otto Schmidt - Gifted Programming Consultant/Educator, 
Toronto, ON  www.AccentonSkills.com
edgoca@gmail.com   o.schmidt@accentonskills.com 

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

"Gifted Voice" Newsletter Coordinator
TBA

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

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

York Catholic District School Board Liaisons
Craig Phillips, Gifted Program Teacher – Elem
Thornhill, ON  
craig.phillips@ycdsb.ca
Laura Keenan, Gifted Program Teacher - Elem
Thornhill, ON
laura.keenan@ycdsb.ca

French Sector Development Coordinator
Sylvia Kwan, Early Education/Young Gifted Specialist Consultant/Teacher, 
Toronto, ON 
Toronto District School Board
sylvia.constancio@sympatico.ca

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

Webmaster
Otto Schmidt
o.schmidt@accentonskills.com