Our Committee
Below you’ll find some information relating to our team. We work together to ensure that the organisation runs according to its goals. Many of us have qualifications specialising in giftedness, and as a team, our expertise spans all areas relating to gifted young people and their academic and psychosocial needs.
The organisation has at least one representative who has extensive knowledge in the following areas: gifted education in public schools (including PEAC and GATE programs), private schools, and/or the Catholic sector; the role of gifted education in independent schools; gifted students with special needs; academic research; and childhood and adolescent mental health in relation to gifted and twice-exceptional children and adolescents.
We are incredibly grateful to our many other volunteers who help to form sub-committees focusing on areas such as advocacy and event planning. We would not be able to function without the support of these wonderful individuals.
If you are interested in joining us and think you might be able to help, we’d love to hear from you!
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I grew up gifted but unrecognised, and spent many years struggling with what I now understand as twice-exceptionality (2e). My first career was in engineering, leading to a long and varied professional path that included post doctoral study and research. Over time, I felt drawn toward people centred activities, rather than systems work I therefore retrained as a counsellor and am now an Australian Counselling Association registered practitioner. Alongside my professional journey, I have supported my two children through the schooling system, both identified as gifted & twice-exceptional and through the unique strengths/challenges that can accompany 2e. They have also represented Australia in their chosen sports, giving me lived experience of navigating the intersections of giftedness, education, wellbeing, and high performance. I am passionate about helping parents and educators better understand gifted and twice-exceptional children, particularly those whose needs are easily and often missed. I bring both lived experience and professional insight, with a strong interest in advocacy, wellbeing, and creating environments in which gifted children can thrive academically, emotionally, and socially |
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 Spencer DavisSpencer Davis is an educator, researcher, and advocate for gifted girls in high-pressure school contexts. His areas of speciality include giftedness and gender, creative and social giftedness, and the socio-emotional characteristics of gifted young people, with a particular focus on student voice, masking, perfectionism, and the social and emotional experience of high achievement in single-sex schooling. Spencer recently completed a Master of Education (Gifted Education) at UNSW. His feminist thesis explored gifted adolescent girls’ perceptions of giftedness and gender norms in privileged single-sex schools, contributing to growing conversations about equity, identity, and wellbeing in gifted education. In 2026, Spencer commenced a new position as Coordinator of HERizon, a new extension and enrichment program at Methodist Ladies’ College, supporting high-potential girls through strength-based identification, meaningful challenge, and wellbeing-informed pathways. With extensive experience in English teaching and educational leadership across Western Australian independent schools, Spencer previously served as Head of the Centre for Excellence at Christ Church Grammar School. He has also worked with GERRIC to support the delivery of online learning courses for gifted children across Australia. Spencer is also a published poet, with a particular interest in the role of literature in bibliotherapeutic practices for gifted students. As the father of a highly gifted child, he brings both professional expertise and lived experience to his work alongside students and families. |
Retired Committee Members - we are very grateful for their voluntary service to Gifted WA |
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