The Committees
Local Organizing Committee
Csilla Fuszek
Dr. Eva Vondrakova
Prof. Stefania Pinneli
Prof. Carmen Cretu
Prof. Christina Hansen
Prof. Lianne Hoogeveen
Kay Academic College
Dr. Rama Klavir
Dr. Rama Klavir received her PhD and M.A. from Ben Gurion University, Israel focusing on thinking, problem solving process and learning of gifted and able students. Rama was a senior lecturer at Kay Academic Teacher Education College, in Beer Sheva, Israel and also was the Head the program for teacher educators of MOFET institute.
Henrietta Szold Institute
Dr. Rachel Zorman
Dr. Rachel Zorman, Executive Director of the Henrietta Szold Institute for Research in the Behavioral Sciences in Jerusalem. The Szold institute enhances Israeli education and social services via research, evaluation and implementing training and innovative programs.
Chair, Hebrew University and Ono Academic College
Dr. Judy Kohan
Dr. Judy Kohan received her Ph.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in the field of gifted identification and completed her post-doctoral studies at the University of Haifa in the field of single-sex classes for gifted girls.
Local conference chairperson
Dr. Hava Vidergor
Dr. Hava Vidergor, PhD is a senior lecturer of curriculum and instruction in the Graduate School at Gordon Academic College of Education, Israel.
Co-Chair of conference
Dr. Roxana Reichman
Dr. Roxana Reichman has graduated with a PhD from State University of New York at Buffalo. She is an expert in educational administration, comparative education, and gifted education, and has been working at Gordon Academic College for 25 years while also working for 10 years at Haifa University.
Director of International Center GACE
Prof. Rhonda Sofer
Prof. Rhonda Sofer is an applied anthropologist who has been working in the field of teacher training for over 30 years. She was the program initiator and coordinator of two European Commission capacity building programs: