Dr. Javetta Jones Roberson serves as the District Coordinator of Secondary Advanced Academics & Gifted and Talented in McKinney ISD. She also serves as Lecturing Professor in the Teacher Education and Administration department at the University of North Texas. Her research interests include diverse gifted and Advanced Placement populations, equity in giftedness, culturally responsive pedagogy (teaching, leadership, and curriculum), and professional learning of teachers (special education and gifted).

Dr. Kristina Henry Collins is the Executive Director for Robinson Center for Young Scholars at University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. At UW, she holds dual affiliate associate professor appointments in the College of Education at the Seattle and Tacoma campus. Dr. Collins also continues to serve as a collaborating research fellow, mentor, and visiting associate professor for LBJ STEM Institute for STEM Education and Research at Texas State University.