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Kathleen Nilles
Parent Services and Communications Manager,
National Association of Gifted Children

Parent and passionate advocate and co-author of Success Strategies for Parenting Gifted Kids, Kathleen Nilles brings more than 30 years of marketing and communications experience in corporate, non-profit, and agency roles to the gifted world.

Currently serving as the Parent Services & Communications Manager for the National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC) in Washington, D.C., and editor of Parenting for High Potential magazine, she creates parent-related content and serves as the outreach liaison contact for parents, grandparents, and caregivers of gifted and talented children.

​Kathleen holds a master’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University in gifted education, and dual bachelor’s degrees in public relations and business management.



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