Deborah Gennarelli
Deborah (Deb) Gennarelli is currently a gifted education consultant. Her new book, Twice-Exceptional Boys: A Road Map to Getting it Right has recently been published by Gifted Unlimited. She has an elementary education degree from East Carolina University and a master’s degree in gifted education from Kent State University. Deb has 40 years of experience as an educator working in public and private settings with diverse student populations in three states. She taught in the regular classroom before becoming a gifted intervention specialist. Deb has served in numerous roles including curriculum writer, mentor to first-year teachers, team leader, chair of academic committees and school improvement teams, and grant writer. Her responsibilities and expertise include supporting K-8 gifted students' academic, social, and emotional needs and consultant to teachers and parents of gifted children. She has also been a professional development speaker on the identification and education of gifted children, twice-exceptional students, and meeting the needs of all students through differentiated studies. Deb has received three different district Teacher of the Year awards, All-County Teaching Team award, and two Ohio GAR Foundation Education Initiative grants for Smart Technology. She is a member of National Association for Gifted Children, Ohio Association for Gifted Children, and Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted. Deb lives in Northeast Ohio with her husband Bob. They enjoy traveling and spending time with their daughter, son-in-law, and grandson.
