Our Members

Yuki Chen

Junior

Thompson School District

Yuki Chen is currently a junior at Mountain View High School where she is actively involved in multiple clubs and sports. She is passionate about promoting diversity in the community and strives to make a positive impact wherever she goes.

Jayal Dhakal

Senior

Cherry Creek School District

Jayal is a highly passionate student that believes advocacy is the only way to force open the doors to change. He loves experiencing new adventures. He has a passion for mathematics, STEM, and anything engineering based. He believes that the only time to act is now and by acting everyone can ensure a better future.

Keeler Spear

Senior

Douglas County School District

Keeler is a driven student attempting to better the world, from lobbying for climate legislation to advocating for the needs of GT students. He has a passion for STEM, electrical engineering, and numerical analysis. He strives for his work in CGTSB to create a more equitable and functional GT system.

Anderson Flores

Senior

Cherry Creek School District

Anderson is a driven, hardworking student, and an active member of the GT community. He strives to better his community through volunteering and service, and looks for opportunities to do so. He is always interested in learning and taking on new challenges.

Adam Bellomo

Sophomore

Denver Public Schools

A Colorado native and Swedish citizen, Adam believes in a world built by the next generation and plans to use his experience in leadership and honors academics to achieve that.  Moreover, he has strong aspirations to continue his impact well and beyond just the GT board and into the real world.  Overall, Adam seeks every opportunity to engage with diverse perspectives and skills and looks forward to contributing further to the GT community.

Aileen Mendiola Morales

Junior

Greeley-Evans School District

Aileen is a dedicated and school-oriented student who stays active in her school and community. Through rigorous coursework, Aileen has shown her dedication to her studies. She also enjoys playing soccer, baking, and reading. Her big dream is to one day make a difference in this world.

Alexis Gentry

Junior

Peetz Plateau School District

Alexis is a driven and dedicated student with a strong record of academic achievement and involvement in student life. She has held numerous leadership positions within a wide range of student organizations, taking on significant responsibilities and contributing to their success. Academically advanced and passionate about the medical field, Alexis is a goal-oriented individual who is determined to make a positive impact on the world.

Amanda Gonzalez

Freshman

St. Vrain Valley School District

As a Freshman in Lyons High School in St Vrain Valley School District, Amanda seeks out opportunities to reach her goal of bringing voice to smaller high schools. She is driven, goal-oriented, and an active member of her local community. Amanda believes that younger people hold a huge impact in our society today, and that we should be active in pushing for change.  

Amara Fantl

Junior

Douglas County School District

Hi! I’m Amara and I’m a junior at VALE high school. I love entrepreneurship and I hope to change the world through service in the government. Everyday, I hope to bring others fulfillment by showing people how much joy exists in the everyday.

Anna Elick

Sophomore

Douglas County School District

Anna is passionate about making a difference in the world and helping other similar students grow their Gifted and Talented communities. She enjoys Mock Trial, mountain biking, and plays violin. She is excited to continue her involvement with the Colorado Gifted and Talented Student Board.  

Augustus Gdanitz

Junior

Wray School District

Augustus is a curious learner that is open to trying anything. He loves being able to learn about new skills and concepts and being able to share them with others. Augustus also loves being able to impact younger students and learners to promote growth and learning. He firmly believes that learning is a lifetime pursuit, and one that should be shared with others.

Beatrice Dobbelstein

Freshman

Littleton Public Schools

Beatrice is a hardworking student at Heritage High School, who wants to make a difference in the GT community. She endeavors to have an education system full of new and diverse perspectives, primarily focusing on providing a voice for the twice gifted community. She has two younger siblings in the LPS district, and in her free time she runs and plays piano.

Breno Ejzykowicz

Junior

Adams 12 Five Star Schools

I am Breno Ejzykowicz, a junior at Legacy High School. My hobbies are flying drones, playing sports, scouring PubMed for articles that interest me, writing my book (as well as the short stories and poems woven within), and spending quality time with friends and family. The easy thing to do is end my description, but I am extra, so I will be adding an extra fun fact: I love to walk everywhere barefoot; I enjoy feeling the ground beneath my feet, it is how I imagine undergoing a factory reset.

Eamon Temme

Freshman

St. Vrain Valley School District

Eamon is a hard working student who enjoys spending time outside. He enjoys skiing, spending time with his family, and playing board games. Eamon likes to help those in the community however he can, and is excited to see how he can make a difference in Colorado legislators through the CGTSB.

Edna Abel

Sophomore

Denver Public School District

Hello! My name is Edna Abel, I am a sophomore at DSST: GVR High School and a student in the Denver Public School District. I enjoy advocating for matters regarding education and making sure all voices are heard and valued. I also delight in learning new things and meeting new people!

Elisa Williams

Junior

Poudre School District

Elisa is an involved, passionate student who is active in service organizations in and outside of school in order to learn from diverse perspectives. She believes in thorough education for all, and wants to ensure this in our ever changing world. She loves to lead and find new systems to make changes efficiently and cannot wait to see what the future holds.

Emersen Fischer

Sophomore

Cherry Creek School District

Emersen is a sophomore at Grandview High School and is so excited to continue her work on the Colorado GT Student Board. Some of her other extracurriculars include Student Leadership, Color Guard, Writer’s Club, and Speech and Debate. She loves helping other gifted students like her and making an impact on her community. When she’s not studying or working on a project, you can find her listening to music, dissociating, or doomscrolling. She’s so excited to continue contributing to CGTSB!

Ezi Zuber

Junior

Cherry Creek School District

Gabriela Fox

Sophomore

Denver Public Schools

Gabriela is a dedicated student, athlete, and community member. She uses her positivity, organization, and passion to assist her pursuit of various activities: NHS, Speech and Debate, leadership for community-oriented clubs, rigorous scholastic courses, and mentoring. She additionally enjoys volunteering and enriching young kids’ curiosity for STEM. She hopes to support other students by strengthening GT programs around Colorado. 

Gavin Alleman

Sophomore

Douglas County School District

Gavin is a Sophomore at Ponderosa High School. He is currently involved in Theatre, Jazz Band for piano, and his school’s Gifted and Talented Student Board. Outside of school, he’s a diehard Nuggets fan, rewatches Power Rangers, and plays the piano and guitar. He is so excited to see what this year entails and hopes for another very successful year in the CGTSB!

Grace Jackson

Junior

Weld RE-5J School District

Grace is an ambitious and clever person that strives to make the education system more equitable. She spends her free time working for her county’s health department, taking rigorous courses, playing the viola, running, and sleeping.

Hani Sheldon

Sophomore

Denver Public Schools

Isaiah Girard

Sophomore

Falcon School District

With a year under his belt for the board he is excited in the changing and evolving landscape the board is going through. His love for making a difference empowers him to give his best each and every day. Being a part of NHS and Phi Theta Kappa honor society he strives to push himself to be better than he was the day before. In his free time he enjoys playing his trumpet, watching sports, and hanging out with friends and family. With the board getting more and more involved in the state he is excited for the new opportunities that will come with its growth. 

Jennifer Ha

Junior

Cherry Creek School District

Jennifer is devoted to advocating for equity within the GT program and ensuring all students—regardless of their background—have access to opportunities they need to thrive as lifelong learners. She is deeply involved in initiatives promoting inclusivity and equal representation within her own community, such as her school’s GT leadership team, serving as the NJHS vice president, and volunteering for programs that seek to promote affordable access to education. 

Julianna Wainright

Sophomore

Lewis Palmer School District

Julianna is a dedicated, driven student and loves to learn and engage in leadership opportunities. She enjoys history, language, sports, speech and debate, and travel. Julianna is also passionate about volunteering at her church and Colorado Springs Teen Court. Her hope is that by participating in CGTSB she will be able to bring awareness about gifted education and provide more students with the resources they need to be successful. 

Layla Nissler

Junior

Littleton Public Schools

Layla strives to help as many people feel accounted for and cared for as possible. She is very passionate about mental and emotional health tying to individual identity. As an active community member, family member, friend, teammate, student, and person she works hard to spread kindness and advocate for those who may not have a voice otherwise.

Mili Sobti

Freshman

Boulder Valley School District

Nick Cappelletti

Junior

Boulder Valley School District

Nora Wadman

Senior

Douglas County School District

Hello! My name is Nora Wadman, and I am a senior at Mountain Vista. I love to get involved with my community and do a variety of volunteer work. I hope to use the GT Board as a means to further elevate my community and support those around me. 

Srinidhi Gorla

Sophomore

St. Vrain Valley School District

Srinidhi is an open-minded, active listener who is incredibly community-oriented and values all cultures. She hopes to continue bringing light and assisting overlooked areas and situations worldwide. She is an optimistic problem-solving leader looking forward to bringing perspective and spreading change to the students, teachers, and GT community. She loves yoga, dance, and skiing and tries to incorporate these aspects into her everyday life.

Swae Witzel

Junior

Burlington School District

Tais Ioris

Sophomore

Cherry Creek School District

Using her voice is Tais’s greatest passion. When she isn’t advocating for the gifted community, she’s expressing herself through theater, piano, writing, Speech and Debate, Model UN, and endless rants about the music she likes. She’s also dedicated to improving her community through her efforts in National English Honors Society, Latino World Alliance, Key Club, and the IB council at her school. She’s driven and hardworking, like the other lovely members of this board, and hopes to develop a gifted program where every person has their needs met and is heard. 

Ty Barwick

Freshman

Denver Public Schools

Ty is a motivated student dedicated to making a positive impact on his community. Using his leadership and academic skills, he actively works to inspire and support the people and community around him. He loves helping others and participating in several leadership and educational clubs at his school which he believes helps cultivate the next generation of global leaders.