Kelly Parks is thrilled to be a new member of the Stargate community. Over the past few years she has been living and working in Fort Collins as the gifted and talented teacher and site coordinator for two elementary schools. Kelly also has experience working as a special education Para Professional in a variety of classrooms serving students with profound needs. It is her personal commitment to meeting the intellectual and social emotional needs of gifted individuals that drives her teaching and her life. Currently, Kelly is completing a second master's degree in Special Education: Gifted Education Specialist at the University of Northern Colorado. She also has a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction (Gifted Education Strand) from the University of Denver and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Colorado State University.