The Parent Association for Gifted Education, Inc. (PAGE) concluded its 2017-2018 fiscal year on June 30, 2018. The program continued to excel in serving the Greater Cincinnati gifted community.
Highlights
2017-2018 was a strong year for The Super Saturday Program. We had 885 total registrations, including 70 (8%) supported by financial aid. The program continued to operate classes at the Walnut Hills High School campus and offered nearly 100 classes over the fall, winter and spring sessions. We continued to emphasize our service to the families of the gifted as well as offering new speakers in the parent room and developing our online presence. The upcoming 2018-2019 fiscal year will mark 38 years of serving Greater Cincinnati’s intellectually gifted students and their parents.
Our program is entirely run by a dedicated group of parent volunteers who manage all aspects of the program.
Incoming Board of Trustees & Volunteers
- Mark Dillon: CEO & Chairman
- Gina Baldwin: President & COO
- Jelena Diaz: Vice President of Marketing
- Monika Stricker: Treasurer & CFO
- Michelle Miller: Corporate Secretary
- Liza Gallagher: Registrar and Former CEO & Chairman
- Sarah Strilka: Campus Ops Coordinator
- Korin Mattei: Assistant Campus Ops Coordinator
- Monica Hennessy: Teacher Coordinator
- Melanie Simkins: Assistant Teacher Coordinator
- Judie Bailey: Logistics Coordinator
- Amanda Osborne: Teen Leader Advocate
- Anthony Diaz: CTO & Information systems
- Aidan Gallagher: Webmaster & IT Consultant
- Mykl Sandusky: IT Consultant
- Stephanie Yamaguchi: Hospitality and Spirit Wear
- Noelle Quick: Layout & Design
Outgoing Board of Trustees & Volunteers
- Heather Dillon: Exiting Treasurer/CFO
- Eric Simon Thomas: Exiting Teacher Coordinator
- Jenn Ledonne: Exiting Teen Leader Advocate
- Philip Bierhoff: Exiting CTO & IT Consultant
Financially, the program posted a net income of $7,082, with total assets of $140,766. Our largest annual expense is teacher pay.
PAGE continues to offer our popular Teen Leader Volunteer Program for teens between the ages of 13 and 17. Teens receive both leadership training hours and volunteer hours during each term. This program started by Jenn Ledonne will be managed by Amanda Osborne this year and continues to be well-received by our teens, teachers and board members.
Goals
As we look forward to the coming year, the Board of Trustees have chosen the following goals to strive to achieve:
- Expansion of Community Outreach
- Development of new Curriculum
- Strengthen our Parent Enrichment Program
We look forward to an exciting year ahead of us and finding new ways to continue to expand our work in providing enrichment programs for gifted children and their parents throughout the Greater Cincinnati area.
Mark Dillon
Chairman and CEO
Parent Association for Gifted Education