Prior to working on the reservation, Vicki spent five years teaching in Taiwan. Her career has also involved working as as the Office Manager for rescue missions serving the homeless in various parts of the United States, including Alaska, Florida, New Orleans, and Philadelphia. She has an Education Specialist degree with a specialization in Curriculum and Instruction and a Masters degree in International Teaching.

Vicki is married and has three gifted children, seven grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. She loves to read and play music. She lives in Lakeside, Arizona, located in the White Mountains.

Marianne Landrith is a Program Director for the Pima County School Superintendent’s Office.  She taught for 35 years in regular and gifted education in the Sunnyside Unified School District in Tucson, was previously a co-chairperson for the S.U.N. (Serving Unique Needs) Program, and coordinator of the Jacob K. Javits Grant for Sunnyside and Pima County Schools. Marianne is the co-founder of the Southern Arizona Gifted Network which supports gifted coordinators and teachers of the gifted through professional growth opportunities, as well as providing resources and events for parents and families. Marianne has presented at the NAGC Annual Conference, and the AAGT Annual Conference. Marianne holds a B.A. in Elementary Education, and an M.A. in Language, Reading, and Culture, both from the University of Arizona.

Originally from Southern California, Marianne was a gifted student in the early days of gifted programming, and as the daughter of an educator, she has been immersed in education for most of her life.  As a teacher, Marianne was always interested in the unique needs of the gifted students, and when she became the mother of a gifted child, it became her passion.  She feels strongly about advocating for gifted students, and ensuring these students and their needs are better understood, that they are accepted for who they are (and not just for what they can do), and that every gifted student has the opportunity to learn something new and exciting every day.  She is grateful and honored to be a member of the AAGT Board of Directors where she can share in promoting and supporting gifted education.

Marianne enjoys spending her free time in the outdoors hiking, backpacking, camping, or reading a good book on the beach or by a campfire. Sitting at a ballgame is a great way to spend an afternoon, too. She finds the greatest joy in the company of her husband of 37 years (also a teacher), her two grown children, and her two-year-old granddaughter.