Joi Lin

Director of Professional Education

Joi Lin, M.S. serves as the Director of Professional Education for the Gifted Development Center where she helps organize professional learning for professionals working with gifted children and gifted adults. Joi has experience as a secondary math teacher, labor organizer, and curriculum trainer. Joi earned a B.S. in Mathematics and Secondary Education, an M.S. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and is a current Ph.D. student of Curriculum and Instruction, specializing in Gifted Education, at the University of Denver. Currently, Joi is the vice-president of the DU College of Education Student Association, a board member of SoulSpark Learning. and a graduate research assistant for the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children's (WCGTC) Teacher Education Standards Position Paper Committee. She has presented at SENG, WCGTC, and Colorado Education Association conferences. As a multiracial, cross-cultural, highly gifted woman, Joi is passionate about supporting the equitable identification and access of diverse gifted learners; the career development of gifted, talented, and twice-exceptional students; and the career well-being of gifted adults in the workplace.