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Dornswalo M. Wilkins-McCorey, Ed. D.

Coordinator in the Office of Gifted Programs
Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Virginia

Dornswalo Wilkins-McCorey, Ed.D. is a coordinator in the Department of Teaching and Learning in the Office of Gifted Programs in Virginia Beach City Public Schools. The programs and services Dr. McCorey coordinates focus on underrepresented populations, leverages innovative technology, and provides extensive professional learning opportunities.
In her 23 years as an educator, Dr. McCorey has worked as a coordinator, gifted specialist, gifted resource teacher, and gifted teacher in Virginia. In 2006, she was selected as a Frasier Scholar for the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) and awarded the NAGC Coordinator of the Year in 2020. Most recently, she has been awarded the 2022 VA Gifted Leader of the Year. She earned her doctorate at Virginia Tech University in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.

Dr. McCorey serves the larger gifted community in numerous capacities. From 2015-2021, Dr. McCorey was a Region II representative on the Virginia Advisory Committee for the Education of the Gifted and served as the secretary for the committee. In 2021, she co-facilitated the NAGC Convention Task Force alongside Dr. Shelagh Gallagher. In 2022, she became a member of the NAGC Leadership Committee and the NAGC Equity Symposium Planning Committee. Currently, she serves as an officer in several organizations: the Virginia Association for the Gifted (VA Gifted) - President, VA Gifted conference chair, and is on the Project E-Ignite Board, A Javits Grant Project. Additionally, she is a Supporting Emotional Needs for the Gifted Model Parent Gifted facilitator.




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