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G.A.T.E.WAYS co-founders:
Win Smith was a founding director of G.A.T.E.WAYS. In 1994, along with Jill Lawrence, she established G.A.T.E.WAYS in Melbourne Australia, an organisation that is now a highly respected provider of programs to meet the special educational needs of gifted and talented students. Win has two gifted sons, now in their forties, one who works in Dubai and the other in the United States. Win retired on June 30, 2016, and is now looking forward to lots of travel as well as working on G.A.T.E.WAYS Publications and International programs.
Jill Lawrence was a co-founder of G.A.T.E.WAYS and a Director for twenty-five years. Prior to that, Jill had taught English and History in secondary schools for more than ten years. Over that time she developed a keen interest in catering to the special needs of highly able students, enhancing her own knowledge and expertise through studies in gifted education at Melbourne University. Jill, first in partnership with Win Smith, and later with Meg Pini, was responsible for designing and overseeing a wide range of special programs for the highly able, for engaging and mentoring the presenters of these programs, and for liaising with teachers and parents. Aside from her professional expertise, Jill experienced the joys and difficulties of parenting two gifted and talented daughters. Jill’s own passions include a love of literature, theatre, art and travel. Jill stepped down from the directorship in July 2019, but continues to work part-time with G.A.T.E.WAYS.