Kathy Kitchens

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Professional Narrative Kathy Lyda is the co-founder and Head of School at E.A. Young Academy, an accredited, not-for-profit, private academy created to generate transformative change to meet the needs of the K-12, gifted, talented, and high ability scholar. E.A. Young Academy began in 2012 with six 6th graders as a grass roots effort initiated by gifted and talented advocates, teachers, and parents of the gifted. It is now a K-12 school serving the special needs of the gifted and talented community in the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area. Mrs. Lyda comes with an intrinsic, passionate commitment for gifted, talented and high-ability scholar education which began through her involvement with her own gifted and talented daughters.

E.A. Young Academy is the only K-12 private school in the north Texas region to offer a comprehensive program targeted specifically for the gifted, talented and high ability scholar. Additionally, Young Academy is one of only 1100 high schools worldwide selected to participate in the newly developed College Board AP Capstone™ Program.

Mrs. Lyda serves on accreditation teams through AdvancED® to evaluate and coach north Texas schools on continuous quality improvement, student learning outcomes and incorporation of best practices. She enjoys teaching her own College Board Advanced Placement Psychology class while incorporating gifted and talented teaching strategies within the College Board’s Advanced Placement framework. Mrs. Lyda recently served as a spokesperson for the Mensa Foundation’s awareness video which highlighted not only the needs of gifted and talented children, but those needs of gifted and talented adults. Take a peek: https://bit.ly/2QYmSPh

Prior to forming E.A. Young Academy, Mrs. Lyda served on the Gifted and Talented parent advocacy board as the Gifted & Talented Advisory Committee liaison for her local ISD. She collaborated with parents and educators to form “Keller Area Creativity” which supports Destination Imagination (DI) in the Keller area and has led multiple trainings for area DI teams and managers. She has also shared her knowledge about the social/emotional needs of the gifted child as a presenter at TAGT and has led gifted youth in teamwork activities at the national Mensa Annual Gathering.

Previously, Mrs. Lyda served as the President of Camenae Group, Inc. and was responsible for the oversight, implementation, evaluation, and maintenance of the continuing education program and strategic plan. Founded in 1998 by Mrs. Lyda, the Camenae Group, Inc. (CGi) is a full-service health promotion partner committed to positively impacting the quality and economy of continuing education initiatives.

During her tenure, the Camenae Group, Inc. provided more than 1500 multidisciplinary education initiatives across the nation, with each achieving high ratings for clinical applicability by activity participants. Mrs. Lyda developed and implemented multiple continuing education initiatives, award-winning health education curriculums, and models that have been adopted by local independent school districts and voluntary agencies.

In recognition of her work, Mrs. Lyda was named the Texas Association for Gifted and Talented Parent of the Gifted Award for the Piney Woods/Prairie Area in 2013-2014. Mrs. Lyda also received American Cancer Society’s A Caring Spirit Award, American Cancer Society’s Exemplary Service Award, Americaid Community Care’s Outstanding Associate Award, MD Anderson Cancer Network Tarrant County’s President’s Award, The Meadows Foundation’s Best New Project Award, and the Outstanding Achievement in Health Promotion Award granted by the University of North Texas.

Prior to founding the Camenae Group, Inc, Mrs. Lyda came from Americaid Community Care, Inc., where she was responsible for the management of the Health Promotion Dept., serving more than 23,000 members. Prior to Americaid Community Care, Mrs. Lyda was employed by MD Anderson Cancer Network Tarrant County where she was the Education Manager for cancer survivors and caregivers, boards, vendors, and voluntary agencies. Prior to her experience with MD Anderson, Mrs. Lyda worked for Harris Methodist Health Plan as their Cancer Education Specialist and Continuing Medical Education Coordinator. Other experiences include serving as the Program Director for the American Heart Association and performing the role of Substance Abuse Counselor at Schick Shadel Hospital in Fort Worth.

Education Master of Science - Health Promotion University of North Texas 1996 Bachelor of Science - Psychology Texas Christian University 1990

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