Jessica Zimmerman

Jessica Zimmerman serves on the board of directors for the Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented, where she is dedicated to improving outcomes for gifted students at both the school and district levels. In 2021, she received the prestigious Milken Educator Award—often called the "Oscar of teaching"—recognizing her exceptional work as an instructional coach and gifted coordinator. Her transformative impact on education was also highlighted in Phoenix Magazine’s “Great 48.” As someone who was once an underachieving gifted student herself, and now a mother of a highly gifted child, Jessica is passionate about educating, empowering, and advocating for gifted students across Arizona. She saw a need to create classes for her teachers that they could do on their own time that supported them through field experience and additional support with getting their gifted endorsements. She has developed over 200 hours of professional development content and has supported the endorsement of dozens of educators in obtaining their gifted endorsements in Arizona.