Chris Croll
About Chris
Christina (Chris) Croll is a corporate leader and community advocate with a 30-year career of service that includes roles as a corporate executive, consultant, columnist, policy-maker and community leader. She has been recognized for her extensive community advocacy work promoting teen mental health, childhood cancer research, parenting gifted children and equity in education.
Chris was named a Loudoun100 Honoree in 2021 and was awarded the, "Pride in Our Community Award," from Equality Loudoun the same year. She has a Masters in Interactive Telecommunications from New York University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Ithaca College. She sits on the Boards of Directors for Asbury Communities and the Ryan Bartel Foundation. Croll lives in Leesburg with her husband of 24 years and her two teenage sons
Listen to her Quiet Waters Podcast Episode
Ep 47: 3 Things Parents of Gifted Children Wish More People Understood
When you picture a gifted child, do you have an image in your mind of a precocious, straight-A student who is the teacher’s pet? You may be surprised to learn that not all gifted children do well in school, and if gifted children do not have the parental and educational supports they need, they will likely struggle throughout their lives. What does it really mean to be gifted? And what do parents of gifted children wish other people understood? Join me for a deep dive conversation with Chris Croll, founder of Loudoun County Parents of Gifted Students and mom to two gifted children.
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