Early Literacy Advisory Board
Mission
Read On Arizona is a statewide, public/private collaboration of agencies, philanthropic organizations and community stakeholders committed to determining the gaps, identifying solutions, and implementing a collaborative approach to improving language and literacy outcomes for Arizona’s children ages birth through the end of third grade.
Advisory Board
Arizona Board of Regents
Catcher Baden, Associate Vice President for State Relations
Arizona Community Foundation*
Glenn Wike, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Community Investment
Lorenzo Chavez, Executive Director, Education & Scholarships
Arizona Department of Education*
Felicia Durden, Associate Superintendent, High Academic Standards for Students
Brooke Colvin, Director, Early Childhood Standards/Head Start State Collaboration Office
Arizona Governor’s Office
Selianna Chang, Policy Advisor, Education
Arizona State Board of Education
Sean Ross, Executive Director
The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation
Mayra Flores, Program Manager
City of Phoenix/Read On Phoenix
Tim Valencia, City of Phoenix, Read On Community Lead
Eyes on Learning
Karen Woodhouse, Director
First Things First*
Melinda Gulick, Chief Executive Officer
Helios Education Foundation*
Vince Yanez, SVP, Arizona Community Engagement
Grace Smith Kaus, Director, Postsecondary Success Initiatives
Maricopa Association of Governments
Anubhav Bagley, Regional Analytics Director
Nina Mason Pulliam Trust
Laura McBride, Senior Program Officer
Read On Arizona
Terri Clark, Arizona Literacy Director
Lori Masseur, Director of Early Learning
The Steele Foundation
Amber Skalsky, Program Director
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust*
Karen Leland, Chief Communication Officer
Erin Goodman, Senior Program Officer
Kerri Kaczmarczyk, Program Officer
*Founding Partner