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*
Lorenzo Chavez, Executive Director, Education and Scholarships
Arizona Department of Economic Security
Lela Wendell, Assistant Director, Division of Child Care
Arizona Department of Education*
Linda Burrows, Deputy Associate Superintendent, Academic Standards
Brooke Colvin, Director, Early Childhood Standards/Head Start State Collaboration Office
Arizona Office of the Governor
Selianna Chang, Policy Advisor, P-12 Education
Arizona State Board of Education
Sean Ross, Executive Director
Arizona State University
Felicia Durden, Executive Director, Student Services
The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation
Mayra Flores, Program Manager
The Burton Family Foundation
Glenn Wike, Chief Executive Officer
City of Phoenix/Read On Phoenix
Tim Valencia, Youth and Education Director/Read On Community Lead
Eyes on Learning
Karen Woodhouse, Director
First Things First*
Melinda Gulick, Chief Executive Officer
Helios Education Foundation*
Kelly Koenig, Director, Early Grade Success
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
Teaching Strategies
Nicol Russell, Vice President of Implementation Research
Valley of the Sun United Way
Melissa Boydston, Senior Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust*
Karen Leland, Chief Communication Officer
Erin Goodman, Senior Program Officer
Kerri Kaczmarczyk, Program Officer
*Founding Partner