Staff * Literacy Connects

Alyssa Ruiz Youth Center Site Coordinator

Aryn Chaput Office Manager

Cheryl Gamm Reading Seed Education and Training Coordinator

Chris Freeman Accountant

Cydne Bolton Learning Center Coordinator

Dallas Thomas Stories that Soar! Production Manager

Debra Winstead Grants Assistant

Edie Lantz Leppert Adult Basic Literacy Program Director

Ersilia Loustaunau English Language Acquisition Program Coordinator

Gina Compitello Marketing Communications Manager

Jennifer Stanowski English Language Acquisition Program Director

Kate Van Roekel English Language Acquisition Teacher Education and Training Coordinator

Lisa O’Meara Reading Seed Program Director

Lizzy Studstill Volunteer Manager and Trainer

Lupita Vazquez Receptionist

Manuel Padilla GED Coordinator

Melisa Woodhall Grants Manager

Missy Root Reach Out and Read Southern Arizona Program Director

Rebecca Werner Director of Finance and Operations

Rhiannon O’Leary Program Coordinator, Adult Basic Literacy

Rylee Carrillo-Waggoner Youth Center Lead Teaching Artist

Sabrina Lobato-Gonzales Director of Development

Seleana Kleparek Reading Seed Program Manager

Sharon O’Brien Stories that Soar! Artistic Director

Susan Friese Community Engagement Director

Victoria Wilson Database Manager

Violet Kennedy Library Manager

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