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David J. Rosen

ALE Wiki Organizer and Topic Leader for TechnologyPublic Policy and Evidence Based Adult Education  topics. For more information select David J. Rosen.

Jackie Taylor

Topic Leader for Adult Literacy Professional Development and Accountability. For more information select Jackie Taylor.

Marie Cora

Topic Leader, Assessment Information For more information select Marie Cora.

Janet Isserlis

Topic Leader Family_Literacy For more information select   Janet Isserlis.

Marian Thacher

Sub-topic Leader,Distance_and_Persistence For more information select Marian Thacher.

Erik Jacobson

Topic Leader, Developing Professional Wisdom and Research, Learner Persistence, , Participatory and Emancipatory Education and World Literacy and Nonformal Education. For more information select Erik Jacobson.

George Demetrion

Topic Leader, Evidence Based Adult Education and Curriculum Development For more information select George Demetrion.

Charlie Herbert

Associate Coordinator of Workforce Development, Community Planning, and Organizational Development for the Massachusetts System of Adult Basic Education Support Western Regional Support Center in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and Topic Leader, Workforce,_Workplace_and_Worker_Education   For more information select Charlie Herbert.

Julie McKinney

Topic Leader for Health Literacy. For more information, select   Julie McKinney.

Varshna Narumanchi-Jackson

Program Specialist at the Texas Workforce Commission, Division of Workforce Development. For more information select Varshna Narumanchi-Jackson.

Mariann Fedele

Director of the New York City Regional Adult Education Network at the Literacy Assistance Center and Moderator of the National Institute for Literacy Technology and Literacy discussion list. For more information select Mariann Fedele.

Roberta McKnight

Healthcare Multimedia Design, http://www.hcmmdesign.net rkmcknight@comcast.net For more information select Roberta McKnight.

Debbie Yoho

Executive Director, Greater Columbia Literacy Council, Columbia, SC. For more information select Debbie Yoho.

Dennis Porter

CSU Dominguez Hills College of Extended and International Education For more information select Dennis Porter.

Bruce Carmel

Deputy Executive Director of Educational Services, Turning Point--in Brooklyn NY. For more information select Bruce Carmel.

Jennifer Rafferty

Massachusetts ABE Distance Learning Project Manager For more information select Jennifer Rafferty.

Michele Craig

ABE/GED Program Coordinator and Teacher For more information select Michele Craig.

Eric Appleton

GED Teacher For more information select Eric Appleton

Chris Badger

ABE Teacher, Chateaugay Correctional Facility For more information select Chris Badger.

Howard Dooley

Director of Program Accountability, Project RIRAL For more information select   Howard Dooley.

Sue Snider

ALE GED Research Area Coordinator; Coordinator, Southwest Professional Development Center, (SWPDC) For more information select   Sue Snider.

Brenda Cousins

For more information select   Brenda Cousins.

Jean Marrapodi

For more information select   Jean Marrapodi.

Jo Maralit

For more information select   Jo Maralit.

Judith Sotir

AELC, Waubonsee Community College, Aurora IL 60506 For more information select Judith Sotir.

Esther D. Leonelli

Topic Co-Leader,Numeracy_Research_and_Practice For more information select   Esther D. Leonelli.

Laura Sargent

For more information select   Laura Sargent.

Stephanie Korber

Program Manager for Learning Differences and Youth Initiative For more information select   Stephanie Korber.

Valley Peters

Director of Adult Services For more information select   Valley Peters.

Elizabeth Walcot-Gayda

Researcher at the University of Sherbrooke, Quebec,CA For more information, select Elizabeth Walcot-Gayda.

Martha A. Lane

Director of Information Services & Special Projects

United Methodist Cooperative Ministries/Suncoast, Inc., Clearwater, FL. For more information contact Martha A. Lane.

Kelli Sandman-Hurley

For more information select Kelli Sandman-Hurley

Nancy Friday

For more information select Nancy Friday.

Pauline McNaughton

For more information select Pauline McNaughton.

Colleen Shaughnessy

For more information select Colleen Shaughnessy.

Eunice Snay

For more information select Eunice Snay.

Harold Smith

For more information select Harold Smith.

Kenny Tamarkin

For more information select Kenny Tamarkin.

Janice M. Sapp

For more information select Janice M. Sapp.

Alex Quinn

For more information select Alex Quinn.

Gina Lobaccaro

ALE Wiki Area Leader, Correctional Education. For more information select Gina Lobaccaro.

Barb Sabaj

Technology Coordinator District 214 Community Education

Part-Time Consultant for the ALRC, Des Plaines, IL GED Illinois Online Professional Development Team For more information select Barb Sabaj.

M Cecil Smith

Professor of Educational Psychology Northern Illinois University For more information select M Cecil Smith.

Robert Keegan

GED/ABE Instructor. For more information select Robert Keegan.

Jeff Bright

Dean, Adult Education and Workforce Services, McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, IL

JeJe Barrett

ABE/GED Instructor/MIS Coordinator. For more information select JeJe Barrett.

Barbara Krol-Sinclair

Director, Intergenerational Literacy Program, Chelsea, MA

Karisa Tashjian

Civics and Technology Coordinator, Rhode Island Family Literacy Initiative. For more information select Karisa Tashjian.

Deb Almeida

ABE/GED Instructor/SER-Jobs for Progress. For more information select Deb Almeida.

Cynthia Zafft

Topic Leader for Transition_to_College. For more information select Cynthia Zafft.

Aaron Kohring

Topic Leader for Standards. For more information select Aaron Kohring.

Liz O'Connor

Consultant For more information select Liz O'Connor

Linda Henderson

ELL Specialist Grades K-5 For more information select Linda Henderson

Stan Ashlock

Director, Central Region GREAT Center
The Central Region GREAT Center provides professional development to adult education programs throughout Central Texas.

Stacey Downey

State Education Agency for Adult & Family Literacy in the District of Columbia
Topic Area Leader for Action Research For more information select Stacey Downey

Carlos Aguilar

CIT Department, Tomball, Texas
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Kaye Beall

Outreach Coordinator, National Center for Study of Adult Learning and Literacy

Diane Merkel

ABE/GED Distance Learning Course Developer ~ Okaloosa-Walton College, Niceville, Florida
Web-based Training Facilitator ~ www.floridatechnet.org

Alden Field

For more information select Alden Field

Stan Dennett

Teacher-Aide/ITA Supervisor at Homestead Correctional Institution For more information select Stan Dennett

Catherine Rifkin

For more information select Catherine Rifkin

John Benseman

Adult literacy researcher and evaluator, University of Auckland, New Zealand For more information select John Benseman

Audrey Gonzales

Community Based English Tutoring Resource Teacher for the Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD) in San Diego, CA For more information select Audrey Gonzales

Shannon Young

I'm the Program Manager at the Support Center for Project IDEAL http://projectideal.org, a consortium of states working to develop distance education programs for ABE, ASE, and ESOL learners. For more information select Shannon Young

Nancy McKeand

For information select Nancy McKeand.


Brad L. Teague

I am a doctoral student in the Language, Literacy, & Culture program at Vanderbilt University. I am interested in sociocultural, participatory, and critical approaches to adult second language and literacy learning. Feel free to send me an email at: brad.l.teague@vanderbilt.edu.


Sandy Tosti

I am Program Manager for the Literacy division within the Solano County Library in California. We provide services in adult literacy, ESL, family literacy, and pediatric literacy. I am especially interested in Best Practices and innovative ways for recruiting and retaining volunteer tutors.


Ryan Hall

Topic Leader for Women and Literacy. For more information select Ryan Hall.

Bill Muth

I am an Assistant Professor of Adult Learning and Literacy at Virginia Commonwealth University. Prior to that, served as reading teacher, ABE coordinator, literacy director with the US Federal Bureau of Prisons. Interests include applications of prison-based family literacy, reading components, and Thirdspace theory to correctional education practices.


Linda L. West

I am now retired after fifteen years with California Adult Education's Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN). I continue to work part-time for OTAN as an Archives and Information Specialist. Before I worked at OTAN, I taught in and coordinated ESL and Vocational ESL programs, wrote curriculum, and participated in state-wide staff development efforts. I am interested in following contributions to the wiki in the areas of learner persistence, reading, and workplace education.


Geo LeGeros

Metro Community College Instructor of Lifeskills classes (Relationships, Parenting, Cognitive Thinking, and Pre-Release) as well as math in the GED/ABE program at the Nebraska State Penitentiary. My main interests are in innovative ways to inspire and motivate students in a correctional setting.


Joan B. Luebbe

Coordinator of Adult Education for Central Florida Community College - Levy Center. I am on a research committee for a Florida DOE Practitioner's Task Force. This wiki is one of the practical and current resources we are recommending for family or household literacy practitioners' use. I am most interested in recruitment, learner persistence and transition to college.


Louise Santacroce

I am a volunteer for Union County (NJ) LVA.


Sallie Garrett

I am the Executive Director of the Highlands Educational Literacy Program in rural Southwest Virginia. We are a independent nonprofit working with adults with a reading level of 4th grade or below. We have diversified and offer services for basic computer skills to develop workforce skills. I am interested in learning how to attract board members that will take ownership of the program and become more involved. We do well in recruiting volunteers and students. I have an interest in how to reach students in the rural area.


Amy Trawick


Susan Wetenkamp-Brandt


Raissa Reimer

I am the Student Services Coordinator for the Winnebago County Literacy Council in Oshkosh, WI. We provide 1:1 tutoring to adults and families wanting to increase their literacy skills. I am joining the ALE Wiki as a part of a Health Literacy Initiative I am involved in.