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Executive Committee and Board of Directors

Liletta Jenkins

 ALA President

 Director, Community Outreach and Engagement

Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education

Ashley Kitchens

 ALA Vice President

Associate Dean

Jefferson State Community College

Clanton Campus

Patricia Butts

Patricia Butts

 ALA Secretary

Executive Director

Lee County Literacy Coalition

Karen Griner

Karen Griner

Patricia Butts

 ALA Treasurer

CEO, STAIR Birmingham, 

Start the Adventure in Reading 

Beth Wilder

Karen Griner

Steve Hannum

ALA Member at Large

Freelance Writer

Steve Hannum

Karen Griner

Steve Hannum

ALA Member at Large

Director of Literacy Initiatives

Alabama Literacy Council

Cheryl K. Fondren, Ph.D.

Cheryl K. Fondren, Ph.D.

Cheryl K. Fondren, Ph.D.

ALA Immediate Past President

Director, Success By 6

United Way of West Alabama

Ami Brooks

Kaelyn Christian

Kaelyn Christian

Director

 Pre-K – 3rd Grade Partnerships

Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education

Kaelyn Christian

Kaelyn Christian

Kaelyn Christian

State Director

Dolly Parton Imagination Library - Alabama

Duck Cunningham

Kaelyn Christian

Jennifer Dindlebeck

Regional Vice President of Sales

Amira Learning

Jennifer Dindlebeck

Jennifer Dindlebeck

Jennifer Dindlebeck

 Founder -Second Chance Success Adult Literacy Center; Special Education Dyslexia Advocate 

Tuscumbia

Devon Frazier

Jennifer Dindlebeck

John Gilchrist

 Founder & CEO

I See Me, Inc.

John Gilchrist

Jennifer Dindlebeck

John Gilchrist

Policy Analyst, Education and Work Force Transformation

Office of Gov. Kay Ivey

Kelly Hill, Ph.D.

Kelly Hill, Ph.D.

Kelly Hill, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

English Learner and Early Childhood Education

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Education, Curriculum & Instruction

Taylor Johns

Kelly Hill, Ph.D.

Kelly Hill, Ph.D.

Executive Director 

South Baldwin Literacy Council

Faith Kelley

Kelly Hill, Ph.D.

Faith Kelley

Asst. Professor of Early Childhood Education
Department of Teaching, Learning,

and Leadership

University of North Alabama

Mitchell Lee

Stephanie Lyas

Faith Kelley

Board of Directors

South Baldwin Literacy Council

Vice-President of Lee Charities

Stephanie Lyas

Stephanie Lyas

Stephanie Lyas

 Director of Field and ESOL Programs 

The Literacy Council of Central Alabama 

Jessica Michel

Stephanie Lyas

Stephanie Lyas

Language & Literacy Instructional Facilitator

Rollins Center for Language & Literacy

Rosa Monteiro

Director of Academic Success

Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama

Briana Morton

Vice President of Educational Services

Alabama Public Television

Sally Anne Perz

Gladys B. Schaefer, M.Ed.

 Instructor - Dept. of English & School of Education and Human Sciences 

UAB Educational Specialist TESOL

UAB Ph.D. Student 

Gladys B. Schaefer, M.Ed.

Gladys B. Schaefer, M.Ed.

Gladys B. Schaefer, M.Ed.

Doctoral Student,

Concordia University, Chicago

Immediate Past President, 

International Dyslexia Association, Alabama

Bonnie Short

Gladys B. Schaefer, M.Ed.

Christi Trucks, Ph.D.

Coordinator

Alabama Reading Initiative

Alabama State Department of Education

Christi Trucks, Ph.D.

Gladys B. Schaefer, M.Ed.

Christi Trucks, Ph.D.

Interim Department Head,

Family and Consumer Sciences 

Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction Jacksonville State University

Shelley Vail-Smith, Ed.D.

Shelley Vail-Smith, Ed.D.

Shelley Vail-Smith, Ed.D.

President, Brightspot Ed, LLC

Creator, Alabama Literacy Network

David Walters

Shelley Vail-Smith, Ed.D.

Shelley Vail-Smith, Ed.D.

Executive Director of Adult Education

Special Projects & System Initiatives

Collie Wells

Shelley Vail-Smith, Ed.D.

Collie Wells

Early Language and Literacy Coordinator

Alabama Partnership for Children

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