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People
Students
LV-Illinois students are adult and out-of-school teens who seek confidential, individualized reading help where they can set the learning pace and their own goals. They often have high aspirations but lack self-confidence because of frustration due to their poor literacy skills. The students that seek help through LV-Illinois generally read below the fifth grade level. The goal of LV-Illinois is to motivate the student to develop habits of lifelong learning to move beyond attaining minimal literacy skills.
Tutors
LV-Illinois tutors are men and women who enjoy reading, who are trained in tutoring methods and who can devote time on a weekly basis to tutoring a student. Volunteers also serve their literacy programs by training and supporting tutors, recruiting tutors and students, maintaining an office and carrying out funding development and publicity efforts. In fiscal year 2006, there were over 12,000 tutors who provided services to 24,000 plus students in adult literacy programs through out Illinois (Source: Illinois Secretary of State website).
Staff
Dorothy M. Miaso, Executive Director
Leslie Logeman, Program Coordinator, Jump Start at IYC- Southern Illinois
Tiffany Nichols, Administrative Resources Intern
Dot Read, Program, Coordinator, Jump Start at IYC- Northern Illinois
Brittney Russell, Program Associate, IYC-Murphysboro
Debra Sundberg, Site Coordinator, IYC-Kewanee
Chamala Travis, Program Coordinator, VOCAL AmeriCorps
Samuel Cordero, Americorps Member, Program Associate
Phyllis Dotson, AmeriCorps Member, Literacy Specialist
Linda Dunn, Americorps Member, IYC-Harrisburg
Rachel Hill, AmeriCorps Member, IYC-Murphysboro
Allison Payne, AmeriCorps Member, Communications Associate
Brenda Schoop. AmeriCorps Member, IYC-St. Charles
Board
John McLeod, President
Debbie Parker, RHR International, Vice President
Alex Crevi, Rothschild Investments, Treasurer
John E. McNeal, Attorney at Law, Secretary
Marsha Morgan Byrnes
Lee Froehlich, Playboy Enterprises
Michael Gaines, Illinois Department of Public Health
Don Singer, CraMarc Promotions
Maria Thiel, Moraine Valley Community College (retired)
Dr. Lanée T. Walls, School District 428
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Literacy Volunteers of Illinois . 30 East Adams . Suite 1130 . Chicago, IL 60603
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