Improving Literacy
The Improving Literacy Research Alliance is focused on improving literacy outcomes for all students in K-12 schools across the six Southeastern states of the REL Southeast region, with an emphasis on prevention and early detection. The alliance is comprised of members from state departments of education, higher education institutions, school district consortia, and local education agencies.
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Karen Porter
Coordinator, Alabama Reading Initiative
Alabama Department of Education -
Lorie Johnson
Past President
Alabama Reading Association -
Carol Donovan
Professor of Education
University of Alabama -
Richard Myhre
Executive Director, Just Read, Florida!
Florida Department of Education -
Mellissa Alonso
Supervisor, K-5 Reading Coach Project
Hillsborough County School District -
Lynn Dougherty-Underwood
Director, K-12 Literacy
Hillsborough County Public Schools -
Linda Gaughan
Supervisor of Reading Research and Assessment
Hillsborough County Public Schools -
Juliette Carter
District Reading Coach
Putnam County School District -
Anna-Marie Cote
Assistant Superintendent
Seminole County Public Schools -
Rhonda Clyatt
Program Development and Training Specialist
North East Florida Educational Consortium (NEFEC) -
Caitlin Dooley
Deputy Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction
Georgia Department of Education -
Stephanie Sanders
ELA/Literacy Program Manager
Georgia Department of Education -
Julie Morrill
Literacy Program Manager
Georgia Department of Education -
Tenette Smith
Executive Director, Elementary Education and Reading
Mississippi Department of Education -
Jill Hoda
Regional Literacy Coordinator
Mississippi Department of Education -
LeighAnn Cheeseman
Regional Literacy Coordinator
Mississippi Department of Education -
Kristen Wells
Regional Literacy Coordinator
Mississippi Department of Education -
Angela Rutherford
Director, Center for Excellence in Literacy Instruction and Associate Professor
University of Mississippi -
Tara Galloway
K-3 Literacy Director
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction -
David Mathis
Deputy Superintendent
South Carolina Department of Education -
Quincie Moore
Education Associate, Multi-Tiered System of Supports
South Carolina Department of Education -
Teresa Broughton
Team Lead: Read to Succeed
South Carolina Department of Education -
Rainey Knight
Director of Special Projects
South Carolina Senate Education Oversight Committee -
Dana Yow
Director of Public Engagement and Communications
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee
Contact
Laurie Lee is currently the Improving Literacy Research Alliance Manager for REL Southeast. She is the former deputy director of the Just Read, Florida! office at the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) where she provided technical assistance and professional development to school districts throughout Florida for nearly ten years. Prior to joining the FDOE, Ms. Lee was an elementary and middle school teacher in Missouri, Mississippi, and Illinois and served with the Illinois State Board of Education.
