Leadership & Board of Directors




Meet the Leadership Team

We are passionate about our work and our commitment to dismantling structural racism through antiracist early literacy instruction and creating equity in education.

The CLI team brings an interdisciplinary lens to every aspect of our work. Get to know our leadership teams and board of directors below.

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Dr. Diana L. Greene

Chief Executive Officer

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Reina Prowler

Chief Operating Officer

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Erica Holmes-Ware

Chief Program Officer

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Sonita Thompson

Chief of Staff

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Caryn Henning

Managing Director
of Content Development
and Program Design

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Kristen Brown

Managing Director
of Operation

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Kate Rutledge

Managing Director of School Partnerships
and Support

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Jordanne Owen

Managing Director of Marketing, Branding,
and E-Learning Technologies

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Michele Ferrer

Managing Director of Strategic Partnerships

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Mia Rose

Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

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Mary List

Director of School Partnerships and Support

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Danielle Muckley

National Director of Philanthropy

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Nicole Bethea

Director of School Partnerships and Support

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Board of Directors

Chair

Sandra LaFleur

Miami Dade College
Director, Changemaker Education and Social Innovation

Vice-Chair

Jacqueline Woolley
Dailey LLP
Atty. & Counselor at Law

Treasurer

Steve Piltch, Ed.D.
Graduate School of Education University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow Director, School Leadership Program

Secretary

Nelson Flores
University of Pennsylvania
Associate Professor Educational Linguistics Division
John Bonow
Public Financial Mgmt.
Managing Director & CEO (retired)
Henri Crockett
Crockett Foundation
Co-Founder & President
Frank Gettridge
The Philanthropic Collaborative for Education
President & CEO
Mary Klein
Retired Educator
Gerald Mosely
CP&P Development, LLC
President
Margot S. Lebovitz
Retired lawyer and Volunteer
Steve Johnson
KnowFully Learning Group
CFO & COO
Lori Taylor
Foley & Lardner LLP
Senior CounselĀ 
Neil Phillips
Neil P. Phillips, LLC
Principal/Consultant/Advisor
Dr. Diana Greene
Children's Literacy Initiative
CEO

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We are committed to fostering a culture of excellence by providing the framework for a respectful, collegial, innovative, and ethical workplace.
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Interested in CLI services? Connect with a CLI team member today to learn more about our services and opportunities for collaboration.