LEADERSHIP & BOARD OF DIRECTORS
We are passionate about our work and our commitment to dismantle structural racism through antiracist early literacy instruction, and create 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.
National Leadership
Joel Zarrow, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Erica Holmes-Ware
Chief Academic Officer
Naimah Bilal
Chief Development Officer
Reina Prowler
Chief Financial Officer
Deputy Executive Director
Caryn Henning
Director of Content Development & Program Design
Todd Gehllng
Director of Technology Strategy
Jordanne Owen
Director of Multimedia &
E-Learning Technologies
Brian Johnson
Director of Diversity,
Equity, & Inclusion
Service-Delivery Leadership
Jill Valunas
Regional Executive Director
SDP & Business Development
Mary List
Regional Executive Director
Chicago
Michelle Allen
Regional Executive Director
Philadelphia-Metro
Michele LaCoursiere
Regional Executive Director
Broward County, FL
Board of Directors
NAME
POSITION
ORGANIZATION
BOARD TITLE
Sandra LaFleur
Director, Social Change Initiatives
Miami Dade College
Chair
Gerald Mosely
President
CP&P Development, LLC
Vice-Chair
Victoria Raivitch
Principal
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Treasurer
Mary Klein
Retired Educator
N/A
Secretary
Richard Berkman
Of Council
Dechert LLP
David J. Bloom
Senior Vice President
Merrill Lynch
John Bonow
Managing Director & CEO
Public Financial Mgmt.
Henri Crockett
Co-Founder & President
Crockett Foundation
Nelson Flores
Assistant Professor
University of Penn.
Frank Gettridge
Executive Director
National Public Education Support Fund
Steve Piltch, Ed.D.
Senior Fellow
Director, School Leadership Program
Graduate School of Education
University of Pennsylvania
Adam Spector
Managing Partner
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC
Lori Taylor
Senior Counsel
Foley & Lardner LLP
Jacqueline Woolley
Atty. & Counselor at Law
Dailey LLP
Joel Zarrow
CEO
Children's Literacy Initiative
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