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U.S. Department of Education President's Coalition Update Newsletters

America Reads Subcontracts

Appalachia Educational Laboratory (KY, TN, VA, WV)
Selected Subcontractors for the America Reads Proposal

ProgramContact PersonContact Person's Address
Tennessee ReadsMeg Nugent
phone: 615-298-4738
fax: 615-298-8444
Tennessee Literacy Coalition
4805 Park Ave.
Nashville TN 37209
ARCH Thomas Rhodenbaugh
phone: 804-828-8850
fax: 804-828-8482
trrhoden@vcu.edu
Virginia Commonwealth University
P.O. Box 843066
Richmond, VA
Leading to ReadAnna Theiss
phone: 615-255-4982
fax: 615-255-4783
NashREAD@aol.com
NashvilleREAD Inc
1701 West End Avenue, Suite 100
Nashville, TN 37203
Kentucky Reads Network Using Reading Coaches Model for Tutor TrainingAnn Curry Ruff
phone: 502-842-4320
ann.ruff@wku.edu
Western Kentucky University
446 Claremoore Dr.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Hooked on BooksConnie Cameron
phone: 502-485-3711
fax: 502-485-3862
VolTalcen@aol.com
Volunteer Talent Center
330 Hubbards Lane
Louisville, KY 40207

LAB at Brown
(CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT)
Selected Subcontractors for the America Reads Proposal

ProgramContact PersonContact Person's Address
New York University America ReadsMs. Debra James
Phone: 212-998-2346
Fax:212-995-3679
E-mail: Jamesd@is2.nyu.edu
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
12th Floor
New York, NY 10003
Oneida County America Reads ChallengeMr. John Furman
Phone: 315-797-7364
Fax: 315-793-8078
253 Genesee Street
Utica, NY 13501
Long Island Reads ConsortiumDr. Theresa Watkins
Phone: 516-687-3184
Fax: 516-687-3064
E-mail: twatkins@stricboces.org
Eastern Suffolk BOCES
201 Sunrise Highway
Patchogue, NY 11772
Learn and Serve NiagaraDr. Marilyn P. Fleckensteen
Phone: 716-286-8573
Fax: 716-286-8753
E-mail: mpf@niagara.edu
P.O. Box 1906
Niagara Falls, NY 14109
America Reads Challenge Ms. Elizabeth Patten
Phone: 212-636-6531 (Libby)
Fordham University Administration Building
441 East Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458
University Park Tutoring ProgramDr. Thomas Del Prete
Phone: 508-793-7222
Fax: 508-793-8864
E-mail: tdelprete@clarkw.edu
950 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610
Boston Reading Partners InitiativeMs. Ann Noble Kiley
Phone: 617-451-6145
Fax: 617-482-0617
E-mail: akiley@jsi.com
49 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210
Five Colleges America Reads TutorsMs. Renee Fall
Phone: 412-256-8316
Fax: 413-256-0249
E-mail: rfall@fivecolleges.edu
Five Colleges, Inc.
97 Spring Street
Amherst, MA 01002
Swearer Community Education Ms. Marie T. Cora
Phone: 401-863-3986
Fax: 401-863-3094
E-mail: Marie_Cora@brown.edu
PO Box 1974
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Book Buddies in the BronxDr. Joanne D. Meier
Phone: 804-924-3892
Fax: 804-924-0747
E-mail: jdh2u@virginia.edu
235 Ruffner Hall
405 Eninset Street
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Vermont Reads/America ReadsKarrin Wilks, Ed.D.
Phone: 802-241-2520
Fax: 802-241-3369
E-mail: wilksk@quark.vsc.edu
PO Box 359
Waterbury, VT 05676

The Mid-Atlantic Laboratory for Student Success
(DC, DE, MD, PA, NJ)
Selected Subcontractors for the America Reads Proposal

ProgramContact PersonContact Person's Address
Princeton Young Achievers of Princeton Regional SchoolsRobert Ginsberg Asst Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction
phone: 609-924-5621
fax: 609-924-3956
e-mail: robert_ginsberg@monet.prs.k12.nj.us
Princeton Regional Schools
25 Valley Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Shriver Center / Baltimore Reads Tutor Training PartnershipRobert L. Clark
phone: 410-752-3595
fax: 410-752-0677
e-mail: robc@baltimorereads.org
Baltimore Reads, Inc.
5 East Read Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
START: Systematic Training for America Reads TutorsDr. John Kruidenier
phone: 610-520-9872
fax: 610-279-9700
e-mail: kruidenier@aol.com
Montgomery County O.I.C.
1101 Arch Street
Norristown, PA 19401
National Literacy CorpsDr. Harry Silcox
Executive Director
phone: 215-951-2269
fax: 215-951-2128
e-mail: institute@philacol.edu
Institute for Service Learning Philadelphia College of Textile and Science
Henry Avenue and School
House Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Delaware America ReadsDr. Carol Vukelich
phone: 302-831-3000
fax: 302-831-2708
e-mail: vukelich@udel.edu
University of Delaware
201 Willard Hall
Newark, DE 19716
D.C. ReadsMonica Swan
phone: 202-289-4314
fax: 202-289-7325
e-mail: moncheri@erols.com
Communities In Schools of Washington,
DC 820 First Street, NE,
Suite 480
Washington, DC 20002

Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory
(CO, KS, ND, NE, SD, MO, WY)
Selected Subcontractors for the America Reads Proposal

ProgramContact PersonContact Person's Address
Youth Friends Tutoring ProjectLisa Adkins
Tel: 816-842-7082
Fax: 816-842-7907
Email: adkins@gkccf.org
1000 Broadway, Suite 302
Kansas City, MO 64105
Omaha Public Schools Tutoring Program Mary Jean Holcomb
Tel: 402-557-2138
Fax: 402-557-2706
Email: mholcomb@ops.org
3215 Cuming Street
Omaha, NE 68131
Wichita Reads (Partners: Wichita Public Schools Wichita Reads Project & Wichita Public Schools Volunteer Tutoring Program) Carol Rupe
Director
Wichita Public Schools Instructional Support Center
Tel: 316-833-5117
Fax: 316-833-5173
Wichita Public Schools
Instructional Support Center
412 S. Main
Wichita, KS 67202-37
Missouri ReadsBarry Freedman
Executive Director
LIFT-Missouri
Tel: 314-291-4443
Fax: 314-291-7385
Email: lift@icon-stl.net
LIFT-Missouri
500 Northwest Plaza, Suite 601
St. Ann, MO 63074

North Central Educational Laboratory
(IA. IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)
Selected Subcontractors for the America Reads Proposal

ProgramContact PersonContact Person's Address
Bensenville Elementary SchoolLoren D. May
phone: 630-766-5940 x112
fax: 630-766-6099
lmay@kwom.com
Bensenville Elementary
School Dist. #2
119 E. Green Street
Bensenville, IL 60106
Cleveland Reads Catherine Thomas
phone: 216-436-2223
Fax: 216-436-2252
1331 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
Columbus State Community College Katie Bontrager
phone: 614-227-2617
Fax: 614-227-5974
Columbus State Community College
P.O. Box 1609
Columbus, OH 43216
Eastern Michigan University Dale Rice, Ph.D.
Office of Academic Service-Learning
phone: 734-487-3300
fax: 734-487-2473
Eastern Michigan University
202 Rackham
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Indiana Campus CompactAngela Plank
phone: 317-274-6505
fax: 317-274-6510
Indiana Campus Compact
850 W. Michigan Street, Suite 200
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Kettering Adult SchoolSue A. Fowler, Ed.S.
phone: 937-296-7180
fax: 937-297-7430
Kettering Adult School
3700 Far Hills Avenue
Kettering, OH 45429
Madison Area Technical College Eduardo Arangua Alternative Learning Division
phone: 608-258-2448
fax: 608-258-2464
Madison Area Technical College
211 N. Carroll Street
Madison, WI 53703-2285
Partners in Education Cindy Laegeler
phone: 217-428-5825
Fax: 217-428-5839
Partners in Education
1314 N. Main Street
Decatur, IL 62526
University of Minnesota Duluth Mary Cameron
phone: 218-726-7912
Fax: 218-726-6517
University of Minnesota Duluth
139 Darland
Administrative Building
Duluth, MN 55812
Volunteer MuskegonMartha Bottomley
phone: 616-722-3134 x234
fax: 616-722-3137
Volunteer Muskegon
313 W. Webster Avenue
Muskegon, MI 49440
Wayne County Community College DistrictJackqueline Hodges
phone: 313-496-2651
fax: 313-961-2791
Wayne County Community College District
801 W. Fort Street
Detroit, MI 48226

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
(AK, ID, MT, OR, WA)
Selected Subcontractors for the America Reads Proposal

ProgramContact PersonContact Person's Address
Montana America Reads Tutoring PartnershipJune Atkins
Literacy Specialist, Director America Reads/ Learn and Serve Montana
phone:406-444-3664
fax: 406-444-1373
jatkins@opi.state.mt.us
Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
Anchorage ReadsArge Jeffery
Executive Director, Elementary Education,
Anchorage School District
phone: 907-269-2297
fax: 907-269-2316
Jeffery_Arge@msmail.asd.k12.ak.us
Anchorage School
District Elementary Education
4600 DeBarr Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99508
Seattle Reads Tutoring CompactCynthia Adcock
Fremont Public Association
phone: 206-694-6801
fax: 206-694-6809
e-mail: cynthiaa@fremontpublic.org
Fremont Public Association
P.O. Box 31151
Seattle, WA 98103

Pacific Resources for Education and Learning
(American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau)
Selected Subcontractors for the America Reads Proposal

ProgramContact PersonContact Person's Address
Hawaii's Partnership for America Reads ChallengeJanet Morse
Executive Director
phone: 808-537-6706
fax: 808-537-3555
Hawaii Literacy, Inc
700 N. Vineyard Blvd.
Suite 403
Honolulu, HI 96817

Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
(AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)
Selected Subcontractors for the America Reads Proposal

ProgramContact PersonContact Person's Address
New Mexico State UniversityDr. Stan Lopez
phone: 505-646-4286
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Box 30001, Dept MSC
3CUR
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
Southwest Texas State UniversityDr. Thomas F. Mandeville
phone: 512-245-8195
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Southwest Texas State University
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666-4616
North East Arkansas Reading: Arkansas State UniversityDr. Veda McClain
phone: 870-972-3059
P.O.Box 2350
Arkansas State University
Department of Elementary Education
State University, AR 72467
New Orleans Reads!Thelma French
phone: 504-565-6413
Executive Assistant to the Mayor
1300 Perdido St Rm. 2E04
New Orleans, LA 70112
Oklahoma City UniversityDr. Donna Castle Richardson
phone: 405-521-5373
Family Education Institute for Research and Training Oklahoma City University
2501 N. Blackwelder
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106-1493

Southeastern Regional Vision for Education
(AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC)
Selected Subcontractors for the America Reads Proposal

ProgramContact PersonContact Person's Address
Birmingham Reads
(Partners: Birmingham Public Schools, UAB, Miles, Birmingham Public Library, Literacy Council of Central Alabama)
Dr. Peggy F. Sparks
Senior Executive Director
Parent, Community and Student Support Programs
Birmingham Public Schools
phone: 205-583-4763
fax: 205-581-5084
Birmingham Public Schools
417 29th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35233
America Reads Challenge* Florida
(Partners: Communities in Schools of the Hillsborough Education Foundation, Communities in Schools of Florida, Consortium of Florida Education Foundations, The Corporation for National Service, Florida, The Florida Commission on Community Service, Learn and Serve)
Terri Elise Goldstein
Development Director
Hillsborough Education Foundation
phone: 813-231-1904
fax: 813-231-1905
e-mail: hefcis@aol.com
Hillsborough Education Foundation
2010 East Hillsborough Ave., Suite 212
Tampa, FL 33610
South Florida America Reads Coalition
(Partners: Miami-Dade Community College, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, The University of Miami, Florida International University, Barry University)
Joshua B. Young
Director Miami-Dade Community College Center for Community Involvement
phone: 305-237-7477
fax: 305-237-7580
e-mail: jyoung@mdcc.edu
Miami-Dade Community College Center for Community Involvement
M-DCC, 300 NE 2nd Ave, Rm 3116
Miami, FL 33132
Southwest Georgia Regional Training Project
(Partners: Andrew College, Darton College, Bainbridge College, Georgia Southwestern State University, Albany State University, Albany Technical Institute)
Dr. Carolyn Williams
Coordinator
phone: 912-430-4606
fax: 912-430-1606
e-mail: ccwwms@fld94.alsnet.peachnet.edu
Albany State University
504 College Drive
Albany, GA 31705
City Wide Readers
(Partners: The Urban Atlanta Coalition Compact, Atlanta Public Schools, City Schools of Decatur, Fulton County Schools, Georgia State University's America Reads Challenge Schools, Whiteford Community's School, Georgia State University's Physical Plant Staff)
Folami Prescott-Adams
Principal Investigator
Urban Atlanta Coalition Compact
phone: 404-651-2039
fax: 404-651-2039
e-mail: epsfpa@gsu.edu
Georgia State University
College of Education
Atlanta, GA 30303
Mississippi Reads
(Mississippi, Institutions of Higher Learning, Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges, Mississippi State Department of Education, Corporation for National Service, Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service)
Thomas Schnaubelt
Director of Academic Services Programming
phone: 601-982-6489
fax: 601-987-6803
e-mail: TOMS@ihl.state.ms.us
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
3825 Ridgewood Road, Suite 610
Jackson, MS 39211-6489
School Reading Partners/ Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools
(Partners: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, a.p.p.l.e.s. Service Learning Program, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools)
Pam Bailey
Coordinator of Volunteer Programs
phone: 919-96798211, ext. 281
fax: 919-933-4560
e-mail: pbailey@chccs.k12.nc.us
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools
750 Merritt Mill Road
Lincoln Center
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
America Reads through Family Literacy
(Partners: Alliance for Children, Head Start, Smart Start, Highland Family Resource, Gaston Memorial Hospital)
Louise Lansford-Ridgeway
Family/Youth Services Coordinator
phone: 704-868-4815
fax: 704-867-7796
e-mail: ridgeway@perigee.net
Gaston Literacy Council, Inc.
130 Oakland Street
Gastonia, NC 28056
Reading Soul Mates
(Partners: Youth Service Charleston, Corporation for National Service, Charleston County School District, College of Charleston, Mayor's Commission for Children, Youth and Families, Youth Service Charleston High School Youth Council)
Rebecca Burton
Volunteer Coordinator
phone: 843-937-6517
fax: 843-937-6524
Youth Service Charleston, Inc.
P.O. Box 22085
Charleston, SC 29401

WestEd
(CA, NV, UT, AZ)
Selected Subcontractors for the America Reads Proposal

ProgramContact PersonContact Person's Address
America Reads: MCC L.E.A.D.S.Susan McGill, MSW
Director, Service Learning,
Center for Public Policy and Service
Tel: (602) 461-7393
Fax: (602) 461-7816
email: mcgill@mc.maricopa.edu
1833 W. Southern Ave.
Mesa, AZ 85202
Bay Area Youth Agency Consortium (BAYAC)Dawn Valadez, Program Director
Tel: (415) 447-1430
Fax: (415) 447-1431
email: BAYCorps@aol.com
220 Golden Gate Ave.
Suite 412
San Francisco, CA 94102
Building Individual and Community Self Sufficiency through ServiceBrad Duncan
Tel: (916) 445-0104
Fax: (916) 327-8232
email: bduncan@cc1.cccco.edu
1107 9th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Monterey County America Reads ConsortiumNancy Kotowski
Tel: (831) 755-0373
Fax: (831) 753-7888
email: nkotowski@monterey.k12.ca.us
MCOE
P. O. Box 80851
Salinas, CA 93912-0851
Northern Nevada ReadsRebecca Kapuler
Tel: (702) 856-6200
Fax: (702) 856-6206
email: rkapuler@childrenscabinet.org
The Children's Cabinet
1090 S. Rock Blvd.
Reno, NV 89502
Literacy Volunteers of America -Wasatch Front -'I Can Read'Kaye Warner
Tel: (801) 582-2896
Fax: (801) 977-0894
2361 East Logan Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108



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