Advisory Board
Our Advisory Board
Overarching Focus/Community Representatives:
- Bridget Barnes, Director Common Sense Parenting, Boystown
- Martha Bruckner, Metro Omaha Education Consortium (MOEC)
- Ramon Calzada, Executive Director, Centro Latino of Iowa
- Lorraine Chang, Community representative, former Board President, Learning Community
- LaTrina Hall, UNO Service Learning Academy
- Matthew Henkes, Iowa West Foundation
- Clarice Jackson, CEO/Dyslexia Consultant of Voice Advocacy Center
- Kathleen Knudsen, Raise Me to Read Metro Omaha
- Emily Lischer, Dyslexia Advocate, Board member Phoenix Academy, College Possible, Women United
- Sarah Moylan, Omaha Chamber of Commerce
- Becky Miles-Polka, National Representative Campaign GLR and IA “GLR Coach”
- Justin Schultz, Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors
- Deb Shaw, Recruitment Coordinator
- Kimara Snipe, Board member Omaha Public Schools
- Matt Wallen, United Way of Midlands
- Mike Wolf, Council Bluffs City Council
Specialized Focus – Attendance:
- Kathy Hanafan, Green Hills (Iowa) AEA
- Nicole Seymour, GOALS
- Steve Snodgrass, Ralston Public Schools
- Lisa Utterback, Omaha Public Schools
Specialized Focus – Summer/Extended Learning:
- Megan Addison, Collective For Youth
- Jody DuRand, Omaha Public Library
- Julie Humphrey, Omaha Public Library
- Anna Hartmann, Council Bluffs Public Library
- Rachel Steiner, Omaha Public Library
Specialized Focus – Early Learning Readiness:
- Bradley Ekwerekwu, Learning Community
- Renee Franklin, Learning Community
- Portia Kennel, Buffett Early Childhood Fund
- Kimberly Kolakowski, Family, Inc.
- Dahlia Lloyd, Buffett Early Childhood Institute
- Jamalia Parker, Learning Community
- Lisa Roy, Buffett Early Childhood Institute
- Mike Stiehl, Southwest Iowa AEYC Iowa
Health Systems Representatives:
- Aja Anderson (Community Engagement Specialist, Charles Drew)
- Holly Dingman (Manager), Center for the Child and Community, Children’s Hospital
- Andrea Skolkin – One World
- Debra Tomek, MD, Associate Medical Director, Center for the Child and Community, Children’s Hospital
- Carol Wang, Metro Omaha Medical Society – MOMS / Baby Reads
What will have the greatest impact on our work?
~ Advisory Board Input