[NIFL-LD:4086] New Staff Members

From: Crawford, June (jcrawford@nifl.gov)
Date: Thu Mar 13 2003 - 16:46:40 EST


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I am very pleased to announce some changes in our personnel here at NIFL
that will allow us to increase our service to the field and add a new
dimension to our work with adolescent and adult learners.

The learning disabilities work began with the original National Adult
Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center that was funded by NIFL, and led
to the publication of Bridges to Practice.  Since March of 2000, the major
work has been in the dissemination of Bridges, but am adding the areas of
adult and adolescent reading to my NIFL portfolio responsibilities.  This
allows for a nice collaboration (my favorite word!) between the learning
disabilities programming and the Partnership for Reading
(NIFL-NICHD-Department of Education).

To assist in this broadening of program responsibilities, NIFL has added two
members to the team for this work. It is my pleasure to introduce them to
you. 

1.  Tanya Shuy is our new Program Associate in Adult and Adolescent Reading
and Learning Disabilities.  A reading specialist, Tanya is a doctoral
student in special education (specializing in LD). She previously worked as
a research assistant to Drs. Reid Lyon and Peggy McCardle at the National
Institute of Child and Human Development. This background will allow us to
maintain close ties with the research that is being conducted in adult
reading and learning disabilities. You will be hearing much more from Tanya
in the near future as she will begin serving as the moderator for this
discussion list in April.  Her address is tshuy@nifl.gov. Please welcome
her!

2.  At our symposium in Alexandria in 2001, many of you met Shelly Coles,
the program administrative assistant at NIFL.  I am delighted to announce
that Shelly will now be working with the adult and adolescent reading and
learning disabilities programs, and you will be hearing from her frequently
as she tries to get all our Bridges to Practice training materials and
trainer lists in order.  Shelly was a hit with everyone in Alexandria and we
are delighted to have her as a member of our team on a permanent basis! She
can be reached at scoles@nifl.gov.

June Crawford

June Justice Crawford 
Learning Disabilities Program Director 
Program Analyst, Adult and Adolescent Reading 
National Institute for Literacy 
1775 I St. NW, Suite 730 
Washington, DC 20006-2417 
202-233-2064 
202-233-2050 



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