>Welcome to all. I look forward to working with you in this great 

>goal of literacy. Sister Betsy Hartson, Living Wages







>Hello everyone,

>

>My name is My Linh Nguyen, and I am the new Associated Director of

>Communications for the National Institute for Literacy. I would like to take

>this opportunity to introduce myself along with three other new hires at the

>Institute. The press release below introduces each of the four new hires and

>identifies our roles and backgrounds. Thank you, and I look forward to

>working with all of you.

>

>

>        National Institute for Literacy Appoints New Staff

>

>The National Institute for Literacy has appointed four new staff members to

>expand its capacity to contribute to improvements in adult, adolescent,

>childhood and early childhood literacy. 

>

>Andrea Grimaldi has joined the Institute as Senior Project Officer

>in Early Childhood Literacy. She will be responsible for planning and

>managing the Institute's work on early childhood literacy. She will also

>oversee dissemination of the National Early Literacy Panel Report, expected

>to be released in late 2006.

>

>My Linh Nguyen has joined the Institute as Associate Director of

>Communications. In this capacity, she will plan and manage communications

>activities designed raise awareness of literacy issues and the Institute's

>products and services.

>

>The two other new staffers will join the Institute in July. Susan

>Boorse, who will serve as Executive Officer, will have responsibility for

>budgetary and financial management activities as well as administrative

>functions. Heather Wright has been selected to serve as Dissemination

>Specialist. In this capacity, she will plan and oversee implementation of

>the Institute's print and electronic products to ensure that they are widely

>and easily available.

>

>"The arrival of these four individuals signals an exciting new era for the

>National Institute for Literacy," said Dr. Sandra Baxter, the Institute's

>Director. "Each of them brings fresh ideas and new perspectives along with

>their diverse backgrounds and expertise. Their presence will reenergize our

>existing programs and help us carry out new efforts to better serve the

>adult and childhood literacy communities."

>

>All four new appointees have a wide variety of experience in their

>fields.

>

>Ms. Grimaldi has more than a decade of experience as an early

>childhood education teacher, program manager, and trainer. Most recently,

>she served as the training manager for professional development with the

>Public Broadcasting Service's (PBS) five-year Ready To Learn Initiative to

>prepare young children for success in school through educational television,

>web-based media and training for parents and teachers.

>

>Ms. Nguyen comes to the Institute from the Delaware River Port

>Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where she served as manager of

>corporate communications and public information officer. She is a former

>general assignment reporter and copy editor for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

>

>Ms. Boorse served in the Peace Corps for eight years as an

>administrative and budget officer. She also served four years as a VISTA

>volunteer, working with a literacy program in Philadelphia, a rural school

>district in Mississippi, and a fledgling Philadelphia Habitat for Humanity

>affiliate.

>

>Ms. Wright comes to the Institute from the Montgomery County

>Department of Public Libraries in Maryland, where, as Children's Librarian,

>she was involved in early literacy programs for babies, toddlers,

>preschoolers and elementary-school children. Her previous professional

>background is in the field of marketing research, where she conducted many

>research studies to measure the needs of customers and target markets, both

>in the library setting and in the private sector.

>

>The National Institute for Literacy provides leadership on literacy

>issues, including the improvement of reading instruction for children,

>youth, and adults. In consultation with the U.S. Departments of Education,

>Labor, and Health and Human Services, the Institute serves as a national

>resource on current, comprehensive literacy research, practice, and policy.

>

>

>My Linh Nguyen

>Associate Director of Communications

>National Institute for Literacy

>(202) 233-2041

>fax (202) 233-2050

>mnguyen at nifl.gov

>

>

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