Hi, all:  This was a special edition of the Thursday Notes from OVAE.
Dr. Dann-Messier been involved in both adult education and higher
education, and her program, Dorcas Place, has served adult English
language learners as well as ABE learners.   

Miriam 

 

Miriam Burt

Moderator, discussion list for adult English language acquisition

mburt at cal.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Editor

Sarah Newcomb

 

Production

Joe Perez

 

Special Edition

October 7, 2009

 

  
  

 

	
	 	 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Senate Confirms Brenda Dann-Messier

 As the Department's Assistant Secretary

for Vocational and Adult Education

  

Photo by Gene St. Pierre 

 	 The U.S. Senate has confirmed Brenda Dann-Messier
<http://www.dorcasplace.org/aboutus/president.html>   
http://www.dorcasplace.org/aboutus/president.html as the Department's
new assistant secretary for vocational and adult education, and she
plans to be in her OVAE office as early as Oct. 13.  Dann-Messier has
served as president of the Providence, R. I. program Dorcas Place
<http://www.dorcasplace.org/>  http://www.dorcasplace.org/ for the past
10 years. She also served on the R. I. Board of Governors for Higher
Education and the board of the R. I. Higher Education Assistance
Authority. Dann-Messier was the secretary of education's New England
regional representative during the Clinton administration. She holds a
doctorate in educational leadership from Johnson & Wales University,
Providence campus, and a master's degree in instructional technology
from Rhode Island College.

Dorcas Place Adult and Family Learning Center, which she led, is in its
28th year of providing comprehensive adult education programs to
low-income Rhode Islanders. The center assists low-income adults in
realizing their full potential through literacy training, employment,
advocacy and community involvement. Nearly 1,000 students each year are
enrolled inday and evening adult basic education, English language
learning and GED classes; college transition programs at two campuses of
the Community College of Rhode Island; family literacy and after-school
programs to enhance the learning gains of children in local elementary
schools; and workforce literacy training. The National Coalition for
Literacy (NCL) presented a NCL Literacy Leadership Award to Dorcas Place
in September 2009 for its contributions to improving literacy and
raising literacy awareness. Under Dann-Messier's leadership, Dorcas
Place was recognized for promising practices by the New England Literacy
Resource Center, the National College Transition Network, the Nellie Mae
Education Foundation, the Commission on Adult Basic Education and
ProLiteracy America, and U.S. News and World Report. The R. I.
Department of Education in February 2009 rated the center as one of the
highest performing adult education programs in the state. 

 	 
			

 

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