Our People
Meet the team members who strive each day to improve the literacy landscape of West Michigan.
Staff Members
Wendy Falb, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Diedre Deering
Office Manager
Brianda Nunez-Gasga
Administrative Assistant
Laurie Zarzecki Emelander
Finance Director
Elizabeth Dombrowski
Senior Director of Development & Communications
Yilin Wendland-Liu, Ph.D.
Adult Tutoring Program Director
Tyler Archambault
Adult Tutoring Program Coordinator
Hamid Ahari
Adult Tutoring Program Coordinator
Marcus Little, M.A.
Senior Director of Workplace & Community Programming
Cara Glass, M.Ed.
Director of Community Literacy Programs
Sally Fairman, M.A.
Workplace ESL Coordinator
Carrie Machkouri, M.A.
Customized Workplace English Integrated Education and Training (IET) and Systems Coordinator
Nash Hirwa
Citizenship and Community ESL Coordinator
Damindra Hulugalla, M.A.
Community and Workplace ESL Coordinator
Melissa Reddy
Mi Impact Program Coordinator
Karrie Roy
Family Literacy Program Director
Edna de Jong
Family Literacy Program Coordinator
McKenna Cook
Family Literacy Program Coordinator
Steffy Conde
Family Literacy Program Coordinator
Instructors
Theresa Abel, M.A.
Customized Workplace English
Madhu Adhikari
Customized Workplace English
Matt Bailey
Family Literacy
Maureen Birnie, M.A.
Customized Workplace English
Karen Conover, M.A.
Customized Workplace English
Christy Dam, M.A.
Customized Workplace English
Sara Daniels
Family Literacy
Marielle De Haan-Levert
Family Literacy
Jackie Frens
Family Literacy
Matt Grodus
Family Literacy
Grace Joldersma
Family Literacy
Hailey Kent
Customized Workplace English
Kevin King
Family Literacy
Marielle Levert
Family Literacy
Maria McKee
Customized Workplace English
Sean McCroskey
Family Literacy
Lisa Miller Sage
Customized Workplace English
Jessica Montgomery
Family Literacy
Steven Plominski
Customized Workplace English
Olivia Rivera
Family Literacy
Jennifer Rodas
Family Literacy
Gabriel Seif, M.A.
Customized Workplace English
Jessica Snyder
Family Literacy
Kimberli Tundevold
Family Literacy
Jenny Vanderboon Knol
Family Literacy
Jane Watkins, M.A.
Customized Workplace English
Karen Webster
Customized Workplace English
Katerina Zhuraulyova
Customized Workplace English