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
Hamid Ahari
Adult Tutoring Program Coordinator
Tyler Archambault
Adult Tutoring Program Coordinator
McKenna Cook
Family Literacy Program Coordinator
Diedre Deering
Office Manager
Edna de Jong
Family Literacy Program Coordinator
Elizabeth Dombrowski
Senior Director of Advancement
Laurie Zarzecki Emelander
Finance Director
Cara Glass, M.Ed.
Director of Instruction and Curricular Design
Nash Hirwa
Citizenship and Community ESL Coordinator
Damindra Hulugalla, M.A.
Community and Workplace ESL Coordinator
Marcus Little, M.A.
Senior Director of Programs
Elizabet Lopez-Lopez
Administrative Assistant
Carrie Machkouri, M.A.
Customized Workplace English Integrated Education and Training (IET) and Systems Coordinator
Melissa Reddy
Mi Impact Program Coordinator
Olivia Rivera, M.A.
Class Coordinator
Karrie Roy
Director of Operations
Instructors
Theresa Abel, M.A.
Madhu Adhikari
Matt Bailey
Maureen Birnie, M.A.
Christy Dam, M.A.
Sara Daniels
Kathleen Deverenne
Adrianna Donahue
Jackie Frens
Maddie Gunnink
Elise Holcomb
Dani Johnson
Grace Joldersma
Maria McKee
Steven Plominski
Olivia Rivera
Grace Seif
Kim Tidey
Kimberli Tundevold
Brad Van Beek
Jenny Vanderboon Knol
Karen Webster
Alex Weiss
Katsiaryna Zhurauliova