Meet the team members who strive each day to improve the literacy landscape of West Michigan.
Staff Members
- Wendy Falb, Ph.D.
Executive Director
wvfalb@literacycenterwm.org - Diedre Deering
Executive Assistant
ddeering@literacycenterwm.org - Libby Crabb Wahlstrom
Development Director
lcwahlstrom@literacycenterwm.org - Cynthia Salinas
Communications Coordinator
csalinas@literacycenterwm.org - Laurie Zarzecki Emelander
Finance Director
lzemelander@literacycenterwm.org - Laura Avalos
Receptionist
lavalos@literacycenterwm.org - Yilin Wendland-Liu, Ph.D.
Director, Adult Tutoring Program
ywendland-liu@literacycenterwm.org - Megan Bowers
Coordinator, Adult Tutoring Program
mbowers@literacycenterwm.org - Sara Miller
Coordinator, Adult Tutoring Program
smiller@literacycenterwm.org - Chad Patton
Director, Customized Workplace English
cpatton@literacycenterwm.org - Jennifer Summers
Coordinator, Customized Workplace English
jsummers@literacycenterwm.org - Carrie Roper
IET Coordinator, Customized Workplace English
croper@literacycenterwm.org - Bree Straayer
Director, Family Literacy Program
bstraayer@literacycenterwm.org - Leandra Pogson
Coordinator, Family Literacy Program
lpogson@literacycenterwm.org
Instructors
- Theresa Abel
Instructor, Customized Workplace English - Maureen Birnie
Instructor, Customized Workplace English - Karen Conover
Instructor, Customized Workplace English - Autumn Jackson
Instructor, Family Literacy - Cynthia Salinas
Instructor, Family Literacy - Vicki Selles
Instructor, Customized Workplace English - Erica Spohr
Instructor, Family Literacy - Bree Straayer
Instructor, Family Literacy - Ole Tundevold
Instructor, Customized Workplace English - Tracy Taylor Wakefield
Instructor, Customized Workplace English - Jane Watkins
Instructor, Customized Workplace English - Alyssa Whittemore
Instructor, Customized Workplace English and Family Literacy Program - Melinda Wilson
Instructor, Customized Workplace English - Kylie VanderMeulen
Instructor, Family Literacy
