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Literacy Task Force Meeting

The Adult Literacy Committee of the Literacy Task Force will meet on Tuesday, February 18, from 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (EST) on Zoom.

Join the online Meeting

Task Force Members

  • Dr. Edith Bazile, Black Advocates for Educational Excellence
  • Yorsalem Brhane, BINCA
  • Manuel Coronado, Immigrants Lead Boston alum
  • Lori D’Alleva, Charlestown Adult Education
  • Xiomara Gomez, Gardner Pilot Academy Adult ESOL program
  • Lee Haller, English for New Bostonians
  • Stephen Hunter, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
  • Nicole Simeon, Bunker Hill Community College, First Literacy Scholar
  • City Councilor Julia Mejia, ex officio
  • Gayana Daniel, Office of Language and Communications Access, ex officio
  • Papa Diop, Boston Centers for Youth and Families, ex officio
  • David Leonard, Boston Public Libraries, ex officio
  • Lesley Ryan Miller, Boston Public Schools, ex officio
  • Monique Tú Nguyen, Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement, ex officio
  • Trinh Nguyen, Worker Empowerment Cabinet, ex officio 

Facilitator, Dr. Elizabeth Santiago, The Untold Narratives

City of Boston Staff for Task Force

  • Mariangely Solis Cervera, Chief of Equity and Inclusion
  • Robbie (Deborah) Adams, Training and Development Manager, Mayor's Office of Language and Communications Access 
  • Brittany Barrett, Executive Assistant, Mayor's Office of Language and Communications Access 

Meeting Goals

By the end of this meeting, we will:

  1. Continue to build community as literacy task force members,
  2. Discuss workplan for 2025 and beyond
  3. Discuss Data Gathering needs

Discussion Topics

  1. Agenda

    9:30-9:35:     Settle in, welcome, quick review of agenda and quick introductions

    9:35-9:40:     Overview of where we are and new liaisons with the City of Boston

    9:40-9:55:     Review of Workplan.

    • Outcome: Approve workplan

    9:55-10:10:    Review of data gathering approach

    • Outcome: Approve approach

    10:10-10:20:  Final discussion

    10:20-10:30:  Next steps, schedule next meeting, and wrap-up

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