Educator Cadre
Reading Universe is committed to understanding teachers’ needs and meets regularly with a group of exceptional teachers from across the country.
Meet Our Cadre
Selected through a competitive national process, these skilled, experienced, and passionate teachers serve on our educator cadre. Cadre members have been involved at every stage of Reading Universe's development, and they continue to help us grow by reviewing content, testing the platform, providing feedback on our resources, and offering advice on how to make the site engaging and useful for anyone teaching reading and writing. Their insights are indispensable and we are grateful for their collaboration and support.
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Nereida Antúnez-Gamón
Literacy Specialist, Gadsden Independent School District, Sunland Park, New Mexico
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Katina Johnson, M.Ed.
K-3 Intervention Assessment Teacher, Toledo Public Schools, Toledo, Ohio
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Kate Noonan
CERI-certified Structured Literacy Teacher; LETRS Professional Learning Facilitator
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Becky Pallone
Becky Pallone, Kindergarten Teacher, Quakertown Community School District, Pennsylvania
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Masa Peterson
First Grade Teacher, Nystrom Elementary, Richmond, California
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Elizabeth Quezada
First Grade Teacher, La Verne Heights Elementary, La Verne, California
Our Founding Cadre
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Liz Garden
Principal, Henry P. Clough Elementary School, Mendon, Massachusetts
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Robin Gleason
Reading Specialist, Bagnall Elementary, Groveland, Massachusetts
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Bettina Hilliard
ESOL Assessment Teacher, Fairfax County Public Schools, Alexandria, Virginia
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Johnny 'Ray' James, II
Senior Consultant, 2Revolutions, Atlanta, Georgia
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Emily Jennings
Third grade teacher, Beauregard Elementary, Opelika, Alabama
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Rossie King
Coordinator of Professional Development, Barksdale Reading Institute, Lexington, Mississippi
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Alonso Jaque-Pino
English Language Learner Teacher, Roseville Area Middle School, Roseville, Minnesota
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Tina Sansoni
Reading Specialist, Middle Paxton Elementary, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
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Kim Stout
Fourth grade teacher, Four Georgians Elementary, Helena, Montana
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Ann Tejeda
English Language Teacher, John Adams Elementary School, Alexandria, Virginia
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April Valentine
First and second grade teacher, Grove Patterson Academy, Toledo, Ohio
Reading Universe is made possible by generous support from Jim & Donna Barksdale; the Hastings/Quillin Fund, an advised fund of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (opens in new window); the AFT (opens in new window); the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation (opens in new window); and three anonymous donors.