Our Team
Meet the people working daily to bring Reading Universe to life with expertise in teaching, instruction design, professional development, and multimedia production.
WETA Learning Media
Reading Universe is a service of WETA, the flagship PBS station in Washington, D.C. and the home of national literacy websites Reading Rockets, Colorín Colorado, LD OnLine, and AdLit. Meet our team.
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James Allgood
Senior Video Producer, Reading Universe
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Ashley Gilleland
Senior Digital Producer, WETA Learning Media
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Noel Gunther
Vice President, WETA Learning Media
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Christian Lindstrom
Senior Director, WETA Learning Media
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Liana Loewus
Managing Editor, Reading Universe
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Tami M. Ed Mount
Senior Director, Reading Universe
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Carrie Simkin, Ph.D.
Director, AdLit.org
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Carla Burrell Stanford, M.Ed.
Director of Instructional Design, Reading Universe
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Mandana Tadayon
Video Producer, WETA Learning Media
Barksdale Reading Institute
The Barksdale Reading Institute team developed our taxonomy and teaching guidance based on their storied success in Mississippi.
First Book
The First Book team is responsible for market research and educator outreach.
Thanking our Funders
Reading Universe is made possible by generous support from Jim & Donna Barksdale, the American Federation of Teachers, the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, and two anonymous donors.
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; the AFT; the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation; and three anonymous donors.
