Adult Basic Education is a Critical Public Policy Issue
Rooted In Literacy
The Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalition (CCLC) was created by adult literacy programs 20 years ago to network, share resources, and raise awareness. Our members have program offerings allowing adult learners to continue thriving within their communities to address the social determinants of health, work and connection.
On March 14, CCLC’s board unanimously voted to change the organization's name to scaleLIT. Unveiled at CCLC’s annual fundraiser, Beyond Books, scaleLIT reflects the organization’s vision to expand services to help organizations use adult literacy best practices to more effectively serve the community.
Under the new name, scaleLIT will continue to assist its members in advancing work in its core program areas of career pathways, digital literacy, and health literacy. scaleLIT will also continue offering direct services in career pathway navigation and digital literacy.
scaleLIT's mission is to help adult education organizations secure resources and training so that under-resourced adult learners can become economically successful, and reframe adult basic education as a critical public policy issue.
Board of Directors
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Manny Rodriguez - President
Executive Director, Revolution Workshop
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Carmen Kimble, PhD - Vice President
Associate Professor, Colorado Technical University
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Christa Hamilton - Secretary
Executive Director - UCAN
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Jessica Goble - Treasurer
Director of Internal Audit, Paylocity
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Kathy Allison - Founding Member
Executive Director, United for a Better Living
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Lawrence Blakley - Founding Member
Vice President of Operations, De La Salle Institute/Tolton Center
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Latisha Bell
Regional Human Resources Business Partner-Midwest, Amazon
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Matthew Dawson
Computer Science Learning Lead, Google
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Gerardo Gallo
Assistant Branch Manager, First Eagle Bank
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Lisbeth Goble
Senior Researcher, Mathmatica Policy Research
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Ratna Kanumury
System Director of Advanced Practice Providers for Cook County Health and Hospitals System
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Susie Karwowski
Adult Education Manager, Center for Literacy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Leadership
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Meet the Team
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Camilla Benjamin
she/her/hers
Project Coordinator - Facilities
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Fantazia Berry
she/her/hers
Career Pathways Navigator at the AJC at The King Center
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Mandeep Kaur Cuautle
she/her/hers
Career Pathways Navigator at the AJC in Wheeling
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Roxanne Garcia
she/her/hers
Career Pathways Navigator at the AJC in North Riverside
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Candace Gray
she/her/hers
Career Pathways Navigator at the AJC in Harvey
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Susie Harkins
she/her/hers
Career Pathways Navigator at the AJC at Daley College
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Ema Mailhot-Beutel
she/her/hers
One-Stop Operator Manager
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Megan McGinty
she/her/hers
Strategy & Implementation Manager
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Nidia Mejia
she/her/hers
One-Stop Operator Manager
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Sybil Morrison
she/her/hers
AmeriCorps VISTA Digital Literacy Navigator
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Carla Mosby
she/her/hers
Navigator Manager
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Gabriel Perez
he/him/his
Career Pathways Navigator at the AJC in Pilsen
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Germania Solorzano
she/her/hers
Career Pathways Navigator at the AJC in Maywood
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Arielle Desarmes
she/her/hers
VOCAL Program Associate - AmeriCorps
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Mary Donley
she/her/hers
Digital Literacy Navigator - AmeriCorps VISTA
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Neyda Espinoza
she/her/hers
Administrative Aide - SCSEP
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Navya Koppusetty
she/her/hers
VOCAL Program Associate - AmeriCorps
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Veronica Morales
she/her/hers
Administrative Aide - SCSEP
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Angel Robinson
she/her/hers
VOCAL Program Associate - AmeriCorps