We are many!
We have 103 members.
We have 33 pairs of volunteer tutors / students.
Our board members, all volunteers, govern the activities of the council.
President - Jean Sutherland
Vice President - Kevin Treon
Secretary - Peter Hanson
Treasurer -
Jane Treon
Membership Chair - Pamela Ferris
Public Relations Chair -
Wayne Schriever
Head Start Chair - Audrey Allard
Librarian - (open)
Liaison for Carteret Community College - Pam Brecheisen
Bringing Books to Babies Committee Chair - Lisa Eaton
Newsletter Editor
- Susan HuntsmanMembers at Large -
Susan Huntsman
Conni
Simpson
Kim Corbin
Literacy Steering Committee
Training - Jean Sutherland
Literacy Activities Coordinator - Karen Lasko
We appreciate those who support us - click here to see our sponsors.
We are affiliated with ProLiteracy America, and the North Carolina Literacy Association.
Additionally, we have a partnership with the Carteret Community College.
Tutors Jenny Marlowe, Anne Gotte, Richard Wray, Kathy Perry, Angie Dipietro, Louise Ehrenkaufer, and Mary Dutko
The Carteret Literacy Council: A Short History
1983 - The adult services librarian at the Carteret Public Library and three other volunteers received training in the Laubach Way to Reading Series.
1984 - The Carteret Literacy Council was founded, the first student was accepted into the program, and that same year, the first tutor training included 70 volunteers!
1985 - The Council elected its first Board Members at its first official organizational meeting. In March, Laubach granted the Council its affiliation certificate.
1988 - The Carteret Literacy Council was incorporated as a nonprofit organization.
1990 - The Council's first English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) tutor and first ESL tutor training.
1989 - The "Little Literacy" program provided books to each newborn at the Carteret General Hospital - this was resumed in 2002 as "Bringing Books to Babies".
1989 - A group of Literacy Council members began reading at Head Start classes.
2005 - The Council celebrated its 20th Anniversary!
2009 - At the annual Recognition Dinner, the Council presented awards to its 146th Senior Tutor (over 40 tutoring hours), 61st Advanced Tutor (over 150 tutoring hours), and 29th Master Tutor (over 300 tutoring hours).
Tutors Jere Geurin, Constance Swanson, and Garold Carter
Tutors Jane Hines,
Wayne Schriever, and Leland Bailey
Tutors trained in September 2008 - Lingzee Kornegay and Brian Kramer
Tutors trained in February 2009 - BarbaraTriplett, LeighOrr, JimVanDessel, BonnieHumphries, and BarbaraBlake
