National Board of Advisors
National Board of Advisors
The National Board of Advisors includes representatives from The Pennsylvania State University and from the Goodling Institute's partner, the National Center for Family Literacy, as well as from the Goodling family. Other members represent the Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania, national professional organizations, and family literacy researchers and practitioners. Representatives of key government agencies are invited to participate in the Board's meetings.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
William F. Goodling, Former U.S. Congressman, York County, Pennsylvania
Chairman, U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Pennsylvania State University
David Monk, Dean
College of Education
The Pennsylvania State University
www.ed.psu.edu
Esther S. Prins, Associate Professor of Education
Co-Director, Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy and
Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy
College of Education
The Pennsylvania State University
www.ed.psu.edu/adulted
Barbara Van Horn, Co-Director
Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy and
Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy College of Education
The Pennsylvania State University
National Center for Family Literacy
Sharon Darling, President & Founder
National Center for Family Literacy
www.famlit.org
Emily Kirkpatrick, Vice President
National Center for Family Literacy
www.famlit.org
BOARD MEMBERS
Eunice N. Askov, Distinguished Professor Emerita
Former Co-Director, Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy and
Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy
The Pennsylvania State University
Karen Linn Bierman, Distinguished Professor of Psychology
Director, Child Study Center
School Readiness Initiative Director
The Pennsylvania State University
Marilyn A. Corbin, Associate Director of The Pennsylvania State Cooperative Extension and
State Program Leader for Children, Youth, and Families
Helen Darling, CEO
My Darling-Tots Publications
www.mydarlingtots.com
Susan C. Faircloth, Associate Professor of Education
Department of Leadership, Policy, and Adult and Higher Education
North Carolina State University
Carol Gabler, Literacy Consultant
Former Executive Director, Literacy Volunteers
Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin
Vivian L. Gadsden, William T. Carter Professor of Education and Child Development
Director, National Center on Fathers and Families
University of Pennsylvania
Cathlin Gray, Associate Superintendent for Family, School, and Community Partnerships
Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation, Indiana
David Lawrence, Jr., President
The Early Childhood Initiative Foundation
Miami, Florida
www.teachmorelovemore.org
Antonia Lopez, Director
Early Care and Education
National Council of La Raza
www.nclr.org
Lennox L. McClendon, Executive Director
National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium, Inc.
www.naepdc.org
Peggy A. Minnis
Retired Even Start Director
Washington, DC
Tony Peyton, Director of Policy
Office of the Mayor, Louisville, KY
Michele M. Ridge, Former First Lady
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Lynn Selmser, Consultant
National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium, Inc.
Marsha Lynne Tait, Consultant
Syracuse, NY
Kevin Talley, President and CEO
Synergy Partners, Inc.
Barbara Wasik, William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor
School of Education and
FPG Child Development Institute
University of North Carolina
Heide Spruck Wrigley, Sr. Researcher
Literacywork International
www.literacywork.com
