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Our Team

Staff Directory

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Jamie Evans

Education Services Manager 

Kalamazoo/Battle Creek

jevans@sldread.org

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Mindi Fitzpatrick

Chief Finance Officer & HR

msfitzpatrick@sldread.org

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Christine Gavin

Educations Services Manager 

Grand Rapids/Big Rapids

cgavin@sldread.org

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Lisa Gromaski, M.Ed.

Program Director

lgromaski@sldread.org

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Kristen Potts,  M.P.A.

She/Her

Chief Executive Officer

kpotts@sldread.org

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Bex Takacs-Britz, CFRE, CNP

They/Them

Development Director 

bbritz@sldread.org

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Suzanne VanderZee, M.Ed.

Curriculum Instruction Manager 

svanderzee@sldread.org

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Lori Weller

Education Services Coordinator

Big Rapids

lweller@sldread.org

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Monica Wilson

Finance Associate

mwilson@sldread.org

Board of Directors

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Hilary Arthur

Vice President

 

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Tony Baker

 

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Jerry Brown

Secretary

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Pete Eldridge

                             President

 

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Julie Garside

 

 

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Casey L. Grooten

They/she

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Nick Hutchison

 he/him

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Dr. Stephanie Means
   

she/her

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Amanda McCaleb, Ph.D.

Dr. Michael Ryan

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Susan Schwallie

 

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Adam Wagner

he/him

Treasurer

 

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Nicole Waller

                  

 

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Becca Walsh

Join our team!

By joining our team, you will be undertaking meaningful work that positively impacts the literacy rates of West Michigan.  For more about our job postings, click on the positions currently listed or contact Mindi Fitzpatrick at msfitzpatrick@sldread.org.

Open Positions