Board of Directors
Committee Members Advisory Council
Staff
Marilou Joyner, President
James M. Warden, Vice-President
Mark A. Schweizer, Secretary
Joyce Williams, Treasurer
Louisa Raich Grill, Member at Large
Barbara Funk
Catherine Goodson
Eunice K. Johnson
Patricia Lees
Dr. Thomas Pham
Cliff Schiappa
Dennis Siefers
Kelly Sullivan-Deady
Eliot S. Berkley
Rachel Brown
Boots Leiter Churchill
Michael S.B. Churchman
Mark Clegg
Larry Gamble
Dr. Robert S. Laubach
Carrie McDonald
William W. Meier
Robert B. Rogers
Interim Executive Director
Director of Training
Operations Director
Volunteer Coordinator
GEARS & CITY Program Coordinator
Classroom Instructor,
GEARS at MCC-Penn Valley
Open Doors Coordinator
Curt McConnell
Jeanne M. Rooney
Our Clients
Literacy Kansas City provides free one-to-one tutoring for a diverse population of students age 16 and above. Nearly half of our students are in the 30 to 50 year age range.
Our Volunteers
Literacy Kansas City's volunteers are passionate literacy advocates. Tutors make an initial commitment of one year and receive extensive training prior to certification. Volunteers annually donate over 13,000 hours of service.
Our Organization
Literacy Kansas City's 2009-2010 budget is approximately $450,000. We are not affiliated with any government or church-sponsored entity.