Our Steering Committee (Updated 2.10.2026

• Paul Jurmo, Consultant, Adult Foundational Education for Development, Washington D.C.

• David J. Rosen, President, Newsome Associates, Boston MA

• Melissa Moore, Executive Director, Read Muskegon, and the Read Muskegon Literacy Collaborative, Muskegon MI

• Steve Hannum, Director, South Baldwin Literacy Council in Foley, AL

• Ahoo Salem, Executive Director, Blue Ridge Literacy, Roanoke VA

• Wendy Falb, Executive Director, the Literacy Center of West Michigan, Grand Rapids. MI

• Ameshica Linsey, CEO, Literacy Mid-South, Memphis, TN

• Nada Anasseri, Assistant Director of Community Engagement, California Collaborative for Educational Excellence, Sacramento CA

• Lauren Osowski, Senior Advocacy, Research, and Project Manager; ProLiteracy, Syracuse NY and Keene NH

• Lizzie A. Rose, Board Member and Tutor, Literacy Rochester, NY

For further information, email us at urbanallianceforadultliteracy@gmail.com