Our Steering Committee (Updated 3.05.2025)

• 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 of Literacy Initiatives, the Literacy Council of Central Alabama, and the Literacy Providers Network, Birmingham AL (on leave)

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

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

• Ameshica Linsey, Nashville TN

• Neda Anasseri, Coordinator, Technology Projects, OTAN, Sacramento CA

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

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