About Us

ABOUT US

The Suffolk Literacy Council was founded in 1987 by a task force of concerned citizens to address the problem of illiteracy in Suffolk.

The overall mission of the SLC is to combat illiteracy in our city and the surrounding area.

The following are our major goals:

To provide free one-on-one tutoring for non-reading adults and those with limited reading skills;
To provide training and support for volunteer tutors; and
To promote individual literacy.

Staff

Beverly Richardson (Office Assistant), Sharon DeWitt (Tutor Coordinator) and many invaluable volunteers.

2011 SLC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Carol Avenson, Treasurer	Board Member
Rev. Steven Blunt, Member-at-Large	Board Member
Lisa Cross, President	Board Member
Hope Dunlow, Vice President	Board Member
Troy Hand, Paul D. Camp Community College	Board Member
Leonard Horton, Suffolk Social Services	Board Member
Ernestine Langston, Suffolk Library Board	Board Member
Bonnie Maki, Suffolk Public Schools	Board Member
Ann G. March, Secretary	Board Member
Robin Rose, Pruden Center Adult Education	Board Member
Ronnie Sharpe, Western Tidewater Regional Jail	Board Member
Latril Mariano, Member-At-Large	Board Member
Lue Ward, Member-At-Large	Board Member
Lori White, Sentari Obici Hospital	Board Member
Michele Lachtara, Workforce Development Center	Board Member