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Literary Task Force Meeting

The Adult Literacy Committee of the Literacy Task Force will meet on Friday, May 9, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. (EST) on Zoom only.

Join the online meeting

Task Force Members:

  • Dr. Edith Bazile, Black Advocates for Educational Excellence
  • Yorsalem Brhane, BINCA
  • Manuel Coronado, Immigrants Lead Boston alum
  • Lori D’Alleva, Charlestown Adult Education
  • Xiomara Gomez, Gardner Pilot Academy Adult ESOL program
  • Lee Haller, English for New Bostonians
  • Stephen Hunter, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
  • Nicole Simeon, Bunker Hill Community College, First Literacy Scholar
  • City Councilor Julia Mejia, ex officio
  • Gayana Daniel, Office of Language and Communications Access, ex officio
  • Papa Diop, Boston Centers for Youth and Families, ex officio
  • David Leonard, Boston Public Libraries, ex officio
  • Lesley Ryan Miller, Boston Public Schools, ex officio
  • Monique Tú Nguyen, Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement, ex officio
  • Trinh Nguyen, Worker Empowerment Cabinet, ex officio 

Facilitator, Dr. Elizabeth Santiago, The Untold Narratives

City of Boston Staff for Task Force:

  • Mariangely Solis Cervera, Chief of Equity and Inclusion
  • Jeniffer Vivar-Wong, Director, Mayor's Office of Language and Communications Access 
  • Robbie (Deborah) Adams, Training and Development Manager, Mayor's Office of Language and Communications Access 
  • Brittany Barrett, Executive Assistant, Mayor's Office of Language and Communications Access 
  • Riley Olowu, Intern, Mayor's Office of Language and Communications Access 

Meeting Goals:

By the end of this meeting, we will:

  1. Continue to build community as literacy task force members,
  2. Concrete next steps for first half of 2025 work plan.

Discussion Topics

  1. Agenda

    11:00-11:05:   Settle in, welcome, quick review of agenda

    11:05-11:10:    Welcome Literacy Task Force intern, Riley Olowu!

    11:10-11:40:    Review of workplan and our first tasks to be completed with support of LTF members and intern. Specifically, we will discuss:

    • Social media campaign
    • Public campaign
    • Researching other states and similar initiatives
    • The LTF web presence
    • Survey finalization
      • Outcome: Information sharing and discussion

    11:40-11:50:    Getting to a literacy rate – data review

      • Outcome: Connect with City of Boston data team to discuss approach to analyzing current data sources

    11:50-11:55:    Final discussion

    11:55-12:00:   Next steps, schedule next meeting, and wrap-up

  • 11:00AM - 12:00PM
  • Zoom
    Boston, MA 02201
  • send an email
  • 617-635-1735
  • Contact:
    Brittany Barrett
  • Neighborhoods:
    Citywide
  • Posted:
    04/30/2025 - 11:49AM
  • Resources:
    official filed posting
  • Accessibility Services
    Interpretation, translation, and disability accommodation services are available to you at no cost. If you need them, please reach out to the contact listed in this Public Notice.
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