About Us
WHO WE ARE
The Reading League (TRL) is a nonprofit organization with the mission to advance the awareness, understanding, and use of scientific-aligned reading instruction.
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to increase stakeholder knowledge of science-based approaches to teach reading, as well as research that demystifies how people learn to read. We train and support educators and school leaders. By extension, we also serve parents, specialists, and researchers.
We are a national education nonprofit led by educators and reading experts dedicated to promoting knowledge to reimagine the future of literacy education and accelerate the global movement toward reading instruction grounded in science.
Leadership Team
Dr. Maria Murray
President & CEO
Dr. Heidi Beverine-Curry
Chief Academic Officer
Christine Goodman, CPA
Chief Administrative Officer
Toni Ann Walsh
Chief Program Officer
OUR TEAM
Meet Our Staff
Ryan Buggy
Data Manager
Jaime Burse
Director of Virtual Coaching
Altheria Caldera
DEIB Consultant
Madeline Chilbert
Event Director
Cindy Fraser
Professional Development Administrative Assistant
Corey Johns
Finance Director
Kelli Johnson
Director of Community Education and Engagement
Kari Kurto
National Science of Reading Project Director
Brandi Lawson
Marketing Director
Wendy Love
Executive Assistant
Stephanie Neuman
E-commerce Manager
Jessica Pasik
Professional Development Director
Andrea Setmeyer, NCSP
National Chapter Coordinator
Andrea Simone
Office Manager
Anne Marie Smith
Development Director
Katie Sojewicz
Professional Development Director
Executive Board of Directors
Stephanie Finn
Chair, Literacy Coach at West Genesee Central School District
Dr. Sheila Clonan
Vice Chair, Psychologist, Educational Solutions CNY
Christine Castiglia
Secretary, Professional Development Specialist for The Reading League
Jill Ryan, CPA
Treasurer, Ryan & Ryan, CPAs
Board Members-at-Large
Mitchell Brookins
Director of Content, Leading Educators
Dr. Antonio Fierro
National Literacy Consultant, Visiting Professor – State of Mississippi
Dr. Linda Meryl Milosky
Associate Professor Emerita, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Syracuse University; Speech-Language Pathologist
Justin Morcelle
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, KeyCorp
Dr. Phelton C. Moss
Senior Professorial Lecturer, Education Policy and Leadership, American University; Senior Technical Assistance Coordinator, Center on Great Teachers and Leaders at AIR
Patrick G. Radel
Partner at Getnick Livingston Atkinson & Priore, LLP
Amy Siracusano
National Literacy Consultant
Dr. Michelle Storie
Psychologist and Assistant Professor and Coordinator, School Psychology Program, SUNY Oswego
THE READING LEAGUE
Mission Partners
These not-for-profit organizations support The Reading League’s mission, and we support theirs. If you are interested in becoming a Mission Partner, please email us at info@thereadingleague.org, and include your website and mission statement.
Financial Reports
2021 Financial Reports
2020 Financial Reports
2019 Financial Reports
2018 Financial Reports
