Serving Philly’s reading heroes.
We’re an energetic team looking to inspire authentic connections and meaningful change across the early-literacy ecosystem.
Jenny Bogoni
Executive Director
bogonij@freelibrary.org
Julia Cadwallender
Managing Director
cadwallenderj@freelibrary.org
Simone Partridge
Director of Communications
partridges@freelibrary.org
Clinton Drees
Director of Community Engagement
dreesc@freelibrary.org
Terah Stivers
Partner Experience Manager
stiverst@freelibrary.org
Lauryn White
Operations Manager
whitel@freelibrary.org
Nancy Scharff
Instructional Strategies Consultant
scharff.nancy@gmail.com
Abby Thaker
Senior Advisor
thakera@freelibrary.org
How staff support Philly’s early literacy movement.
THE BACKBONE OF CHANGE
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We connect and align diverse stakeholders to do more for more.
✓ Maintain Common Agenda that identifies a shared vision, principles, and strategies
✓ Facilitate working groups
✓ Host Annual Partner Network Meeting and special events
✓ Lead Funders Roundtable and distribute reports
✓ Hold new partner orientations and secure partner agreements
✓ Identify efficiencies and opportunities across the literacy ecosystem -
We learn and create best practices - from the field and with each other.
✓ Pilot co-created projects and initiatives
✓ Host Lunch & Learn series
✓ Curate relevant research, articles, and insights
✓ Distribute free resources to partners that engage families, mobilize communities, and drive systems toward literacy justice
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We listen, reflect, and refine.
✓ Track and report progress of collective strategies and goals
✓ Evaluate the impact of pilot projects and initiatives
✓ Analyze and share Partner Experience Survey feedback
✓ Publish Annual Impact Report
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We amplify Philly's early literacy movement.
✓ Share resources and stories to energize, advance, and celebrate✓ Document collective efforts through photography
✓ Manage targeted family, community, and advocacy campaigns