Early Childhood Education Advisory Board
RIF’s advisory boards consist of experts from the field with each specialized board supporting projects on the identified subject matter. Advisory board members provide feedback on inclusive language, books and resources, professional development, family and community engagement, and research. Additionally, advisory board members serve as thought leaders and partners with RIF.
Early Childhood Education Advisory Board
Our Early Childhood Education (ECE) Advisory Board supports the development of the curriculum, professional development, family engagement, and research components of RIF’s Read for Success Early Childhood program. This early literacy program is designed to enhance emergent reading skills for birth to age 5 learners through increased access to books and play-based literacy programming.
Liane Alves
First Grade Teacher
Beauvoir
David Barry
Assistant Professor
West Chester University of PA
Meghan Fitzgerald
Founder
Tinkergarten
Valarie Lee
Associate Professor
Rowan University Reading Clinic
Elizabeth Hadley
Associate Professor
University of South Florida
Marjorie Madden
Associate Professor
Rowan University
Daris McInnis
Assistant Professor
West Chester University of PA
Dowan McNair-Lee
Assistant Professor
Urban Education UDC
Judy Paulick
Associate Professor
University of Virginia
Jill Pentimonti
Director of Research Advancement
University of Notre Dame