2007–2008

Diversity Committee

Charges:

1. Provide advice and recommendations to the Board of Directors to enhance the awareness of the Association to diversity issues related to urban education and rural education. This can include recommendations for changes in IRA policies and procedures to enhance the Association’s programs and professional development products in the areas of urban education and diversity.

2. Recommend initiatives to the Board of Directors and work with appropriate groups to expand Association membership among those who work with these populations.

3. Develop partnerships with other associations, organizations, and foundations interested in working to enhance literacy education and diversity.

William T. Hammond, Chair
DeKalb County Schools
4670 Diann Dr
College Park, GA 30349-1730, USA
1-678-676-1904
Fax 1-404-676-1917
E-mail

Diane M. Barone, Board Liaison
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV, United States

Maria S. Carlo
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL, United States

Eric J. Cooper
National Urban Alliance
Syosset, NY, United States

Patricia A. Edwards
Michigan State University
Lansing, MI, United States

Abha Gupta
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA, United States

Sheldon Horowitz
National Center for Learning Disabilities
New York, NY, United States

John E. Jacobson
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX, United States

Barbara A. Kapinus
National Education Association
Hyattsville, MD, United States

Youb Kim
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN, United States

Dolores B. Malcolm
Saint Louis, MO, United States

Pamela Mason
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Cambridge, MA, United States

Joyce K. McCauley
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX, United States

Anne McGill Franzen
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN, United States

Eileen S. Oboler
Spring Hill College
Daphne, AL, United States

Jeanne R. Paratore
Boston University
Manchester, MA, United States

Elizabeth V. Primas
District of Columbia Public Schools
Washington DC, United States

Ronald J. Scherry
Ballantine, MT, United States

Jeanne S. Schumm
Coral Gables, FL, United States

Karen D. Wood
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC, United States

Alan Farstrup, Ex Officio
Executive Director
International Reading Association
Newark, DE, United States

Richard Long, Ex Officio
Director, Government Relations
International Reading Association
Washington DC, United States

Cathy M. Roller, Ex Officio
Director, Research & Policy
International Reading Association
Washington DC, United States

Brenda S. Townsend, Ex Officio
Director, Council & Affiliate Services
International Reading Association
Newark, DE, United States