The mission of Literacy Council of Kitsap (LCK) is to promote and provide literacy services to the residents of Kitsap County.
- Improving the literacy of one improves the literacy of the entire community.
- Our local economy profits from a stronger workforce.
- Our community benefits from stronger families.
- Our children need educated parents who can earn living
wages and help them in schools.
Literacy Council of Kitsap’s position is that all of our community’s residents deserve education regardless of any discrimination factors including ethnicity, citizenship, immigration status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disabilities and other considerations.
Your privacy is important. We will never give your name or
contact information to any person or organization outside of Literacy
Council of Kitsap, without your explicit permission. We will not assume
we have your permission unless we have individual contact with you,
either by phone, email, post, or in-person meeting.
We do not sell, rent or share our mailing lists with any non-Literacy
Council of Kitsap person or organization.
If you have any questions or concerns about your privacy regarding contact
with Literacy
Council of Kitsap, please contact us.
Executive Director - Olga Fedorovski
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Olga holds two master's degrees in Bilingual Education and Linguistics. She joined the Council as Program Coordinator in 2002. In 2005, she was recognized by the Board for outstanding performance and has been highly praised for the tracking system developed for volunteers. In 2006 Olga was promoted to Executive Director.
Olga graduated from Leadership Kitsap's one year course of study covering a broad range of leadership and community improvement subjects. Her study included personal leadership development, governance, economics, education, healthy communities, state government, public safety, environment, community planning, arts, culture, and parks. Olga is also a member of Bremerton Rotary Club.
GED/ABE Instructor (Bremerton & Port Orchard) - John Rust
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John began at Literacy Council as a volunteer math tutor in 1997 and became a ABE/GED Instructor in 2005. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Vocational Education from Southern Illinois University at Bangor.
ESL Coordinator/Instructor - Lorene Leider
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Lorene came to the Council as a tutor in ESL while working toward her BA in Social Sciences through WSU's Distance Degree Program. She teaches civics, English as a Second Language, and family literacy with an emphasis on Hispanic populations. ¡Ella habla español!
ABE/GED Coordinator - Tess Pennington
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Originally from Sacramento, California, Tess recently moved to Manchester. She worked for many years in a high school library, and enjoyed sharing a love of reading with her students. She looks forward to helping GED students here in Kitsap County reach their goals.
GED Class Assistant - Carynn Schumacher
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Carynn first volunteered with the Council in 1987 and was thrilled to return in 2009 to help in the GED classroom at the South Kitsap office. She has always loved helping others and encouraging people to achieve their dreams.
Volunteer GED Instructor/Coordinator (North Kitsap) - Marilyn Moore
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Office Coordinator - Kaye Lockwood
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Kaye began working with the Council as a volunteer tutor in 1991. In 1996 she took on additional duties as an office volunteer. She was hired in her current position in 2007.
Fund Development Director - Trish Tierney
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A lifelong native of Port Orchard, Trish joined the Council in 2006 as Fund Development Director. She has worked for a number of nonprofits in Kitsap County and has over six years experience in grant writing, program coordination, and working with underprivileged populations.
She was hired by Kitsap Community Resources in 2008 to supervise their South Kitsap office and manage the Workforce Investment Act program, but loved her work so much at the Council that she continues to write grants and assist with fundraising events part time. Trish holds a Bachelor’s degree in German from Linfield College.
Bookkeeper & Data Management - Michelle Benedetti
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A graduate of the University of Washington with a BA in Psychology, Michelle began with the Council as a volunteer fundraiser. Her previous experience as a bookkeeper in the hospitality industry led to her accept this position in December 2008.
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Chair: |
Jeanie Schulze
Retired, Community Relations, C K S D |
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Vice-Chair: |
Terry Schroeder
Coord., Continuum of Care, K C R
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Treasurer: |
David Rubens
Member, ProLiteracy America Governance Council |
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Secretary: |
Dr. Doris Smith
Retired Educator
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Board Members: |
Stacey Ames
Marketing Director, Paladin Data Systems |
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Elizabeth Blandin
Teacher, C K S D |
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Rebecca Cooper
Events Coord., Kitsap Humane Society
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Steve Dixon
Attorney at Law
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Dr. Harry Guay
Retired, Superintendent, C K S D |
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Eun Joo Han Kim
Former Student and Current Tutor
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Estela Lopez
Owner, Talpita Hispanic Store
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Martitha May
Kitsap Multicultural Assistance Center |
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Marilyn Moore
Volunteer GED Instructor/Coordinator
(North Kitsap) E-mail |
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James Saryerwinnie
Retired, United States Navy
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Analisa Sweat
Contract Specialist, NAVSEA Keyport
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Ambassadors: |
Seabury Blair, Jr. |
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Ray Garrido |
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Elliot Gregg |
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Marilee Hansen |
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Teri Huddleston |
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Ron Muhleman |
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Jeff Parham |
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Kathy Ramsay |
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Joan Soriano |
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Dr. Frank Spargo |
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Ann Vogel |
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Anita Williams |
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