Adult Basic Education is a Critical Public Policy Issue

Rooted In Literacy

The Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalition (CCLC) was created by adult literacy programs 20 years ago to network, share resources, and raise awareness. Our members have program offerings allowing adult learners to continue thriving within their communities to address the social determinants of health, work and connection.

On March 14, CCLC’s board unanimously voted to change the organization's name to scaleLIT. Unveiled at CCLC’s annual fundraiser, Beyond Books, scaleLIT reflects the organization’s vision to expand services to help organizations use adult literacy best practices to more effectively serve the community.

Under the new name, scaleLIT will continue to assist its members in advancing work in its core program areas of career pathways, digital literacy, and health literacy. scaleLIT will also continue offering direct services in career pathway navigation and digital literacy.

scaleLIT's mission is to help adult education organizations secure resources and training so that under-resourced adult learners can become economically successful, and reframe adult basic education as a critical public policy issue.

Board of Directors

  • Manny Rodriguez - President

    Executive Director, Revolution Workshop

  • Carmen Kimble, PhD - Vice President

    Associate Professor, Colorado Technical University

  • Christa Hamilton - Secretary

    Executive Director - UCAN

  • Jessica Goble - Treasurer

    Director of Internal Audit, Paylocity

  • Kathy Allison - Founding Member

    Executive Director, United for a Better Living

  • Lawrence Blakley - Founding Member

    Vice President of Operations, De La Salle Institute/Tolton Center

  • Latisha Bell

    Regional Human Resources Business Partner-Midwest, Amazon

  • Matthew Dawson

    Computer Science Learning Lead, Google

  • Gerardo Gallo

    Assistant Branch Manager, First Eagle Bank

  • Lisbeth Goble

    Senior Researcher, Mathmatica Policy Research

  • Ratna Kanumury

    System Director of Advanced Practice Providers for Cook County Health and Hospitals System

  • Susie Karwowski

    Adult Education Manager, Center for Literacy, University of Illinois at Chicago

Leadership

Becky Raymond (

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Executive Director

Robert Guzman (

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External Affairs Director

Michael Matos (

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Ed Tech Director

Kelly Caldwell (

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Senior Manager - Communications & Development

Stacey Kregel (

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Strategy & Implementation Director

Renuka Sharma (

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Senior Manager - Community Engagement

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Meet the Team

  • Camilla Benjamin

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    Project Coordinator - Facilities

  • Fantazia Berry

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    Career Pathways Navigator at the AJC at The King Center

  • Mandeep Kaur Cuautle

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    Career Pathways Navigator at the AJC in Wheeling

  • Roxanne Garcia

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    Career Pathways Navigator at the AJC in North Riverside

  • Candace Gray

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    Career Pathways Navigator at the AJC in Harvey

  • Susie Harkins

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    Career Pathways Navigator at the AJC at Daley College

  • Ema Mailhot-Beutel

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    One-Stop Operator Manager

  • Megan McGinty

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    Strategy & Implementation Manager

  • Nidia Mejia

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    One-Stop Operator Manager

  • Sybil Morrison

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    AmeriCorps VISTA Digital Literacy Navigator

  • Carla Mosby

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    Navigator Manager

  • Gabriel Perez

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    Career Pathways Navigator at the AJC in Pilsen

  • Germania Solorzano

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    Career Pathways Navigator at the AJC in Maywood

  • Arielle Desarmes

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    VOCAL Program Associate - AmeriCorps

  • Mary Donley

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    Digital Literacy Navigator - AmeriCorps VISTA

  • Neyda Espinoza

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    Administrative Aide - SCSEP

  • Navya Koppusetty

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    VOCAL Program Associate - AmeriCorps

  • Veronica Morales

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    Administrative Aide - SCSEP

  • Angel Robinson

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    VOCAL Program Associate - AmeriCorps