Catherine Coundjeris’ love of words and writing has been a constant in her life, from her days teaching college students the art of writing to her decision to share her passion for literacy with students needing help learning the basics. “After moving to Frederick, I sought out the Literacy Council Of Frederick County in 2011,”...
The Literacy Council has been quietly growing its English-language instruction to parents of children in Frederick County Title 1 elementary schools. Founded in 2017 with three schools, the Parent Literacy Program has now doubled the size of its reach to six schools, and last year, helped 70 parents learn how to speak, write, and read...
Catherine Mock has the kind of resume—from corporate training, running an insurance consulting business and strategic planning, to human resources and volunteer leadership—that makes her a formidable president of the Literacy Council Board of Directors. “I am very excited about my role on the board and to work with people who share my passion” about...
This past April, I shared a farewell message, announcing my retirement from the Literacy Council after ten years as Executive Director. https://www.frederickliteracy.org/a-new-chapter-begins-farewell-message-from-our-executive-director/. Since that time, the outpouring of messages from throughout this wonderful community … including students, volunteers, our community partners, our Board of Directors, and fellow Literacy Council co-workers … leave me incredibly grateful...
The Literacy Council of Frederick County’s Board of Directors at its June Board Meeting approved its slate of new officers for the coming year fiscal year which begins this month. We are also excited to welcome and introduce our four new members! New officers (from left to right) include President Catherine Mock; Vice-President...
Ed Rose is known among his peers at the Literacy Council for his generosity and heart. In fact, the tutor’s end-of-semester gifts to his students are colorful handmade leather shawls he brings back from his trips to Cotacachi, a little village in Ecuador famous for its handmade leather goods. He is very impressed by how...
When asked to describe her background, volunteer literacy tutor Janet Millward replies, “My background is pretty varied.” This, it turns out, is quite an understatement. “I got my degree in microbiology and worked in the biotech industry for years,” she says. Later, she drew on her “science and writing skills” as a freelance technical writer...
The Literacy Council’s 2024 Scrabble® Mania Online Auction for Literacy opens for bidding on Wednesday, May 8 through 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, May 21! Our auction opens the day of our Scrabble Mania for Literacy in person event on May 8th at Steinhard’s Brewing Company! The proceeds from this auction will support our literacy programs,...
The Literacy Council is celebrating Volunteer Appreciation Week April 21-27 this week by paying tribute to our 175+ wonderful long-time and new volunteers! Having just completed celebrating our 60th Year Anniversary YOU are critical to our nonprofit’s ability to support over 10,000 adults in our Frederick County community who struggled with functional literacy skills. Whether you are...
The Literacy Council of Frederick County’s Workplace Literacy Program formally began in 2016 and has been a game-changer, helping people employed in area hospitality-service businesses improve their English-language proficiency. Its success has been recognized with awards and grants from business and government leaders. And in January, the Council brought to fruition another goal for this...
