The Fellows

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Colleen Morello
Language Arts Specialist for the Fairfield Public Schools
Reading, writing and loving her Lit Life.

Ryan Parker
Ryan Parker
Educator/Pedagogy Coach/Youth Empowerment Activist
Ryan Parker’s mission is to disrupt oppressive legacy embedded in our United States education system and to empower marginalized youth.

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Caitlin Ryan Pelletier
M.Ed., Reading Specialist
Passionate about rethinking how adolescent literacy is approached and assessed, actually likes teenagers.

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Pauline Batista
AACC Program Specialist & EDLR Ph.D. Student
Educator, Mentor, Researcher, Filmmaker & Summer Olympics Torch Bearer 16'

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Jen Barone
Reading Specialist, Glastonbury Public Schools, UConn Instructor
On a mission to ensure learning is both intentional and fun

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Sandra Silva-Enos
"Dean's Doctoral Scholar
NEAG School of Education
Curriculum and Instruction | Bilingual Multicultural Ed"
Striving for world where equity and access that leads to success is possible

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Matt Delaney
Educator, Artist, Activist

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Michelle Horn
K-12 Literacy Coach
Madison Public Schools

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A. Amaka Okwuazi
Youth Empowerment Coordinator, Manchester Public Schools

Destined to empower, mentor, and support marginalized youth and educators to shift oppressive educational paradigms and create sustainable racially just teaching, learning, and living experiences.

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Jon Simmons
Graduate Student
Neag School of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Digging into classroom dialogue and student advocacy over a big bowl of ice cream.

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Shannon Kelley
PhD Student, Special Education, University of Connecticut

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Pamela Khairallah
Independent Literacy Consultant
An avid reader and writer who believes all students come to the classroom with strengths and interests to springboard instruction.

Siara Chanterelle
Siara Chanterelle, Visual Artist

Siara Chanterelle is a Manchester, CT based visual artist, poet, activist, and recent graduate of Manchester High School. She creates visual art in multiple mediums and is currently finishing her final illustrations for a children’s book which will be published in September of 2020. Siara intends to pursue a career that combines her passions for creative expression and social justice and is working to make her mark on the world.