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The Reading League New Mexico

The Reading League New Mexico chapter was established in 2024. The Reading League New Mexico shares the mission of the national organization of advancing the awareness, understanding, and use of evidence-based reading instruction.

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Allison Caldwell
Allison CaldwellPresident
Instruction Team Lead, Institute for Multi-Sensory Education (IMSE)

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Kendra Peralta
Kendra PeraltaVice President
Structured Literacy Coach, Central Regional Education Cooperative
Adjunct Professor, UNM-Taos

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Erin Brown, M.Ed., CALT-ICALP, C-SLDS
Erin Brown, M.Ed., CALT-ICALP, C-SLDSDirector
Certified Academic Language Therapist and Structured Literacy Dyslexia Specialist

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Nicole Florez, M. Ed., C-SLDI
Nicole Florez, M. Ed., C-SLDIDirector
Literacy Specialist, Institute for Multi-Sensory Education (IMSE)

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Mary Ann Kuechmann
Mary Ann KuechmannDirector
Special Education Literacy Processing Specialist, Rio Rancho Public Schools (Maggie Cordova Elementary)

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JoDee Lanari
JoDee LanariDirector
PreK-12 Outreach Specialist, New Mexico State University (CORE-NMSU)

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Sara Lister
Sara ListerDirector
President and CEO, Make-A-Wish New Mexico

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Manon Lujan
Manon LujanDirector
Special Education English Teacher, Albuquerque Public Schools (eCADEMY K8)

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Manessa Padilla
Manessa PadillaDirector
1st Grade Teacher, Los Lunas Schools (Tome Elementary)

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Christine Quesada
Christine QuesadaDirector
Assistant Director of the Literacy and Humanities Bureau, New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED)

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Andreia Simon
Andreia SimonDirector
Senior Director, Center for the Collaborative Classroom

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