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New Staff

The Literacy Council staff and board would like to welcome our new staff member, Valerie Hightower. Valerie joins us as the Family Literacy Coordinator. She formerly taught sixth grade reading and language arts but has been at home raising her children for the last nine years. Valerie grew up in Texas, lived in Georgia for thirteen years, and is now happy to call Morganton home for the past four years. Her family consists of Jamie, her husband, and their three children, Peyton, Major, and Hallie.

The Literacy Council staff and board would like to welcome our new staff member, Stephanie South. Stephanie is now serving part-time as the Project Citizenship Coordinator. This position is new to Stephanie as her background is in Human Services/Social Worker Realm. She currently lives in Morganton with her husband, David South and two daugthers, Alex and Madison.

New Intern

Student

The Literacy Council staff and board would like to welcome our new Intern, Megan Pherigo. She is majoring in Accounting at Western Piedmont Community College.

Webmaster

Born and raised in North Carolina, Chialia Yang has been designing since she was eleven years old. Inspired by her older brother in computers/technology, she has become an outstanding amateur artist in her family. Chialia is gladly assisting Burke Literacy's website as a volunteer to expand her knowledge in web&graphic designing. She is currently in college to earn her Digital Effects and Animation degree.

Staff Contact Information

Browning Rochefort
Executive/Program Director
literacydirector@bellsouth.net

Valerie Hightower
Family Literacy Coordinator
familyliteracy@bellsouth.net

Ariel Benfield
Administrative Assistant
literacysupport@bellsouth.net

Stephanie South & Shirley Brown
Project Citizenship Coordinator
burkeliteracy@bellsouth.net

Miguel Sebastian
Immigrant Outreach Coordinator
burkeliteracy@bellsouth.net

Keisha Young
Child Care Instructor
burkeliteracy@bellsouth.net

 



Board of Directors

President:
Veronica Grossi


Vice-President:
Barbara Bliss


Treasurer:
Beth Walker


Secretary:
Amanda Icard


Brenda Brackett
John Caldwell
Doris Fullwood
Wes Hawn
Jasper Hemphill
Lynn Henderson
Robert Lathan
Betty Pennell
Gary Prewitt
Kaye Taylor
Frances Wheeler

Burke County Literacy Council
300 North Green Street Suite 204
Morganton, NC 28655
Phone: (828) 437-7477 // Fax: (828) 437-7948
Contact via e-mail