Board of Directors
	Staff
	Volunteers
	Students
	Funders

Board of Directors

Prospects is a charitable organization governed by a board of directors. Currently, the board has 9 members with student and tutor representatives. Other directors represent a broad base of professional and business backgrounds.

 

Current Board Members:

Christine Mowat	Chair
Paul Lachambre	Co-Vice Chair
Roger Simpson	Co-Vice Chair
Rob Campbell	Treasurer
Pam Sparkling Eyes	Secretary
Randy Boissonnault	Director
Jennifer Bowerman	Director
Sharon Collins	Director
Derrick Pieters	Director

Staff

Prospects has a core staff of seven people. Staff qualifications include specializations in reading and language as well as in adult education and volunteer management. There are also several contract staff who teach the small group workshops and assist with many of our projects.

 

Current Core Staff Members:

Maureen Sanders	Executive Director
Kathy Fitzgerald	Assistant Executive Director
Dolores Bissonnette	Office Manager
Diane Wozniak	Administrative Assistant, Centre for Family Literacy Project
Marlene Packman	Receptionist
Anne Force	COW Tales Coordinator
Margaret Hollands	Student and Program Coordinator
Lana Olsen	Volunteer Coordinator
Stephen Green-Dowden	Librarian
Colleen Crozier	Aboriginal Family Literacy Coordinator
Theone Adachi	Family Literacy Coordinator
Christina Arnold	Rhymes that Bind Coordinator
Ann Wylie	Books for Babies Coordinator

 

Current Contract Staff Members:

Susan Devins	Workshop Facilitator
Marg Reine	Workshop Facilitator
Sharon Skage	Learning Together Program Coordinator
Don Trembath	Workshop Facilitator

 

Photos of Prospects Staff!

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Volunteers

Our programs could not operate without the commitment of a large number of volunteers - up to 200 volunteers in any year. Trained volunteer tutors provide one-on-one support to students and families, and provide library and office help as well. For every paid hour of work at Prospects, volunteers give almost three unpaid hours.

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Students

Prospects' students are adults who need literacy upgrading. They may be adults who have experienced years of failure, and who have been labelled in ways that suggest they cannot learn. We know they can.

Students with learning disabilities may have average or higher intelligence levels. Disabilities include learning problems with auditory discrimination, visual perception, sequencing, and decoding and comprehension of text.

Fifteen percent of Prospects' students are developmentally disabled. This group is especially in need of support because of the current emphasis on encouraging people with disabilities to live as independently as possible.

Our students represent a broad cross-section of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, including Aboriginal people and immigrants. About 25% of our students speak English as a second language.

As well, whole families participate in our family literacy programs.

Funders

Primary Funders:

Alberta Learning
Provides core funding for our volunteer tutor program.

Ma'Mowe Capital Region Child and Family Services
Provides core funding for our family literacy program.

The National Literacy Secretariat
Provides funding for many of our innovative projects.

 

Project funding and in-kind donations have been received by the following organizations:

Canada Post

Capital Health Authority

Clifford E. Lee Foundation

Edmonton Community Adult Learning Association

Edmonton Community Foundation

Edmonton Rotary Club Avenue of Nations

Edmonton Rotary Club Downtown

Fidelity Investments Canada Inc.

Junior League of Edmonton

Ma'Mowe Capital Region Family and Child Services

Northern Alberta Reading Specialists' Council

United Way of the Alberta Capital Region

The Wild Rose Foundation

 

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Prospects is a United Way Member agency.

 

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Your donation supports our work to increase the literacy levels of the 15% of Albertans who cannot deal with everyday reading material, and a further 21% who also need help to develop their skills. Prospects provides tax deductible receipts for all donations. Under the Preferred Giving Program, a donor may also designate donations to the United Way to be directed to Prospects Literacy Association.

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