Board of Directors
President: Gary Porter
Barrie Literacy Council 
Gary Porter has broad board experience, in addition to his 4 years on the LLO Board as member-at-large. He has served the Barrie Literacy Council Board for six years, first as Student Representative and is currently Chair of the Barrie Board.
Gary has supported LLC as National Student Representative, in addition to working as a member of LLC's Blueprint (strategic planning) Committee for three years. He was also the former Chairman of the national student committee.
A student at Barrie Literacy Council since 2000, Gary received both the LLO Arnie Stewart Individual Achievement Award and the Canada Post Award-Ontario in 2003.
In 2004, Gary achieved his GED (General Educational Development) accreditation.
North Bay Literacy Council
Jo has served on the North Bay Literacy Council Board and has been on advisory committees with the Ministry of Natural Resources.
She is currently employed as a Student-Tutor Co-ordinator with the North Bay Literacy Council, is also a volunteer tutor and volunteer trainer putting in many extra work hours.
She has 3 years experience as a front line program manager and is an apprentice tutor-trainer - interested in integrating OALCF and tutor training for volunteer tutors.
Jo is currently working on her Masters of Education in Adult Education.
Henry joins the LLO board from Ottawa. He is a university student working towards a Chartered Accounting designation and is eager to share his financial expertise with the LLO organization.
A passionate contributor to the community, Henry has extensive experience in both financial management and non-finance roles in the not-for-profit sector. Besides bringing his financial background to this board as Treasurer, Henry is the Finance Director of the engineering society at his university, where he advises the student club on financial recordkeeping and taxation issues. In a non-financial extent, he is an active volunteer at the Canadian Cancer Society and Canadian Feed The Children. Outside of volunteering, Henry has completed an internship in the Finance Unit at the Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities, a funding partner of LLO.
Aside from his financial involvement at LLO, Henry also takes part in the Nominations Committee and the Social Enterprise Committee. He is thrilled for the opportunity to make an impact in the literacy field and looks forward to the challenges that will arise in the upcoming year.
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This is Annie's first year as Student Rep for the LLO Board.
Annie is a student at North Bay Literacy Council, starting in 2010 and continues to improve her reading skills.
She has sat on the following boards:
NBLC Health Advisory Committee 2010 – 2012
Student Rep for NBLC Board of Directors 2011- to present
Harmony Haven Cooperative Board of Directors – Marketing and Fundraising 1995-1999 and 2001-2012
Annie has done public speaking at the NBLC Tutor Training Sessions, North Bay Rotary Club, and at NBLC Annual Meeting. She has lead a successful workshop for students on learning how to knit and has organized an “Effective Communication Workshop” for students. She has also led a focus group for NBLC students regarding ideas for other workshops.
Annie’s hobbies are reading, knitting, crocheting and gardening. She is highly organized. She types out student calendars, gets proper information, answers phones and takes messages. She is patient, caring and reliable. She works well in small groups.
Annie would like to be the provincial student rep because she likes to talk to students from other councils and get their ideas. She would like to experience how the LLO Board is run. Annie would like to get the NBLC student group more involved and would like to find out from other councils how involved their students are. She would like to get experience and skills that will help her find employment. She would also like to gain more experience working in large groups.
Annie would like to set an example for other students that they can be on a board and overcome their shyness. She would like to have group meetings with other students in Ontario to talk about literacy, share experiences with each other to help towards their goals. She would also like to improve government awareness of the benefits of having help for agencies that work with low literacy.
Monika has been involved in the literacy field since 1998 when she started at AlphaPlus, a non-profit organization committed to supporting educators and programs that work with adult learners in the Deaf, Aboriginal, Francophone and Anglophone communities.
She is responsible for communications, training and marketing initiatives at AlphaPlus, which includes coordination of the AlphaPlus website, managing social media tools, and utilizing other web-based communications and learning technology on an ongoing basis.
Recently, Monika coordinated the Web Savvy project which allowed her to further explore emerging technologies and travel to offer face-to-face and online-support training to literacy organizations. In the past she has also coordinated the AlphaPlus bookstore. She has a Business degree in Business Management (Commerce), Digital Publishing Foundation Certificate, and has completed courses in project management, marketing and web tools.
Monika also uses her design and technology skills to manage a small freelancing business offering graphic, marketing and web design services.
Over the past 25 years, Gay has worked in not-for-profit management and fundraising for a variety of causes – The Kidney Foundation, Big Sisters, and the Recycling Council of Ontario.
For the past 14 years, she has served as the Executive Director of Literacy Link Niagara, coordinating, planning and facilitating a complex service system of adult upgrading programs, and serving as an advocate for adult education. In addition, she has parlayed a quarter century of non-profit management experience into a consulting firm specializing in strategic planning, outcomes-based evaluation and human resource management.
For the past 10 years she taught three courses in the post-graduate event management program at Niagara College – human resources management, innovation and leadership.
Most recently Gay was honoured as a YWCA Woman of Distinction in the category of Training, Education and Development and served as convocation speaker at the 2010 Niagara College convocation, where she was presented with an honourary graduate certificate in Event Management.
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Alicea has been a literacy tutor for three years tutoring students in grades 3-8 using Laubach materials and PALS literacy strategies.
She has experience as an Assistive Technology Trainer with the Learning Disabilities Association of Windsor-Essex County (LDAWE), experience developing successful proposals to secure project funding for LDAWE and experience that includes conducting research projects involving multiple local agencies.
Her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Windsor has provided her with experience conducting undergraduate research and assisting with independent/graduate research projects. She believes that her knowledge of academic research may provide new opportunities for LLO to engage in cooperative projects with other schools and local agencies. Additionally, she has acquired a strong background in learning disabilities (through both her university studies and her work experience with LDAWE).
She is very eager to gain experience as part of a Board of Directors. She would like to increase her knowledge of policy development and to develop new working relationships with fellow Board members.
Gary Porter has broad board experience, in addition to his 4 years on the LLO Board as member-at-large. He has served the Barrie Literacy Council Board for six years, first as Student Representative and is currently Chair of the Barrie Board.
Gary has supported LLC as National Student Representative, in addition to working as a member of LLC's Blueprint (strategic planning) Committee for three years. He was also the former Chairman of the national student committee.
A student at Barrie Literacy Council since 2000, Gary received both the LLO Arnie Stewart Individual Achievement Award and the Canada Post Award-Ontario in 2003.
In 2004, Gary achieved his GED (General Educational Development) accreditation.
Vice-President: Jo Mutch
North Bay Literacy Council
Jo has served on the North Bay Literacy Council Board and has been on advisory committees with the Ministry of Natural Resources.
She is currently employed as a Student-Tutor Co-ordinator with the North Bay Literacy Council, is also a volunteer tutor and volunteer trainer putting in many extra work hours.
She has 3 years experience as a front line program manager and is an apprentice tutor-trainer - interested in integrating OALCF and tutor training for volunteer tutors.
Jo is currently working on her Masters of Education in Adult Education.
Treasurer: Henry Sum
Henry joins the LLO board from Ottawa. He is a university student working towards a Chartered Accounting designation and is eager to share his financial expertise with the LLO organization.A passionate contributor to the community, Henry has extensive experience in both financial management and non-finance roles in the not-for-profit sector. Besides bringing his financial background to this board as Treasurer, Henry is the Finance Director of the engineering society at his university, where he advises the student club on financial recordkeeping and taxation issues. In a non-financial extent, he is an active volunteer at the Canadian Cancer Society and Canadian Feed The Children. Outside of volunteering, Henry has completed an internship in the Finance Unit at the Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities, a funding partner of LLO.
Aside from his financial involvement at LLO, Henry also takes part in the Nominations Committee and the Social Enterprise Committee. He is thrilled for the opportunity to make an impact in the literacy field and looks forward to the challenges that will arise in the upcoming year.
Secretary: Linda Fetterly
North Bay Literacy Council 
Linda is the Secretary of the LLO Board of Directors.
This is her first year and is very excited to put her experience of 23 years of Administrative Assistant to good work. She also serves as Secretary on the North Bay Literacy Council which she has held for two years now.
Linda has been with the North Bay Literacy Council for three years. A certified Laubach Tutor, she has also helped as receptionist and is on the Fund Raising Committee.
She has served as secretary for two years on the International Association of Administrative Professionals which she has been a member of for five years.
Linda is the Secretary of the LLO Board of Directors.
This is her first year and is very excited to put her experience of 23 years of Administrative Assistant to good work. She also serves as Secretary on the North Bay Literacy Council which she has held for two years now.
Linda has been with the North Bay Literacy Council for three years. A certified Laubach Tutor, she has also helped as receptionist and is on the Fund Raising Committee.
She has served as secretary for two years on the International Association of Administrative Professionals which she has been a member of for five years.
Student Representative: Annie Aultman
North Bay Literacy CouncilThis is Annie's first year as Student Rep for the LLO Board.
Annie is a student at North Bay Literacy Council, starting in 2010 and continues to improve her reading skills.
She has sat on the following boards:
NBLC Health Advisory Committee 2010 – 2012
Student Rep for NBLC Board of Directors 2011- to present
Harmony Haven Cooperative Board of Directors – Marketing and Fundraising 1995-1999 and 2001-2012
Annie has done public speaking at the NBLC Tutor Training Sessions, North Bay Rotary Club, and at NBLC Annual Meeting. She has lead a successful workshop for students on learning how to knit and has organized an “Effective Communication Workshop” for students. She has also led a focus group for NBLC students regarding ideas for other workshops.
Annie’s hobbies are reading, knitting, crocheting and gardening. She is highly organized. She types out student calendars, gets proper information, answers phones and takes messages. She is patient, caring and reliable. She works well in small groups.
Annie would like to be the provincial student rep because she likes to talk to students from other councils and get their ideas. She would like to experience how the LLO Board is run. Annie would like to get the NBLC student group more involved and would like to find out from other councils how involved their students are. She would like to get experience and skills that will help her find employment. She would also like to gain more experience working in large groups.
Annie would like to set an example for other students that they can be on a board and overcome their shyness. She would like to have group meetings with other students in Ontario to talk about literacy, share experiences with each other to help towards their goals. She would also like to improve government awareness of the benefits of having help for agencies that work with low literacy.
Monika Jankowska-Pacyna
Monika has been involved in the literacy field since 1998 when she started at AlphaPlus, a non-profit organization committed to supporting educators and programs that work with adult learners in the Deaf, Aboriginal, Francophone and Anglophone communities.She is responsible for communications, training and marketing initiatives at AlphaPlus, which includes coordination of the AlphaPlus website, managing social media tools, and utilizing other web-based communications and learning technology on an ongoing basis.
Recently, Monika coordinated the Web Savvy project which allowed her to further explore emerging technologies and travel to offer face-to-face and online-support training to literacy organizations. In the past she has also coordinated the AlphaPlus bookstore. She has a Business degree in Business Management (Commerce), Digital Publishing Foundation Certificate, and has completed courses in project management, marketing and web tools.
Monika also uses her design and technology skills to manage a small freelancing business offering graphic, marketing and web design services.
Tracey M. Mollins
Tracey was on the Metro Toronto Movement for Literacy (MTML) Board from 1999-2004.
She worked on re-structuring of MTML, rewrote the Bylaws and Human Resources policy to reflect the structural changes and was on hiring committees for the Executive Director and project staff.
Tracey has worked as a literacy tutor, a practitioner trainer, and an LBS instructor at the Toronto District School Board and at St. Christopher House Adult Literacy program. She has also worked as an online instructor for LBS learners and practitioners at Alpha Plus.
She is currently working with the Toronto District School Board on a professional development project for practitioners to enhance in-class learning with new media and e-learning.
She worked on re-structuring of MTML, rewrote the Bylaws and Human Resources policy to reflect the structural changes and was on hiring committees for the Executive Director and project staff.
Tracey has worked as a literacy tutor, a practitioner trainer, and an LBS instructor at the Toronto District School Board and at St. Christopher House Adult Literacy program. She has also worked as an online instructor for LBS learners and practitioners at Alpha Plus.
She is currently working with the Toronto District School Board on a professional development project for practitioners to enhance in-class learning with new media and e-learning.
Gay Douglas
Over the past 25 years, Gay has worked in not-for-profit management and fundraising for a variety of causes – The Kidney Foundation, Big Sisters, and the Recycling Council of Ontario.For the past 14 years, she has served as the Executive Director of Literacy Link Niagara, coordinating, planning and facilitating a complex service system of adult upgrading programs, and serving as an advocate for adult education. In addition, she has parlayed a quarter century of non-profit management experience into a consulting firm specializing in strategic planning, outcomes-based evaluation and human resource management.
For the past 10 years she taught three courses in the post-graduate event management program at Niagara College – human resources management, innovation and leadership.
Most recently Gay was honoured as a YWCA Woman of Distinction in the category of Training, Education and Development and served as convocation speaker at the 2010 Niagara College convocation, where she was presented with an honourary graduate certificate in Event Management.
Alicea Fleming
Learning Disabilities Association of Windsor-EssexAlicea has been a literacy tutor for three years tutoring students in grades 3-8 using Laubach materials and PALS literacy strategies.
She has experience as an Assistive Technology Trainer with the Learning Disabilities Association of Windsor-Essex County (LDAWE), experience developing successful proposals to secure project funding for LDAWE and experience that includes conducting research projects involving multiple local agencies.
Her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Windsor has provided her with experience conducting undergraduate research and assisting with independent/graduate research projects. She believes that her knowledge of academic research may provide new opportunities for LLO to engage in cooperative projects with other schools and local agencies. Additionally, she has acquired a strong background in learning disabilities (through both her university studies and her work experience with LDAWE).
She is very eager to gain experience as part of a Board of Directors. She would like to increase her knowledge of policy development and to develop new working relationships with fellow Board members.
