Foundation Members – Foundation for Learning and Literacy

FOUNDATION MEMBERS

Foundation Patron: Brian Cambourne

Principal Honorary Fellow, University of Wollongong, School of Education

Inducted into Reading Hall of Fame

Former Fullbright Scholar

Former Post-Doctoral Fellow at Harvard University Graduate School of Education

Recipient International Year of Literacy Medal for 'Contributions to Australian Literacy Education'

Recipient Ethel Hayton Award by the University of Wollongong for Services to the Community

Recipient Inaugural Garth Boomer Award of Australian Reading Association

Life member National Council Teachers of English (USA)

Recipient International Reading Association's Gray Citation of Merit

Life Membership Primary English Teaching Association of Australia (PETAA)

Co-chair: Jo Padgham

ALEA Life Member

ALEA Principal Fellow

Honorary Fellow of the Australian Council of Educational Leadership

ACT Women's Honour Roll

Co-chair: Robyn Ewing AM

Professor Emerita, Sydney School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney

Co-Director of the Creative Research, Engaging the Arts, Transforming Education (CREATE) Centre

Deputy Chair, West Words

Honorary Associate, Sydney Theatre Company

Former President of ALEA; Principal Fellow ALEA

Visiting Scholar, Barking Gecko Theatre

Former President of PETAA; Life Member of PETAA

Executive: Jan Turbill

Senior Honorary Fellow, University of Wollongong, School of Education

Life Member and Principal Fellow ALEA

Life Member PETAA

Fellow of Australian College of Educators

Inducted Member Reading Hall of Fame

Member of several Journal Editorial Boards, including Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, Language Arts and Reading Teacher

Executive: Wendy Bean

More than 40 years in education as teacher, school executive, literacy consultant and casual university lecturer

Held positions on ALEA Sydney North local council and ALEA national council

ALEA Principal Fellow and recipient of the ALEA Medal

Authored and co-authored several articles and publications in the areas of spelling and writing

Executive: David Hornsby

Over 50 years in education as classroom teacher, principal, university lecturer and literacy consultant

Teacher of the Year (Group Award)

Author of many teacher reference books

Award for Excellence in Educational Publishing

Recipient of ALEA Citation of Merit Award for Literacy (the Garth Boomer Award)

ALEA Principal Fellow

Executive: Chris Topfer

Long career in education as an early childhood teacher, literacy coach, school leader and policy writer

ALEA Past Vice President

Awarded ALEA Life Membership and ALEA Principal Fellow

Recipient of the AITSL Award for Excellence in Teaching and School Leadership and Australian Professional Teachers Association Meritorious Contribution to the Profession Award

Literacy consultant

Executive: Julie Shepherd

Literacy consultant, nationally and internationally

Author of teacher reference books

ALEA Victorian State Director

Primary teacher

Executive: Kathy Rushton

Lecturer School of Education University of Sydney

Interest in the impact of professional learning on the development of language and literacy and the development of translanguaging for students learning English as an additional language or dialect.

Committee: Annette Woods

Qualified teacher with experience in primary, prior-to-school and adult literacy teaching

Professor in the School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education at QUT

Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child

Research in literacies, social justice, school reform and curriculum, pedagogy and assessment

Committee: Shanti Clements

Primary Principal, Executive Committee Member, Blacktown Learning Community of Schools Secretary, Blacktown Area Primary Principals Association

Inaugural Teaching Fellow, Commonwealth Bank and Australian Schools Plus Teaching Award (2017)

Head of Leadership, TELLAL Institute -principal leadership training for the MENASA (Middle East, North Africa and South Asia) Region 2018-2020

Lecturer at Liverpool Hope University UK (2018-20120)

Former Assistant Director, Leadership and Teacher Quality, NSW Department of Education

Honorary Associate and Lecturer at the University of Sydney (2006-2016)

Committee: Anne McNamara

40 years experience in education as an early years teacher, a primary years teacher and special education teacher in literacy learning and numeracy; a school principal and a language, learning and ESL consultant

ALEA President, ALEA Vice President, ALEA ACT State representative

ALEA Principal Fellow

Department consultancy role in early literacy learning and parental engagement

Co-authored a teacher education program on Literacy Learning and teaching

Committee: Paul Gardner

Over 40 years as a teacher and teacher educator

Senior Lecturer in Literacy/English

United Kingdom Literacy Association Ambassador for Australia

Researcher at the Western Australian Centre for Excellence in the explicit teaching of literacy

Former Teaching Fellow at the University of Bedfordshire (UK)

Member of the editorial board of Literacy

Committee: Kelly Taylor

Lecturer School of Education University of Notre Dame Australia

Experience as an early childhood specialist and specialist language development teacher

2016 International Literacy Association 30 Under 30 Honoree

Committee: Keay Cobbin

Over 28 years in schools as a classroom teacher, literacy leader and administrator

Literacy consultant in Australia and USA

Over 11 years as provider of key literacy courses conducted by Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership

Advisor and author for the Victorian Education Department's Primary and Secondary Literacy Teaching Toolkit

Committee: Maureen Morris

More that 40 years in education as a classroom teacher, principal, university lecturer and literacy consultant in Australia and the USA

ALEA Principal Fellow

ALEA past Secretary National Council

ALEA Medal recipient

ALF President (Australian Literacy Federation)

Authored and co-authored teacher articles, books, DVDs and CD ROMs

women@thecuttingedge joint developer and project manager, Professional digital portfolios

Committee: Joanne Rossbridge

Over 25 years experience in primary and secondary schools as a teacher, EAL/D teacher and consultant

Language and Literacy Consultant across Australia

Authored and co-authored several articles and publications on language and literacy

Experience on professional association boards

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