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about us
Read To Succeed was established in the summer of 2003. Paul Vaughan, Managing Director of the Jennings and Rebecca Jones Foundation, met with professionals who were involved in literacy programs in Murfreesboro. He offered the Foundation’s resources as support to a new community literacy initiative and this group of dedicated educators, social workers, agency directors, community helpers and volunteers became the Read To Succeed Council. This community partnership was created to promote reading in Rutherford County, with emphasis on family literacy. Read to Succeed creates Reading in the Schools Day, Reading Rally, Read To Bee, Reader Training, Imagination Station, UNPLUG and Read!, One Book, Families That Read Succeed and a tutoring program for adults.

our staff
 Executive Director  |  Lisa Mitchell
Administrative Assistant  |  Tammy Walker
Adult Literacy Coordinator  |  Shelly Stanley
Family Literacy Coordinator  |  Kristina Brown
Volunteer Coordinator  |  Debbie Mankin

our mission
Read To Succeed, the community literacy collaborative in Rutherford County, will promote reading, with an emphasis on family literacy. This non-profit initiative supports literacy programs and fosters awareness of the importance of reading. 

Read To Succeed supports this mission by:
  • fostering literacy partnerships between providers, educators, community helpers and business owners,
  • creating events and programming to promote literacy and,
  • providing resources such as the Lon Nuell Family Literacy Center and this website.
It is the policy of Read To Succeed to comply with all aspects of an affirmative action plan, such as utilizing minority and women-owned businesses whenever possible, providing open access to records, and being an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Read To Succeed is funded by donations from individuals, businesses and grants.

our council

Kristina Brown
Read To Succeed
Family Literacy Coordinator
kristinabrown@readtosucceed.org 

Sally Burchett
Boys & Girls Club – Smyrna
Sally.burchett@bgrc.net  

Andrea Calfee
DAR – Col. Hardy Murphee Chapter
akcalfee@yahoo.com

Gretchen Campbell
ESP Academic Coordinator
Murfreesboro City Schools
Gretchen.campbell@cityschools.net

Candy Clifford
Murfreesboro City Schools
Community Outreach/Pre-k Coordinator
Clifford2925@comcast.net 

David Coggin
The Barnabas Vision
david@thebarnabasvision.org  

Jermonde Davis
Murfreesboro Housing Authority
jdavis@cadcor.org  

Shelly Denton
Discovery Center
shellyboyd@bellsouth.net  

Echell Eady
Graduate Tennessee
Adult Student Coordinator
Echell.eady@mtsu.edu 

Angela Hook
Woman to Woman Discipleship Ministries
ministerangela@w2wdm.org 

Angela Jackson
Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation
ajackson@murfreesborotn.gov 

Becki Johnson
Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation
bjohnson@murfreesborotn.gov 

Cara Jones
ESL Volunteer
Jon512es@yahoo.com  

Brenda Kerr
Spring Valley Learning Center
springvalleynnlc@yahoo.com  

Amy Lowdermilk
Primary Care & Hope Clinic
Amy.lowdermile@hopeclnc.org

Debbie Mankin
Read To Succeed
Volunteer Coordinator
debbiemankin@readtosucceed.org

Jennifer Matikke
United Way of Rutherford County
Jennifer.smith@uwrutherford.org

Lisa Mitchell
Read To Succeed
Executive Director
lisamitchell@readtosucceed.org

Mary Morriello
Boys & Girls Club – Murfreesboro
mary.morriello@bgcrc.net

Jessica Novak
Discovery Center
jessicadiscoverycenter@gmail.com

Laura Beth Payne
Middle Tennessee State University
Laura.jackson@mtsu.edu 

Jean Peterson
Community Volunteer
bojepete@yahoo.com

Sandra Pineault
Community Volunteer
spineault@comcast.net 

Linda Prichard
Rutherford County Schools
prichardl@rcs.k12.tn.us
www.rcs.k12.tn.us 

Rita Shacklett
Linebaugh Library
Director
rshacklett@linebaugh.org 

Cliff Sharp
Greenhouse Ministries
Director
cliffsharptn@hotmail.com

 Kim Snell
ATLAS Director, Rutherford County
snellk@rcs.k12.tn.us  

Shelly Stanley
Read To Succeed
Adult Literacy Coordinator
 adultliteracy@readtosucceed.org 

David Taylor
CADCOR
dtaylor@cadcor.org  

Sergeant Greg Walker
Murfreesboro Police Department
gwalker@ci.murfreesboro.tn.us 

Tammy Walker
Read To Succeed
Administrative Assistant
assistant@readtosucceed.org
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