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Meet Our Associate Director

Meet Our
Associate
Director

Shaunté Duggins, Ph.D.

Associate Director

Shaunté Duggins is the associate director for the New Worlds Reading Initiative at the Lastinger Center for Learning. As associate director, Shaunté manages all aspects of the statewide book distribution program, including recruitment and enrollment, book selection and distribution, family engagement resource development, district and community partnerships and corporate tax contributions.

Meet our Engagement Team

Meet our
Engagement
Team

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ERIKA FRITZ-OCHS

District Engagement Manager

Shelli Payne

Family and Community Engagement Specialist

Nasseeka S. Denis

Family and Community Engagement Coordinator

Mercedes Ryan

Family and Community Engagement Specialist

Jennifer Pérez

Family and Community Engagement Coordinator

Jeanine Davis

Family and Community Engagement Specialist

Meet Our Regional Partners Team

Meet Our
Regional
Partners
Team

Michelle Parker-McGriff

Regional Partners Manager

Kerry Pirrone

Regional Partners Coordinator

Shanita Hairston

Regional Partners Coordinator

Meet our Development Team & Communications Team

Meet our
Development
Team &
Communications Team

David Bryant

Development Director

Megan Fields

Communications Coordinator
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