CEHD America Reads | Staff
Lori Helman, Ph.D. | Executive Director
Lori Helman is an associate professor of Curriculum and Instruction and co-director of the Minnesota Center for Reading Research (MCRR). To learn more about Dr. Helman's research interests and publications, please visit her department profile page.
360 Peik Hall, 159 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis | 612-624-2034 | lhelman@umn.edu
Jennifer Kohler | Associate Director of Operations
jkohler@umn.edu or 612-626-6748
Jennifer has been with the America Reads Program since Fall of 2002. Jennifer has a degree in Communication with English and Writing Minors and spent a year coordinating an after-school program at a charter school in South Minneapolis. She recently earned her certificate in training and facilitation through the College of Continuing Education and completed the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Leadership Institute in Winter of 2010.
Eva Boehm | Associate Director of Curriculum
In addition to her work with this program, Eva also teaches literacy related courses in the College of Education and Human Development. For the past ten years, Eva has traveled the state providing professional development for classroom teachers in the area of reading instruction, assessment, and program development and has held leadership positions with her state professional organization. In the beginning of her career as an educator, she taught language arts and reading courses at Celina Junior High and High School in Celina, Ohio and then was employed as a high school reading specialist at Apple Valley High School in Apple Valley Minnesota.
Megan Pieters | Coordinator
Megan is a recent addition to America Reads and is responsible for coordinating tutoring sites in St. Paul. Megan has a degree in Family Social Science with a minor in Spanish Studies. She has served in several leadership positions at the University of Minnesota and has dedicated much of her time to volunteering. Megan has shared her love for literacy as an America Reads tutor and as a Servant Leader Intern for the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools.