About Us

A Note from the President

At The Reading League Tennessee, we are united by a powerful belief: every child deserves the opportunity to become a confident, capable reader. By bridging the gap between research and the classroom, we turn knowledge into practice and possibility into progress for every reader.

Thank you for joining us in this important work and for believing in the power of literacy to change lives.

Meet Our Team

Tiffany Holmes
Tiffany HolmesPresident
Wendy Brantley
Wendy BrantleyBoard Member
Karlee Kaminski
Karlee KaminskiBoard Member
Tami Luttrell
Tami LuttrellVice President
Susan Porter
Susan PorterBoard Member
Lora Nanny
Lora NannyBoard Member
Cassie Truax
Cassie TruaxSecretary
Eric Aguilar
Eric AguilarBoard Member
Liza Vaughn
Liza VaughnBoard Member
Heidi Mahlon
Heidi MahlonTreasurer
Trish Harrison
Trish HarrisonBoard Member
Kira Brewer
Kira BrewerBoard Member

Advisory Board Members

Dr. Deborah Reed

Director of the Tennessee Reading Research Center

Dr. Erin Phillips

Executive Director of Teaching and Learning for Knox County Schools

Dr. Susan Smartt

Educational Consultant- Coauthor of Next STEPS in Reading Instruction – Connecting Assessment with Intervention

Dr. Karen Kehoe

Director of Dyslexia Services at the Tennessee Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia

Dr. Tim Odegard

Professor of Psychology and Chairholder of the Katherine Davis Murfree Chair of Excellence in Dyslexic Studies at Middle Tennessee State University

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