Here is a break down the different levels of our organization:

Our Staff 
does the groundwork so that LIA can operate efficiently. They organize the administrative functions and physical space, so that the volunteers can concentrate on their specialties. Part of their job is to match and support volunteers and learners. They are accountable to the Board of Directors.

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​Joanna Bateman, our Executive Director, has spent over 10 years working in the community. She has co-founded several projects, including Tierra del Fuego and L'Espace 100 Noms, and has been involved in many others. Dedicated to empowering the community through innovative projects, she brings vision to our organization. For the past 2 years, she has been working to redefine our common understanding of literacy, as extending beyond just reading and writing to all essential skills. She has been creatively finding ways to make literacy accessible through creative arts workshops, gardening projects, cooking and more.
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​​Yolanda Weeks has hit the ground running as our Engagement Coordinator.  Her passion for lifelong learning ground her work in creating and sustaining accessible art based approaches to education in Quebec, the west coast and abroad. She will be developing our creative literacy program (arts and scraps, poetry night, game night) and coordinating outreach projects. 'Yo' as most people know her is happy to be home in the townships.
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​Jean-Olivier Bureau, is our Project and Communications Developper.  He graduated from Bishops University in Arts Administration & Music and is now at Sherbrooke University working on his Second Cycle in Jazz Composition. Usually cooped-up in a practice room playing piano, he seeks brighten other peoples’ lives by playing and engaging them with music. His responsibilities here are to reach and engage the outside community as well as help  develop projects and build partnerships.
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Our Board of Directors
​is a team of volunteers who have a global overview of LIA. They are responsable for monitoring our activities, making sure that we are sticking to our mandate, and supporting us in our development.

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Carol McCormack,  Max Crowther,  Janet Angrave,  Don Maxwell,  Wade Lynch  


Volunteer Tutors and Animators

are the ones who offer direct services. They are participants who work closely with learners to achieve whatever literacy objectives they have identified together. Some provide one-to-one accompaniment in reading, writing, and computer skills. Others animate group workshops or activities.