Our

Mission & Vision

Literacy Link South Central supports the adult literacy community by working with partners, funders, and the government to advocate for and build connections between literacy programs and those who could benefit from them.

Our Vision: We envision improving the quality of life in our community through a well-connected and well-resourced literacy service delivery system.

Our Mission: In the six counties of Middlesex, Oxford, Elgin, Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk, Literacy Link South Central supports all literacy programs equally and inclusively, respecting diversities in service delivery based on their individual community needs.

Our Commitment to Privacy: Literacy Link South Central (LLSC) is committed to respecting privacy and protecting personal information. We comply with all relevant privacy, personal information and freedom of information acts and government regulations. LLSC will not sell, rent or distribute any private information or contact lists and we will comply with CASL (Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation). LLSC will follow privacy legislation and legislation under the Freedom of Information Acts (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection Act, and Municipal Freedom of Information and Privacy Act).

Our
Funders

Literacy Link South Central is funded primarily by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD), which is a part of the Ontario provincial government.

Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) is a part of the Employment Ontario umbrella of MLITSD services. Employment Ontario is the provincial employment and training network that can help you to build your career and to keep learning throughout your working life.

LLSC has received project funding from other sources:

Meet Our Team

Our team of literacy innovators helps to create and maintain a well coordinated literacy system to meet the literacy needs of our service area. Meet some of this dynamic team below!

Summer Burton

Executive Director

Tamara Kaattari

Project Manager & Program Development Officer

Jeremy Marks

Project Manager & Ed Tech Specialist

Our Board of Directors

John Griffiths (Chair) Manager, Career and Employment Services - Fanshawe College St. Thomas/Elgin Regional Campus

Sara Lattanzio (Vice Chair) Manager, Career and Employment Services - Fanshawe College Simcoe Norfolk Regional Campus

Bashir Adeyemo (Secretary/Treasurer) Data Analyst - Elgin Middlesex Oxford Workforce Planning and Development Board

Bahaa Zouki (Director) Early Childhood Educator - St. Marguerite d’Youville, London District Catholic School Board

Brittany Vaughan (Director) Human Resources Manager - Tillsonburg & District Multi-Service Centre

Justin Marques (Director) Apprenticeship Coordinator - Laborer's International Union of North America (LiUNA) Local 1059

Kim Murphy (Director) Former Literacy and Basic Skills Instructor, current community member

Roland Kuehn (Director) Associate, Beckett Personal Injury Lawyers

Thank You Forest City Business Equipment!

Literacy Link south Central would like to acknowledge Forest City Business Equipment for their generous donations and ongoing support. We truly appreciate working with such a community-focused organization and encourage you to visit their website at: https://fcbe.com/

Our

Mission & Vision

Literacy Link South Central supports the adult literacy community by working with partners, funders, and the government to advocate for and build connections between literacy programs and those who could benefit from them.

Our Vision: We envision improving the quality of life in our community through a well-connected and well-resourced literacy service delivery system.

Our
Funders

Literacy Link South Central is funded primarily by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD), which is a part of the Ontario provincial government.