Time and again we hear that one of the very special strengths of The Reading Group is the outstanding qualifications and caring attitudes of our donors and volunteers.

Officers

President: Joan Tousey
Assistant Dean of Development, College of Education, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Treasurer: Robert Warth
C.P.A. with Martin, Hood & Friese of Champaign-Urbana.

Secretary: Marlyn Rinehart
Retired English Teacher and Food Service Manager at Montessori School of C-U. Co-founder and Volunteer Manager of Scott Free Clothing Center, McKinely Presbyterian Foundation, Champaign.


Board Members

Betsy Wong
Attorney with own practice, Law Office of Betsy Pendleton Wong, in Champaign.

Kathy Brown
Music Teacher in Champaign and Monticello Schools, Choir Director at United Methodist Church in Monticello and was formerly employed in the Human Resource Department at Hewitt and Associates in the Chicago area.

Lisa Stark
Accountant with Amdocs in Champaign. Domestic Violence Advocate/Volunteer at Beth's Place in Tuscola, IL.

Linda Kimmel
Retired Unit 4 Elementary teacher at Bottenfield School in Champaign.


Advisory Board

Legal Counsel: Paul Cole
Attorney at Erwin, Martinkus and Cole, Ltd. Law Firm in Champaign.


Congratulations! You've turned to the right source for specialized reading instruction. The Reading Group is a not-for-profit learning center located in Urbana and Monticello. We’ve been serving this community for 35 years with highly specialized, one-on-one instruction. We offer lessons to students ages 3 and above, in most subject areas and for any skill level, including special needs such as dyslexia, speech and language developmental delay, ausperger's syndrome, autism or gifted learning needs.