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Moonshot Community Action Network

We know that schools can't do it alone, and that it will take our entire community to reach our Moonshot Moment goal for children to be ready for kindergarten and 90% reading on grade-level by the end of third grade.

Our Moonshot Community Action Network (MCAN, pronounced em-Can) is comprised of dedicated community leaders who are working together to make Indian River County a leading literacy capital of the nation. We invite you to please join us on this Moonshot journey!

Ray Oglethorpe rayiin@aol.com MCAN Leader and Co-Creator	Fran Adams fja615@gmail.com MCAN Leader and Co-Creator "The Moonshot Community Action Network is a group of extraordinary community leaders and learners who have the ability to mobilize around important issues affecting our children. We are committed to turning breakdowns into breakthroughs."	Barbara Hammond The Learning Alliance barbarariefler@aol.com CEO “Creating an unstoppable team of community leaders who take a stand for all of our children.”
Liz Woody Remington The Learning Alliance duncanhill2@aol.com Co-Founder of The Learning Alliance and Education Consultant	Sally Alkayaly Little Rising Stars Preschool Sallyalkayaly@msn.com Owner & Director of Little Rising Stars Preschool "Moonshot to me is a bridge between educational providers and families to help our children achieve their literacy needs."	Debbi Arseneaux The Learning Alliance darseneaux@thelearningalliance.org Program Coordinator “The Moonshot movement is about a community that takes a stand for ALL of its citizens. Together we can always do more!”
Marie O'Brien The Learning Alliance mobrien@thelearningalliance.org Digital Media and Community Outreach Manager Moonshot to me is about bringing our entire community together to take care of our youngest citzens, ensuring a prosperous future for all.	Liz Bahl The Learning Alliance lbahl@thelearningalliance.org New Business Development and Documentation Manager	Karen Bailey Help Me Grow karen.bailey@211pbtc.org Coordinator
Shannon Bowman Childcare Resources of Indian River shannon@ChildcareResourcesIR.org Executive Director	Monica Cheslak Childcare Resources of Indian River monica@childcareresourcesir.org Director, Enrollment & Program Services	Leslie Connelly School District of Indian River County Leslie.Connelly@indianriverschools.org School District of Indian River County Educational Consultant for The Learning Alliance District Liaison “Moonshot Moment means creating compassionate, lifelong learners who will improve our world.”
Lucinda Gedeon lgedeon13@gmail.com MCAN Leader and Co-Creator "The power of the arts to affect the lives of students to increase learning, self-esteem and literacy."	David Griffin The Learning Alliance davidwghome@gmail.com Board Member	Janie Hoover Tight Line Productions janie@tightlineproductions.com
Katie Kelley Kenyon Business Consulting Kenyonbusinessconsulting@gmail.com “The process for innovative and collaborative change impacting literacy in our community and the world.”	Karen Malits School District of Indian River County Karen.Malits@indianriverschools.org Director of Federal Programs	Fran McDonough School District of Indian River County Frances.mcdonough@indianriverschools.com Educational Consultant for The Learning Alliance “Compassionate, literate citizens who improve our world!”
Judi Miller Big Brothers Big Sisters judi.miller@bbbsbigs.org CEO “MCAN means opportunity, problem solving, collaboration, and inspiration to make a difference.”	Barbara Pearce Gifford Youth Activity Center bpearce@gyac.net Executive Assistant "Education is the most powerful weapon which we can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela “Community coming together to help our children improve and excel in reading.”	Carol Pinder Dasie Hope Center pinfour@comcast.net Teacher Moonshot to me means the community working together to make sure all children have access to literacy resources.
Angelia Perry Gifford Youth Achievement Center Executive Director GYAC supports the Moonshot Moment because it is critical that students learn to read; without this ability, a child’s future success is bleak.	Christine Ryall Big Brothers Big Sisters Christine.ryall@bbbsbigs.org Mentor Trainer “The power of the community benefits from the individual groups and organizations.”	Linda Riefler linda.riefler@gmail.com MCAN Facilitator
Shanti Sanchez Indian River CARES shantisanchez@gmail.com "Moonshot to me means inspiration and promise for future generations. In the words of (the play) Hamilton, we are "not throwing away our (Moon)shot"	Hope Woodhouse hope.woodhouse@gmail.com Community Organizer	Andrea Berry Indian River Healthy Start Coalition Andrea@irchealthystart.org Executive Director
Patti Fuchs Indian River County Library System pfuchs@irclibrary.org Childrens Librarian	Susan Roberts susanr2011@gmail.com	Jessica Schmitt Literacy Services of Indian River County director@literacyservicesirc.org Executive Director "Moonshot to me means building a greater future for our children word by word and book by book."
Elizabeth Thomason Boys & Girls Clubs ethomason@bgcirc.org Executive Director	Keith Touchberry Police Department City of Fellsmere policechief@cityoffellsmere.org Police Chief