Join the others who have taken the pledge:

Melody M Englert, maria miranda, Harvest Food & Outreach Center, donna palmquist, Lisa Segroves, Toni Reukauf, Mardy Fish Children's Foundation, Kenny Carmichael, Kathleen Nealy, Nicolas ospina de la hoz, Lisa Guillette, Literacy Services, Mary Graves, Theresa Wagner, ggdxfg fdgfh, Susan Del Tufo, Kelly Palmer, Karen Newkirk, Mary Ann Kalin, Cathy Durrett-Filusch, Pamela Prange, Milli Wenzel, audrey colonna, Ashley Farruggio, Kay Yurigan, Bobbie Donelson, Angel Maldonado, JIM BATORY, Michelle Chandler, Lydia Galbraith, judy jones, Edward Shanaphy, Courtney Mellin, Indian River County Chamber of, Cindi Ellis, Gloria Luna, charlene bentien, Diane Mahan, jacki decaro, Nancy Sparkman, Tessa Stanley, Jill Truax, Deirdre Creech, Kathryn Perez, United Way of Indian River Co., Melissa Hall, Mindy Lessem Pollack, sabrina fraga, Elizabeth Tetreault, Narda Pitkethly, Kaori Fischer, Nancy Blessing, Susan Rosier, Melinda Judson, tommy collettit, Isabel Marron , Ronda Weaver, John obrien, Brittany Lindsey, Wendi Adams, Andrea Cosner, Kelli Mejia, Kimberly Robideau, GoldenTabs VlNDAmqBXuOUgPSzn, Jessica Cox, Suzi Rusin, Kelley Williams, Nichole Harris, Hope Woodhouse , Sharon Klein, Dorie Shemo, Gabrielle Wagner, Guillermina Walker, Linda Condit, Tara Luton , Kayla Chitty, JIM BATORY, Dee Hollenbeck, Jamie Stalter, hannah kaufeh, 1 1, Arlene Kahn, Michele Sternberg, Sterling Bobbitt , Maureen Nicolace, Christy Baer , Tina Campbell, Tiffany Justice, 1 1, Casey Dunn, Mark Farrell, yaquelin andrade, Randall Hunt, Laurie Pedersen, Ramon Echeverria, Keondra Eberhardt, DOE-OEL, Becky Warren, allene moorehead, Deborah Dillon, Gloria Severino, Tisa Blidgen, Cheryl Gondek, briana carter, Barbara Johnson, LaTanya Morgan, matt KdPIOvmNNItBy, SHARYN A HAWKER, Renee Lincoln, Heather Young, buzz wurzer, AmeriCorps/Big Brothers Big Sister, Laura Zorc, Alejandrina Micket, Karen Disney, Christine Sturgeon, Matt McManus, Teri Dugan, mardy hall, Laura McGill, VBKA, Fourth Quadrant Partners, Lesley Lane, Elizabeth Stenger, Yasmin Medina, Kristen Jones, Isabel Marron , Crystal Gothe, Cynthia Jorgensen, Marie OBrien, Ralph Sunshine Acquisitions, Maria Ortiz, Susan Rosier, Fellsmere Police Department FPD, Susan Rosier, Milli Wenzel, Donna Hedgecock, Sonja Phillips, parker hammond, test test, LaTanya Morgan, Renee Boesch, Emily Jarrett, Healthy Families, Sandy Hamrick, Jody Houston, Shariea Shoatz, shelby dorris, Helene Caseltine, Elaine McGinty, Devi Maharajh, valerie conway, Sandra Daniel, Robyn Bethel, audrey colonna, Emily Wick, Patricia Beaudoin, Rhonda McGilberry, Susan Del Tufo, Dorie Shemo, Donna Hedgecock, Sue Sharpe, Becky Allen, The Buggy Bunch, Celeste McWilliams, Thomas Moore, Indian River Taekwondo Langlois, Emme Scheible, Liz Tetreault, Lenora Ritchie, Annie Brown, Amy Kelly, Autumn Wheeler, kayla poindexter, Brittany Bailey, mary kannapes, Kathryn Woodall, ISABELLA LAGGES, Matthew McManus, shelby dorris, Margaret Dawson-Brown, Sharon Klein, Angela Bosman, Christy Baer, Kim Klaus, Bill McMullen, Ana Renuart, Gina Sultaire, Clare Hughes, Alaina McCloud, Megan Falcone, Ralph Autullo, Mary Strickler, Mari Seg, Jennifer Seifstein, Nicole Piontek, cheryl gondek, Rachel Holpfer, Susan Del Tufo, Diane Bressner, Kristi Challenor, Vero Beach Magazine, Karen Malits, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Achillies Pace, Nancy De La Hoz, TLA, Janet Alford, Tammy Eriksen, Jeanne Prince, Karen Taylor, MAry Grace Hektner, Heidi Lourie, Kelli Mejia, Hollie McDougall, Jenna Chatfield, Fidelity Investments, East Coast Earthworks & Excavating, GEORGE JETT, Elizabeth Falkiewicz, ann prince, Debra Barnesd, Dorothy Cominsky, Agnieszka Szymanska, 211/Help Me Grow, Andrea Cosner, Barneyxcq yWxcSpFGWvTabbVDxz, yaquelin andrade, Elias Medina, Amanda Acker, Lucy Roy-Delapaz, Karen Newkirk, Patricia Mandell, Lisa Barnum, Jennifer Croom, Ann Mathis, Tirso Moreno, Kristin Culbreth, Fenia Hiaasen, Growing Healthy Kids, Inc., Lorri Dior, Carrie Spencer, Kristina Trahan, Page Woodward, maria marron, Carol David, Tara Miranda, carrie fernandez, Gretchen DiVincenzo, Amanda Emanuel, Jeff Miller, Kirra OBrien, JOY VANHORN, 1 -1', Lisa Guilmette, FRAN PERKINS, Patrick Toole, janice pagan, Lillian Marsiglia, mardy hall, Sherrie Hale, Farrah Lemanski, Janie Graves Hoover, Kelly Sartain, tommy collettit, Mary Laquidara, Joy Lukomski, Shawna Carton, Amanda Stevens, Susan Aguirre , Michael Van Houten, Erica Thomas, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Sara Goodman, kelly baysura, Jeff The Bro, Christine Ryall, Amber Petry, Leslie Jones, Traci McGough, Doug Glenn, Hayley Gondek, Vero Beach Police Department, Kerilyn Ngom, elizabeth bahl, Maria Alvarez, Kathy Minix, Louis and Sara Smith, Christina Hayes, Becky Levesque, liz woody, Boys & Girls Clubs of Indian River County, Margaret Autullo, Arianna Lagges, Jennifer Roberts, Clare Hughes, Heather Quigley, Shanti Sanchez, Rebecca Blair, Linda Hammerle, Cathryn Miquelon, Heidi Lourie, Indian River County Lawyers Auxiliary, Janet Farmer, Brenda Zamora, Mark yBzNyaFpSKdSM, Patricia Mandell, Annie Brown, Chuck Evans, LaTanya Gibson, Heather Thompson, Rhonda McGilberry, Tiffany Carlsen, Nate & Kristen Bruckner, Judy Whalen, sharon richards, Adam Faust, Therese Victoria, Tabitha Johnston, Emilia Jacobs, Sharon Delo, Teri Dugan, Gifford Youth Activity Center, Megan Falcone, Jayne Becker, Nancy Blessing, Dean Stewart Photography, Carla Cundiff, Liane McMullen, Kevin Maloney, Tami Haffield, Debra Schroeder, Whole Child Indian River, Juelie Perry, Bent Pine Golf Club, Kerilyn Ngom, Paige Newinski, jorge luis ramirez, Leslie Connelly, Annie Brown, Jennifer Steele, Taylor Walker, Brooke Flood, Mary Kramek, Marta Cronin, Angela Jawhar, Katie Collier, Mary Anne Sitkowski, Krishna Patel, Christina Lindgren, uritayay, F.A.C.T. Fellsmere Action Community Team, Stacey Klim, Elizabeth Pinkney, Erin Hollander, Beth Livers, Lori Nalls, Tricia Boyle, Teri Barenborg, FELLSMERE ELEMENTARY, Kelly Palmer, Tracey Barker, Nancy Prizito, Pamela Miller, Kim Klaus, Vero Equine Riding Academy , Stacey Fletcher, Christina Lindgren, Kathleen Hamilton, Michelle Bass, joshua poindexter, 1 -1', Samantha Breen, belinda washimgton-davis, Ramon Echeverria, Tanya BRAUN, renee fraker, Susan Del Tufo, Lisa Bishop, sharon butler, -1' 1, -1' 1, Michele Smith, hannah kauferh, Socorro Luna, Sherry White, Lisa McFaland, Bridgette Diskin, Kim Brady, Amy Speak, Sophie Wood, Natalie Arbuckle, Ramon Echeverria, Kaori Fischer, Fidelity Investments, Di Pugh, Gisele Parker, Mike Gaudio, Christopher Cummings, kari broomell, Lisa Wheeler, Katherine Wolf, Bruce Green, Lilibeth Ballina, Marsha Van Arman, Shannon Gillen, keesha trusty, Kidz Closet Charities, Rose Brickles, Dasie Hope Center, Jennifer Durrett, ruth darrigo, Dr. Connie Proskovec, Helene Caseltine, Nancy De La Hoz, Tessa House, Marisela Luna, Phoebe Beacham, Diane Donar, Carolina Rojas, Keith Touchberry, jennifer jackson, jennifer roker, Elizabeth Pinkney, Sharon Klein, Heather Helton, Katrena McMahan, STEPHANIE CLARK, Heather Thompson, Janai Cooper, Dr. David Christiansen, Rebecca Turner, Angel Maldonado, Raquel Searcy,

Home > Moonshot Community Action Network

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