Meet our staff
Literations staff are dedicated to the academic and lifelong success of young students and are passionate about working with older adult literacy coaches. Our passion and expertise drive education equity one book at a time. You can find out more about what drives us here.
Dr. Sandras Barnes
Program Coordinator
Favorite childhood book:
”The Stories Huey Tells”
Wes Enicks
Executive Director
Favorite childhood book:
“The Polar Express”
CynthiAnn Cornelius
Office Team Leader
Favorite childhood book:
“Goodnight Moon”
Amelia Cass
Volunteer Coordinator
Favorite childhood book:
“Swallows and Amazons” by Arthur Ransome
Jen Bowen Flynn
Deputy Director
Favorite childhood book:
“Where the Wild Things Are”
Eveian Salmon
Database Coordinator
Favorite childhood book:
“Mrs. Pepperpot,” “The 3 Little Pigs,” “The Little Red Hen”
Liz Yanishevsky
Volunteer Training Specialist
Favorite childhood book:
“The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling
Carrie Sweeney
Program Coordinator - Framingham
Favorite childhood book:
“The Rainbow Fish” by Marcus Pfister
Leah Hoang
Director of Human Resources and Operations
Favorite childhood book:
“Harry Potter” series
Joshua Manzanillo
Data Associate
Favorite childhood book:
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” by Rick Riordan
Venecia Mumford
Program Manager
Favorite childhood book:
“I Am Enough” by Grace Byers
Lisa Higgins
Program & Field Manager
Favorite childhood book:
“Goodnight Moon”
Teddy Holloway
Marketing Coordinator
Favorite childhood book:
“The Kane Chronicles” by Rick Riordan
Wendy Giblin
Program Coordinator - Framingham
Favorite childhood book:
“Giraffes Can't Dance” by Giles Andreae
Jennifer Shepherd
Institutional Relations Manager
Favorite childhood book:
“Stuart Little,” by E.B. White
Alyssa Garza
Operations Coordinator
Favorite childhood book:
“Harry Potter” series
Adnil Gutarra-Diaz
Development Operations Coordinator
Favorite childhood book:
Junie B. Jones Book Series by Barbara Park
Meet our board
Literations board members are dedicated to improving education equity in Greater Boston through service and leadership to Literations staff, volunteers and mission. We are always seeking passionate community leaders looking to improve the literacy outcomes of students in our region. To learn more about becoming a board member, contact Wes Enicks at wenicks@literations.org.
Christina Astrove
Cambridge Public Schools Literacy Specialist (retired)
Favorite childhood book:
”Come On, Rain!”
George Blount
nBalance Financial
Favorite childhood book:
”The Little Engine that Could”
Amy Danforth
Board Chair
Fidelity Investments
Favorite childhood book:
”If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”
Tara Finnegan
Treasurer/Clerk
Finnegan Consulting
Favorite childhood book:
”Love You Forever” by Robert Munsch
Barbara McMahon
Favorite childhood book:
”Stellaluna”
Patricia Larts
Literations Volunteer and Site Team Leader
Favorite childhood book:
”Alice in Wonderland”
Julieann Tamayo
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Favorite childhood book:
”The Very Hungry Caterpillar”
Wai-chi Mok
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Favorite childhood book:
Hans Christian Andersen's books
Thomas Sneed
Verizon
Favorite childhood book:
”The Snowy Day”
Tom Weber
Massachusetts Business Coalition for Early Childhood Education
Favorite childhood book:
“The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein
Mariann Youniss
Favorite childhood book:
”Are You My Mother?”