Who We Are

The UC Berkeley Region of the California Reading & Literature Project is one of eleven regional sites situated across the state, dedicated to providing teachers with opportunities to deepen their content knowledge and expand their repertoire of teaching strategies in language and literacy. 

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George Ellis

Director

georgeellis@berkeley.edu

Kara Whiston 

Associate Director

kswhiston@berkeley.edu

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Meghan Clark 

EdTech Program Coordinator

m1clark@berkeley.edu

Special Education
Program Lead

Molly Coffey-Smith

mcoffeysmith@gmail.com 

Biliteracy
Program Lead

Angelica Perez

angelicaperez@berkeley.net 

Elementary
Program Lead

Christina Huizar

chuizar@yahoo.com 

Principal Investigator

Anne E. Cunningham

UC Berkeley School of Education
Director of the Joint Doctoral Program in Special Education

Regional Advisory Council 

  • Cati de los Rios, UC Berkeley

  • Carla Llewelyn-Vasquez, San Mateo County Office of Education

  • Jeff Zwiers, Stanford University

  • Victor Tam, San Mateo-Foster City School District

  • Sara-Maria Menendez, San Bruno Park School District

  • Michael Solis, UC Riverside

Teachers as Learners and Leaders:

Advancing Literacy for ALL Students in California