Susan A. McLean

Executive Director of Literacy Partners, Inc.

Susan A. McLean is the Executive Director of Literacy Partners, Inc., a not-for-profit organization that has been providing free literacy classes to adult New Yorkers for the last 35 years. Susan joined Literacy Partners in January 2003.

Susan currently serves on the National Governance Board of ProLiteracy America. She served as President of the New York Association for Continuing/Community Education and was on the NYACCE Executive and Board of Directors for ten years. She was a National Trainer for Teachers of Literacy for Adults with Learning Disabilities, and served on the Professional Review Board for Perspectives: The New York Journal of Adult Learning, published by Fordham University. Most recently, Ms. McLean was a participant/contributor to the Summit on New York Education and is a member of the National Leadership Excellence Academy.

Prior to joining Literacy Partners, Susan administered adult literacy programs through various Supervisory School Districts, encompassing 24 school districts for a period of 16 years. She administered all aspects of adult literacy services including Adult Basic Education, High School Equivalency, English as a Second Language, Family Literacy, and Workforce Preparation in the Rochester, NY area. In earlier positions she worked as a consultant grant writer, coordinated a Regional Alternative High School, provided high school academic intervention services, and taught a variety of high school humanities courses.

Susan received her M.S. Ed. in Education Administration with distinction from the State University of New York at Brockport, and her BS in Education, graduating Magna Cum Laude from the State University College of New York at Buffalo.

 

David E. Nathanson

Director of Finance and Human Resources of Literacy Partners, Inc.

David E. Nathanson is the Director of Finance and Human Resources for Literacy Partners, Inc. David joined Literacy Partners in March, 2004.

David has been working in the not-for-profit sector since 1991, serving for nine years as the Vice President of Finance and Administration for Israel Humanitarian Foundation. Previous to that, David held a position on the finance staff of the American Society for Technion, the leading American organization promoting education in science and technology as well as scientific innovation and entrepreneurship in Israel.

David is a member of the National Committee on Planned Giving and the Planned Giving Group of Greater New York. David received his BS in Accounting from Farleigh Dickinson University

 

Sherin Hamad

Director of Education of Literacy Partners, Inc.

Sherin Hamad is the Director of Education for Literacy Partners, Inc. She joined Literacy Partners in May, 2010.

Sherin has more than twelve years of experience in the field of education and has worked in the non-profit sector for about 5 years. With a passion for teaching language, she has worked with children and adults at all levels of proficiency both in the US and abroad and has taught at various institutions of higher learning including Hunter College, St. John’s University, The College of New Rochelle, and Columbia University. She has also served as both a Student Teacher Supervisor and Peace Corps. Fellows mentor at Teachers College/ Columbia University. With a focus on student engagement, Sherin has created and supervised programs such as Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), Adult ESL, Business English, Family Literacy, Literacy through Photography, and Literacy through the Arts. She has also worked as a teacher trainer within the NYC public school system.

Sherin is a member of NY State Tesol. She received her M.A. in Education/TESOL and her B.A. in Molecular Biology/Psychology from Hunter College.

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