Meet our Leadership Team
Wes Enicks
Executive Director
Favorite childhood book:
“The Polar Express”
Leah Hoang
Director of Human Resources & Operations
Favorite childhood book:
“Harry Potter” series
Matthew Hall
Director of Finance
Favorite childhood book:
“Corduroy”
Jen Bowen Flynn
Deputy Director
Favorite childhood book:
“Where the Wild Things Are”
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 - Boston
Favorite childhood book:
”The Stories Huey Tells”
Amelia Cass
Volunteer Coordinator
Favorite childhood book:
“Swallows and Amazons” by Arthur Ransome
CynthiAnn Cornelius
Engagement Liaison
Favorite childhood book:
“Goodnight Moon”
Alyssa Garza
Operations Manager
Favorite childhood book:
“Harry Potter” series
Sandra Cañas
Chelsea Program Coordinator
Favorite childhood book:
“The Story of Ferdinand” by Munro Leaf
Rachel Georges
Operations VISTA
Favorite childhood book:
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Adnil Gutarra-Diaz
Development Operations Coordinator
Favorite childhood book:
“Junie B. Jones” Book Series by Barbara Park
Courtney Young
Development Manager
cyoung@literations.org
774-226-0272
Favorite childhood book:
“Maybe” by Kobi Yamada
Lisha Omoroghomwan
Outreach Coordinator
Favorite childhood book:
The Magic Treehouse Series
Daria Laboutina
Institutional Relations Manager
Favorite childhood book:
“Junie B. Jones” Book Series by Barbara Park
Venecia Mumford
Program Manager
Favorite childhood book:
“I Am Enough” by Grace Byers
Carrie Sweeney
Program Coordinator - Framingham
Favorite childhood book:
“The Rainbow Fish” by Marcus Pfister
Joshua Manzanillo
Senior Program Analyst
Favorite childhood book:
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” by Rick Riordan
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
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.
Amy Danforth
Board Chair
Head of Strategy & Portfolio Management at Fidelity Investments (retired)
Favorite childhood book:
”If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”
Tara Finnegan
Treasurer
Finnegan Consulting
Favorite childhood book:
”Love You Forever” by Robert Munsch
Barbara McMahon
Clerk
Capital Campaign Co-Chair at Wellesley Free Library Foundation & Literations Literacy Coach
Favorite childhood book:
”Stellaluna”
Patricia Larts
Former Literations Site Team Leader
Favorite childhood book:
”Alice in Wonderland”
Julieann Tamayo
Formerly with Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Favorite childhood book:
”The Very Hungry Caterpillar”
Aubrey Henderson
CEO at NEADS World Class Service Dogs
Favorite childhood book:
”Superfudge”
Thomas Sneed
Manager of Product Marketing at Verizon
Favorite childhood book:
”The Snowy Day”
Tom Weber
Former Commissioner for Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
Favorite childhood book:
“The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein
Mariann Youniss
Tufts Board of Advisors of the School of Arts & Sciences
Favorite childhood book:
”Are You My Mother?”