Key Campaign Personnel
The Campaign is a collaborative effort by partners and our dedicated staff across the nation to: close the gap in reading achievement that separates many low-income students from their peers; raise the bar for reading proficiency so that all students are assessed by world-class standards; and ensure that all children, including and especially children from low-income families, have an equitable opportunity to meet those higher standards.
![]() Ralph Smith Managing Director rsmith@gradelevelreading.net |
![]() Yolie Flores Chief Program Officer yflores@gradelevelreading.net |
![]() Ron Fairchild Director, GLR Support Center rfairchild@gradelevelreading.net |
![]() Carolyn Lyons Director, Special Initiatives clyons@gradelevelreading.net |
![]() Elizabeth Burke Bryant Senior Consultant, Policy ebb@rikidscount.org |
![]() Hon. Barbara O’Brien Senior Fellow bobrien@gradelevelreading.net |
![]() Joy Thomas Moore Senior Consultant, Communications jmoore@gradelevelreading.net |
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading






