About Us
Meet the leaders and teams driving the Delaware Literacy Alliance’s mission to enhance literacy across all ages and communities.
Chair: Greg O’Neill
Health Literacy Council of Delaware:
The Health Literacy Council of Delaware is committed to promoting optimal health through awareness, education, and advocacy of health literacy policies and practices. Our subcommittees—Policy and Advocacy, Education and Training, and Community Outreach and Engagement — work collaboratively to advance health literacy across the state, empowering leaders, organizations, and individuals to achieve better health outcomes.
Subcommittees:
Policy and Advocacy
Focus on developing and advocating for policies that enhance health literacy.
Education and Training
Dedicated to providing education and training to improve health literacy.
Community Outreach and Engagement
Engages the community to raise awareness and support for health literacy.
Key Focus Areas:
Policy and Advocacy, Education and Training, Community Outreach and Engagement
Target Audience or Beneficiaries:
Leaders, organizations, and individuals in Delaware
Chair: Diane Frentzel
Early & Childhood Literacy
The Delaware Literacy Alliance’s Early Child Literacy Subcommittee is dedicated to advancing initiatives focused on developing foundational reading and writing skills in young children for academic success. It aims to build partnerships, enhance collaborations, and facilitate effective referrals for children in need of literacy intervention, ensuring access to high-quality services and materials, and raising awareness about the importance of early literacy.
Key Focus Areas:
Partnerships and collaborations, Literacy intervention, Access to services and materials, Awareness raising
Target Audience or Beneficiaries:
Young children and their families
Chair: Cynthia “Cindy” Marten
Adult Literacy:
Key Focus Areas:
Target Audience or Beneficiaries:
Chair: Margie Cyr
Adult Literacy:
The Delaware Literacy Alliance defines adult literacy as the ability to use printed and written information to effectively engage in society, accomplish personal goals, and enhance one’s knowledge and potential. The subcommittee is dedicated to fostering opportunities for all adults in Delaware to attain literacy, enabling them to achieve their goals and realize their fullest potential.
Key Focus Areas:
Literacy education, Engagement in society, Personal goal accomplishment
Target Audience or Beneficiaries:
Adults in Delaware