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THE READING WORKS ALLIANCE CHAIR Paul Anger, Editor & Publisher Detroit Free Press HONORARY CHAIRS The Honorable Damon J. Keith, Judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit A. Alfred Taubman, Founder Taubman Centers Rochelle Riley, Columnist Detroit Free Press BOARD OF DIRECTORS Elizabeth W. Brooks, Co-Vice Chair Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Cynthia Pasky, Co-Vice Chair Strategic Staffing Solutions Debora Scola, Secretary Detroit Media Partnership Daniel F. Smith, Treasurer Ernst & Young LLP Ismael Ahmed University of Michigan–Dearborn Michael Cheatham Comerica Bank Robert Cohen Jewish Community Relations Council Gary Dembs Non-Profit Personnel Network Ahmad M. Ezzeddine, Ph.D. Wayne State University Eve Haley Bosch Community Fund Stephen Henderson Detroit Free Press Kendra Howard Detroit Jobs Alliance Joyce Jenereaux Gannett Michigan Thomas Linn Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone Thomas G. McGinnis Deloitte Jonathan D. Parks MI-GEARUP, Wayne State University Susie Schechter Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit Tim Smith Skidmore Studio Chuck Stokes WXYZ-TV Channel 7 For Immediate Release Stephen Henderson joins Reading Works Board Detroit, March 23, 2015 - Today Paul Anger, Chair of the Reading Works Board of Directors announced that Stephen Henderson, Editorial Page Editor for the Detroit Free Press, has joined the Reading Works Board. “Stephen is an important voice for education and literacy in our region,” says Anger. “We are excited to have him join our mission to raise adult literacy in metro Detroit.” Henderson is a native and current resident of Detroit, and has been with the Free Press since 2009. Prior to that, he was a reporter, editorial writer and editor at the Baltimore Sun, the Chicago Tribune, the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader and the KnightRidder Washington Bureau, where he covered the U.S. Supreme Court from 20032007. Henderson's work has been honored with more than a dozen national awards, including the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for commentary and the 2014 Scripps Howard Award for Commentary. Henderson hosts a weekly talk show, "American Black Journal," cohosts the weekly news wrap-up show "MiWeek," both on Detroit Public Television, and hosts Detroit Today on WDET-Public Radio 101.9 FM. “Assuring all adults read at a minimum proficiently is absolutely necessary to our region’s economic and social growth,” explains Henderson. Paula Brown, Executive Director of Reading Works adds, “We are honored to have Mr. Henderson join our board to help us build greater support around this critical issue.” For more information, contact: Paula Brown, Executive Director, Reading Works 313-962-6202 or [email protected] Bankole Thompson Michigan Chronicle Joni M. Thrower McDonald’s d/b/a/ Jamjomar, Inc. Donnell R. White Detroit Branch NAACP MEDIA PARTNERS Detroit Free Press Detroit Media Partnership The Michigan Chronicle WXYZ –TV Channel 7 WDET-Public Radio 101.9 FM News/Talk 760 WJR Clear Channel EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PAULA BROWN, CFRE 645 GRISWOLD STREET, STE. 2600 DETROIT, MI 48226 • OFFICE: 313.962.6202 • WWW. READINGWORKSDETROIT.ORG
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