(Pictured above, Jordi Hutchinson)
EWDC recruits, prepares and places volunteer mentors, serving more than 600 students at 11 local public elementary schools in the District of Columbia and Arlington, VA. Every week throughout the school year, the volunteer mentors read one-on-one with students, helping to improve reading proficiency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Mark D. Young, Chairman of the EWDC Board of Directors said:
"Jordi Hutchinson is a dynamic, passionate leader who will inspire new and existing volunteer readers to serve the deserving children in our schools. With Jordi at the helm, we will continue to reduce our waitlist for children who seek to be matched with a volunteer reading mentor and to solidify our funding base so that we can maintain our high-quality program for our children, their schools and the community at large. The Board looks forward to working with Jordi to achieve our mutual goals."
Ms. Hutchinson is no stranger to EWDC and its students, volunteers, and community partners. She currently serves as EWDC’s Director of Programs and led efforts to increase mentor participation. She is also responsible for cultivating new partnerships, managing our team of Power Lunch School Coordinators, developing shared reading materials, and supporting our school communities...
