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When resources are tight, it can be difficult to know where to turn to get answers on core topics – but those answers are crucial to leaders’ ability to offer quality programs.

What Leaders Need, for directors, managers, and other leaders at adult literacy programs, is presented via a tri-state partnership. Literacy Texas is proud to partner with Adult Learning Alliance of Arkansas and Oklahoma Literacy Coalition to bring quality professional development to literacy leaders across three states.

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BASIC DETAILS

SAVE THE DATE!

This online session will be held on:

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

9:00 AM to 10:30 AM (CT)

Check-in for registered participants will open on Zoom at 8:50 AM.

Please arrive on time – the Zoom room will close to late arrivals 30 minutes after the session begins.

This training session is offered free of charge to Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas nonprofit professionals who work in the fields of adult and family literacy.

Join us for “[Topic]: [Full title]”, led by [brief description/credentials] [presenter name].

This literacy training session will focus on [topic]. Presenter [name] will take us through [short description of session].

ABOUT THIS TOPIC

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MEET THE PRESENTER

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HOST

Dr. Jenny McCormack Walker
Executive Director
Literacy Texas

Dr. Jenny McCormack Walker serves as the Executive Director of Literacy Texas. She was a first-generation college student who personally knows the powerful role that education plays in helping change the course of a person’s life. This passion has fueled a career in education that has spanned over two decades and impacted thousands of students. She earned a doctorate in education leadership and a master’s degree in education administration, both from Texas A&M University–Texarkana. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the University of North Texas. Dr. Walker also attended Texarkana College and was a graduate of Liberty-Eylau High School.

She is a member of the 2025 Leadership Texas class and she currently serves as a member of the Digital Opportunity Advisory Group for the Texas Broadband Development Office. In 2024, Dr. Walker represented Texas in COABE’s 2024 State Advocates for Adult Education Fellowship.

Nancy Leonhardt
Executive Director
Adult Learning Alliance of Arkansas

Nancy joined Adult Learning Alliance of Arkansas in October 2013. She has served in numerous positions in the non-profit arena since 1992 in California, Wisconsin, and Arkansas. Nancy holds a BS in Urban and Regional Planning from California Polytechnic State University.

Nancy is a member of the Rotary Club of West Little Rock. She served Rotary District 6150 as District Governor in 2017-2018, and currently serves as Chair of the Basic Education and Literacy Rotarian Action Group (BELRAG) and the District Public Image Coordinator. She lives in Little Rock with her husband, Darrell, of 40 years, and has two adult children, Jason and Christy.

Laura Taylor
Executive Director
Oklahoma Literacy Coalition

Laura Taylor serves as the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Literacy Coalition. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, she began her career teaching in Texas before returning home to pursue nonprofit work in adult literacy. There, she discovered her passion for combining education and service.

Since 2018, Laura has led OLC’s statewide efforts to support the literacy efforts of adult learners and literacy organizations through grants, resources, and professional development. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, caring for animals on her farm, and endlessly “refining” her organization systems.

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Online registration has now closed – but we have a few spots available for last-minute registrants! Call us on 972-926-3155 to make arrangements.

PD CERTIFICATES

Participants who complete the full session will receive 1.5 hours of PD credit.

Literacy Texas defines “complete” as:

Be present for at least 90% of the session;
Have your camera on for the entire time you are present.

Certificates of completion will be awarded after the event. Complete the survey after the training is finished to give your details and get your certificate. Surveys will be sent via email after the training, and certificates will be prepared and sent after the survey closes.

Please pay attention to the due dates – after each event is wrapped up, we will not be able to go back and re-issue your PD certificate. If you know you’ll need a certificate at a later date, please take care to request it in a timely manner!

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