CORNEISHA CLARKE

Literacy Specialist

Before serving as a Literacy Specialist, Corneisha was the Associate Director of Program and a Senior Program Manager. Corneisha partners with schools and educators across her hometown of New York City (Brooklynite) to achieve their literacy goals through facilitating professional development, and provides ongoing support in implementing the literacy intervention program. Corneisha believes knowledge is power; if children are taught foundational literacy skills at an early age, they will open doors, never imagined to be unlocked. In this work, it is also very important to her that people of color are represented in education curriculum, especially literacy texts.  

For the past seven years, Corneisha served as a K-4 educator and Academic Dean. Corneisha received her Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Sociology from Binghamton University and her Master of Arts in Teaching from Relay Graduate School of Education.

When not at Literacy Trust, Corneisha can be found dancing (former after school dance coach), listening to music, shopping, traveling, playing with her daughter and spending quality time with family and friends.

ALLISON DUDLEY

Director of Finance and Business Operations

As Director of Finance and Business Operations at Literacy Trust, Allison is responsible for ensuring that our day-to-day accounting and finance operations run smoothly, enabling the long-term success of the organization.

For nearly a decade, Allison has dedicated her career to providing strong nonprofit financial leadership. Previously, she served as Chief Financial Officer to Vermont-based nonprofit organizations supporting affordable housing and environmental conservation. Allison holds a B.S. in Accounting from Suffolk University and an M.B.A from Southern New Hampshire University.

Allison lives in, and works remotely out of, Vermont. When not at Literacy Trust, Allison can be found enjoying the great outdoors or traveling with her family.

ERICA DOHERTY

Executive Director

Erica currently serves as the Executive Director of Literacy Trust. Previously, as the Director of Program at Literacy Trust, Erica lead all program work and a team of program and operations staff. She was responsible for ensuring the quality of the coaching and professional development that Literacy Trust provides to our instructors and our school and district partners. She and her team managed and developed all program management processes and systems.

Erica earned her M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction (Literacy) at Louisiana State University. She has been both an elementary school teacher and school leader and has extensive experience coaching new educators. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and spent seven years working in Baton Rouge before moving to NYC to work at an elementary school in Harlem. Before joining Literacy Trust's staff, Erica was the Director of Assessment Design & Content in the NYC DOE’s Office of Assessment, where she oversaw and supported the development of various content exams for English Language Arts, math, and over 20 different World Languages.

When not at Literacy Trust, Erica likes to hang out in her local Inwood Hill Park, where she is usually running, picnicking, or playing all manner of sports with her family.