Reggie Curran, Coordinator II
Reading Readiness

Reggie Curran first began working at the Center in January 2001 as a graduate assistant. Reggie is a nontraditional student who returned to college after raising her family, earning a B.S. in Child and Family Studies in December 2000, and an M.S. in Adult Education in May 2002. Reggie is currently working on a Ph.D. in Adult Education, with Family Involvement in schools as her dissertation topic.

After earning her Master’s degree, Reggie converted from a graduate assistantship to regular employment status at the Center, working on the Family Literacy Consortium in Tennessee. Reggie left CLS in June 2003 to work on some additional teaching education and reading classes, also taking a position as an aging services specialist with Knoxville’s Office on Aging. In November 2004, Reggie returned to work at CLS and is now working full time on a contract with the Special Education Department of the State of Tennessee. The goal of the State Improvement Grant is the increase of literacy skills through teacher development and family involvement, and Reggie’s main job is to provide family involvement guidance and communication services to the State Improvement Grant.

Reggie lives in West Knoxville with her husband of 36 years, Bill. Two sons also live in Knoxville, one daughter and son-in-law lives in Baltimore, MD and the other daughter, son-in-law and two precious granddaughters live in Orlando, FL. Reggie’s pleasures are reading, taking college courses, shopping, traveling, and spending time with her family.