The Emerson Early Literacy Challenge will be guided by a Steering Committee that includes local literacy experts and education leaders representing parent groups, higher education, the Missouri Department of Education, community-based organizations, and philanthropy.
- Akberet Boykin Farr | Emerson
- Chester Asher | Coalition with STL Kids
- Gary Parker | Clark-Fox Policy Institute
- Ian Buchanan | Nia Education Group
- Julius Anthony | St. Louis Black Authors of Children’s Literature
- Kelly Pollock | Berges Family Foundation
- Krystal Barnett | Bridge 2 Hope
- Laura Vilines | St. Louis Teacher Residency
- Lisa Greening | Turn the Page STL
- Maxine Clark | Clark-Fox Family Foundation
- Olivia Apsher | Missouri Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Shea Kerkhoff | University of Missouri – St. Louis