History - 1980's 1990's 2000's

In 2002 former board member Paula Gould was employed as the program director. Betty Jo Dickerson’s title was changed to Executive Director. Patti Rexroad was hired as the administrative assistant. LV-WA received a program improvement grant of $30,000 (over three years) and the board and staff went through a rigorous accreditation process. A strong partnership was formed with Northern Shenandoah Valley Adult Education.

LV-WA was invited to assume a suite of offices in the Our Health Complex under construction on N. Cameron Street in October 2003. Roxanna Orndorff was hired as the administrative assistant. Betty Jo Dickerson retired in 2004 after dedicating five very successful years to the leadership of LV-WA. Paula Gould remained as Program Coordinator/Acting Executive Director.

At the end of year 2005, Paula Gould resigned and in January 2006, Jean Lee became the Acting Director. Carol Burns was hired as the Administrative Assistant in March 2006. Peg Crompton joined LV-WA as the Program/Volunteer Coordinator in June 2006. Derrick Schultz continues to serve as president of the board.

Constantly encouraged to be more self-supportive, the Board of Directors has continually faced the need for greater fundraising. It is extremely important that we demonstrate to the United Way as well as to the grant givers that we as an organization are willing to raise money on our own. This is a stipulation that is questioned every year in our reviews.

Over the years, LV-WA has sponsored yard sales, asked for donations when Christmas Caroling (1997), sold tickets to plays at the Winchester Little Theater (1994-2006), held ice cream socials, planned an Adult Challenge Spelling Bee (2003, 2007), the Reader’s Digest Word Power Challenge (2003-2005), held a Pig Roast (2005), and sold tickets for a quilt raffle (2006-2007).

Literacy Volunteers-Winchester Area continues to operate because of two key factors: the time and dedication of the tutors, staff, volunteers and board members and the funding by the community which we receive both directly and through the United Way. Our vision remains to equip adult students with the essential skills to navigate through a complex world of instructions and information while building literacy and computer proficiency.

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