Our Team Leaders

Pam Allyn   Executive Director

Daily Point Of Light Award 2007 Winner

James Patterson Pageturner Awards 2007 Winner

Pam Allyn is the Executive Director of LitLife. She is also the Founding Director of Books for Boys, a literacy initiative at the Children's Village, a residential treatment center and school for at risk boys ages 6-21.

Pam is the recipient of the James Patterson Page Turner Award for excellence in bringing literacy to underserved populations. Click here for more information about Pam's PageTurner Award. She also recently received a Disney Points of Light Foundation Award for her work bringing books and literacy to children. In May 2007 The Children's Village presented Pam with its Legacy of Service Award for her tireless efforts to bring the magic of books and reading and companionship to kids whose path through life has been very hard.

Her personal quest to bring literacy to every child stems from a deeper desire to bring dignity to every child, and to empower children to read and write powerfully, effectively and with passion and delight, so that they may grow up able to fulfil their dreams and leave their positive imprint on the world. Pam has started a not-for-profit, LitWorld International, Inc., to further this dream. Click here for more information about LitWorld. She also is a board member of Global Action for Children. Click here for more information about Global Action for Children.

The daughter and granddaughter of teachers, Pam knew since she was a little girl that she would be a teacher. A graduate of Amherst College, Pam received an M.A. from Teachers College, Columbia University. For ten years, Pam enjoyed wonderful learning and leadership opportunities at the Columbia University Reading and Writing Project, first as a staff developer, and then as Director of Funded Projects.

Pam is a motivational speaker for audiences of teachers, administrators, librarians and parents on best practice methods for improving children's skills in reading and writing, and has led seminars and workshops both locally and internationally. Her first professional book, The Complete 4: How to Teach Reading and Writing Through Daily Lessons,  Monthly Units and Yearlong Calendars, was published by Scholastic in November 2007. Click here for more information about Pam's book. Pam is also featured in the recently released LitLife DVD The Window and the Mirror: Best Practice Methods for the Teaching of Writing K-2, which is an innovative look at how to link writing lessons to writing conferences.