About Us

Vital contributors to the literacy kits include:

  • Diane Miller, who worked for Great Plains National, the creators of Reading Rainbow, and for Educate, Inc., provides all of the graphic design for the products of Learning Connections.
  • Becky Ritterbush is a retired elementary teacher who is incredibly gifted as an artist.
  • Josie Filipi, a Parent Educator with Crete Public Schools, translates all of the Spanish  for Learning Connections.
  • Carol Abele, a Registered Nurse and Certified Diabetic Educucator, is a medical advisor for our children’s health kits.
  • January Otto is a dental hygenist who provided dental health information for the literacy kit, “The Tooth Book.”
  • Karen Ricker is a physical education consultant who was given the prestigious STARS award.  Karen advised on the literacy kit, “Being Active”.
  • Gail Smith, who owns a Child Development Center, advised on the literacy kit, “Up, Down, and Around”.