Staff
Executive Director: Sarah Stiefel, Ed.S.
Sarah has been involved in literacy education since 1998, first as an academic librarian at UCA, then as a public school teacher and dyslexia interventionist. She has taught Reading and English Language Arts at many grade levels, most recently in junior high. Her love of education has led her to complete an M.S in Information Science, an M.Ed. in Reading, an Ed.S. in Leadership. She is presently working toward an E.D.D. in Educational Leadership. Sarah jokes that education is both her job and her hobby. When not at the Literacy Council, Sarah enjoys reading, knitting, riding motorcycles & horses, and time with her husband and children on their homestead/hobby farm.
Assistant Director: Kim Careau, M.A.
Kim graduated with a B.A. in psychology from Harding University and an M.A. in English from the University of Memphis. Although Kim’s first formal experience educating others was peer tutoring students with disabilities and ESL students at the HU Learning Center, the foundation for her love of learning and teaching was established early on by her parents who were both educators. Kim continued to teach literature and composition as a graduate assistant in Memphis and then as an adjunct at Drury University. Over time, she shifted her from the traditional students to non-traditional students -- those with careers, children, commitments who still found time and energy to prioritize their education. Kim enjoys painting, playing with her dog, and working on her truck. She has plans to learn how to square dance and to work with concrete in art. She has two sons and one granddaughter.