Executive Committee (EC)
Navan Govender – UKLA President Elect
Dr Navan Govender (he/they) (SFHEA) is a scholar-activist whose interdisciplinary research and teaching explores the relationship between multimodal meaning-making, power, identity, and ideology in English
Rebecca Simpson-Hargreaves – Hon. Secretary
Rebecca Simpson-Hargreaves is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Manchester, where they lead across multiple courses in the field of Early
Hannah Baker – Regional Reps Coordinator
Hannah is a Primary Literacy Consultant at Literacy Tree and is based in West Yorkshire. She is hugely passionate about text-based approaches to teaching
Lucy Rodgriguez-Leon – Hon. Treasurer
Dr Lucy Rodriguez Leon is a Senior Lecturer in Education (Early Childhood) at the Open University. Her research focuses on early childhood literacies; her
Jo Tregenza – UKLA President
Jo Tregenza, President of the United Kingdom Literacy Association, Founding Fellow of the Chartered College of Teacher, SFHEA (Senior Fellow of the Higher Education
Debra Myhill – UKLA Immediate Past President
Debra Myhill is Professor Emerita of Language and Literacy Education at the University of Exeter, UK, and a Fellow of the British Academy. Her
Joy Court – Coopted EC, Awards
Joy Court is co – founder of All Around Reading, having previously managed the Schools Library Service in Coventry, where she established the Coventry
David Reedy – Coopted EC, Liaisons & Campaigns
‘David Reedy is a past President and former Hon. Secretary of the U.K. Literacy Association (UKLA). Currently he is a trustee and EC member
Teresa Cremin – Coopted EC, Higher Education & RfP Partnership
Teresa Cremin is Professor of Education (Literacy) at The Open University, UK, and co-Director of the Literacy and Social Justice Centre. On UKLA EC, she











