Jason Borges is a literacy leader and specialist. His journey began in teaching over twenty years ago in alternative schools in Massachusetts for students with disabilities. He has served in the Special Education Office in the NYC DOE as Senior Director of Intensive Interventions and Director of Academic Intervention Services in the Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Learning. Jason sees literacy as a foundation for educational justice. He is committed to continue serving NYC DOE schools as Executive Director of Literacy and AIS in developing literacy environments where all students learn skills that will help them engage with and adapt to changing media, contexts, and to use knowledge towards a more just world.

Meghan Duffy began her career in education over fifteen years ago as an elementary school teacher in Brooklyn, New York. During her time there, she taught as a primary grade classroom teacher and an interventionist. Currently, she serves as the Director of Primary Literacy Interventions within the Division of Specialized Instruction and Student Support in the New York City Department of Education. She is a member of a team that provides coaching and professional learning opportunities in foundational literacy, reading interventions, and assessment. Meghan views the work as critical to the overall success of all students in order to build lifelong learners today and beyond.