Amy Lynne Awbrey

Vice President
Program Design and Implementation

“I am excited about being able to construct new ideas and approaches to learning, and to work with colleagues to grow my own learning and help them grow theirs.” 

Amy brings experience and passion to her work designing and supervising the delivery of professional development that has a direct impact on educators and their students.  She is committed to providing support to teachers and administrators, while challenging them to broaden both their thinking and their practice.  As CTL's Vice President for Program Design and Implementation, Amy's responsibilities include program and general organizational development, grants development, and staff supervision.

Formerly CTL’s Director of Literacy Initiatives, Amy is an experienced K-12 clinical reading specialist who designed and supervises a Lumina Foundation grant for development of critical thinking instruction at Kentucky Community Colleges, and designed and oversees Kentucky's Striving Readers grant—one of only eight federal grants in the nation to implement and conduct large-scale research on promising adolescent literacy initiatives. Amy has also designed, supervised and conducted professional development for East African teachers at a school for impoverished children in Tanzania, East Africa.

Amy came to CTL from Advanced Systems in Measurement and Evaluation where she designed and implemented the Kentucky Writing Portfolio assessment and professional development program, designed Kentucky's reading assessment, and worked with other statewide assessment and professional development programs. In addition, she spent seven years as a primary and intermediate teacher in the Jefferson County Public Schools, with a focus on writing instruction, specialized reading programs, and visual arts for at-risk learners.

Amy has served as presenter for a host of educational organizations locally and nationally including the International Reading Association (IRA) for which she serves in a leadership position on the Special Interest Group on international literacy, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), the National Staff Development Council (NSDC), and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

• Recipient, American Educational Research Association (AERA) Alternative Assessment Report Award
• Former Curriculum and Assessment Specialist, Advanced Systems in Measurement and Evaluation
• Master of Education, K-12 Reading, University of Louisville
• Bachelor of Arts, Education, Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky