Staff/Consultants

Executive Director: Darlene Brown M.Ed., B.Ed.

…treasure every moment you have and remember that time waits for no one. Happiness is a journey not a destination...
~ Souza

Throughout the years, as Executive Director of The Learning Exchange, I have worked toward improving the services and standards of literacy provision to TLE's members. I have watched this organization grow from a small one-room office to the resource center it is today. With the support of wonderful volunteers, Board members and a hardworking, dedicated staff, we have all worked together to ensure appropriate and quality service to all of our members and most importantly to our students, by keeping pace with the trends and policies that affect literacy and the literacy population. In addition, we've formed new partnerships, gained a stronger voice in the community and sensitized the public to the issues of literacy.
    The Learning Exchange (TLE):
  • Executive Director: 1997 to present
  • LVQ council representative: 1995 to present
  • QELA council representative: 1997 to present
  • TLE Tutor Trainer: 1994 to present
  • Coordinator: 1994 to 1997


    • Literacy Volunteers of Quebec (LVQ):
  • TLE council representative: 1995 to present
  • Vice-President: 1999 to 2001


    • Quebec English Literacy Alliance (QELA):
  • TLE council representative: 1997 to present
  • President: 2007 to 2010
  • PGI Chair: 2008 to 2009
  • SWL school board representative: 2004 to 2009
  • Board Director: 2006 to 2007
  • Special Project coordinator/consultant: 1998 to 2003


    • Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board:
  • Teacher: 1994 to present
  • QELA school board representative: 2004 to 2009
  • Quebec Literacy Working Group (QLWG) provincial representative: 2001 to 2009
  • Administrative Officer for literacy projects: 1995 to 2009

Administrative Assistant: Karen Mockler

The optimist sees the rose and not the thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose. I see myself as an optimist.
~ Kalil Gibran

I applied for a job opening as Administrative Assistant for the Center. After meeting the Executive Director, Darlene Brown and learning more about the center and the great work they do, it was clear that I wanted to be part of the team.

  • Administrative Assistant: 2003 to present

Financial Officer: Diane Richard

The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn’t matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark.
~Barbara Hall

In the summer of ’97 during a casual conversation with a friend, she talked about her job which sounded very interesting. She mentioned that she was looking for a volunteer to help reorganize the center. With time on my hands, I offered to help and ever since that time have been involved with this wonderful organization.

  • Financial Officer: 2004 to present
  • Policy & Procedure Committee: 2000 to present
  • Strategic Planning Committee: 2000 to 2005
  • Bookkeeper: 2002 to 2003
  • Treasurer: 1999 to 2001
  • Office Manager: 1997 to 1998



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