What We Do
The Western/Pacific Literacy Network, part of the National Institute for Literacy's "Literacy Information aNd Communication System" (LINCS), is a leading Web-based resource for the literacy community. The primary goal of the Western/Pacific Literacy Network is to provide an on-line interactive structure for communication, educational materials, and sharing of information about adult literacy among eighteen western states and Pacific islands and island groups.

Who We Are
PAUL HEAVENRIDGE (Director) has an extensive background in educational technology design and delivery. As an instructional designer, he is most excited about Web based delivery of literacy material to learners in multiple learning styles through hypermedia.

CHESHIRE DAVE BECKERMAN (Art Director/Webmaster) is an award-winning designer whose works for nonprofit theaters have been seen all over the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a volunteer literacy tutor at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California, as part of the Jail Tutoring Program of the Alameda County Library.

Where We Are
Western/Pacific Literacy Network
1394 Park Avenue
Emeryville, CA 94608

Telephone: 510 658-4630
Fax: 510 658-2755

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