Julio Lara is a past volunteer tutor who decided to join the board in hopes of volunteering more of his time and skills. Julio has more than 26 years experience working with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in various capacities. Currently, he is the deputy division director of the division of nuclear materials safety. Julio has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Houston and is a registered professional engineer in Tennessee. He hopes his new role will give him an opportunity to spread the word about the value and importance of Literacy DuPage's mission.

Quinn Hampton is our new Student Intake and Support Specialist. She enjoys teaching English to parents who want to improve their English skills and leads a conversation group at the Xilin Asian Community Center in Naperville. Quinn grew up in North Carolina and earned a bachelor's degree in speech pathology and a master's degree in teaching the hearing impaired. She raised her family overseas and in doing so, gained an appreciation for the importance of bringing cultures together. During her time abroad, Quinn also developed the belief that everyone should be given a chance to assimilate through the power of literacy. 

Sang Yup Lee is our new Volunteer Outreach Coordinator.  He will be running our volunteer orientations and expanding our outreach efforts to recruit more volunteer tutors. Sang has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a juris doctor from Notre Dame University. As an immigrant who greatly benefited from one-on-one tutoring when he first moved to the U.S, Sang is passionate about our mission and serving the needs of our learners. Outside Literacy DuPage, Sang works as an attorney on fair housing, consumer rights, and employment rights matters.  He also serves as a new parent group facilitator for Ohana Birth and Parenting Services. Sang lives in Naperville with his wife and son.

Diana Johnson is a new tutor trainer.  She started teaching English as a foreign language when she lived in Germany and continued when she moved back to the U.S. She has taught at refugee agencies, colleges, and businesses. Diana received her master's degree in English as a second language and started volunteering with Literacy DuPage because she wanted to work with students one-on-one. Now, she also enjoys training new tutors. Diana lives in Lombard with her husband and has a daughter, son-in-law and two grandsons who live in France.