Background
Lancaster, Alden was born on February 25, 1956 in Baltimore. Daughter of Henry Carrington and Martha (Roe) Lancaster.
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Education
Bachelor in Psychology and Art design magna cum laude, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1977. Master of Arts in Education, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, 1979. Postgraduate student, Harvard University.
Career
Program designer, coordinator, first director, Duke PreColl. Program, creator, course pre-professional ethics inter-disciplinatory Duke University and George Washington University, 1976—1979. Creator Academic Residential Center.
Manager professional development and training programs National Association College and University Business Officers, Washington, 1979-1980. Associate director, English as Second Language teacher refugee relief agency Church of Saviour International Good Neighbors, Bangkok, 1980-1981. Director community services United States Catholic Conference Refugee Resettlement Agency, San Diego, 1981-1982.
National project director Bread for the World Educational Fund, Washington, 1982-1983. Education director, executive director Partners for Global Justice, 1983-1985. Director adult education programs, teacher Spanish Educational Development Center, 1983-1986.
Executive director, consultant Samaritan Ministry Greater Washington, 1985-1987. Career consultant, training consultant Rockport Institute, Washington, 1985—1989. National educational and management consultant, District of Columbia area career consultant.
Private practice Takoma Park, Maryland, since 1986. Director national literacy training, educational consultant Association Community Based Education, Washington, 1987—1992. Founder, design director Catalyst IDEAS Projects & Alden Lancaster Foundation, since 1989.
Senior educational consultant George Washington University, 1989-1993, educational designer, technical assistance provider for at-risk youth and young adults in urban service corporations. Public/Private Ventures, National Association, of Service Community Corps., Philadelphia, Savannah, Fort Lauderdale, 1990-1991. National advisory board Project Lifelong Learning, Pennsylvania State Center Study Adult Literacy, 1992—1993.
Senior national training director, program director Literacy in Context. Grade officer and technical, assistance provider, event designer/MC Wider Opportunities Women, Inc., Washington, 1991-1994. Senior educational consultant United Way of America, 1992—1995.
Curriculum development consultant Eckerd Family Youth Alternatives, Clearwater, Florida, 1993—1994. Senior national adult literacy staff development and national evaluation consultant United States National Institute Literacy, 1993—2005. Senior program curriculam and staff development consultant Office Continuing Education (General Educational Development, English as Second Language, traditional crafts, cultural preservation, Family and Child Education Program, Weaven's Association Ramah Navajo School Board, Pine Hill, New Mexico, since 1993.
Associate professor George Washington University, 1992-1993. Senior contextual literacy consultant Friends of the Family, Inc., Baltimore, 1994—2000, Graduate School Education, and Elliot School International Affairs. Participatory evaluation consultant United States National Institute Literacy, State of Maine, 1994—1995.
Senior contextual literacy consultant State of South Carolina Literacy Resource Center, 1995—1996. Staff development consultant Centro de Estudios de Espanol Pop Wuj, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, 1995. Senior adult literacy expert, proposal writer Atlantic Resources Corporation, Manassas, Virginia, 1993-1997.
Training of trainers consultant Neighborhoods, Inc., Battle Creek, Michigan, 1995—1996. Senior adult literacy advisor, American Institute for Research-Centre for Industrial Research, Roslyn, Virginia, 1996. Selected as juried conference workshop presenter, World Conference on Literacy, Philadelphia, 1996.
Trainer of trainers, author, evaluator District of Columbia Literacy Resource Center, 1996-1998. Educational television outreach consultant Mars Hill and York television Associates, 1996-1998. Senior management and training consultant, co-led manager United States Departments Energy, Commerce, Environmental Protection Agency.
Consultant McNeil Technology, Springfield, Virginia, since 1997. Expert reviewer of proposals for new K-Adult charter schools District of Columbia Public Charter School Board, Washington, 1997-1999. Executive director, management coach ProLiteracy Worldwide, Syracuse, New York, since 1997.
Federal contract evaluator Literacy AmeriCorps Program of the National Alliance Urban Literature Coalitions, Houston, United States Corporation National and Community Service, 2003. Evaluator Literacy AmeriCorps program, Washington, 2001—2004. Senior designer, evaluator, leadership training for adult learners Voice Adult Literacy United Education, Philadelphia, 2003-2004, training and special events consultant United Fair Economy/ Responsible Wealth, Boston, since 2002.
Private career consultant.
Membership
Member national advisory board Project Lifelong Learning Pennsylvania State University, Institute for Study Adult Literacy, 1992-1993. Member ASTD, Institute Study Adult Literacy.
