Alice Thomas Memorial Fund
Alice Peale Pierce Thomas was the founder, president, and CEO of The Center for Literacy and Learning. Alice passed away quietly and peacefully on November 3, 2022.
A core mission of social justice drove her strong belief that all children, regardless of how they look, where they come from, or how they learn, can and will achieve school success when provided with highly effective teachers and positive, supportive learning environments. In founding and growing The Center, Alice changed the lives of countless tens of thousands by permanently changing the nature of education at a local, national, and international level - and by reforming the very way that teachers teach.
For over 20 years, she assembled and directed The Center's annual Plain Talk education and literacy conferences where international thought leaders disseminated best practices and trained thousands of local, national, and international educators. Through her efforts of assembling the best minds and educational leaders from around the world, Alice pioneered fundamental changes in education and literacy, and she taught thousands of teachers how to better recognize and better serve students with dyslexia and alternative learning styles.
Through her efforts of assembling the best minds and educational leaders from around the world, Alice pioneered fundamental changes in education and literacy, and she taught thousands of teachers how to better recognize and better serve students with dyslexia and alternative learning styles. More than anything else, Alice loved her children, Scott Thomas, Amanda L. Thomas, and C. Russell Thomas, and her beloved husband and best friend of 46 years, David C. Thomas. With an unbreakable will, Alice moved mountains to ensure her family's wellbeing and happiness, and she succeeded. She would often say, "I love you, as big as the sky!", and she did.