Carolyn Burnett

Carolyn Burnett is an experienced education professional currently serving as the Reading Pals Program Manager at United Way of Central Florida since March 2022. Additionally, Carolyn has been an Adjunct Professor and Academic Coordinator at Southeastern University since March 2019, where responsibilities include recruiting, training, supervising, and mentoring student tutors while developing training materials. Previous experience includes roles as Program Manager at Learning Resource Center of Polk County, Inc., and Quality Specialist at Early Learning Coalition Polk County, focusing on tutoring coordination and support for child care providers, respectively. Carolyn's earlier positions include STARBASE Instructor and Coordinator, providing STEM education to underserved students, and Clinical Administrator/Liaison at the University of Dayton, involving mentorship and university instruction. Carolyn holds a Master of Library & Information Science from the University of Maryland and a BS in Education from Towson State University, with graduate studies in Reading at the University of Dayton.