Leadership : L.T. James, our fearless founder.

(Also shown is the late Ted Thomas, who supported us for so long.)

Painting of Linda Thomas by Barbara Post, Pennsylvania Artist.

Painting of Ted Thomas by Bonnie Casey, Arizona Artist.

 

 

 

Current Leaders

As Linda turned her focus to her own needs and family after Ted passed away, a new organizing group rose up to run the monthly gatherings:

  Chriss Ross who does the scheduling, liaisons with the speakers and gathers their bio and pictures.

   Fred Gurman (and his wife Deb, in the picture, who also helps) promotes the events, maintains our email distribution list and sends out the monthly mailing

CJ Rhoads from Health, Prosperity, and Leadership Institute (the parent non-profit for Pagoda Writers) who put up our website.

 

 

(Much appreciation for Allen Wagner, Joseph Fleckenstein and Michael Donlan who were part of the team for many years.)

Other Organizations helpful in our establishment:   Berks Art Alliance,   Berks Bards,    Reading Reads/Greater Reading Literary Festival,    Berks Arts Council,    HPL 501c3 Institute.

Leading People

Also,   Cindy and Scott Kauffman from Foundation for the Reading Pagoda, who were always supportive and wonderful

 

Other Helpers and supporters

  Amanda Condict from Berks Art Alliance

  Barbara Post from Berks Art Alliance

  Anna Hehn from RACC

  Sue Guay Chair from Alvernia Literary Festival, Alvernia University

  Rhonda Counts who did the flyers for Paris at the Pagoda.

L.T. Interview

Check out the radio interview done by L.T. about the Pagoda Writers Group: