The Board of Directors of Literacy Volunteers of Greater New Haven is committed to carrying out the nonprofit's mission of empowering adults through literacy. In overseeing the agency's professional staff and volunteer tutors, the board works to ensure that a broad range of community voices is heard. To achieve that goal, the directors include respected representatives in the fields of education, business, government and nonprofits from across the region to draw on their skills in management, finances and fundraising.