2026 MCEA Fall Conference

Theresa Sladek, MA, is the Strategic Partnerships and Northstar Business Development Manager at Literacy Minnesota working with organizations to ascertain and implement their digital literacy needs. Theresa is the Steering Committee chair for the Open Door Collective, supporting poverty reduction through adult literacy. Prior to this, she taught adult literacy and developed statewide training related to adult persistence in learning. Theresa has a BS in Biology from Lewis and Clark College and a MA in Counseling Psychology from the University of St. Thomas. She worked as a counselor, project manager and corporate trainer before joining the field of education.