REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the HOUSTON CENTER FOR LITERACY (formerly the Houston READ Commission):

    Position Five    -  MICHAEL J. FILLA, appointment, for a term to expire 1/1/2019                         

    Position Six       -  CHARLES LITTON, appointment, for an unexpired term                                   ending 1/1/2017

    Position Seven - NIPUL PATEL, appointment, for an unexpired term ending 1/1/2018      

    Position Eight   - ESTEBAN SHARDONOFSKY, reappointment, for a term to expire 1/1/2019      

    Position Eleven - T. RAY PURSER, reappointment, for a term to expire 1/1/2019      

    Position Fourteen - MARK D. SULLIVAN, appointment, for a term to expire 1/1/2019          

    Position Seventeen - JACKIE AGUILERA, reappointment, for a term to expire 1/1/2019           

The Honorable City Council

City of Houston

Dear Council Members:

Pursuant to City of Houston Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, sections 2-360 through 2-374, I am appointing or reappointing the following individuals to the Houston Center for Literacy (formerly the Houston READ Commission), subject to City Council confirmation:

Michael J. Filla, appointment to Position Five, for a term to expire January 1, 2019;

Charles Litton, appointment to Position Six, for an unexpired term ending January 1, 2017;

Nipul Patel, appointment to Position Seven, for an unexpired term ending January 1, 2018;

Esteban Shardonofsky, reappointment to Position Eight, for a term to expire January 1, 2019;

T. Ray Purser, reappointment to Position Eleven, for a term to expire January 1, 2019;

Mark D. Sullivan, appointment to Position Fourteen, for, for a term to expire January 1, 2019; and

Jackie Aguilera, reappointment to Position Seventeen, for a term to expire January 1, 2019.

The résumés of the appointees are attached for your review.