About the Center

The Center for Plain Language wants government and business documents to be clear and understandable.

We support those who use plain language, train those who should use plain language, and urge people to demand plain language in all the documents they receive, read, and use.

The Center is a non-profit organization, [501(c)(3)].

Our physical location is in the Washington, DC, USA, area.

The Center's activities support four primary goals:

• Advocate for people to use, learn, and teach plain language in government, business, non-profits, and universities.
• Give people information and tools they need to achieve their plain language goals.
• Do and share research that identifies best practices for using, learning, and teaching plain language.
• Coordinate activities, such as our annual symposium, that help people know more about and use plain language.

Contact us

Don Byrne,
Executive Director Center for Plain Language

Executive Board

Executive Director

• Don Byrne

Board Members

• Annetta Cheek, Chair
• Janice (Ginny) Redish, Vice Chair
• Joanne Locke, Treasurer
• Dana Howard Botka, Recording Secretary
• Amy Bunk, Corporate Secretary (Records Keeper)
• Melodee Mercer, Newsletter Editor
• Shea Antrim
• Deborah Bosley
• Irene Etzkorn
• Joseph Kimble
• Whitney Quesenbery
• Karen Schriver
• John Spotila

Newsletter (2006 - 2008)

The Center published 7 newsletters between 2006 and 2008.

Go to past issues of the newsletter.

Our blog, Plain Language Matters, has replaced the newsletter.