Experience
Business
discipline.
Kid-first.
Board
Judy Newman
Board Chair — President & CEO
Former President, Scholastic Book Clubs
Cheryl Landrieu
Board Member
Co-Founder, New Orleans
Book Festival
Dr. Nicole Brittingham Furlonge
Board Member
Executive director, Klingenstein Center, Columbia
Gil Dickoff
Advisor
Former Treasurer, Scholastic & Nonprofit Expert
Built to scale this program with durable, proven methods and a network that galvanizes partnerships
Dr. Nancy Sommers
Board Member
Former Director, Harvard College Writing Program
Billy Dimichele
Advisor
Former Senior VP, Brand Marketing
& CSR, Scholastic
Dr. Rod Bowan
Board Member
Leadership Development Director,
School Empowerment Network
Jerry Pallotta
Literacy Champion
Author of the
Who Would Win? series
Dr. Caryn Cooper
Board Member
Principal, Cook Elementary,
Plainfield, NJ
Our Team
Judy Newman
Board Chair & CEO
Cristy Bertini
Chief Copy Editor
Kristen Callioras
Chief Growth Officer
Kenzie Fields
Director of Storytelling
Kimberly Ding
Chief of Staff
Matthew Reed
Consultant
Anne Marie Resnick
Chief Marketing Officer
Stella Castilla
School Relations Coordinator
Maggie Kneip
Chief Communications Officer
Carol Levine
Special Events & Author Relationship