Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors is a team of dedicated individuals who are committed to supporting our work with at-risk children and teens. They represent a variety of backgrounds and areas of expertise, and provide critical guidance to our staff. Our Board of Advisors is a smaller group of literacy advocates who are leaders in their respective fields.

Board of Directors

Alain Lebec, Chairman
Founding Board Member

Robert S. Brown, Treasurer
Senior Portfolio Manager
AllianceBernstein, L.P.

Vincent Alfieri, Secretary
New York Managing Partner
Bryan Cave LLP

Marcia Cantarella
Former Dean, Consultant in Higher Education and Author I CAN Finish College

Alan Gould

Samuel A. Gradess
Director
Alloy, Inc.

Mark Hemenetz
Chief Operating Officer
Schroder Investment Management North America, Inc.

Barbara Hochhauser
Senior Vice President
The Corcoran Group

Bill Ingram

Fern Lazar-Babchak
Founder
Lazar Partners LTD

Sheila Murphy
Associate General Counsel
MetLife Inc.

Sonia Ortiz-Gulardo
Director of Special Projects
Beginning with Children Foundation

Gordon A. Paris

Patrick Ramsey
Senior Managing Director
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Mergers and Acquisitions

Mark L. Ravesloot
Executive Vice President, Brokerage Services
CB Richard Ellis

Tom Regan
Managing Director
GE Capital

Alfred C. Sikes
Consultant
Hearst Corporation

Board of Advisors

Anne Adler
Executive Director
Young Women's Leadership Network

Dan Anglin
Prince Henry Group

Raquel Fioravanti Baker
Owner
Fioravanti

Karin Falconer
Educator
Original Executive Director, Read Alliance

Peter M. Flanigan
UBS Investment Bank

George Irish
Vice President and Eastern Director, Hearst Foundations
Former President, Hearst Newspapers

Année Kim
Dune Capital Management

Willem Kooyker
Blenheim Capital Management

Leah K. Lebec

Amanda Neville

Mary Ann Walsh

Margaret Yates Thorne