Board of Directors
Kathryn Nattier McFarland, PhD
Chairman
Retired Abbott Executive
Kathleen Cowie
Vice Chairman
Community Leader
Ann Bates, EdD
Secretary
Retired Assistant Professor, National Louis University
Jim Young, MBA
Treasurer
Retired, PPM America, President and Chief Investment Officer
Joanie Alley, MSEd
Community Leader
Rob Davis, JD, MBA
Partner, DLA Piper
Mary Jane Hender, EdD
Reading Power, Co-Founder
Todd Litzsinger
Chairman, Follett Corporation
Rahul Malhotra, MBA
SGT Partners Consultant
Jonathan McGee, MBA
Senior Consultant at Baker Tilly US
Melinda Mooney
Community Leader
Pratik Patel, J.D.
Head of Family Wealth Strategies, BMO Family Office
Sara Poticha
Partner and Vice President, Global Repair Group
Jacalyn Ramdin-Johnson, MBA
Strategic Marketing Executive, Healthcare
Beverly Raudabaugh, MBA
Community Leader
Frank Sibley
Retired Vice President, National Association of Realtors
Pete Ting
CFO, Follett Content Solutions
Tad Turner
Forester, Gogebic and Ontonagon Land Company
Mary Weber
Community Leader
Reverend Gordon Butcher, DMin, President Emeritus, Reading Power Co-Founder
Leadership & Staff
Lisa Bulzoni, MEd
Chief Executive Officer
Kristin Fine, MEd
Director of Programs
Viri Perez, MEd
Associate Director of Programs
Jen Barnabee, EdS
Program Specialist and Site Coordinator
Kate Burke, BS
Marketing and Communications Manager
Grace Drake, BA
Development Manager
Beth Zender, MA
Community Engagement and Volunteer Manager
Daniela Cruz
Office Manager
Melayna Pokorny, BA
Office Assistant
Annette Anderson
Assistant Site Coordinator
Katie Burdiak, BA
Assistant Site Coordinator
Julie Collishaw, MA
Site Coordinator
Brooke Davis, MEd
Site Coordinator
Rachael Deutsch, BA
Assistant Site Coordinator
Julie DiGuiseppe, BS
Assistant Site Coordinator
Andrea Glickman, MAEd
Site Coordinator
Marla Guziec, BS
Site Coordinator
Joy Israel, BA
Assistant Site Coordinator
Randi Klawans, MEd
Site Coordinator
Carole Klein-Alexander, MAT
Assistant Site Coordinator
Melissa Kumin, MEd
Site Coordinator
Aimee Lewis, MEd
Site Coordinator
Deborah Loring, MSEd
Site Coordinator
Katie Michols, MEd
Site Coordinator
Susan Olefsky, MEd
Site Coordinator
Kristy Pfeffer, BA
Assistant Site Coordinator
Cathy Plate, BS, MSEd
Assistant Site Coordinator
Heather Rosenblatt, MAT
Site Coordinator
Emily Sampson, BA
Assistant Site Coordinator
Mandy Siegel, MEd
Site Coordinator
Elizabeth Soling, AA
Assistant Site Coordinator
