Category Volunteer of the Month

Mark Wehling has just finished his first year volunteering with Read Ahead. Mark works for Bloomberg LP, one of Read Ahead’s strongest supporters. In his first year Mark has done an outstanding job in making a real difference in his…

Navrooz Irani is one of Read Ahead’s longest-serving volunteers—he started as a reading mentor in 2001, soon after he began working at Credit Suisse. Over the past 14 years, Navrooz has read with six Read Ahead students, all for at…

Andrew Brimmer started volunteering with Read Ahead in 2011 and quickly became even more involved in our mission through Friends of Read Ahead, our young professionals committee. Andrew brings an inspiring amount of enthusiasm to his work with his student,…

Sabrina Jordan started reading with Everybody Wins! in Connecticut eight years ago and has been volunteering with Read Ahead for the past two years through her employer, Morgan Stanley. This is her second year reading with Isabelle at P.S. 212:…

Scott Passik, an AVP in the Money Transfer Department at MUFG, is in his third year volunteering with Read Ahead. He started reading with Andrew, a student at P.S. 37 in Jersey City, in 2013. Scott has provided the one-on-one…

Matt Hooban, a Communications Associate at Hachette Book Group, has been volunteering with Read Ahead for three years. But his involvement goes far beyond the hour-per-week commitment of being a reading mentor. Matt serves as the company liaison between Hachette…

This is Andrea James’ second year as a reading mentor with Read Ahead at PS 397: The Spruce Street School. She is an Executive Assistant at WilmerHale. This year Andrea has been reading with Irene—she constantly adapts her approach and…

Jane O’Connor is not only the bestselling children’s book author of the Fancy Nancy series—she’s also one of Read Ahead’s longest-serving volunteers, with over ten years of experience as a reading mentor. In addition to being the author of more than…