The Read Ahead Junior Board
A dynamic group of young professionals united by the belief that reading and mentoring can have a meaningful and lasting impact on New York City youth.
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Junior Board Membership
We look for enthusiastic young professionals and emerging leaders who can commit to a full year of championing Read Ahead's mission-driven work, and seek to build a diverse Junior Board representative of the communities we serve. The Read Ahead Junior Board is NYC-based and planning to be largely in person for the upcoming year (any in-person events will likely take place in Midtown Manhattan).
Junior Board members commit to a year of service (though many continue for multiple years!) which includes 3-4 meetings, an annual fall retreat, and participation in two Junior Board-led fundraisers. Additional opportunities include social, networking, and special events with fellow Junior Board members, Read Ahead’s Board of Directors, and the broader Read Ahead community.
Our 2024-25 application is now closed. Select applicants will be contacted for a short interview in late September / early October. All applicants will be notified of their status by early October.
Current Membership
Kwaku Abrokwah, VU Venture Partners
Eric Anderson, Patricia Industries
Cassandra Biehl, Raymond James
Andrew Brimmer, Independent (Co-Chair)
Max Chazen, Columbia Business School
Tatiana Chin, Goldman Sachs
Diane Chung, Bloomberg LP
Beth Codey, Penguin Random House
Max DeLott, CCS Fundraising (Co-Chair)
Venus Ehsan, Coalesce Capital
Sabrina Elliott, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Alexander FitzGerald, Ekimetrics
Saige Francis, Penguin Random House
Michael Frank, New York University Tandon Future Labs
Treyaun Fulton, Bloomberg LP
Jack Galiardo, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Claire Gamble, Hachette Book Group
Zoe Grenier, S&P Global Market Intelligence
Natalie Iannone, Highbridge Capital Management
Michelle Ikediobi, Boston Consulting Group
Kate Johnson, Salesforce
Tim McFarlane, Apax
Andrew Muscarella, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Avanti Mehrotra, DOE Loan Programs Office
Giovanna Paz, Arch
Jillian Ruben, Deloitte
Meredith Ruskin, Anheuser-Busch
Cassidy Sachs, Penguin Random House
John Sedlacek, AEA Investors
Adalix Siri, Columbia Business School
Jeremiah Swis, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Amanda Vollaro, Oak Hill Advisors
Ashley Wong, Reed Smith LLP
Christina Xue, Warburg Pincus
Emeritus Junior Board Members
Tanya Kaur
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If you have additional questions about Read Ahead, the Junior Board, or other ways to get involved, please email us. We’d love to hear from you!