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Mission

Reach Out and Read of Greater New York gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together.

Our Impact

3-6 mo. vocabulary advantage

One million families served

Parents 4x more likely to read to kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOi_09j20pw&feature=youtu.be

Press + Social

Our Benefits

On June 5, 2018, Chelsea Clinton, Andrea Davis Pinkney and Eileen FitzPatrick joined us for our 20th Anniversary Benefit— helping us raise $300,000 so that we can deepen our impact across the region.

Featured Articles

December 2023 Newsletter

Jan 26, 2024

September 2023 Newsletter

Jan 26, 2024

March 2023 Medical Professional Newsletter

Mar 07, 2023

DEI Survey Collection: Reach Out and Read of Greater New York has partnered with Breaker28 to better understand opportunities to…

February 2023 Medical Professional Newsletter

Mar 07, 2023

Progress Reports are open until March 1st Reach Out and Read January 2023 Progress Report officially went live on January 17th, 2023….

Reach Out and Read of Greater New York Welcomes Josh Green as New Board Chair

Jan 30, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Christina DiBartolo  Reach Out and Read of Greater New York   646-893-7333  cdibartolo@reachoutandreadnyc.org  Reach Out and…

January 2023 Medical Professional Newsletter

Jan 04, 2023

Welcome Our New Board ChairJosh Green is co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Novata, an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)…

Staff + Leadership

Emily Marchese
Executive Director
Natalie Peart
Operations Manager
Evelyn Wu
Regional Program Coordinator
Amanda Berlin
Communications Consultant
Allison Micarelli-Sokoloff
Early Literacy Project Coordinator

Board of Directors

Chairperson, Jack E. Pace III
White & Case


Vice ChairLeora Mogilner, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center


Treasurer, Stephen Della Noce
Houlihan Lokey


SecretaryGoldie Alfasi-Siffert, PhD
Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family Medicine


Rita Brause
Fordham University


Susan Elbe
Macmillan Learning


Josh Green
S&P Global


Simon Hodgkinson


Adam Kaufman
Muzinich & Co.


Sergey Kraytman
Goldman Sachs


Bonnie Lieberman


Judith Levine


Bianca Mason


Gary Tannenbaum
Miltan Management Co.


Anjali Thadani
Deutsche Bank


Dorothy Weintraub
Scholastic, Inc.


Janicelynn Park, J.D.
Proskauer Rose, LLP


Taania Sheikh, CPA
TD Bank


Lisa Nelson
KWT Advisory