Our People
Our Staff

David Weinstein
Founder & Executive Director,
Joyful Readers

Emily DeCarlo
Program Operations Director

Nichelle Morgan
Literacy Director

Mira Taichman
Literacy Coach

Colleen D’Orazio
Literacy Coach

Aurora M. Pomales
Recruitment & Admissions Manager.
Our Board

David Weinstein
Founder & Executive Director,
Joyful Readers

Antonio J. Burrell
Associate General Counsel,
Snipes USA

Andrea Carter
Chief of External Affairs,
Bottom Line

Tim Galaz
Manager,
PwC Exempt Organization Tax Services

Amanda Gamble
Chief Service Officer,
City of Philadelphia

Sharon Marino
Founder & Principal,
Marigold Educational Coaching and Consulting

Brittney Matyas
Director,
PwC Cyber, Risk and Regulatory Practice

Virgil Sheppard
President/CEO,
Hope Partnership for Education

Barry Silver
Former Managing Director in Risk Solutions,
MUFG

Prerna Srivastava
Deputy Head of Schools,
KIPP New Jersey