Board of Directors
Lead to Read KC’s board serves to provide the direction, strategy and funding required to fulfill the organization’s mission to support the social-emotional learning and reading skills of Kansas City’s youngest students. Go to Leadership, Staff and Partners to learn about the rest of our team.
Executive Committee

Carol Sokolenko, Chair
Freedom Interiors

Ben Bravence, Treasurer
UMB Bank

Scott Swezy, Secretary
American Century Investments

Amy Graham, Event Chair
Community Volunteer

Eric Graham, Past Chair
TGP Investments

David Lowe, Member-at-Large
Lockton Companies

Rhea M. LeGrande, Executive Director
Lead to Read KC
Members

Sue Agrawal
Community Volunteer

Dr. Jennifer Collier
Kansas City Public Schools

Shawn Creger
Edward Jones

Holly Jenkins-Long
LISC of Greater Kansas City

Tashayla Person
CATALYST

Lynn Rundle
Board Member Emeritus
Associate Board Executive Committee

Will Arnold, Chair
UMB Bank

Alli Whitaker, Event Chair
Lockton

Brooke Grable, Secretary
Saint Luke's Health System

Matt Foster, Staff Liaison
Lead to Read KC
Associate Board Members

Stephanie Atkinson
American Century Investments

Ryan Banes
Country Club Bank

Ben Bravence
UMB Bank

Taylor Burton
Pembroke Hill Elementary

Alix Carruth
Woodruff

Paige Chappell
BOK

Lilly Faucher
BarkleyOKRP

JaVon Hill
UMKC

Liam Kelly
Artisun Solar

Katie Ketel
Burns & McDonnell

Hannah Madden
Davis Elen Advertising

Alisa McShane Sands
Ruvos