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
Eric Graham, Past Chair
TGP Investments
David Lowe, Past Chair
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
Amy Graham
Community Volunteer
Holly Jenkins-Long
LISC of Greater Kansas City
Tashayla Person
CATALYST
Lynn Rundle
Board Member Emeritus
Scott Swezy
American Century Investments
Associate Board
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
Stephanie Atkinson
American Century Investments
Ryan Banes
Country Club Bank
Ben Bravence
UMB Bank
Alix Carruth
Woodruff
Lilly Faucher
BarkleyOKRP
Katie Ketel
Burns & McDonnell
Alisa McShane Sands
Ruvos