Who's Who

Reach Out and Read is uniquely different from other national literacy initiatives because it is a medically-based program, administered through primary care providers. ROR National Center management and staff provide assistance to ROR Programs around the country. In addition, ROR is supported by an active Board of Directors and a Physicians Medical Advisory Board.

Reach Out and Read Leadership

Judy Newman
Chair of the Board of Directors

Perri Klass, MD
Medical Director of Reach Out and Read; Professor of Journalism and Pediatrics, New York University

Eric Belford
Director of Information Technology

Ellen Berlin
Director of Finance and Administration

Mary Doorley
Senior Director of Development

Barbara Ducharme
Director of National Programs

Elisabeth Duursma
Director of Research Initiatives

Matt Ferraguto
Director of Communications

Anne-Marie Fitzgerald
Senior Director of National and State Programs

Brian Gallagher
Director of National Expansion

Reach Out and Read Founders

Robert Needlman, MD
Founder and Senior Advisor of Reach Out and Read; Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; and Developmental-Behavioral pediatrician at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland.

Barry S. Zuckerman, MD
Founder of Reach Out and Read; Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine.