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

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

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

Robert Needlman, MD
Co-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.

Martha Gershun
Executive Director

Ellen Berlin
Director of Finance and Administration

Barbara Ducharme
Director of National Programs

Mary Doorley
Senior Director of Development

Matt Ferraguto
Director of Communications

Anne-Marie Fitzgerald
Director of Institutional Advancement

Kit Blundo
Manager of Individual Giving

Brian Gallagher
Director of National Expansion

Kelly Taranto
Manager of Events

Eric Belford
Director of Information Technology