meet our team
Behind every story we share is a team committed to making reading a joyful, lasting experience for every child. Meet the people making it happen.
Our Staff
Betty Mohlenbrok
Founder & President
Ronnie Diaz
Development Director
Chloe Mills
Program Manager
Savannah Cadiz
Program Manager
Kate D. Rapiñan
Office Manager & Program Asst.
Lucy Fragoso
Volunteer Comm. Manager
Carolyn Tomaino
Marketing Coordinator
Maribel De La Rosa
Family Outreach Coordinator
Our Board
Betty Mohlenbrok
President & Chairperson
Richard M. Radosh
Vice Chair
J.R. Raines
Treasurer
Julie B. Beaty
Secretary
David Bejarano
Trustee
Eric Manese
Trustee
Rob Mills
Trustee
Linda Rankin
Trustee
Shaun R. Wiley
Trustee
Gunner Oury
Trustee
Tori Nelson Calisch
Trustee
Courtney Dade
Trustee
Pat Giles
Trustee
Advisory Council
Reo Carr – Founder/CEO, Research Group of Companies
Ken Culver – Commander (Ret.), San Diego County Sheriff’s Dept.
David Davenport – Hoover Institution; Former President, Pepperdine
Edward DeRoche, Ph.D. – Director, Character Development Center
Mike Haynes – Pro Football Hall of Fame
Rhonda Su’esu’e-Hernandez, RCFE – Activities Director, ADGSD
Valerie G. Hong, Esq. – Garcia Hong Law
Antonette W. Hood, Ed.D – Associate Professor (Ret.), CSU San Marcos
Matt & Jessica Hughes – Owner/Operators, Chick-fil-A Point Loma
Cheryl Carter King – Founding Board Member (Ret.), Reading Legacies
Rachael Horn Langford, PhD – Adjunct Professor, PLNU
Ashley Rae Rawlins – Rawlins Law
Renee K. Resko – VP of Development, Helen Woodward Animal Center
Stephanie Scott – Quality Review Analyst, American Specialty Health
Cecil Steppe – Director, Social Services; CEO, Urban League (Ret.)
Col. Marianne S. Waldrop, USMC (Ret.), Ph.D. – President, UNC NROTC Alumni Assoc.
Greg Williams – Campus Supervisor, Liberty Charter HS
Lee E. Winslett – SVP, Wells Fargo New Markets Lending
Meet our team
Behind every story is a team committed to making reading a lasting experience for every child.
Betty Mohlenbrok
Founder & President
Ronnie Diaz
Development Director
Chloe Mills
Program Manager
Savannah Cadiz
Program Manager
Kate Danielle Rapiñan
Office Manager & Program Assistant
Lucy Fragoso
Volunteer Comm. Manager
Maribel De La Rosa-Villa
Volunteer Coordinator
Carolyn Tomaino
Marketing Coordinator
Our Board
Advisory Council
Reo Carr · Ken Culver · David Davenport · Edward DeRoche · Mike Haynes · Rhonda Su’esu’e-Hernandez · Valerie Hong · Antonette Hood · Matt & Jessica Hughes · Cheryl King · Rachael Langford · Ashley Rawlins · Renee Resko · Stephanie Scott · Cecil Steppe · Marianne Waldrop · Greg Williams · Lee Winslett