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Reach Out and Read Advisory Committee

To ensure that Reach Out and Read Indiana meets the needs of children and families in Indiana, ROR Indiana established an Advisory Committee, to bring together leaders across the health, literacy, education and development sectors to further the program's mission of optimizing the social-emotional development and school readiness of all young Hoosier children within an inclusive and culturally-responsive two-generation framework. The current Reach Out and Read Committee is made up of the following individuals:

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JENNIFER BOLANDER

​CFRE

Community Health Network Foundation  

Indianapolis, Indiana 

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CHRISTIA HICKS

MPT, MBA, HFA, BA

Eskenazi Health 
Indianapolis, Indiana

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ANDREW ZIRKLE

Ascension St. Vincent Foundation

Indianapolis, Indiana

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CHRIS WEINTRAUT, JD

Executive Director, INAAP
Indianapolis, Indiana

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JILL HOWELL-BERG 
MD

Reach Out and Read 

Medical Director
Louisville, Kentucky

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MADISON SHEPHERD
MPM

Statewide Program Coordinator, INAAP
Indianapolis, Indiana

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ALISHA CLAWSON
MHA

Indiana University Health
Indianapolis, Indiana 

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CLAUDIA MONTES 

MS. Ed

Indianapolis Public Library
Indianapolis, Indiana

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MECCA MAXEY-SMARTT

MD

Indiana University Health 
Indianapolis, Indiana

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