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Lisa McManus

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Lisa McManus

Lisa, a Sr. Curriculum Designer, has served students for over twenty years. Before joining Worldreader, Lisa was the Education Program Manager at Reading In Motion and worked for over 13 years as an elementary teacher in Michigan, Georgia, and Illinois. In addition to her academic endeavors, Lisa is an executive function coach where she helps students … Continue Reading →

Angela Riggs

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As the Staff Recruiter/Administrator Specialist, Angela strives to find top-tier talent to join the Worldreader team and provide stellar service and support to the organization’s leaders and executives. Angela is a multifaceted professional with a diverse background. She brings over ten years of experience recruiting talent for award-winning artists, productions, and events. She has provided … Continue Reading →

Kathrina Wardrip

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Kathrina Wardrip

Kathrina is responsible for Worldreader’s Major Gifts fundraising efforts by building meaningful relationships with foundations, corporations, and individual major and prospective donors. With a background in education and environmental fundraising, she has ten years of experience in managing campaigns, events, reports, proposals, board engagement, and developing donor pipelines while balancing fundraising goals and donor needs. … Continue Reading →

Mirtha Vaca-Wilkens

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As the Director of Transformational Giving, Mirtha leverages her expertise in social advancement to build advocacy and support for underserved communities, especially youth. She brings over a decade of experience working at the intersection of fundraising, marketing and communications to create meaningful connections for transformative causes. Mirtha has nearly two decades of leadership experience in … Continue Reading →

Heidi Williams

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Heidi Williams

Heidi joined Worldreader as one of our first volunteers in 2010 and now leads our Accounting and Administration team, focusing on accounting, audit, and facilities administration. Prior to joining Worldreader, she worked in financial services and business management but attributes her keen organizational skill to the time she spent away from the workforce raising and … Continue Reading →

Expert Ideas for Creative Reading Spaces for Kids

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Encouraging children to foster a love of books and reading at an early age is an excellent way to set them up for their future. However, getting our children to want to read is a task much easier said than done.