Our Team
Staff
Ruth Stalford - Founder/Executive Director
Martha Dourisboure - Program Director, Book Nook & Book Clubs
Sofia Benavidez - TAY Shop Manager
Marisa Materna - Event Specialist
Board of Directors
Julie Liker - Chair
Ruth Stalford - President/Executive Director
Rae Sanchini - Secretary
Staci Miller - Treasurer
Joey Freed
James Ryan
Meghan Hooper
Michele Sanchez
Sandy Nasseri
Sheri Singer
Advisors:
Dr. Pamela Varady
Rich Mendelson
Stephanie Catalan
Leadership Committee
Adam Beechen
Amy Cohen
Dana Belcastro
Carmen Dixon
Dana Jackson
Hope Hanafin
Ilanna Bavli
Jo DiSante
Jody Price
Kevin Kate McQuhae
Maggie Biggar
Mindy Amster
Paul Brent
Rosalind Robinson
Shannon Gaulding
Share Stallings
Teen Advisory Board
Our Teen Advisory Board is a formal and robust program consisting of high school teens who are committed to the Make Good mission. Along with logging hundreds of volunteer hours, they operate drives at their schools and even facilitate story corners at events.
Leadership:
Lily Sanchez: Co-President
Jack Stalford: Co-President
Emma Wollaeger: Vice - President
Maria “Libby” Paquette: Secretary
Connor Youshaei: Co-Treasurer
Grant Fisher: Co-Treasurer
Olivia Pathak & Jane Rudnick: Directors of Communication
Lauren Park, Lily Roseme & Henry Rutherford, Eli Parsi, Victoria Bessant: Directors of Community Engagement
Committee:
Mabel Alexander, Isla Armour, Bennett Barnes, Abby Byrne, Caroline Carr, Luna Coyle, Madeline Dang, Madison Dang, Malia Dang, Greta Gilison, Sam Joe, Austin Kimball, Fernie Kimball, Daniel Kruglyakov, Brandon Lustgarten, Finn McConaghy, Griffin Miller, Madi Miller, Elijah Nasseri, Josh Nasseri, Alex Newman, Nina Paquette, Stella Pathak, Yeon-Ah Rutherford, Lulu Salvaterra and India Wickers