• Jo Barnes

• Mary Ann Brand

• Veronica Cluett

• Lynne Dickie

• Nancy Nares

• Jennifer Gadzala

• Sally Keefe Cohen

• Barbara Vaughan

• Miranda Miller

• Bryan Persaud

• Liz Innes

• Brenda Franks

• Linda Mason

• Janet Gerry

• Nicky Braund

• Catherine O’Brien

• Steve O’Brien

• Duncan Payne

• Bev Sharpe

• Larry Scanlan

• Laurel Bates

• Natalie Dykman

"Reading has always been a huge part of my self-care. It has also been one of my most important parenting tools. Some of my most treasured memories are reading to my kids. Now that they're older, they read on their own. Reading is a skill and a gift that transports us into a different way of thinking and feeling.

I'm most proud to have the opportunity to be involved in a community initiative such as County Kids Read that promotes this way of being to our young leaders. It's such a joy to witness how excited the kids get or how grateful the parents are when the kids are being read to or when they are gifted with a book to keep. CKR truly is a gift that keeps on giving and is key in elevating our way of life in the County." 

Jo Barnes - Mom, Reader, Community Advocate, Entrepreneur

Andrea Dawes, Executive Director (part-time) - Andrea has worked in frontline and management roles in nonprofits for over 20 years. She has worked as Special Initiatives Manager for the PEC Arts Council, coordinated an immigration legal clinic in Montreal, and managed fund development and communications activities for County Kids Read for two years before becoming Executive Director. Andrea is the proud Mom of a 9-year old bookworm, and runs PecParents.ca, an online resource for County families. She holds a Master's in Public Administration degree from San Francisco State University and B.A. from McGill University.