Advisory Board
Members of the community that provide guidance to Silicon Valley Reads programs.
Jill Bourne
Co-chair, Library Director
City of San Jose
Dr. David Toston, Sr.
Co-Chair, Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools
Santa Clara County Office of Education
Jennifer Weeks
Co-chair, County Librarian
Santa Clara County Library District
Nicole Branch
Dean, University Library
Santa Clara University
Clover Codd
Superintendent
Moreland School District
Kelsey Martinez Combellick
Chief of Staff, Betty Duong
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
Alicia Cortez
Trustee, Gavilan Join Community College
Dr. Michael Gallagher
Executive Director
ACSA Region 8, Santa Clara County
Tracy Gray
Library Director
City of Mountain View
Margaret Hengel
Past President
Santa Clara County Reading Council
Cindy Hill
Board President
Los Altos Library Endowment
Dr. Deborah Gorgulho
Assistant Superintendent
Santa Clara County Office of Education
Kara Iwahashi
Associate Program Director
The Commonwealth Club Silicon Valley
Katie Khera
Culture & Arts Commission
Morgan Hill Library
Deepka Lalwani
Founder
Indian Business & Professional Women
Shannon Miller, Ph.D.
Dean of the College of Humanities and Arts
San Jose State University
Reid Myers
Director
Silicon Valley Reads
Michelle Ornat
Executive Coach
Alyce Parsons
Author and Teacher
Sal Pizarro
Columnist
The San Jose Mercury News
Diane Roche
Director of Communications & Marketing
Santa Clara County Library District
Tara Sreekrishnan
Trustee
Santa Clara County Board of Education
Patty Wong
City Librarian
Santa Clara City Library