Advisory Board
Members of the community that provide guidance to Silicon Valley Reads programs.
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D.
Co-chair, County Superintendent of Schools
Santa Clara County Office of Education
Jill Bourne
Co-chair, Library Director
City of San Jose
Jennifer Weeks
Co-chair, County Librarian
Santa Clara County Library District
Nicole Branch
Dean, University Library
Santa Clara University
Kelsey Martinez Combellick
Chief of Staff, Joe Simitian
City of San José, Board of Supervisors
Alicia Cortez
Trustee, Gavilan Join Community College, Former Dean, Equity & Engagement De Anza College
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
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
Grace Mah
Board Member
Santa Clara County Board of Education
Shannon Miller, Ph.D.
Dean of the College of Humanities and Arts
San Jose State University
Reid Myers
Director
Silicon Valley Reads
Michelle Ornat
Deputy Director of Public Services
San José Public Library
Alyce Parsons
Author and Teacher
Sal Pizarro
Columnist
The San Jose Mercury News
Diane Roche
Director of Communications & Marketing
Santa Clara County Library District
Marisa Spatafore
Associate Vice President Communications & External Relations
De Anza College
Geri Weimers
Community Volunteer
Patty Wong
City Librarian
Santa Clara City Library