WHAT IS JustREAD?

JustREAD is a non-profit literacy program that provides one-on-one tutoring to middle and high school students, many of whom are at risk of dropping out of school.

Our three primary goals are to:

• Improve the reading and writing skills of struggling students
• Build community by training volunteers to serve as tutors
• Spearhead the development of similar reading centers

JustREAD was founded at the encouragement of retired Santa Clara County Justice, Judge Leonard Edwards, who recognized that many of the young people he saw in his courtroom had inadequate reading skills, did not have jobs, and were at risk of dropping out of school.   

JustREAD does not discriminate on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, handicap, disability or age in any of its policies, procedures or practices.  This non-discriminatory policy covers access to and employment in JustREAD's programs and activities.

JustREAD is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization.

Judy Hannemann, B.A., M.A.
Judy Hannemann@justeadcenters.org

Judy is the President of the Mountain View-Los Altos High School Board of Trustees, past President of the Santa Clara County School Boards Association, and serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board (Stanford University) as well as the Rotary and Los Altos Community Foundation boards. She received the 2002 California Woman of the Year Award (CA Legislature honor). Judy is the Chairman of the JustREAD board of directors and, also, serves as the Chair of the Program-Curriculum Committee and Nominating Committee.

Cathy headed and co-developed the curriculum for the litigation training department at Fish & Richardson P.C., and worked as an intellectual property attorney specializing in patent litigation at Howrey LLP.   Cathy is a JustREAD tutor and an active volunteer in the Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District. Cathy is the board Secretary and serves on the Development/Marketing/PR Committee.

Douglas Aguilera, CPA, CFF

Doug is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified in Financial Forensics by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants with a focus on compliance. His experience includes 18 years of consulting work for large accounting firms, such as Ernst & Young, KPMG and Arthur Andersen. Doug is a past President and Treasurer of Silicon Valley Habitat for Humanity and currently tutors JustREAD Mountain View High School students.

Edward N. Bachand, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D.

Ed is a partner in the Technology group of Dorsey & Whitney LLP with over 15 years of experience representing emerging and large companies in intellectual property matters, particularly in the area of medical devices. His practice is directed toward counseling clients in all areas of patent, trademark and copyright law.

Khalid Khan, B.S.E.E. Concordia University

Khalid was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and moved to Silicon Valley in 2001 to pursue a career.  He is an engineer at Synopsys in Mountain View.  His parents immigrated from Azad Kashmir, Pakistan and believed education was the formula for success in life.  Khalid was one of the first members of his family to graduate from college and has been tutoring high school and college level students throughout his life.  He currently tutors JustREAD and JustMATH students.

Alison Kibrick, B.A. Wesleyan University, M.A. Harvard University

Alison is a principal of SHG Foundation. She has been involved with Loyola Elementary School in the Los Altos School District, including six years as librarian, and with Mountain View High School as a supporter of its music programs. Her background includes writing, editing, training, and teaching English as a Second Language. She serves on JustREAD’s Development/Marketing/PR Committee.

Ester Ng, CFP, CRPC, M.B.A.

Ester is a Certified Financial Planner by the CFP Board, and a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor by the College of Financial Planning. She has been a Financial Advisor with Ameriprise Financial for over 14 years in Los Altos, CA. She is a member of the Financial Planning Association, the Rotary Club of Los Altos and serves on the JustREAD Development/Marketing Committee.

Kathy Pierson, B.A., M.B.A.

Kathy retired from a career in marketing at Hewlett-Packard, where she was a senior resource on writing, editing, and communications.  She has volunteered in schools since the 1970s, and began as a JustREAD tutor in 2006.  She serves on the Program-Curriculum Committee.

Connie Viveros, B.A., Marketing and Management

Connie led the marketing departments for Storm Technologies, Psygnosis, and Ocean International and was a management consultant for Sega International and Tivo.  She is the founder of Market Solutions, a founder and president of the 100 Women Charitable Foundation and serves as the chair of the JustREAD Development/PR/Marketing Committee. 

Suzanne Werner, B.A, Business

Suzanne’s professional background includes planning business and catering events, and she recently retired from Pillar Data Systems as a Senior Buyer.  Her community work has included volunteering at local schools, libraries, United Way agencies and soup kitchens.  She is a JustREAD tutor and serves on the Development/Marketing/PR Committee. She chairs the Tutor Recruitment Sub-committee.