Our Advisory Board

BabyRead’s Advisory Board is comprised of educators, business, people, and a family reader representative that helps guide our program.

Members include:

Caren von Hippel, Ph.D.

BabyRead Founder and President

Marriann Cole

BabyRead volunteer and Chief Operating Officer

Beatriz Gil-Stewart

Physician at Oconee Pediatrics

Lynell Hecht

Staff member at Northside Elementary School

Miss Alice Lee

Center Director, Seneca Head Start and Early Head Start

Jennifer Rich

Elementary Instructional Specialist for the Oconee County School District

Ashley Robertson

Director of Early Learning for the Oconee County School District

Ellen Sanford

Former Leader of Reading Recover, Oconee County elementary schools, adjunct professor of Early Literacy, Clemson University, kindergarten teacher

Anna Webb

Baby Read family representative

Kathy Whitmire

Former Assistant Superintendent for Instruction for Oconee County Schools, founder of Center 4 ADHD in Seneca

 See additional information about each member