Staff and Advisory Board
Sallie Page-Goertz, MN APRN, CPNP-PC
Medical Director
913-588-6364
spage@kumc.edu
Jenny Horsley
Executive Director
913-945-6577
jhorsley@kumc.edu
Abbie Bliss, MA
Events & Communication Coordinator
913-588-3073
abliss3@kumc.edu
Stefanie Estes, M.L.S.
Book Coordinator
913-588-0295
sestes2@kumc.edu
Reach Out and Read Kansas City Advisory Board
Marissa Steele, Board Chair, TEKsystems Global Services, LLC
April Soberon, Vice Chair, Leavenworth School District
Ben Gebhards, Past Chair and Finance Chair, Humana
Zach Jarjoura, Conexon Nancy Spangler, Spangler Associates Inc
Trae Venerable, Honeywell and local author
Taylor Worthington, Mithril Defense
AbdulRasak Yahaya, Open Minds Child Development Center
Bobbi Henson, Honeywell, FMT
Alice Fitzgerald, Five Elms Capital
Tabitha O’Riley, The Standard
Jordan Lord, AbbVie
Mary Burford, Pepsi Co.
Darin George, Black and McDonald
Committee Members
Eli Colmenero, MarksNelson
Kelly Jernigan, Commerce Bank
"Reach Out and Read Kansas City supports foundational journeys for families and children in their growth and literacy."- Ben Gebhards, Advisory Board Chair