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Board of Directors

Last updated February 10, 2025

  • Jason Axe, Treasurer
  • Robyn Chew, President
  • Matthew Jones, Director
  • Mark May, Director
  • Sean Morris, Secretary
  • Ali Oktay, Director
  • Rich Shimano, Director

Jason Axe is the Treasurer of Reading to Kids. He holds a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles and a J.D. from the UCLA School of Law. Mr. Axe is an attorney, practicing law in Los Angeles, California.

Robyn Chew is the President of Reading to Kids. She holds a B.A. from the University of California, Davis, and a J.D. from UC College of Law, San Francisco.  Ms. Chew is a public defender with the Los Angeles County Alternate Public Defender's Office.

Matthew Jones is a Director of Reading to Kids. He holds a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Mr. Jones is a Chicago-born and trained actor who has appeared in nearly 70 different television shows and motion pictures and was a former 10-year marketing executive.

Mark May is a Director of Reading to Kids. He holds a B.S. from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. May is a Program Manager with Kyndryl.

Sean Morris is the Secretary of Reading to Kids. He holds a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and a J.D. from the UCLA School of Law. Mr. Morris practices in the Los Angeles office of Arnold & Porter, LLP.

Ali Oktay is a Director of Reading to Kids. He studied Physical Education at East Texas State University. Mr. Oktay was most recently a Manager at Chin Chin Restaurant Group.

Rich Shimano is a Director of Reading to Kids. He holds a B.S. and an M.S. in civil and environmental engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Shimano is a mobile software engineer for SAP Concur in San Francisco.

All Board members may be reached through the Reading to Kids offices.