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Board of Directors

Last updated October 31, 2024

  • 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 Hastings College of the Law.  Ms. Chew is a retired attorney who practiced law in Los Angeles, California.

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, a former 10-year marketing executive, is now a working television and film actor and a journalist/marketing editor with diversityinbusiness.com.

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 an engineer with the Contra Costa County Department of Public Works in Martinez, CA.

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