Family Reading Partnership: About Us

Dr. Jessica Casey gives a young patient his very own book as part of the Books to Grow On program

Bobbie Schneider and husband George at the Red Hot Gala, FRP’s 10th Birthday Celebration

Elizabeth Stilwell reads to a friend in the Big Red Reading Chair at the Ithaca Festival

Lisa Swayze and her son Jasper at the Read-a-thon kick-off

Karen Powers and some students enjoy book character costumes

Our Board of Directors

Bobbie Schneider, President Retired pre-school and kindergarten teacher	Karen Powers, Vice-President Third grade teacher, Northeast Elementary School
Christine Ludlow Hilker, Treasurer Assistant Vice President, Consumer Credit Manager, Tompkins Trust Company	Marty Turnbull, Secretary Human Resources Consultant
Mary Baker Social Worker, Dewitt Middle School	Michael Bend Reading Consultant
Maureen Boyd, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Literacy, Binghamton University	Jessica Casey, D.O. Pediatrician, Buttermilk Falls Pediatrics
Daphne Cornell Active community member	Anne DiGiacomo Development Officer, Cornell University
Barbara Eshelman Staffing specialist	Rita Rosenberg-Barber Retired Educator
Roger Sibley Executive Director, Franziska Racker Centers	Elizabeth Stilwell Early Childhood Educator
Lisa Swayze Direct Marketing Consultant	Not pictured: John Longhouse VP-Corporate CFO, IMR Test Labs Melissa Pruitt active community member Rich Steinacher Reading Specialist, Northeast Elementary School