Our Staff
Our book-loving team is dedicated to supporting Books for Keeps' mission to inspire joyful experiences with literacy that children can forever associate with learning. We'd love to meet you!
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Our Board
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Books for Keeps relies on our Board to help support literacy for all in our community and beyond. We are so grateful for each of our board members who lend their time and talents to this work!
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Mary Alston Killen
Board Vice President
Strategic Engagement Manager for the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia
Kathleen Adams
Board President
Marketing Manager, Leon Farmer & Company
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Chandra Mincey
Board Secretary
Scientist, Johnson and Johnson MedTech
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Ben Jacobs-Nichelson
Board Treasurer
Financial Planner & Owner, Fully Financial
Pamela Garcia
Board Member
Principal, JJ Harris Elementary School
Clarke County School District
Janine Sheedy
Board Member
School Psychologist, Walton County School District
Keith Roberson
Board Member
Manager & Co-Owner Of Barron’s Rental
Ashley Gibson
Board Member
Library Assistant, University of North Georgia
Tiara Smith
Board Member
Program Manager, Bright Paths
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Sue Plaksin
Board Member
Assistant Director Organizational Development, Athens Regional Library System
More about the board
​For questions about the Books for Keeps board, please reach out to board@booksforkeeps.org. We look forward to hearing from you!