Jenny Volpe is CEO of Make Way for Books, an early childhood literacy nonprofit organization that impacts 30,000 children, parents, and educators annually. Jenny is passionate about helping children gain access to quality educational opportunities and believes in the power of literacy to change lives. For the past twelve years at Make Way for Books, she has dedicated her time working to ensure that more children in our community have the chance to realize their full potential. Jenny holds a B.A. in literature from the University of Chicago and a M.A. in education from the Johns Hopkins University. Believing in education as a means to achieve social change and equity, Jenny began her educational career as a Teach For America teacher and taught for five years before entering the curriculum development and nonprofit sectors. She has traveled the globe and helped to design literacy programs for children across the United States and in other countries.  Jenny is proud to lead Make Way for Books, an organization that has won awards for innovation and impact. Jenny is skilled in non-profit leadership and organizational development and is an expert in leading-edge strategy design including 2-Generation change, community-based literacy and education models, developing innovative programs and professional development strategies, products, and services that impact under-served children and adults.  She has worked to ensure that Make Way for Books takes the latest science of improving children’s literacy and closing opportunity gaps, and that of adult learning, and turns it into effective action to make lifelong teachers of parents and lifelong learners of children! In her role as CEO of Make Way for Books, Jenny is proud to lead a dedicated team working to ensure that Arizona is a place where more and more children can succeed in school and in life.

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