Board of Leaders
Roderick Zak
Chairman
Need to Read, Inc.
Roderick Zak has helped empower numerous businesses by making resources available and providing entrepreneurial training as founder and former Chairman of the Minority/Women Business Enterprise Alliance, Inc.
Roderick is also Founder and Pastor of Rejoice in the Lord Ministries, in Orlando, Florida.
Zak has helped empower numerous businesses by making resources available and providing entrepreneurial training as founder and former Chairman of the Minority/Women Business Enterprise Alliance, Inc.
Roderick Zak is also the former President of the African American Council of Christian Clergy, a network of churches representing 50,000 parishioners in Central Florida.
Pastor Zak earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Spring Hill College in Alabama, and a Master of Divinity Degree, from Interdenominational Theological Center, in Georgia. He is also the author of the book Winning is Everything.
Founder and Chair of Need to Read (N2R)
Simon T. Bailey
Award Winning
Resilience Speaker
Lisa Bell
Anchor for WKMG
A children's book author
Deshawn Chapman
Ed.D. Community Engagement
Manager for UCF
Jacqueline
Donaldson-Francois, Ed.S.
SEL Program Specialist
Orange County Public
Schools
Cecil Hollar
Scott Howat
Chief Communications Officer
President of the Foundation for Orange County Public Schools
Lynette Jackson
Vice President,
Community Manager
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
LeRoy
Pernell, J.D.
Professor and former dean of Florida
A&M University College of Law
Alandus Sims
Community Partnership
and Projects Manager
Orlando Utilities Commission
(OUC - The Reliable One)
Ashley Zak
Optometrist and Owner
of New Vision Care
