Joanna Vorachek Austin

Board Member

Brief info

Joanna Austin is an experienced marketer, brand builder, and strategic, C-level leader, with more than two decades of experience building brands, businesses, and teams that drive performance. Joanna’s passion for giving back began during her high school years while volunteering and serving under-resourced communities in Houston, Texas, and has continued for more than 30 years. Today, Joanna proudly serves on the Book Fairies Board, supporting its efforts to put books in the hands of children throughout the New York Metro area.

Testimonials

A parent of one of my students says that "Every day, S opens up his dictionary & reads it in the morning, & when he gets home from school. He touches that book at least 10x a day!" S's vocabulary score increased on the DOE's iReady test.

Ms. Vasquez PS 182

My students were so excited to see all the books in our classroom. They love going to the reading corner to look through the books and pick a different one to read. Prior to receiving the books from Book fairies, our classroom only had a few books!

Ms. M at PS 104 Queens, NY

My students were so excited to go book shopping for the first time. We have been working on our reading stamina by reading 2 more minutes independently each day. They made it to 20 minutes this week and were so engaged with the new books in our library.

Ms. L at Countrywood Primary Center, Huntington Station, NY