Wade Richardson

Board Member

Brief info

As Senior Manager of Community Relations and Game Presentation, Wade Richardson leads community relations efforts for BSE Global properties, including the Long Island Nets and the NBA 2K League affiliate, Nets Gaming Crew. He also manages Game Presentation while encompassing all aspects of entertainment and corporate activities.

Since joining the company in 2016, Richardson has played an integral role in the launch of grassroots initiatives for youth development. Programs include Read to Achieve, Long Island Nets Basketball Academy and Community Open Run .

Richardson was raised in Copiague New York and is a proud alumnus of St. Joseph’s University in Patchogue, New York, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Leisure Service Management and Recreation, and played for the Men’s Basketball team. He was awarded a Proclamation from the Town of Babylon on June 11, 2022, for his commitment to youth programming for his hometown.

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