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Maureen Rayhill

Maureen Rayhill, Board President
started her own management consulting practice in 2007 which specializes in strategic planning, change management, and business development. Her clients include corporate, nonprofit, and government organizations. Maureen has designed education programs for the New York City public school system, and the New York State Department of Health, and has developed strategic plans for nonprofits operating in the education sector. She has also designed and implemented restructuring plans for corporate and nonprofit clients. Maureen was a Vice President at Giuliani Partners LLC where her work included growth and communications strategies, and private equity investment. She taught Greek and Latin and served as Dean at Manhattan's Trinity School. She has an M.B.A. from the Wharton School and graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Classics from Bowdoin College.

Best of the Web: Summer Reading Lists

Periodically we compile a list of the best of what the Internet has to offer to teachers—be that in the classroom or just in daily life. The current edition, “Summer Reading Lists,” highlights summer reading lists from various organizations. You'll find everything from Oprah's book club to a required reading list for future presidents.

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Summer Reading Lists

Family Education’s Teen and Adult Reading List
Turn your home into a classroom—parents and teenagers can read these novels and learn from them together.
National Public Radio
Nancy Pearl admits that these books are so engrossing that they tempt some to call in sick to work. For teachers on summer vacation, enjoy your break from work and indulge yourself!
Oprah’s Book Club
Join the self-proclaimed largest book club in the world and enter a reading circle that offers book suggestions and online message boards to chat about what you read.
Professional Development
Teachers College Press offers a myriad of books to jumpstart your professional development, including subject areas ranging from mentoring to connecting girls and science.
Radcliffe Publishing Course’s 100 Best Novels
Compiled in 1998, this list was made at the request of the Modern Library editorial board.
Random House’s 100 Best Novels
Random House has compiled its list of the top 100 novels in the modern library.
UC Berkeley Summer Reading List
UC Berkeley professors and library associates recommend books that should be required reading for “future presidents.”
Washington Post
Consider rediscovering a “notable and neglected” book from a list compiled by columnist Jonathan Yardley.

TeachersCount Summer Picks


Diana Burroughs: Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

David Woolf: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Lauren McCollum: Confessions of a Novice Math Teacher in the Bronx by Ric Klass available at Amazon.com

Lori Piranian: Time and Again by Jack Finney