Our Board

  • Alison Schwartz

    CHAIR

    Alison is the COO of Gotham Ghostwriters, managing finance, legal, operations, and partnerships. She was formerly COO of LUMBERYARD Center for Film & Performing Arts and Co-Founder/Editorial Director at Lulu. She also worked in the famed literary department at ICM (now CAA). Born in Toronto, Alison has a BA from McGill and an MA from Oxford. She lives in NYC with her husband and daughter.

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  • Carl Lennertz

    TREASURER

    Carl has held executive marketing roles at Random House, Knopf, and HarperCollins. He’s taught marketing at the University of Denver and led non-profit work at ABA and World Book Night US. Currently, he serves as the Executive Director of CBC, the children's book publishers' trade association, and Every Child a Reader, an award-winning 501c3 running national literacy program. Carl has lived in NY's Adirondacks since 2019 and enjoys Liverpool FC, chocolate, and vinyl LPs.

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  • Ellen Rothschild

    SECRETARY

    Ellen is an entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in starting and building businesses. She is a marketing consultant and mentor, known for blending business metrics with intuitive marketing. Ellen has served on numerous nonprofit and for-profit boards, including Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Feeding Westchester, offering leadership and business insights.

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  • Jonathan Chou

    DIRECTOR

    Jonathan Chou is a partner at Goodwin’s Technology and Life Sciences groups, working with emerging growth companies and investors in tech and life sciences sectors. He brings his experience as a former biotech research scientist to his legal work, providing practical, trusted advice to startups throughout their lifecycle. Jonathan is deeply committed to solving founders' problems while guiding them to success.

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