Program Manager, Gail Phillips Wyntress Smith Award Reach Out and Read National's 30th Anniversary

Gail Phillips Honored with Wyntress Smith Award

Gail has worked for Reach Out and Read in various capacities for 20 years, going above and beyond to deliver the highest quality program.

Congrats to our Program Manager, Gail Phillips. Gail was honored with the Wyntress Smith Award at Reach Out and Read National’s 30th Anniversary celebration in Boston! Gail embodies Reach Out and Read’s core values and our team feels certain that she has been blessed with a 25th hour to her day as there is no one who can accomplish more tasks with better results than Gail.

Gail has worked for Reach Out and Read in various capacities for 20 years, going above and beyond to deliver the highest quality program. Gail understands the impact a high fidelity Reach Out and Read program site can have on families in need and this knowledge drives her dedication. She integrates her passion into staff training and creates a supportive work environment with a motivating message for our team: we are growing families to love reading and love spending time with their youngest children – this changes lives and changes futures.

From the moment you meet Gail, her dedication to the work is tireless, her passion for children endlessly apparent, and her love and commitment to our mission is unmistakably clear.

Gail’s commitment to Reach Out and Read is truly extraordinary. From the moment you meet Gail, her dedication to the work is tireless, her passion for children endlessly apparent, and her love and commitment to our mission is unmistakably clear. It warms the heart to know that Reach Out and Read remembers the legacy of someone like Wyntress Smith by honoring someone like Gail, who is still busy creating hers here in Georgia!