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YES Reading Elects Nina Simosko to Board

Friday, 25 July 2008 00:00

SAP Senior Executive Brings Business and Education Expertise to Board

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MILPITAS, CA. - YES Reading, a local non-profit organization dedicated to empowering children through literacy, today announced the election of Nina Simosko, Global Chief Operating Officer for SAP’s Education organization, to its board. "The global perspective on education that Nina brings will be an invaluable asset as we gear up for the nationwide rollout of our program,” said YES Reading’s CEO, Michael Lombardo. “We're thrilled to have the benefits of her experience to guide us through this period of rapid growth.”

Responsible for more than half a billion euros in global software and services revenue, Nina Simosko is also a member of the SAP Senior Executive team.

Nina has more than 14 years of sales and operations management experience with a tremendous understanding of the global high-tech industry. Prior to joining SAP in 2004, Nina worked at Siebel Systems, where she served as the General Manager of Education for the Americas, Asia Pacific/Japan and also ran Global Support & Maintenance Sales. Nina joined Siebel after working at Oracle Corporation running the Global Education Sales & Marketing team.

Nina is involved in a variety of industry associations including: (1) the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives, an exclusive membership organization for women in senior positions at high growth companies, (2) the Professional Area Network for Women in Technology, a Silicon Valley-based, non-profit organization devoted to creating programs and educating professional women in technology, and (3) the Alliance of Technology and Women, an organization that encourages women and girls to enter technology fields. Nina holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Montclair State University with emphases in both Italian and History.

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YES Reading is the Bay Area’s fastest growing children’s literacy nonprofit. With hundreds of trained volunteers working with nearly 500 students on the campuses of ten low-income Bay Area schools, YES Reading has an 80% success rate in measurably improving reading skills for children who have fallen behind in reading skills. The organization will expand to the Los Angeles area and open two additional program sites in the Bay Area by fall 2008. Major funders include the Koret Foundation, the Mountain Winery Kids Foundation, the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund, the Silver Giving Foundation, the Sobrato Foundation, Cisco Systems, Merrill Lynch, and SAP.