Meet the Team
Say hello to the wonderful co-hosts and contributors who make Reading Women possible.
Photo Credit: Kimberly Murray
Kendra Winchester
Co-founder & Executive Director
Kendra is a freelance editor, specializing in nonfiction, and holds an M.A. in English literature. Growing up in southern Ohio gave her a love of rural stories and a desire to see better representation of Appalachia in contemporary literature. When she’s not spending time in the publishing world, she’s taking her Corgi, Dylan, to the dog park or indulging in her cooking obsession. She currently reads and writes from coffee shops in South Carolina.
Sachi Argabright
Co-host
Sachi is a finance professional with a passion for reading. Her Japanese background drives her to learn more about Asian experiences and stories about people of color. When Sachi isn’t in the office, she enjoys traveling, trying new foods, and (of course) reading. Sachi and her husband reside in Northeast Ohio with their Pembroke Welsh corgi, Yuki, who they love to pieces!
Jaclyn Masters
Co-host
Jaclyn is an Australian senior construction lawyer and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) with double majors in History and English literature. Growing up across Newcastle, United Kingdom and then later in Melbourne, Australia gave her a love of diverse stories and a particular desire to see more international readers pick up books by Australian authors. Outside of practicing law and reading, Jaclyn enjoys time spent with her rescue cat, Larry, and finding a new wine to indulge with. She currently lives in Houston, Texas.
Sumaiyya Naseem
Co-host
Sumaiyya is a Bookstagrammer and freelance writer and editor who specializes in Middle Eastern and Muslim narratives. In 2018, she left her job at a Saudi magazine and moved to India to pursue a Masters in English Literature. She’s hopeful that her time in India will connect her to her Indian roots and freshen up this facet of her identity—a task she also hopes to take up with the help of literature. When not reading, Sumaiyya writes about her experiences as a female with a Saudi and Indian background and enjoys exploring the culinary and cultural experiences the city has to offer. She lives in Delhi with her precious cat, Gatsby.
Contributing Editors
Joce S. | Podcast Contributor
Joce is a Booktuber on her channel squibblesreads (on a hiatus, but will be back soon!), and a co-blogger at The Quiet Pond. She is an advocate for diversity and representation in books. Lately, she's been hanging out with her beautiful baby daughter and loving motherhood. Her hobbies include calligraphy, running, weightlifting, and makeup. If she's not at Disneyland, she's probably destroying the patriarchy or taking a nap.
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RuthAnn Deveney | Communications Coordinator
RuthAnn works in learning and development in the finance industry, and she’s always reading multiple books at once. She loves nonfiction, especially about science and social justice, as well as literary fiction. RuthAnn lives outside Philadelphia in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, with her husband and their Westie, Ted. She loves living in a small town, especially enjoying the great craft beer scene and volunteering at the local library.
Contributors
Bree Hill
Bree Hill is a retired Air Force Veteran, freelance writer with a love of recommending romance novels, and self-proclaimed Women’s History lover. She can typically be found at one of her local coffee shops reading or blogging and if not doing that, she’s probably rewatching episodes of I Love Lucy or a romantic comedy she’s seen hundreds of times. She was born in a small town in Missouri before moving to Memphis, Tennessee in high school. The military moved her to South Korea, the state of Georgia, Saudi Arabia and South Texas where she currently resides and calls home—for now!
Didi of Brown Girl Reading
Didi is an EFL Teacher and holds a BA in English Literature with a minor in French as well as a Masters in TEFL and a diploma in Interior Architecture. She loves reading literary fiction and is specifically interested in books by Black writers from all over the diaspora. She feels that Black writers are highly neglected in the publishing world so she highlights them as much as she can through readalongs and book reviews. When she’s not reading and writing in her journals, she is trying to teach herself Italian and how to watercolor, along with going for long swims. She currently lives 75 km north west of Paris in a town in Normandy, France.
Editorial
Elizabeth Franke | Transcript Editor
Elizabeth holds a B.A. in writing and an M.A. in theatre and specializes in playwriting. She loves to see plays connect with an audience and cause them to consider something in a new way. She’s a member of the production team of a local theatre group that focuses on writing and producing new plays. She grew up in Colorado and currently lives in South Carolina with her cat, Willow.