| Roxanne Coady founded R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison, Connecticut , one of the premier bookstores in the country for the last 21 years. In 2008, she launched Just the Right Book!.com, an online premium gift service to “put the right book in the right hand”. In 1996, Ms. Coady founded, and continues to chair, the Read to Grow Foundation, which in partnership with urban hospitals throughout Connecticut, provides books and literacy information to tens of thousands of children and families each year. In 2006, Ms. Coady co-edited the book “The Book That Changed My Life” and appears regularly on National Public Radio. R.J. Julia Booksellers awards have included: Business New Haven “Small Business of the Year” and the New Haven Advocate Reader’s Poll – First Place Independent Bookstore; Connecticut Magazine’s Best Bookstore and Publishers Weekly – Bookseller of the Year. Ms. Coady was a chosen Delegate for the White House Conference on Small Business, and the Junior Achievement Hall of Fame. Prior to her career as a bookseller, Roxanne Coady was National Tax Director and Partner for BDO Seidman, New York and currently serves as a Director of First Niagara Financial Group, one of the largest 25 banks in the United States. |