Sessions at Building Literacy 2025 Conference

Mr. Max A Whitaker, Chief Executive Officer of The Read Along Friends inspires each day on TRAF that birth to adult that their reading and their love of literacy is important and is the 1st priority. Mr. Max is also a Honorary Occupational Therapist in Northeast Tennessee where he serves children with special needs. Mr. Max has a passion for helping others and children with what they need to achieve their goals and their love of literacy. Mr. Max has received a proclamation from the Washington County, TN Mayor and Commission for great leadership skills in May of 2021. Mr. Max has received a Happygram from Day-time Tri Cites in July of 2022 for serving the community with his talents. Mr. Max loves to show many of his hobbies on The Read Along Friends literacy videos.  Mr. Max loves to make sure that everyone that watches The Read Along Friends has the reading magic with them every single book they see and pick up and inspires everyone to have a obsession with literacy and reading. In his free time, he loves, music, going to sports games, working on tech, going to movies, spending time with his family and friends. Mr. Max has 1 bunny (Casper) and 3 Cats (Lady, Abby and Huntley!)