Meet Lois Gerstein, A former medical social worker with an MSW from NYU, she also ran a children’s bookstore, combining her passion for books and early childhood education. After relocating to New Jersey, she transitioned to legal work, earning a paralegal certificate from NYU and spending twenty years with the New Jersey State Attorney General’s office. She later assisted her husband in researching and writing a practical guide on education law. Since retiring in 2020, Lois has been actively involved in volunteer work, including reading to children, and was excited to join GrandPals after hearing about it from a friend.

“I was greeted with a home made Valentine from the little girl that I read to. It was very unexpected as it was not Valentines Day. It really warmed my heart. Last week she hugged my legs at the end of our reading time together. It’s the little things like this that make this experience so rewarding.”