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CLA BOARD AND COMMITTEES

CLA BOARD


President
Xenia Hadjioannou ('24)
Penn State University, Berks

Vice-President
Wendy Stephens ('24)
Jacksonville State University

Secretary
Mary-Kate Sableski ('24)
University of Dayton

Treasurer
Trish Bandré
Salina Public Schools (’23)

Historian
Amy McClure
Ohio Wesleyan University ('23)

Past President
Ruth Lowery
University of North Texas (’24)

OTHER ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS

Other Elected Board Members
S. Adam Crawley, University of Colorado, Boulder (’23)
Lisa Patrick, Ohio State University (’23)
Angela Wiseman, North Carolina State University (’23)

Mary Lee Hahn, Poet & Community Volunteer (’24)
Andrea M. Page, Author & Educator (’24)
Sara K. Sterner, Cal Poly Humboldt (’24)

Elizabeth Bemiss, University of West Florida (’25)
Rene M. Rodriguez- Astacio, California State University, Fresno (’25)
Megan M. Van Deventer, Weber State University (’25)

REPRESENTATIVES

NCTE Liaison
Kristen Ritchie

Publisher Representative
Patty Rosati, Harper Collins Publishers

CLA COMMITTEES

Communications
Megan Van Deventer (Chair and MailChimp)
Xenia Hadjioannou (Website Manager)
Mary Lee Hahn (Facebook)
Liz Thackeray Nelson (Membership)
Johari Murray

Membership
Liz Thackeray Nelson (Chair)
Xenia Hadjioannou (Website Manager)
Trish Bandré (Treasurer)

Ways and Means
Ally Hauptman (Chair)
Raven Cromwell (chair)
Kathryn Pole
Mary Lee Hahn
Michelle Hasty
Peggy Rice

Endowment Committee
Miriam Martinez (Chair)
Ruth Lowery (Past President)
Xenia Hadjioannou (President)
Trish Bandre (Treasurer)
Wendy Stephens (Vice President)

Breakfast
Andrea Page & Jackie Arnold (2023 Chairs)
Jeanne Fain & Susan Polos (2023 co-chairs/ 2024 chairs)

Master Class
Sara K. Sterner (2023 Lead Chair)
Lisa Pinkerton (Patrick) (2023 Past Chair)
Mary Ann Cappiello (2023 co-chair/ 2024 Lead chair)

Notables
Fran Wilson (2023 Chair)
Patrick Andrus - Assistant Chair 2023/Chair 2024
Kathryn Will (Past Chair)

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity
Adam Crowley (Chair)
Elizabeth Bemiss (Chair)
Laura Ascenzi-Moreno
Susan Browne
Nadine a Bryce  
Lester Laminack  
Craig Young  

Nominating Committee
Ruth Lowery (Chair, Past President)
Xenia Hadjioannou (President)
Wendy Stephens (Vice President)
Adam Crowley (DEI Chair)
Elizabeth Bemiss (DEI Chair)

Audit Committee
April Bedford
Janine Schall

Student Committee:
Jennifer Slagus - Brock University(chair)
Meghan Valerio - Kent State University
Laurie Esposito
Wenyu Guo
Ling Hao
Ashley Johnson

Research Award
Grace Enriquez (chair)
René M. Rodríguez-Astacio (vice-chair 2023)
Sandip Wilson
Denise Davila
Meghan Valerio

Early Career Award
Angela Wiseman (cochair)
Mary Napoli (cochair)
Marla Robertson
Katie Caprino

Bonnie Campbell Hill Literacy Leader Award
Nancy Johnson (Chair 2023)
Mary Ellen Oslick (vice-chair 2023)
Rachel Skrlac Lo
Jennifer Slagus - Brock University

Journal of Children’s Literature Editors:
Caitlin L. Ryan
Laura Jimenez,
Jill Hermann-Wilmarth,
Craig Young

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