CLA BOARD

President
Wendy Stephens ('26)
Jacksonville State University

Vice-President
Mary-Kate Sableski ('26)
University of Dayton

Secretary
Adam Crawley
University of Colorado Boulder ('26)

Treasurer
Trish Bandré
Salina Public Schools (’25)

Historian
Lauren Aimonette Liang
University of Utah ('25)

Past President
Xenia Hadjioannou ('26)
Penn State University, Berks

OTHER ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS

Other Elected Board Members
Elizabeth Bemiss, University of West Florida (’25)
Rene M. Rodriguez- Astacio, California State University, Fresno (’25)
Megan M. Van Deventer, Weber State University (’25)
Kathy Short, University of Arizona ('26)
Liz Nelson, Utah Valley University ('26)
Melissa Stewart, Author ('26)
Suriati Abas, SUNY Oneonta ('27)
Dorian Harrison, the Ohio State University ('27)
Jennifer Slagus, University of South Florida Libraries & Brock University ('27)

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)

Membership
Liz Thackeray Nelson (Chair)
Emmaline Ellis (vice-Chair)
Xenia Hadjioannou (Website Manager)
Trish Bandré (Treasurer)

Ways and Means
Raven Cromwell (chair)
Mary Lee Hahn (vice chair)
Ally Hauptman
Melissa Stewart
Josh Coleman

Endowment Committee
Miriam Martinez (Chair)
Xenia Hadjioannou (Past President)
Wendy Stephens (President)
Trish Bandre (Treasurer)
Mary-Kate Sableski (Vice President)

Breakfast
Jongsun Wee & Meghan Valerio (2025 chairs)
Wenyu Guo & Lisa Morris Wilkey(2024 cochairs/ 2025 chairs)

CLA Expert Class (formerly Master Class)
 Kathy Short (2024 vice-chair/ 2025 Lead chair)
Mary Ann Cappiello (2025 Past Chair)
Suriati Abas (2025 vice-chair/ 2026 Lead Chair)

Notables
2026 Notables Committee (2025 copyright)
Laura Hudock (2026 Chair)
Ally Hauptman (Chair-Elect)
Mary Ellen Oslick
Jason Lewis
Julianne Scullen
Bettie Parsons Barger
Sarah Sterner
Patrick Andrus (past chair)

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity
Grace Enriquez (Chair)
Dorian Harrison (Vice-Chair)
Laura Ascenzi-Moreno
Susan Browne
Eun Yong Yeom
Kasey Short

Nominating Committee
Xenia Hadjioannou (Chair, Past President)
Wendy Stephens (President)
Mary-Kate Sableski (Vice President)
Grace Enriquez (DEI Chair)

Student Committee:
Callie Hammond (NC State)
Kristen Foos (Ohio State)
Ling Hao (Univ. of South Carolina)
Amber Moore (NC State)

Research Award
Emmaline Ellis (Chair 2025)
Rene M. Rodriguez-Astacio (Past Chair)
Jackie Arnold
Denise Davila

Early Career Award
Josh Coleman (Chair)
Rene Rodriguez-Astacio (Chair)
Elizabeth Bemiss
Angela Wiseman

Bonnie Campbell Hill Literacy Leader Award
Mary Ellen Oslick (chair)
Kathleen Nickle
Amanda Deliman

Journal of Children’s Literature Editors
2023-2025
Caitlin L. Ryan
Laura Jimenez,
Jill Hermann-Wilmarth,
Craig Young

2026-2028
Jennifer Graff
Xenia Hadjioannou
Katie Sciurba