CLA BOARD

President
Mary-Kate Sableski ('27)
University of Dayton

Vice-President
Adam Crawley ('27)
University of Colorado Boulder 

Secretary
Meghan Valerio ('27)
Canfield School District

Treasurer
Trish Bandré
Salina Public Schools (’27)

Historian
Lauren Aimonette Liang
University of Utah ('27)

Past President
Xenia Hadjioannou ('27)
Penn State University, Berks

OTHER ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS

Other Elected Board Members
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, West Chester University ('27)
Josh Coleman, Arizona State University ('28)
Courtney Shimek, West Virginia University ('28)
Tiffeni Fontno, Vanderbilt-Peabody Library ('28)

REPRESENTATIVES

NCTE Liaison
Kristen Ritchie

CLA COMMITTEES

Communications
Megan Van Deventer (Chair and MailChimp)
Sara Sterner (Vice Chair)/graphics)
Mary Lee Hahn (social media)
Liz Nelson (membership)
Dori Harrison

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

Ways and Means
Josh Coleman (Chair)
Rebecca Stortz (Vice Chair)
Raven Cromwell (Past Chair)
Melissa Stewart
Sarah Reid

Endowment Committee
Miriam Martinez (Chair)
Mary Ann Cappiello (At-Large)
Mary-Kate Sableski (President)
Xenia Hadjioannou (Past President)
Trish Bandre (Treasurer)

Breakfast
Wenyu Guo (Chair)
Lisa Morris Wilkey (Chair)
Craig Young (Vice Chair)
Desiree Cueto (Vice Chair)

CLA Expert Class (formerly Master Class)
 Suriati Abas (Chair)
Deanna Day (Vice Chair)
Kathy Short (Past Chair)

Notables
2026 Notables Committee (2025 copyright)
Laura Hudock (Chair)
Ally Hauptman (Chair-elect)
Mary Ellen Oslick
Jason Lewis
Sarah K. Sterner
Bettie Parsons Barger
Julianne Scullen

2027 Notables Committee (2026 copyright)
Ally Hauptmanm(Chair)
Jason Lewis (chair-elect)
Mary Ellen Oslick
Sarah K. Sterner
Bettie Parsons Barger
Julianne Scullen
Megan Van Deventer

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity
Rene M. Rodriguez- Astacio (Chair)
Grace Enriquez (Past Chair)
Jongsun Wee
Kathryn Will

Nominating Committee
Xenia Hadjionnaou (Chair, Past President)
Mary-Kate Sableski (President)
Adam Crawley (Vice President)
Rene M. Rodriguez- Astacio (DEI Chair)

Student Committee:
Mahek Chirag Pathak
Sarah Reid
Rose Kjesbo
Alicia Delgado
Dana Raine
Leah Day

Research Award
Emmaline Ellis (chair)
Tiffeni Fontno (vice chair)
Sally Brown
Jackie Arnold

Early Career Award
Courtney Shimek (Chair)
Josh Coleman (Past Chair)
Janine Schall
Kara Coffino

Bonnie Campbell Hill Literacy Leader Award
Jennifer Slagus (Chair)
Gina Doepker (Vice Chair)
Jason Lewis (2025 recipient)
Emmaline Ellis (2025 recipient)
Amber Moore
Mary Ellen Oslick (Past Chair)

Vivian Yenika-Agbaw Student Conference Grant
Darren Diguid (Chair)
Mary Napoli
Suzette Youngs

Journal of Children’s Literature Editors
2026-2028
Jennifer Graff
Xenia Hadjioannou
Katie Sciurba