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
Amy McClure
Ohio Wesleyan University ('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)
Marni Reecer (Digital Design)
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)
Ruth Lowery (Past President)
Xenia Hadjioannou (President)
Trish Bandre (Treasurer)
Wendy Stephens (Vice President)

Breakfast
Jeanne Fain & Susan Polos (2024 chairs)
Jongsun Wee & Meghan Valerio (2024 cochairs/ 2025 chairs)

CLA Expert Class (formerly Master Class)
Mary Ann Cappiello (2023 vice-chair/ 2024 Lead chair)
Sara K. Sterner (2024 Past Chair)
Kathy Short (2024 vice-chair/ 2025 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

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity
Adam Crawley (Chair)
Elizabeth Bemiss (Chair)
Andrea M. Page (Vice-chair)
Grace Enriquez (vice-chair)
Laura Ascenzi-Moreno
Susan Browne
Eun Young Yeom
Kasey Short

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

Student Committee:
Jennifer Slagus (Chair)
Callie Hammond (Vice-Chair)
Kristen Foos
Ling Hao
Amber Moore
Marni Reecer
Shuya Su
Carrie Ann Thomas

Research Award
René M. Rodríguez-Astacio (chair 2024)
Jackie Arnold
Wenyu Guo
Denise Davila
Marni Reecer

Early Career Award
New committee in 2025

Bonnie Campbell Hill Literacy Leader Award
Mary Ellen Oslick (chair)
Kathleen Nickle (2023 recipient)
Amanda Deliman
Sarah E. Djos-Raph

Resources Ad Hoc Committee
Jackie Arnold (Chair)
Mary Napoli
Lisa Pinkerton

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