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) Marni Reecer (Digital Design) Liz Thackeray Nelson (Membership) Membership Liz Thackeray Nelson (Chair) Xenia Hadjioannou (Website Manager) Trish Bandré (Treasurer) Julie Scullen 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) CLA Expert Class (formerly 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 Crawley (Chair) Elizabeth Bemiss (Chair) Laura Ascenzi-Moreno Susan Browne Nadine a Bryce Lester Laminack Jennifer Slagus Eun Young Yeom Craig Young Nominating Committee Ruth Lowery (Chair, Past President) Xenia Hadjioannou (President) Wendy Stephens (Vice President) Adam Crawley (DEI Chair) Elizabeth Bemiss (DEI Chair) Audit Committee April Bedford Janine Schall Student Committee: Jennifer Slagus (Chair) Nadine Bravo Wenyu Guo Callie Hammond Ling Hao Ashley Johnson Carrie Ann Thomas Meghan Valerio 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 |