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YALSA Board Members

YALSA Board of Directors

Back, left to right: Nick Buron, Priscille Dando, Gail tobin, Chris Shoemaker, Ritchie Momon, Sara Ryan, Sarajo Wentling and Francisca Goldsmith. Front, left to right: Beth Yoke, Jack Martin, Linda Braun, Kim Patton, Sarah Flowers, Stephanie Squicciarini, and Mary Hastler. Not pictured: Shannon Peterson.

Scope & Responsibility of the Board

Meet YALSA's Board of Directors! This listing includes their name, email address, and committee liaison responsibilities in parenthesis.

  • President
    Kim Patton (Nominating 2011, Teen Services for Small Libraries Preconference, President's Program)
  • Vice President/President-Elect
    Sarah Flowers (Appointments Task Force, Nominating 2012, President-Elect's Advisory Committee, Research)
  • Past President
    Linda W. Braun (Best Fiction, Edwards 2012, Past Presidents' Lecture Planning, Reluctant Readers Preconference, Research Journal Advisory Board)
  • YALSA Division Councilor
    Nick Buron (LIS Road Trip Task Force, Recession Relief Task Force, YA Literature Blog Advisory Board)
  • Fiscal Officer
    Mary Hastler (Financial Advancement, Legislation, Nonfiction 2012)
  • Secretary
    Francisca Goldsmith (Odyssey 2011, Amazing Audiobooks, Diversity Task Force, Printz 2012, YA Literature Symposium Task Force)
  • Director
    Jack Martin (BWI Jury, Printz 2011, Popular Paperbacks, Quick Picks)
  • Director
    Ritchie Momon  (Alex 2011, Division and Membership Promotion, Editorial Advisory Board, Local Arrangements)
  • Director
    Shannon Peterson (Morris 2011, Fabulous Films, Website Advisory)
  • Director
    Sara Ryan (Great Graphic Novels, Nonfiction 2011, Publications, Readers' Choice Task Force)
  • Director
    Chris Shoemaker (Frances Henne Jury, Great Book Giveaway, Edwards 2011, Teen Read Week)
  • Director
    Stephanie Squicciarini (Table Talk Task Force, Teen Space Guidelines Task Force, Advocacy Toolkit Update Task Force)
  • Director
    Gail Tobin (Mentoring Task Force, Midwinter Institute Task Force, WrestleMania Reading Challenge Jury) 
  • Ex-Officio Member, Strategic Planning
    Priscille Dando (MAE Award, Strategic Planning, Teen Tech Week) 
  • Ex-Officio Member, Organization and Bylaws
    Sarajo S. Wentling (Baker & Taylor Jury, Organization and Bylaws, YA Galley)
  • Executive Director
    Beth Yoke