YALSA Board Members

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
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