Committee, Jury & Task Force Chair Information
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AASL/ALSC/YALSA Committee on School and Public Library Cooperation
Chair: David Saia (ALSC)
YALSA Board Liaison: Elizabeth Nebeker
YALSA Staff Liaison: LaMoya Burks
ALSC/Booklist/YALSA Odyssey Award Committee 2024
Chair: Kirby McCurtis (ALSC)
Board Liaison: Kim Dare
Staff Liaison Ninah Moore
Alex Award Committee
Chair: David Saia
Board Liaison: Kim Dare
Staff Liaison: Ninah Moore
Amazing Audiobooks Blogging Team
Coordinator: Jennifer Sutton
Board Liaison: Colleen Seisser
Staff Liaison: Ninah Moore
Annual Conference Marketing & Local Arrangements
Chair:TBA
Board Liaison:
Staff Liaison:
Best Fiction Blogging Team
Coordinator: Jodeana Kruse
Board Liaison: Matthew Layne
Staff Liaison: Ninah Moore
Board Development Committee
Chair(s) Franklin Escobedo
Board Liaison: Franklin Escobedo
Staff Liaison: LaMoya Burks
Book Awards and Selection Lists Oversight Committee
Chair(s): Erin Durrett/Isaiah West
Board Liaison: Melissa Malanuk
Staff Liaison: Ninah Moore
C91´«Ã½/YALSA Joint Taskforce
Chair(s): Crystal Chen/Melody Leung
Board Liaison: Josie Andrews
Staff Liaison:
Division and Membership Promotion Committee
Chair: Celeste Swanson
Board Liaison: Melissa Malanuk
Staff Liaison: Letitia Smith
Executive Committee
Chair: Colleen Seisser
Board Liaison: Colleen Seisser
Staff Liaison: LaMoya Burks
Financial Advancement Committee
Chair: Gail Tobin
Board Liaison: Meaghan Darling
Staff Liaison(s): LaMoya Burks
Graphic Novel Selection Blogging Team
Coordinator: Kelley Blue
Board Liaison: Matthew Layne
Staff Liaison: Ninah Moore
Hub Advisory Board
Chair: Rachel Bobo Milburn
Board Liaison: Josie Andrews
Staff Liaison: LaMoya Burks
Margaret Edwards Committee 2024
Chair: Valerie Davis
Board Liaison: Kim Dare
Staff Liaison: Ninah Moore
Michael L. Printz Award 2024
Chair: Courtney Waters
Board Liaison: Kim Dare
Staff Liaison: Ninah Moore
Midwinter Marketing & Local Arrangements Taskforce
Chair: TBA
Board Liaison:
Staff Liaison:
Morris Award Committee 2024
Chair: Kim Farnsworth
Board Liaison: Kim Dare
Staff Liaison: Ninah Moore
Nonfiction Award 2024
Chair: Janet Hilbun
Liaison: Kim Dare
Staff Liaison: Ninah Moore
Organization and Bylaws Committee
Chair: Traci Glass
Board Liaison: Kate Denier
Staff Liaison:
Outstanding Books for the College Bound
Chair: Wendy Stephens
Board Liaison: Abigail Phillips
Staff Liaison:
President's Initiatives Implementation Taskforce
Chair: Josie Andrews
Board Liaison: Colleen Seisser
Staff Liaison: LaMoya Burks
Program Committee
Chair: Lisa Barefield
Board Liaison: Abigail Phillips
Staff Liaison:
Pura Belpre Award (AASL/ALSC/YALSA)
Chair: Eileen Makoff (ALSC)
Board Liaison: Franklin Escobedo
Staff Liaison:
Quick Picks Blogging Team
Coordinator: Jessica Lorentz Smith
Board Liaison: Matthew Layne
Staff Liaison: Ninah Moore
Research Journal Advisory Board & Research Committee
Chair: Valelrie Tagoe
Board Liaison: Abigail Phillips
Staff Liaison: Timothy Clifford
Social Media Marketing Committee
Chair(s): Kristen Caldwell
Board Liaison: Katrina Ortega
Staff Liaison: LaMoya Burks
Teen Programming HQ
Chair: Sara Gibson
Board Liaison: Katrina Ortega
Staff Liaison:
Teens' Top Ten Committee
Chair: Karen Scott
Board Liaison: Matthew Layne
Staff Liaison: LaMoya Burks
YA Symposium Evaluation Taskforce
Chair: Heather Love Beverley
Board Liaison: Melissa Malanuk
Staff Liaison: LaMoya Burks
YA Symposium Planning and Marketing Taskforce
Chair: Amy Ojserkis
Board Liaison: Melissa Malanuk
Staff Liaison: LaMoya Burks
YALS/YALSAblog Editorial Advisory Board
Chair(s) Joni Bodart
Board Liaison: Abigail Phillips
Staff Liaison: LaMoya Burks
YALSA 91´«Ã½/YALSA Liaison
Chair: Ziba Perez
Board Liaison: Colleen Seisser
Staff Liaison: