Board Members

Committee liaison responsibilities in parenthesis.

President
Sarah Cornish Debraski (Organization & Bylaws, Preconference Planning, President's Program)
Vice President/President-Elect
Linda W. Braun (Nominating, Teen Tech Week, Website Advisory)
Past President
Paula Brehm-Heeger (Printz 2009, Quick Picks, Teen Space Guidelines TF, Morris Award)
Councilor
Christine Allen (Odyssey Awards, Division & Membership Promotion, Editorial Advisory Board, Outstanding Books for the College Bound, Youth Participation Coordinator)
Fiscal Officer
Mary Hastler (Financial Advancement, Strategic Planning, TAGs)
Secretary
Francisca Goldsmith (Amazing Audiobooks, Diversity TF, Great Graphic Novels, Printz 2010, YA Lit Symposium TF, )
Director
Erin Helmrich (Alex Awards, Technology for YAs, Teen Read Week, YA Lit Symposium Preconference)
Director
Kimberly Patton (Nonfiction Award, Baker & Taylor Jury, Magazines TF, Program Planning, WrestleMania Reading Challenge TF)
Director
Michele Gorman (Outreach to YAs with Special Needs, Partnerships Advocating for Teens, Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, Publications, YA Galley)
Director
Dawn Rutherford (Advocacy TF, BWI Grant Jury, Best Books for Young Adults, Fabulous Films for Young Adults, Legislation, )
Director
Ruth Clark Cox (Intellectual Freedom, Edwards 20th Anniversary TF, Midwinter Social Event TF, Research)
Director
Cindy Welch (Local Arrangements, Edwards 2009, Edwards 2010, Midwinter Institute TF, Virtual Regional Advisory Board)
Director
Sandra Payne (Henne Award Jury, Great Books Giveaway Jury, Professional Development, Publishers' Liaison, Sagebrush Jury)
Ex-Officio Member, Strategic Planning
Sheila Schofer
Ex-Officio Member, Organization & Bylaws
Melissa Rabey
Executive Director
Beth Yoke