Early Career Committee
Helping you take the next step up in your career in children’s publishing!
The Children’s Book Council’s Early Career Committee (ECC) is dedicated to enriching the careers of those in their first five years in the children’s publishing industry, contributing to the vitality of the industry as a whole, and fostering literacy. Through dynamic programming created by the industry’s young professionals, the ECC offers career development, a friendly social community, and networking and volunteer opportunities.
2024 Committee Members
Maggie Salko (Chairperson), Marketing and Publicity Associate, Little Bee Books
Hayley O’Brion (Secretary), Assistant Managing Editor, Macmillan
Paulina Ramirez (CBC Liaison), Associate Program Coordinator, Children’s Book Council
Lois Evans, Editor, Make Me a World, Random House Children’s Books
Amanda Gaglione, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Anna Goldberg, Editorial Administrative Assistant, HarperCollins
Lora Herrera, Publicist & Social Media Manager, Catalyst Press
Emily Luedloff, Library Marketing Specialist, Sourcebooks
Cassandra Phan, Editorial Assistant, Disney Hyperion
Nicole Turner, Production Associate, Charlesbridge
Meredith Wardell, School & Library Marketing Assistant, Scholastic
Claire Young, Design Assistant, Penguin Young Readers
Only employees of member publishers are invited to serve on the CBC’s vibrant committees. Are you a CBC member interested in joining a committee? Email Shaina.Birkhead@cbcbooks.org.
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