
Board of Directors
The CBC Board of Directors governs our organization. The Board is made up of high ranking employees of our member publishers and is elected by the membership.
The 2021-2023 Board of Directors
Alvina Ling (Chair), V.P., Editor in Chief, Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Allison Verost (Vice Chair), S. V.P., Deputy Publisher, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Jenne Abramowitz, Editorial Director, Sourcebooks Fire, Young Readers, and Jabberwocky
Gayley Avery, Vice President of Marketing & Publicity, DK
Erin Berger, Senior V.P. of Marketing, Scholastic Trade Book Publishing
Giuliana Caranante, Publicity and Marketing Director, The Quarto Group
Mary Kate Castellani, Publishing Director, Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Ruth Chamblee, Marketing Director, National Geographic Kids
Dominique Cimini, Senior Vice President, Publicity, Corporate Communications and Author Brand Strategy, Random House Children’s Books
Sara DiSalvo, Asst. Director of Publicity at Candlewick Press, Holiday House, Peachtree Publishing
Page Edmunds, Vice President, Associate Publisher, HarperCollins Children’s Books
Tracey Keevan, Editorial Director, Union Square Kids, Union Square & Co.
Maggie Lehrman, Associate Publisher, Abrams Children’s Books
Diane Mangan, Marketing Director, Children’s Books, Andrews McMeel Universal
Mary Marotta, Senior VP Sales, Marketing & Business Development, North America, CWP & HHP
Kerry McManus, Marketing Director, Astra Books for Young Readers
Lisa Moraleda, Executive Director of Publicity, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Jody Mosley, Executive Publisher Director, Chronicle’s Children’s Books
Emily Romero, SVP of Marketing at Penguin Young Readers
Matt Schweitzer, Director, Content Marketing Strategy – Kids & Events, Disney Publishing Worldwide
Donna Spurlock, Director of Marketing, Charlesbridge
Shimul Tolia, CEO, Little Bee Books