IRA CL/R Current Officers & Board of Directors

Leadership:
Officers and Members of the Board of Directors

2006-07
(Service through June 30, 2007)

Elected Officers
Appointed Officers
Elected Board Members
Chair, Notable Books for a Global Society

Elected Officers

Officer	Name	email	Institutional Affiliation
President	Dr. April Whatley Bedford	aprilbedford@aol.com	University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
President-Elect	Ms. Carolyn Angus	carolyn.angus@cgu.edu	Stone Center for Children's Books, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
Vice President	Dr. Nancy Hadaway	hadaway@uta.edu	University of Texas at Arlington
Past President	Dr. Maureen Siera	siera@imajis.com	St. Martin's College Kent, Washington
Secretary	Dr. Deanna Day	day@vancouver.wsu.edu	Washington State University Vancouver, WA
Treasurer	Dr. Cyndi Giorgis	CGiorgis@aol.com	University of Nevada, Las Vegas NV

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Appointed Officers

Officer	Name	email	Institutional Affiliation
Journal Editor	Dr. Dawna Lisa Buchanan (2005-08)	buchanan@cmsu1.cmsu.edu	Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO
Associate Journal Editor	Dr. Kathryn Carr (2005-08) Dr. Ann Powell-Brown (2005-08)	Deceased (2006) powell-brown@cmsu1.cmsu.edu	Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO
Network Coordinator	Dr. Marianne Saccardi (2005-08)	m.saccardi@gmail.com	Greenwich, CT
Webmanager	Dr. Kaye West (2003-06)	kwest@csulb.edu	California State University Long Beach (Emeritus)
Membership/Publicity Director	Dr. Janet Hill (2003-06)	jhill5@toast.net	Kent State University, OH
Historian

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Elected Board of Directors

Board Member	Name	email	Institutional Affiliation
Service through 6-07	Dr. Deanna Day	day@vancouver.wsu.edu	Washington State University, Vancouver, WA
	Dr. Janelle Mathis	mathis@coe.unt.edu	The University of North Texas, Denton, TX
	Dr. Deborah L. Thompson	thompson@tcnj.edu or Deborah.l.thompson@verizon.net	College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
Service through 6-08	Dr. Joanna R. Jones	joannajones@bhsu.edu	Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD
	Belinda Louie	blouie@u.washington.edu	University of Washington, Tacoma
	Dr. Marianne Saccardi	m.saccardi@gmail.com	Greenwich, CT
Service through 6-09	Fran Levin		New Jersey City University, Toms River, NJ
	Barbara Ward	barbara_ward@tricity.wsu.edu	Washington State University, Richland, WA

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Notable Books for a Global Society Chair

Chair	Name	email	Institutional Affiliation
2006-07 List (2006 Copyright)	Dr. Nancy Hadaway	hadaway@uta.edu	University of Texas at Arlington
2007-08 List (2007 Copyright)	TBA

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