Coretta Scott King Programs Standing Committee

About the Coretta Scott King Programs Standing Committee

  • Plan CSK Book Awards program activities excluding the CSK breakfast program.
  • Work with the Breakfast Committee Chair on possible community programs during ALA Annual.
  • Shall coordinate program implementation with the ALA staff liaison (Coretta Scott King Book Awards Coordinator, Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services).
  • Work with the CSK Book Awards Breakfast to secure student participants in CSK Book Awards programs as necessary.
  • The Chair of the Committee shall provide a report to the Committee members at the Midwinter and Annual Conferences.
  • The Chair of the Committee shall transfer past records to the Committee Chair within 60 days after leaving office.

Committee Roster

Mr. Jason Miles Driver, Sr. (Chair, February 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Ms. Elizabeth Allard (Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024)
Mrs. Edith Irene Ching (Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024)
Shari Melisa Fesko (Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024)
Dr. Sonja Gaddy (Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Ms. Jennifer Gladkowski (Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024)
Mrs. June Johnson (Member, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025)
Ms. Kristen Schmidt (Member, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024)
Mrs. Tamara Leiandrea Steward (Member, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024)
Danielle M. Ponton (Staff Liaison, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025)
Kevin Strowder (Staff Liaison, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025)

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ALA Staff Liaison

ALA Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
(800) 545-2433, ext. 4294
diversity@ala.org