The purpose of the USBBY State Ambassadors Program is to promote the use of literature to build international understanding and to spread the word about USBBY as a professional organization.
We hope to involve more of our current members in activities related to our mission within their states as well as gain new members. These activities might include distributing information on state listservs, creating displays, presenting sessions at local conferences, organizing book discussion groups, or promoting International Children's Book Day.
Currently, the following states have ambassadors:
Currently, the following states have ambassadors:
- Alabama: Jamie Naidoo and Wendy Steadman Stephens
- California: Joan Schoettler and Dawn Menge
- Colorado: Johanna Ulloa Giron
- Florida: Nancy Ryan and Christiana Succar
- Georgia: Danilo Baylen and Petros Panaou
- Illinois: Margaret Pyterek and Susan Corapi
- Iowa: Taraneh Matloob Haghanikar
- Kentucky: Diana Porter
- Maryland: Shanetia Clark, Patricia Dean, and Elizabeth Lewis
- Massachusetts: Bindy Fleischman
- Minnesota: Pam Were
- Mississippi: Ellen Ruffin
- Nevada: Denise Davila
- New Jersey: Teresa St. Angelo
- New Mexico: Yoo Kyung Sung
- New York: Alison Francis and Constance Vidor
- North Dakota: Renae Ekstrand
- Ohio: Becca Gasiewicz, Debby Gold, and Robin Gibson
- Oklahoma: Sue Christian Parsons
- Oregon: Maureen Milton
- Tennessee: Deb Wooten and Ed Sullivan
- Texas: Ragina Shearer and Marion Rocco
- Utah: Lauren Liang
- Virginia: Doris Gebel
- Washington: Margaret Chang
- West Virginia: Isaac Willis Larison
- Wisconsin: Marilyn Ward
If you would like to learn more about becoming a state ambassador,
contact Evie Freeman or Kathy Short.
contact Evie Freeman or Kathy Short.