Stephen
Mooser, President, is
the author of nearly sixty books for children. When he began writing
books
for children, he did it with a bang: in the space of five years
he wrote 250 books,
K-4, for the SWRL Reading Program published by Ginn. He has
since written a number of major reading programs, including ones for
Ginn,
American Book Company, and Harcourt Brace, Jovanovich. But most readers
know Stephen for his trade books, which began with the publication
of 101 Black Cats (Scholastic) in 1975, and continued through
1999's release, Young
Marian's Adventures in Sherwood Forest: A Girls to the Rescue Novel (Meadowbrook).
He has written in every genre: picture books (The Ghost with the
Halloween Hiccups), to series books
(The Creepy Creature Club; It's a Weird, Weird School),
to nonfiction (Lights! Camera! Scream!), to novels (Elvis
Is Back and He’s in the Sixth Grade). Click here for an interview with Stephen Mooser
Lin
Oliver, Executive Director, after
nine years
as Senior
Vice President of Television and Home Video at MCA/Universal,
set up her production company, Lin Oliver Productions, first at TriStar
Pictures, and then established independent offices. Most of her projects
are based on children’s books, including the animated feature
of E.B. White’s The Trumpet of the Swan and the Showtime
Family Film, Finding Buck McHenry, based on Alfred Slote's
book, which was nominated for an Emmy. Presently in development is
a new
children’s
television series, Wayside School, based on the popular books
by Louis Sachar. In addition to her work as a producer and writer
for television
and film, she recently co-authored a series of books, Hank Zipzer:
the Mostly True Confessions of the World’s Best Underachiever (Penguin
Putnam, 2003), with Henry Winkler.Click here for an interview with Lin Oliver
Kim Turrisi, Director of Special Projects
Gee Cee Addison, Director of Operations/Membership
Liz Brown, Conference Coordinator & Golden Kite Awards Director
Aaron Hartzler, Director, Communications & Design/Webmaster
Brandon Clarke, Logistics Coordinator
Cheryl Zach, U.S. RA Chairperson
Erzsi Deák, International RA Chairperson
Priscilla Burris, U.S. Illustrator Coordinator
Bridget Strevens-Marzo, International Illustrator Liaison
Sally Crock, RA Liaison/Technology Advisor
