Steering Committee

Libraries

Davenport University 

• Judith Bosshart

Kalamazoo College 

• Stacy Nowicki

Kalamazoo Public Library 

• Eleanore Chadderdon
• Michael Cockrell
• Marti Fritz
• Kevin King
• Angelina Rodriguez
• Karen Santamaria

Kalamazoo Valley Community College 

• Jim Ratliff

Portage District Library 

• Marsha Meyer

Waldo Library, Western Michigan University 

• Miranda Howard

Community Organizations

First Baptist Church 

• Pastor Mary Beth Sarhatt

First United Methodist Church 

• Lois Schmidt

Kalamazoo Community Foundation 

• Jessica Aguilera

Western Michigan University Department of English

• Dr. Karen Vocke

Western Michigan University Division of Multicultural Affairs

• Diana Hernandez

Community Members

• Martha Aills
• Sarah Drumm
• Sherry Ransford Ramsdell

Retail

Barnes & Noble Booksellers 

• Kirsten Frederickson