Committee Members
Committee Members
The CYRM program is sponsored by four statewide organizations committed to books and reading. A committee of representatives from each organization coordinates CYRM activities at the state level. The committee develops a promotional packet about the program and provides all the materials needed for participation. These materials include the ballots, nomination forms, and nominee lists.
Committee members are responsible for locating and borrowing books from the reading list; publishers do not send books to Committee members.
Thinking of becoming a member? Download the application here.
California YOUNG READER MEDAL COMMITTEE
Melanie Miller - CYRM Co-Adminstrator: 2020-2025
Past CRA Secretary/Area Director/CYRM Committee (2023-2020)
Retired Literacy Coach (San Ysidro School District)
meljeanmiller@gmail.comChristpher Fluetsch CYRM Co-Administrator: 2024-2027
CYRM Committee (2021-2024)
Teacher Librarian, Willett Elementary
Davis Joint Unified School District
cfluetsch@djusd.net
CALIFORNIA READING ASSOCIATION (CRA)
Dori Caldwell
Retired 3rd/4th Grade Teacher, Sunnyside School
Chula Vista Elementary School District (2021-2025)
doricaldwell@gmail.comCarly Humphrey
Reading Specialist 3-5
South San Francisco Unified School District (2023-2026)
carlylynne.humphrey@gmail.comValaree Kincaid
Retired Elementary Teacher Bakersfield (2021-2025)
CYRM Corresponding Secretary (2023-2024)
valareekincaid@gmail.comKatie Feldstein
Retired Classified Librarian, Endeavor Elementary
Bakersfield (2024-2027)
feldymom@yahoo.com
California Association of Teachers of English (CATE)
Mary Beth Barber
Manager of COMPASS, the California K-12 Online Resources program
California State Library (2023-2026)
Marybeth.barber@library.ca.govShraddha Kapadia
Teacher Librarian - High School Level
Los Angeles Unified School District (2023-2026)
Shraddha.Kapadia@lausd.netLaura Graves
High School English Teacher
William S. Hart Union HS District, Santa Clarita (2024-2027)
legraves@hartdistrict.org
California Library Association (CLA)
Rachel Hughes
Northside Library Branch Librarian, City of Santa Clara (2023-2026)
rahughes888@gmail.comAmy Mockoski
Librarian, Contra Costa County Library (2022-2025)
Amy.mockoski@library.cccounty.usElayne Pedley
Community Library Manager, Dougherty Station Library
Contra Costa County (2022-2025)
Elayne.pedley@library.cccounty.us
California School Library Association (CSLA)
Tamara Celi
Teacher Librarian, Sutter Middle School
Los Angeles Unified School District (2023-2026)
tjhfrog@yahoo.comGabriela Gualano
Teacher Librarian
Los Angeles Unified School District (2022-2025)
Gabriela.gualano@gmail.comDebbie Gibbons
District Teacher Librarian
Oakland Unified School District (2024-2027)
deborah.gibbons@ousd.org