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.com

• Christpher 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.com

• Carly Humphrey
  Reading Specialist 3-5
  South San Francisco Unified School District (2023-2026)
  carlylynne.humphrey@gmail.com

• Valaree Kincaid
  Retired Elementary Teacher Bakersfield (2021-2025)
  CYRM Corresponding Secretary (2023-2024)
  valareekincaid@gmail.com

• Katie 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.gov

• Shraddha Kapadia
  Teacher Librarian - High School Level
  Los Angeles Unified School District (2023-2026)
  Shraddha.Kapadia@lausd.net

• Laura 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.com

• Amy Mockoski
  Librarian, Contra Costa County Library (2022-2025)
  Amy.mockoski@library.cccounty.us

• Elayne 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.com

• Gabriela Gualano
  Teacher Librarian
  Los Angeles Unified School District (2022-2025)
  Gabriela.gualano@gmail.com

• Debbie Gibbons
  District Teacher Librarian
  Oakland Unified School District (2024-2027)
  deborah.gibbons@ousd.org