Advisory Board

The Friends Advisory Board is comprised of individuals interested in helping the Center fulfill its mission of nurturing a love of books and reading by providing the best and latest in children's literature.

Our Board is comprised of volunteers that are educators, business people and community volunteers. Each year, quarterly meetings are held to discuss the opportunities and challenges in continuing to help the Center grow and flourish.

• Roxane Bartelt
  Head, Children's Services
  Kenosha Public Library

• Patricia Basich
  Certified reading teacher and community volunteer

• Brian Beske
  Carthage student
  

• Nana LoCicero
  Kenosha, Wis.
  

• Kathy Myers
  Library Liaison
  Hedberg Library, Carthage
  

• Barbara Michaels
  Teacher - Retired
  Foxpoint - Bayside Elementary School

• Chris Perillo
  Kenosha Unified School District

• Ronald Sandoval
  Assistant Principal
  Edward Bain School of Language and Art, Kenosha

• Amy Schwendemann
  Carthage student
  

• John Warren Stewig
  Center Director
  Carthage College

• Sharon Tilton
  Union Grove
  

• Marilyn Ward
  Professor of Education
  Carthage College

• Lizz Zitron
  Outreach Services Librarian
  Hedberg Library, Carthage
  

Student Advisory Board

The Center for Children's Literature also has a Student Advisory Board:

• Brian Beske, bbeske@carthage.edu
• Maggie Hunsinger, mhunsinger@carthage.edu
• Kelsey Lindquist, historian, klindquist1@carthage.edu
• Jason Roegner, jroegner@carthage.edu
• Amy Schwendemann, aschwendemann@carthage.edu
• Emily Strabel, estrabel@carthage.edu

Author Visit

Dr. Harlan Hansen spoke at Carthage July 30, advising parents and caregivers on preschool success.

Seuss-a-thon 2012

Get ready for green eggs and ham! The Center for Children's Literature presents the 14th annual Seuss-a-thon March 3.