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Towner Award Committee

Lisa Steudel (Co-Chair)

K-5 School Librarian 
Bethel School District

Mary-Catherine McElroy (Co-Chair)

Teacher-Librarian
Vancouver School District

Suzanne Avery-Fig

K-5 Teacher Librarian   Northshore School District

Tanja Scott

K-5 School Librarian 
Clover Park School District

Trish Sloan

Clover Park School District

Carly Rang

Walla Walla Rural Library District

Chris Robert

Teacher-Librarian
Seattle Public Schools

Kellie Hunt

Deer Park Elementary School, Spokane, WA

Alisha Masoud

Spruce Elementary School, Lynnwood, WA

Lauren Kessel

Kent Elementary School
Kent, WA

Chelsea Pemberton

Youth Services Librarian
Kitsap Regional Library
(Port Orchard Branch)