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Home » WNBA National Board: Officers, Committee Chairs, Subcommittees, and Representatives

2025 national meeting

Our board is comprised of WNBA members from across the United States. WNBA National board members are passionate about books, literary pursuits, advocacy, and education.

We believe that we must do our best to support the book world and to advance diversity and inclusivity in the literary world.

All of our board members volunteer their time to help create programs and events that entertain, educate, and serve our communities.

We do have opportunities available on some of our committees and some open positions are not listed below, so if you are interested in serving on the board, please contact us at info [at] wnba-books.org.

If you’d like to get involved with your local chapter’s board, please contact that chapter for more information.

How to Contact Us

To contact any of the WNBA National board members, you can:

  • Email us at info [at] wnba-books.org
  • Call and leave a message at 866-610-WNBA (9622)
  • Fill out this form


WNBA National Board

Executive Committee



Elise Marie Collins

President


NC Weil
Treasurer

 



Ellie Bozmarova
Secretary

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Natalie Obando
Past President

Committee Members

Communications & Events Committee


Rachel Slaiman, WNBA NYC president
Rachel Slaiman
Communications Assistant


Website

NC Weil 
Website Co-Chair

Membership Committee

Andrea Panzeca
Membership Chair


National Reading Group Month/Great Group Reads Committee

Su Phillips
Chair


Pamela Milam
Coordinator


Linda Rosen
Coordinator

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GGR Reading Selection Committee

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Jill Tardiff
Chair Emerita

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Jill Tardiff
Chair

United Nations Department of Global Communications / Civil Society Unit Committee



Marilyn Berkman
Representative

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WNBA Authentic Voices Committee

Natalie Obando
Coordinator

 

WNBA Award Committee

Ellen McBarnette
Chair

WNBA Pannell Award Committee

Susan Knopf
Chair

Chapter Presidents


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Deborah Norkin
Boston

Ruth Garcia-Corrales- Los Angeles Chapter President
Ruth Garcia-Corrales
Los Angeles


Constance Hays Matsumoto
Mid-Atlantic Chapter

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Ami McConnel
Nashville


Karen Kersting
New Orleans

Rachel Slaiman, WNBA NYC president
Rachel Slaiman
New York

 

Brenda Knight
San Francisco

 

Angela Page
South Florida

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