CBC Diversity Committee
Advocating for an inclusive and representative children’s publishing industry.
The CBC Diversity Committee is dedicated to increasing the diversity of voices and experiences contributing to children’s and young adult literature — encouraging the increase and importance of manifold voices based on race, ethnicity, gender, gender preference, sexual orientation, abilities, neurodiversity, geographical origin, religion, age, income, and class among both the creators of and the topics addressed by children’s literature.
Notably, in 2018, the committee created the CBC Diversity Outstanding Achievement Awards. Read about the current and past winners on our Diversity Initiative page below.
2025 Committee Members
Winsome Bingham, Acquiring Editor, Reycraft Books
Alex Borbolla, Senior Editor, Bloomsbury Children’s Publishing
Maria Elias, Senior Art Director, RISE x Penguin Workshop
Anna Elling, Publicist, Simon & Schuster
Ellie Erhart, Design Assistant, Charlesbridge
Trisha de Guzman, Editor, Macmillan
Renee Kelly, Senior Editor, Penguin Young Readers
Jenny Kimura, Associate Art Director, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Jenny Lu, Publicity Manager, HarperCollins Kids
Monica Palenzuela, Senior Marketing Manager / Events, Sourcebooks
Colette Parry, Marketing Designer, Charlesbridge
Rose Pleuler, Editor, HarperCollins
Ian Tseng, Editorial Assistant, Chronicle Books
Irene Vazquez, Assistant Editor and Publicist, Levine Querido
Only employees of member publishers are invited to serve on the CBC’s vibrant committees. Are you a CBC member interested in joining a committee? Email Shaina.Birkhead@cbcbooks.org.
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