Gigi McAllister (committee chair) is currently a K-5 School Librarian in Gorham, Maine. During her 30+ years as an educator she has also served as a literacy coach, special education teacher, RTI Interventionist, and as a 4th and 5th grade classroom teacher. Gigi is a contributing writer for Choice Literacy, a proud NBCT, and (sometimes) blogs about books and reading at The Late Bloomer's Book Blog. You can also find her on Twitter, Goodreads , Facebook, and Bluesky
Chris Pirkl is a Distinguished Educator with the Maine Department of Education, where he works as a Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) Ambassador. In this role, he develops and leads professional development sessions for educators on educational technology. Chris earned his Master of Education in Applied Literacy from the University of Southern Maine. Chris began teaching ELA in 2008 and has taught 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th grades. Chris shares about educational technology and literacy through his teaching resource hub bit.ly/mrpirklhelps and occasionally at his blog: TheViewFromMiddleSchool. Follow him on Twitter. See what he's reading on Goodreads.
Natalee Stotz serves as Head of the High School at Windham Christian Academy in Windham, ME, where she also teaches English and Civics. In addition, she oversees curriculum, literacy, and professional development for the preK-12 academy. She currently is serving on the executive board of the Maine Literacy Council. Natalee is an avid reader. She is passionate about reading, learning, and connecting readers of all ages with books. You can follower her on Twitter, @nataleestotz, where she is a co-moderator of the weekly #RuralEdChat. She blogs about life and teaching at Ars Longa, Vita Brevis (nataleestotz.blogspot.com) and about books at Stotz's Stacks (stotzstacks.wordpress.com).
Jenn Chafin is a certified K-8 teacher, K-6 Literacy Coach, and K-12 Literacy Specialist with 30 years of experience in the field of education. In addition to her work in elementary classrooms in western Maine, she is an adjunct faculty member for the University of Southern Maine. Jenn facilitates workshops on a variety of literacy topics at the local, regional, and national level. Currently, she holds National Board certification in the area of literacy. Jenn is passionate about putting high-quality texts in the hands of young readers, creating learning environments for optimal student achievement, and developing strong family-school-community relationships. She can be contacted at: LiteracyTeacherJenn@gmail.com.
Anna Sedenka is a 4th grade teacher at Great Falls Elementary in Gorham, Maine. She is a certified K-8 teacher with her Masters of Education in Applied Literacy. She is also a certified Literacy Specialist who also has her Certificate of Advanced Study in Literacy from the University of Southern Maine. She is a self proclaimed book nerd and spends her school year turning her students into self proclaimed book nerds! She loves reading middle grade stories and spending time with her two daughters. Her and her husband also love spending time checking out the local food scene. You can follow her on twitter @MrsSedenka.
Corey McAllister has served as an administrative assistant at Windham Primary School for over 10 years. He generously gives up his garage bay from July to September each year to give space for the Nerdcamp books and prizes. Additionally, he helps with lugging boxes and keeping his wife calm in the weeks leading up to Nerdcamp.
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