Thank you to Michelle Malonzo, formerly of Changing Hands Bookstore (now with The Word, A Storytelling Sanctuary), and Sarah Hollenbeck from Women & Children First. “I can’t thank Michelle and Sarah enough for their support of DEI initiatives in the industry and at ABA”, shared Allison Hill, CEO of ABA. “Michelle and Sarah helped launch the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee (DEIC) and during my tenure, they’ve shared their knowledge, experience, and insights to help ABA advance our DEI work. I’m particularly grateful for Michelle’s support of equity issues for booksellers in the industry and Sarah’s support for disabled members of our community.” We had many nominations for amazing people to join DEIC. We look forward to working with everyone in the future. For now, unfortunately, we only had three slots. We are thrilled to welcome our three newest members of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee: |