National Executive
The National Executive Committee is made up of a number of willing volunteers, all of whom are members of the Federation and who wish to be involved at a national level, often in addition to active membership of a local group.
The committee meets 4 times a year. If you wish to attend as an observer, please let us know by emailing the Chair at least two weeks in advance.
Chair
Jane Etheridge (NW London CBG)
Vice Chair and blog
Erin Hamilton (Ipswich CBG)
National Secretary
Anne Bradley (Plymouth CBG)
Treasurer
Becky Grace (Reading CBG)
Membership Secretary
Rosie Pike (Herts CBG)
Children’s Book Award Coordinator
Sarah Stuffins (Reading CBG)
Conference programme
Joy Court (Northamptonshire CBG)
Group Liaison Officer and Child Protection Officer
Hilarie Medler (Plymouth CBG)
Schools Liaison Officer and Minutes Secretary
Krista Greenwood (Lewes CBG)
Social Media
Sara Sumner (Plymouth CBG)
National Share-a-Story Month
Louisa Farrow (Birmingham CBG)
National Non-Fiction November and Booklists
Sue Wilsher (Somerset CBG)
Publicity
Jess Stockwell (Individual Member)
Child Protection Officer
Jean Burke (Lewes CBG)
Chair
Jane joined the Executive in 2010 as the conference representative. Since then she has occupied several roles, including Chair. As Chair she oversees the management of the National Executive committee and strategy, and liaises with outside agencies to ensure the Federation complies with Charities Commission regulations. She also manages the CBA voting database and helps to organise conference.
Vice Chair
Erin Hamilton (Ipswich CBG)
Erin is a former primary school teacher, turned librarian and Reading Advocate. Erin spends inordinate amounts of time on her book blog and twitter, when she is not reading, of course.
Treasurer
Becky Grace (Reading CBG)
National Secretary
Anne Bradley (Plymouth CBG)
Having spent many years as a teacher, teacher trainer and researcher into children’s reading enjoyment, Anne has recently retired to South Wales from where she distributes the Newsletter to groups and individual and professional members. She will answer general queries about the Federation.
Children’s Book Award Coordinator
Sarah Stuffins (Reading CBG)
Sarah left the BBC in 2018 after working for them for over 30 years, first as a journalist and latterly in business development. She now works as a freelance cultural events manager.
Sarah has been on the Executive since 2008, in which time she has filled a number of roles including Chair. As Children’s Book Award Coordinator, Sarah is responsible for all elements of the award, from encouraging voting through to organising the annual awards ceremony, working with local groups, publishers and sponsors.
Conference Programme
Joy Court (Northamptonshire CBG)
Group Liaison Officer
Hilarie Medler (Plymouth CBG)
Since retiring from full-time teaching, Hilarie has been able to involve herself in organising book events for children, in and out of school, and meeting others who are equally enthusiastic about books and the role they can play in people’s lives.
As Group Liaison Officer she engages with the groups around the country, offering ideas and support. If you are thinking of setting up a new group in your area, Hilarie will be your first port of call.
Membership Secretary
Rosie Pike (Herts CBG)
A former school librarian, Rosie deals with all the membership issues for FCBG and is responsible for maintaining the membership database and sending out renewals and invoices for this.
She is also responsible for sending out UpdaTED to groups and members.
National Non-Fiction November and Booklists
Sue Wilsher (Somerset CBG)
National Share-A-Story Month and Blog
Erin Hamilton (Ipswich CBG)
Erin is a former primary school teacher, turned librarian and Reading Advocate. Erin spends inordinate amounts of time on her book blog and twitter, when she is not reading, of course.
Minutes Secretary
Krista Greenwood (Lewes CBG)
Social media
Sara Sumner (Plymouth CBG)
Publicity
Jess Stockwell