Forest of Reading Advisory Committee
FRANÇAIS
The Forest of Reading Program has grown from a modest beginning in 1994 with one program and has since grown to ten programs in both French and English. From the beginning, the school and public library community were committed to expanding the program and to offering it to their students and patrons. For over twenty-five years, the Canadian publishing and book industry have increasingly provided support, ideas and have asked how can they be further involved in showcasing and expanding this program.
Members of the Advisory Committee serve as key influencers in helping move the Forest of Reading® and its Festival into the future and help keep it as a leading reading initiative in this country.
To elevate the profile of the Forest of Reading and Festival by exploring how this program can further:
- Cultivate a vibrant Canadian book culture
- Increase book sales for the juvenile fiction and non-fiction Canadian market
- Cultivate a love of reading and reading engagement for young people
- Provide guidance on expansion and growth
Current Members of the Forest Advisory Committee are:
- Kevin Sylvester – Award Winning Author and Illustrator
- Helaine Becker – Award Winning Author
- Melanie Florence – Award Winning Author
- Karen Boersma – Publisher, Owl Kids
- Fred Horler – Institutional Marketing Manager, Groundwood Books
- Naseem Hrab – Associate Publisher (Creative), Kids Can Press
- Sylvia Chan – Manager, Marketing and Publicity, Penguin Random House Canada
- Meredith Tutching – Director, Forest of Reading
- Michelle Arbuckle – Executive Director, Ontario Library Association
