About FCB

Our Mission

The mission of the Foundation for Children’s Books is to cultivate children’s curiosity, creativity and academic achievement by igniting in them a love of good books. We do that primarily by bringing acclaimed children’s book authors and illustrators into underserved K-8 schools in Boston for visits and writing workshops.

Since 2005, we have brought 28 award-winning authors and illustrators to 23 different elementary schools in Boston. We also present dynamic professional development events featuring authors and illustrators, along with experts in the field of children’s books. The audience for these events includes librarians, teachers, students, parents and other children’s book lovers.
 

Board of Directors

Officers

President, Andrea Mintz

Treasurer, Karen O’Reilly

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Emily Carroll

Maria DeCoulos

Lee Englert

Grace Enriquez

Alison Hong

 

Staff

Executive Director, Jennifer Cusack – Ms. Cusack has been Executive Director of the FCB since 2006 and was a member of the organization before that. Her background is in program development and grant-writing for non-profits, including the American Youth Policy Forum in Washington, D.C. and Jobs for the Future in Boston, MA.

Program Associate, Kristy Lockhart – Ms. Lockhart has a background in administration and is pursuing a Master’s degree in Library Science at Simmons College.