Shaina Birkhead is the associate executive director of the Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader. Having worked at the CBC for over six years, Shaina’s focus is on creating, growing, and maintaining programs and partnerships that support the work of the CBC’s member publishers, increase awareness of children’s books, and address important topics affecting the industry at large. Much of her work is focused on Every Child a Reader programming, directly reaching kids and creating life-long readers through Children’s Book Week, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, and more. Before her work at the CBC and Every Child a Reader Shaina received a BFA in Dance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and had an exciting career in restaurant service and management. She lives in Atlanta, GA.