Ohio-North Regional Team
Meet the Team!
Who We Are:
SCBWI regions are run by members like YOU! Our SCBWI Regional Team (RT) members are all volunteers deeply committed to helping others get the most out of their membership. We’re serious about kidlit and want nothing more than for you to succeed, no matter how you define success!
The SCBWI Ohio North Regional Team helps Ohio North members feel supported and connected to a local creative community of children's literature writers, illustrators, and translators.
Our Regional Team members are:
Regional Advisor (RA) - Meena Bantanwala Poe, ohionorth-ra@scbwi.org
-Specializes in Middle Grade (MG) & Young Adult (YA). Lives on Cleveland's West side
Regional Advisor (RA) - CJ Penko, ohionorth-ra2@scbwi.org
-Specializes in Picture Books (PB) & Board Books (BB). Lives on Cleveland's East side
Illustrator Coordinator (IC) - Kristi Tartara, ohionorth-ic@scbwi.org
-Specializes in all things Illustration & Graphic Novels (GN)
Assistant Regional Advisor (ARA) - Britney Rudowsky, ohionorth-ara@scbwi.org
-Specializes in Picture Books (PB) and newsletter help
Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns at any time. If you would like to join our Regional Team, we have several new specific volunteer roles opening. They will be listed in our monthly newsletter. But if there's something else you can help with, please let us know!