Arra has served on almost all positions of the Colorado Teen Literature Conference board. She is currently the Committee's Chair––this conference would not function without all of Arra's efforts! She is the Teen Services Coordinator for Jeffco Public Library and the favorite part of her job is Speed Dating with a Book and Laser Tag. Arra has an undergrad degree in viola performance and then decided to pursue libraries as a more lucrative career option.

Julia (@juliaerin80) is a language arts teacher and teen services librarian in Denver, Colorado. An advocate for all students and public education, Torres is a frequent conference and event speaker, and facilitates workshops and professional conversations about equity, anti-bias/anti-racist education, culturally sustaining pedagogies, and literacy in the digital age. She is a current member of the Los Angeles Times Book Award Committee, a 2020 Library Journal Mover and Shaker, and a past president of the Colorado Language Arts Society (a regional affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English). She is the co-author of Liven Up Your Library: Design Engaging and Inclusive Programs for Tweens and Teens (ISTE 2021).

With 24 years of experience in education, Angela began her journey teaching 7th-grade Life Sciences before earning a master’s degree in Educational Technology and Information Literacy from the University of Colorado-Denver. For the past 20 years, she has served as a librarian in Jefferson County, passionately supporting students across elementary, middle, and high school levels. As an educator, wife, and parent, she is dedicated to making a positive impact in her community and fostering a love for learning and reading in every student she encounters.

Catherine was a teen librarian for 12 years before moving into the Teen Services Supervisor role at Arapahoe Libraries. She has spent most of her career focused on community outreach, mentoring, and training.

Formerly a teen librarian and teen librarian supervisor, Bridget now works with teens who've aged out of teen programing, aka adults. Catch her reading sci-fi adventures centering found family, learning obscure animal facts, and experimenting with bright nail polishes. Or, more professionally, you may encounter her at an outreach event somewhere in Jefferson County where she's now employed as an Adult Services Outreach Coordinator. If you find an error on our website PLEASE let her know!

Meagan is the Registrar for the Colorado Teen Literature Conference! She graduated with a Bachelor of Music - Piano Performance from Adams State University, and then succumbed to her fate and followed in both of her parents’ footsteps by earning her Master in Library and Information Science from Emporia State University. Meagan has been a Teen Librarian with Jefferson County Public Library since 2017 and most enjoys working with her incredible Teen Advisory Board on their many creative programs for teens. As the Registrar, she may be just the first of many to greet you at the conference this year!