Ashley Sklar is the Adult Services and Community Engagement Consultant with the Connecticut State Library Division of Library Development. In this role, Ashley collaborates on All CT Reads, CT Pages, Growing Equitable Library Services (GELS), Libraries Without Borders, and other strategic initiatives and partnerships. She also works closely on DLD’s communications strategies including the website, emails, media relations, and social media platforms. Ashley previously worked at the New Haven Free Public Library where she oversaw adult services, communications and marketing, and collaborated with partners across the greater New Haven community. Ashley holds an MLIS from Drexel University, an MA in art history from the University of Connecticut, and a BA from Skidmore College.

Kym Powe (she/her) is the Children and Young Adult Consultant with the Connecticut State Library. Kym specializes in youth services and literary equity and has presented at various conferences including, the American Library Association Annual Conference, the Connected Learning Summit, Niche Academy, Webjunction and she has spoken for multiple School Library Journal/ Library Journal professional development courses. 

In 2023 Kym was named a Library Journal Mover and Shaker in the education category.

Matt is the Director of the CT State Library's CT Library for Accessible Books and Middletown Library Service Center. Matt's area of focus is Accessibility and Accessible Library Services.  In recent years, Matt has presented at the Public Library Association's Annual Conference, at the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled's National Conference, and at the Connecticut Library Association's Annual Conference.