Jean Jacobsen
Board: Conference Director
Special Events Coordinator

Nicole Michas
Assistant Conference Director
Board: Vice-President of CRW
Children’s & MG Track for Conference
Alice Aldridge-Dennis
Fiction & NonFiction Conference Track
Board: President of CRW
Communications Team Member
Silent Auction Coordinator


Susan Rocco-McKeel
Poetry Track Co-Host: Conference
Board Assistant Treasurer
Development Director

Curtis Pierce
Poetry Track Co-Host: Conference
Board: Communications Director
Carole Sundine
Hospitality Coordinator
Board: Secretary of CRW

Tania Urenda
Treasurer & Board Member
Communications Team Member
Conference Registrar
Colby McKenzie
Fiction/Nonfiction Track Coordinator
Conference Team Member
Lynn Hough
Conference Photographer


In Memoriam
John Longman
1940 – 2023
a founder of the
Castle Rock Writers
nonprofit corporation,
committed conference volunteer, and friend.
Photo Courtesy of Lynn Hough Photography
Website Consultants: Michelle Ziegler, Luke Dennis
Website Editors: Curtis Pierce, Tania Urenda, Alice Aldridge-Dennis