Ms. Noushin Ansari

Founder and leader of IBBY Iran (Iran)

Ms. Nina Askvig (Reidarson)

Director of IBBY Documentation Centre of Books for Disabled Young People 1985-2002 (Norway)

Ms. Lucia Binder

Editor of Bookbird 1969-93, President of the Andersen Jury 1974-78 (Austria)

Mr. Urs Breitenstein

IBBY  Treasurer 2002-2008 (Switzerland)

Ms. Carmen Diana Dearden

President of IBBY 1994-1998 (Venezuela)

Ms. Miep Diekmann

Author and children's literature specialist (The Netherlands)

Ms. Emilia Gallego

Founder and leader of IBBY Cuba (Cuba)

Ms. Yoko Inokuma

President of JBBY, 1988-2003 (Japan)

Mr. Juan de Isasa

Vice President of IBBY 1992-1996 (Spain)

Ms. Ana Maria Machado

President of the Andersen Jury 1988-1990

Hans Christian Andersen Award winner 2000 (Brazil)

Ms. Leena Maissen

IBBY Executive Director 1970-2003, IBBY Congress Chair 2002 (Switzerland)

Ms. Katherine Paterson

Hans Christian Andersen Author Award Winner 1998 (USA)

Ms. Anne Pelloswki

Life-long reading promoter and IBBY supporter (USA)

Mr. Dusan Roll

President of IBBY, 1986-90 President of the Andersen Jury 1978-82 (Slovakia)

Ms. Laura Sandroni

Co-Founder of IBBY Brazil (Brazil)

Mr. Peter Schneck

President of the Andersen Jury 1996-1998

IBBY President 2002-2006

President IBBY Foundation Board 2007-2010 (Switzerland)

Ms. Tayo Shima

President of IBBY 1998-2002 (Japan)

Ms. Somboon Singkamanen

Founder of IBBY Thailand (Thailand)

Mr. Christian Stottele

Treasurer of IBBY 1990-2002 (Germany)

Mr. José-Miguel de Azaola († 2007)

President of the Andersen Jury 1960-70 (Spain)

Mr. Richard Bamberger († 2007)

Founding member, President of IBBY 1962-66, Editor of Bookbird 1963-82 (Austria)

Mr. Assen Bossev († 1997)

President and Founder of Bulgarian IBBY (Bulgaria)

Mr. Fritz Brunner († 1991)

Founding member, Treasurer of IBBY 1953-73 (Switzerland)

Mr. John Donovan († 1992)

Treasurer of IBBY 1986-90 (USA)

Ms. Virginia Haviland († 1988)

President of the Andersen Jury 1970-74 (USA)

Ms. Bettina Hürlimann († 1983)

Founding member, Treasurer of IBBY 1973-78 (Switzerland)

Ms. Margaret K. McElderry († 2011)

Vice President of IBBY 1978-82 (USA)

Mr. Sergei Mikhalkov († 2009)

Founder and President of Soviet IBBY (Russia)

Ms. Anne-Marie Mortara-Lepman († 2006)

Daughter of Jella Lepman, Founder of IBBY (Italy)

Ms. Vera Soucková († 2010)

Executive Secretary of CSFR IBBY 1973-92 (Czech Republic)

Mr. Ralph Staiger († 2002)

IBBY Congress Chair 1990, Chair of IBBY Fundraising Committee 1994-98 (USA)

Ms. Jo Tenfjord († 2007)

Founding Member, Vice President of IBBY 1964-66, Founder of Norwegian IBBY 1956 (Norway)

Mr. Niilo Visapää († 1979)

President of IBBY 1970-74 (Finland)

Mr. Shigeo Watanabe († 2006)

IBBY Congress Chair 1986, Vice President of IBBY 1978-80 (Japan)