Katie Potter
Senior Literacy Manager, Lee & Low Books
Katie Potter (she/her) is the Senior Literacy Manager at Lee & Low Books. Katie writes and develops the rigorous teacher’s guides and educator resources found on the Lee & Low website. She also works with university professors and nonprofit organizations on incorporating diverse, multicultural literature into curriculum and syllabi.
Michelle Fuentes
Literacy Specialist, Lee & Low Books
Michelle Fuentes (she/her) is the Literacy Specialist at Lee & Low Books. Prior to Lee & Low, she taught for five years as the lead educator for English as a Second Language in Memphis and Atlanta serving grades 5-8. She brings her passion for equity, parent and family engagement, and English Language Learner best practices to Lee & Low Books. She creates student-centered educator resources and leads engaging professional development workshops.
Xavier Garza
Author
Xavier Garza (he/him) is a prolific and enthusiastic author, artist, and storyteller whose work focuses primarily on his experiences growing up in the small border town of Rio Grande City and is a lively documentation of the dreams, superstitions, and heroes in the bigger-than-life world of South Texas. Garza has exhibited his art and performed his stories in venues throughout Texas, Arizona and the state of Washington. He has authored and illustrated fourteen books, and has received such prestigious awards as the Americas Honor Book Award in 2005, the Tejas Star Book Award three times from 2007-2010 and the Pura Belpré Honor Book award in 2012. In 2014 he was awarded both the NAACS Tejas Young Adult Book Award and the Texas Institute of Letters Children's Book Award. In 2019 Xavier Garza will be inducted into the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters. Garza lives in San Antonio, Texas with his wife Irma and their teen son Vincent.
