Directors & Staff
The Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (NCIBA) is a trade organization dedicated to supporting, nurturing and promoting independent retail bookselling in California. Organized as a mutual benefit non-profit corporation, the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association is led by a 15-person Board of Directors that includes four officers and two associate representitives from the publishing community. Officers serve two-year terms, while Board members are elected for one to three years, with elections held each spring. The NCIBA employs an Executive Director and an Associate Director and maintains offices in San Francisco, California.
NCIBA Board of Directors
Mike Barnard, President
Rakestraw Books
Danville, CA
925-837-7337
Lee Azus
Get Lost Travel Books
San Francisco CA
415-437-0529
Calvin Crosby, Vice President
Books, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
415-221-3666 ext.23
John Russel, Treasurer
Mountain Bookshop
Sonora, CA
209-532-6117
Kate Levinson, Secretary
Point Reyes Books
Point Reyes Station, CA
415-663-1542
Marion Abbott
Mrs. Dalloway’s
Berkeley, CA
510-704-8222
Kathleen Caldwell
A Great Good Place for Books
Oakland, CA
510-339-8210
Traci Fishburn
Bookworks
Aptos, CA
408-688-4554
Heather Lyon
Lyon Books and Learning Center
Chico, CA
530-891-3338
Pete Mulvihill
Green Apple Books
San Francisco, CA
415-387-2272
Jenn Ramage
Random House Sales Rep
San Jose, CA
408-356-2145
Lise Soloman
Karel/Dutton Group
Albany, CA
510-528-0579
Antonia Squire
Kepler’s Books
Menlo Park, CA
650-324-4321
Paul Takushi
UC Davis Bookstore
Davis, CA
530-752-6846
Hut Landon, Executive Director
Carol Seajay, Administrator
NCIBA
The Presidio
1007 General Kennedy Avenue
PO Box 29169
415-561-7686
415-561-7685 fax
Meetings & Committees
The Board of Directors of the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association meet approximately ten times per year. Organization projects and activities are carried out by the NCIBA Executive and Associate Directors with the aid of the Board of Directors and the organization’s standing committees. Current committees include:
- Executive Committee
- Education
- Promotions
- Member Services
- Free Expression
- Internet / Website
- Trade Show
Booksellers or individuals in the trade interested in volunteering for one of the above committees should contact the NCIBA office.
For more information about the NCIBA, please contact us.
