Christina Vortia is an educator, librarian, writer, and literature analyst with extensive experience across public, academic, and federal library environments. She has served on multiple nationally recognized literary awards juries, including Chair of the 2023 Newbery Medal Committee, the 2025–2026 Coretta Scott King Book Awards Jury, the 2020–2021 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature Jury, the 2019–2020 Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee, the 2017 Michael L. Printz Award Committee, and the Florida Authors and Publishers Association Book Awards Committee.

 

Her professional work focuses on data-driven assessment, program development, community partnership building, and grant writing. She has applied statistical analysis to evaluate service outcomes and inform strategic planning initiatives.

 

Christina holds a Master of Science in Library and Information Science from Pratt Institute and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Montclair State University. She is an alumna of Tuskegee University.