Meet The Family

Christopher is currently the co-founder and CEO of Familius, a trade book publishing company founded in 2012 with a mission to help families be happy, a mission that has helped Familius be one of the top fastest growing independent publishing companies in the US for the past three years as reported by Publishers Weekly. Christopher earned a BA in English and an MBA from BYU. He has served on numerous boards including Writers@Work and the Independent Book Publishers Association. His favorite quote is attributed to Gandhi: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Christopher currently lives in the central valley of California with his wife, four of his nine children, and their cat and dog.

Michele Lynne Robbins, the Mater Familius and Acquisitions Editor, has been the CEO of the Robbins Roost for twenty-two years, where she has homeschooled each of her nine children. When she is not running her domestic enterprise, she is found developing important book content, creating unique gifts and enjoying the joys of family life and motherhood. She holds a BA in Special Education from Brigham Young University.

Brooke Jorden earned a BA in English and editing from Brigham Young University. The author of If It Fits, I Sits: The Ultimate Cat Quotebook, I Dig Bathtime, and the Lit for Little Hands series, Brooke is also the managing editor at Familius. Brooke, her husband, their three children, and their cat live in Cedar Hills, Utah.

Shaelyn Topolovec, often asked how to pronounce her name, goes by Shae to keep things simple. A devoted reader and writer ever since she could first crawl to the bookshelf and hold a crayon, she earned a BA in editing and publishing from BYU, worked on several online publications, and joined the Familius family. Shae is the managing editor at Familius and currently lives in California’s Central Valley, where she can go for long “junk food” rides in the mountains, around lakes, and to the coast.

Ashley Marie Mireles-Guerrero is the Director of Sales and Marketing at Familius Publishing working to help families be happy through the books she writes, creates, and sells. She has authored several children’s books with Familius and hopes to continue creating more. Her collaborative sales efforts have helped Familius become one of the fastest growing independent publishers for four years in a row. She currently serves on the IBPA Board of Directors and is the Co-Chair of the IBPA’s DEI Committee. She hopes to help create a publishing industry that is inviting, inclusive, and accessible for all through her work with the IBPA.

She currently lives in Fresno, CA with her husband and two rescue pups.

Adina is a former preschool teacher and a mom of 2 young kids. She has a passion for picture books and adores reading with her kids and students. She loves helping families find books that help them navigate the ups and downs of early childhood. She has a BA in Journalism from Ithaca College, and a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from Manhattanville College with a certification in Special Education. Adina and her family currently live in Bethel, CT.

I am Christina Norris. I earned my bachelor’s degree in accounting and my master’s degree in accounting and financial Management at the University of Maryland, you could say I like numbers and balancing. I am married to my best friend, and we have two wild boys of our own to raise. For free time we enjoy dirt bike riding, camping, skiing, hiking, and going to the beach. Basically, anything outdoors is where we want to be. I have always loved to read; although, with two young boys and balancing a job I find I have less time to read longer books than I did in the past. I am one of those who cannot put a book down once I start, I MUST KNOW THE ENDING NOW! So, for now I read lots of children’s books with my kiddos and truly enjoy them. My favorite quote is, “I am not afraid of Storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” -Louisa May Alcott Little Women

Mckay is the Video and Marketing associate for Familius, and helps to create content of all kinds for the company, including cover designs, illustrations, editing, and videos for social media. Mckay graduated from BYU with a BA in Editing and Publishing, and resides in Provo, Utah. Mckay is an avid book reader and especially loves comic books, the perfect combination of art and story, aside from picture books, of course.

Carlos is a Fresno, CA native. An artist at heart, he has spent his life painting, drawing, and creating. He joined the Familius team in 2019 as a freelance Graphic Designer and now works full-time as the Art Administrator and In-House Designer. When he is not working hard to make our books the best they can be, Carlos loves to spend time outdoors with his rescue pit bulls Koda and Kiki.

I’m Maggie. I love reading, being outside, and going on great adventures.

Bick Robbins, our General Counsel, is a CPA and an attorney. He therefore has no personality and no soul. He does, however, have almost 40 years of legal experience which we greatly appreciate.

DropCap co-founder, Allison Olson, has more than 25 years of experience in publishing rights management and sales. She managed the foreign language rights sales for several large book publishers for 10 years and ran her own rights agency for another 15 before co-founding DropCap in 2018. Allison adores the Familius list and has enjoyed seeing many of the parenting and children’s books published into 6, 7, 8 even 9 languages for many titles including a Mongolian edition of Made for Me, which was a first!

Meet The Family

Christopher Robbins

Michele Robbins

Brooke Jorden

Shaelyn Topolovec

Ashley Marie Mireles-Guerrero

Adina Oberman

Christina Norris

McKay Rappleyea

Carlos Mireles-Guerrero

Maggie Wickes

Bick Robbins

Allison Olson

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