Scholastic Trade has several promotions and one new hire. Rachael Hicks has been promoted to senior production director; she was previously managing editor. Elizabeth Krych has been promoted to senior production editor; she was previously production editor. Walter Olalekan has been promoted to associate director, finance and inventory management; he was previously business manager, finance. Jennifer Buno has been promoted to assistant manager, sales planning; she was previously senior sales analyst. And Sophia Pestun is re-joining the division as senior financial analyst.
Random House Children's Books has three promotions. Cathy Goldsmith has been named president and publisher of Beginner Books and the Dr. Seuss publishing program. She follows in the footsteps of Theodor Seuss Geisel, who was president of Beginner Books from 1957 until his death in 1991. Goldsmith, who worked with Geisel on his last six books, has been at Random House for 38 years, most recently as v-p, associate publishing director, and art director for the Random House, Golden Books and Doubleday Young Readers imprints. In Random House's publicity department, Aisha Cloud has been promoted to publicity manager, from senior publicist. Jillian Vandall has been promoted to senior publicist, from publicist.
Scholastic Trade has several promotions and a new hire. Lori Benton has been named v-p, digital publisher and president of Weston Woods and Scholastic Audio; she was previously group publisher. Duryan Bhagat-Clark has been named senior director, frontlist planning and managing editor of Audio and Weston Woods; she was previously director, frontlist planning. Leslie Garych has been named v-p, managing editor; she was previously v-p, marketing operations. Anne Henderson has been named senior director, planning and operations; she was previously director, business planning. Tracy Mack has been named v-p, publisher, Scholastic Inc.; she was previously executive editor. Charisse Meloto has been named v-p, publicity brand strategy; she was previously executive director. Suzanne Lagasa has joined the company as senior designer; she was previously at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has two new hires. Jen Keenan will join as senior designer on October 26. She was most recently a freelance art director and illustrator. Elisabeth Ferrari has joined as publicity assistant.
Candlewick Press has one new hire and several promotions. Phoebe Kosman has been named assistant director of marketing, publicity, and events; previously she was publicity manager at Harvard University Press. Ann Stott has been promoted to executive art director, from art director. Sherry Fatla has been promoted to art director, from associate art director. Matt Roeser has been promoted to assistant art director, from senior book designer. Katie Cunningham has been promoted to senior editor, from editor.
Elizabeth Smith has been promoted to assistant managing editor at Chronicle Children's Books. Previously she was managing editorial assistant.
Elizabeth Peskin has joined Random House Children's Books as production supervisor. Previously she was production associate at Abrams.
Jen Loja has been promoted to senior v-p and associate publisher, Penguin Young Readers Group. She was previously v-p and associate publisher.
Lee Wind has been named v-p, digital, communications and community engagement at Little Pickle Press; previously he was a consultant.
Joy Bean has joined little bee books as senior editor. She was formerly an editor at Marshall Cavendish and associate children's book editor at Publishers Weekly.
Taylor Norman has been promoted to associate editor at Chronicle Children's Books; she was previously assistant editor.
