At Highlights for Children, Liz Van Doren has been promoted to v-p, book editorial; she was previously editorial director, book publishing.
Diane Landolf has been promoted to senior editor at Random House Books for Young Readers and Golden Books; she was previously an editor.
Annie Berger has joined Sourcebooks Jabberwocky and Sourcebooks Fire as editor; she was formerly associate editor at HarperCollins Children's Books.
Tor Teen/Starscape has a promotion and a new hire. Alison Fisher has been promoted to editor, from editorial assistant. Zohra Ashpari has joined as assistant to the publisher; she was previously an intern at Hachette Book Group.
Charlesbridge has two promotions and two new hires. Executive v-p Mary Ann Sabia is moving from associate publisher to publisher, with responsibilities for both the Charlesbridge children's and the Imagine adult lists. Yolanda Scott has been named associate publisher, in addition to her current role as editorial director for children's books. Cynthia Ritter joins as marketing, publicity and promotion assistant; she was formerly a production editor at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. Lauren Barrett joins as sub rights associate; she was formerly permissions associate at Pearson Higher Education.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has four promotions. Deirdre Jones has been promoted to editor, from associate editor. Jane Lee has been promoted to manager, digital marketing and social media, from associate manager, digital marketing and social media. Svetlana Keselman has been promoted to subsidiary rights manager, from subsidiary rights associate. Marisa Finkelstein has been promoted to associate production editor, from assistant production editor.
Linda Epstein has joined Emerald City Literary Agency as agent; previously she was associate agent at the Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency.
Betina Cochran has been named director of licensing and special markets for the retail market at Highlights for Children. She was previously editorial director, interactive media and global partnerships.
Rhoda Belleza has joined Macmillan/Imprint as an editor; she was formerly an editor at Paper Lantern Lit.
Bloomsbury Children's has two promotions. Emily Gerbner has been promoted to ebook sales and marketing manager, from ebook digital marketing associate. Courtney Griffin has been promoted to senior publicist, from publicist.
Mariana Ramos has been named associate manager in the subsidiary rights department at Random House Children's Books. She was previously sales account manager at Assouline Publishing.
In a reorganization at Viking Children's Books, senior editor Sharyn November's position has been eliminated. She joined the company in 1990 as associate editor for Puffin Books, and also served as editorial director of the Firebird imprint, which launched in 2002. She can be reached here.
Random House Children's Books has two promotions. Beverly Horowitz, v-p and publisher of Delacorte Press, has been promoted to senior v-p. Mallory Loehr, v-p and publishing director, Random House/Golden Books and Doubleday Young Readers Group, has been promoted to senior v-p and publisher, Random House/Golden Books, Doubleday, and Crown Books for Young Readers Groups.
Julie Matysik will join Running Press Kids as editorial director on March 14. She was previously editorial director at Sky Pony Press.
Rosemary Brosnan has been promoted to v-p, editorial director at HarperCollins Children's Books. She was previously editorial director.
Scholastic Trade has some new hires and promotions. Lizzy Doyle has joined Klutz as associate art director; she was previously a designer at Parragon. Doan Buu has joined the art department as designer, Cartwheel Books and Orchard Books; he was a set graphic designer at the Rachael Ray Show. Catherine Weening has joined Scholastic as production editor; she was previously an intern at Scholastic. Keith Fretz has been promoted to product manager, multiplatform publishing; he was previously associate producer. Saraciea Fennell has been promoted to publicist; she was previously associate publicist. Brooke Shearouse has been promoted to publicity coordinator; she was previously publicity assistant. Emily Heddleson has been promoted to senior marketing manager, educational and library marketing; she was previously marketing manager. Antonio Gonzalez has been promoted to senior marketing manager, brand marketing; he was previously marketing manager, educational and library marketing. Elizabeth Tiffany has been promoted to production editor; she was previously assistant production editor. Savannah Kuper has been promoted to associate editor; she was previously sales assistant.
Sam Im has been promoted to director, digital strategy and business development, from senior manager, digital publishing and business development, at Random House Children's Books.
