HarperCollins Children's Books has three promotions. Caroline Sun has been promoted to director of publicity, from assistant director; she will report to Cindy Hamilton, senior director of publicity. Rosanne Romanello has been promoted to associate director of publicity, from senior manager. Stephanie Hoover has been promoted to publicist, from associate publicist.
Scholastic Trade has two new hires and several promotions. Nicholas Thomas has joined as publishing manager for Chicken House and David Fickling Books; he was previously editorial assistant at Bloomsbury. Monica Palenzuela has joined as senior publicist; she was previously a project manager with Scholastic National Partnerships. Patti Ann Harris has been promoted to creative director for Cartwheel Books, Orchard Books, Readers, Branches and Little Shepherd; she was previously executive art director. Cheryl Weisman has been promoted to senior production director, digital, print and audio; she was previously senior managing editor, print and digital. John Pelsd has been promoted to associate editor, digital publishing and audio; he was previously publishing and editorial assistant. Anna Bloom has been promoted to editor, from associate editor. Becky Shapiro has been promoted to editor, from associate editor. Zack Clark has been promoted to editor, from associate editor. Ellen Duda has been promoted to senior designer, from designer. Kait Feldmann has been promoted to assistant editor, from editorial assistant.
Marlo Scrimizzi will join Highlights Press on February 29 as an editor. Previously she was associate editor at Running Press Kids.
Random House Children's Books has two promotions in the licensed and proprietary brands marketing department. Derek Elmer has been promoted to director of marketing, from associate director of marketing. Lauren Adams has been promoted to associate marketing manager, from marketing associate.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has two promotions. Mary-Kate Gaudet has been promoted to executive editor, from senior editor. Russell Busse has been promoted to assistant editor, from editorial assistant.
Charlesbridge Publishing has two promotions. Julie Bliven has been promoted to editor, from associate editor. Karen Boss has been promoted to associate editor, from assistant editor.
HarperCollins Children's Books has two promotions. Nellie Kurtzman has been promoted to v-p, marketing; she was previously director, integrated marketing. Cindy Hamilton has been promoted to senior director, publicity; she was previously director, publicity.
Diana Blough has been named director, category marketing, at Random House Children's Books. Previously she was an imprint sales director with Penguin Random House Publisher Services.
Rachel Bader has joined Random House Children's Books as director of licensing. Most recently she was director of licensing at Prometheus Global Media.
Shanta Newlin has been promoted to vice-president, executive director of publicity at Penguin Young Readers.
Robyn Chapman has joined First Second Books as associate editor. Previously she was assistant editor at Lerner's Graphic Universe imprint.
Stephanie Fretwell-Hill will join Red Fox Literary later this month as an agent. She was most recently an editor at Peachtree Publishers.
Janelle Gonzalez has joined Little, Brown Books for Young Readers as brand analyst for brand, licensed, and media tie-in publishing. She was most recently in the consumer products licensing group at the National Hockey League.
Alison Stoltzfus has been promoted to publishing director of Princeton Review, Now I'm Reading, and Sylvan Learning imprints at Random House Children's Books. She was previously publishing manager.
