Barb Knight has been promoted to v-p and director of sales for the Little Tiger Publishing Group.
Scholastic has five promotions. Yaffa Jaskoll has been promoted to creative director, licensing design, from executive art director. Doan Buu has been promoted to associate art director, from senior designer. Maeve Norton has been promoted to associate art director, from senior designer. Stephanie Yang has been promoted to senior designer, from designer. Rae Crawford has been promoted to designer, from junior designer.
Penguin Young Readers has four promotions. Tessa Meischeid has been promoted to publicity manager, from senior publicist. Lizzie Goodell has been promoted to senior publicist, from publicist. Anna Elling has been promoted to associate publicist, from publicity assistant. Timothy Woitas has been promoted to senior financial analyst, from financial analyst.
Macmillan Children's Publishing Group has three promotions. Kate Meltzer has been promoted to senior editor at Roaring Brook Press, from editor. Taylor Pitts has been promoted to senior production editor, from production editor. Arik Harden has been promoted to assistant managing editor, from managing editorial assistant.
Sandy Frank has joined Chronicle children’s publishing as designer; previously she was brand designer for the company.
Liz Dresner has joined Sourcebooks Fire as senior art director; previously she was associate art director at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group.
At Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, Mallory Grigg has been promoted to senior art director, from art director.
Rebecca Vitkus has joined Random House Children's Books as a managing editor. She was previously a senior production editor at Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Disney Hyperion has two new hires and two promotions. Regan Winter has joined as associate editor; she was associate editor at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Kelsey Sullivan has joined as associate editor; she was assistant editor at Disney Press. Christine Collins and Cassidy Leyendecker have been promoted to assistant editor.
HarperCollins Children's Books has two promotions and two new hires. Sheala Howley has been promoted to assistant director, subsidiary rights, from senior manager. Kim Silverton has been promoted to manager of sales forecasting and analysis, from assistant manager. LaToya Maitland is joining the conferences and conventions team as senior manager; she was previously marketing manager at Disney Publishing Worldwide. Julia Johnson is joining Katherine Tegen Books as editorial assistant; she was previously an intern at Writers House.
Scholastic Trade has several promotions and new hires. Zakiya Jamal has been promoted to senior manager, social media, from manager. Shannon Pender has been promoted to associate marketing manager, young adult, from marketing associate. Jordana Kulak has been promoted to publicist, from associate publicist. Mario Chuman has been promoted to junior project manager, from assistant project coordinator. Olivia Blomstrom has joined as trade planner, frontlist planning; she was previously a special education paraprofessional with Wyckoff Public Schools. Jordin Streeter has joined as associate marketing manager for middle grade; she was previously marketing coordinator at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. Renee Levy has joined as advertising associate; she was previously at BrideClick supervising the digital media team.
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing has four promotions. Alissa Nigro has been promoted to senior marketing manager, from marketing manager. Karen Masnica has been promoted to senior marketing manager, from marketing manager. Jill Hacking has been promoted to manager, marketing operations and events, from assistant manager. Brian Murray has been promoted to marketing coordinator, from marketing assistant.
At Candlewick Press, Amy Macaluso has been promoted to senior financial reporting and data analyst, from financial reporting and data analyst.
At Little Bee Books, Natalie Padberg-Bartoo has been promoted to designer, from junior designer.
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing has five promotions. Heather Palisi has been promoted to associate art director, from senior designer. Brittany Fetcho has been promoted to senior designer, from designer. Clare McGlade has been promoted to associate managing editor, from senior production editor. Chelsea Morgan has been promoted to associate managing editor, from senior production editor. Jasmine Ye has been promoted to production editor, from associate production editor.
Shae McDaniel has joined Algonquin Young Readers as marketing manager; she was most recently digital marketing assistant manager at HarperCollins Children's Books.
Carolina Ortiz has been promoted to editor at HarperCollins Children’s Books, from associate editor.
Random House Children's Books has six promotions. Jason Zamajtuk has been promoted to senior art director, from art director and media specialist. Carol Ly has been promoted to assistant art director, from senior designer. Cathy Bobak has been promoted to senior designer, from designer. Michelle Cunningham has been promoted to senior designer, from designer. Marisa DiNovis has been promoted to editor at Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, from associate editor. Gianna Lakenauth has been promoted to assistant editor at Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, from editorial assistant.
HarperCollins Children's Books has one new hire and one promotion. Mikayla Lawrence has joined as a production editor; previously she was an assistant production editor at Page Street Publishing. Stephanie Guerdan has been promoted to associate editor, from assistant editor.
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing has five promotions. Amy Habayeb has been promoted to director, children’s subsidiary rights, from associate director. Elizabeth Blake-Linn has been promoted to director, production/creative solutions, from associate production director. Chava Wolin has been promoted to associate director, production, from production manager. Charlton Villavelez has been promoted to associate production manager, from production coordinator. Tatyana Rosalia has been promoted to associate production manager, from senior production associate.
Brenda Angelilli has joined Little, Brown Books for Young Readers as associate art director for picture books; previously she was associate art director for children's books at Abrams.
Gwen Cullen has joined Little Bee Books as associate production manager; previously she was assistant production manager at Norton.
Allison Weintraub has been promoted to assistant editor at Quill Tree Books, from editorial assistant.
At Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, Eleonore Fisher has been promoted to assistant editor, from executive assistant.
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing has eight promotions. Hannah Lambert has been promoted to executive editor at Little Simon, from senior editor. Alyson Heller has been promoted to executive editor at Aladdin Books, from senior editor. Alexa Pastor has been promoted to senior editor at S&S BFYR, from editor. Sarah McCabe has been promoted to senior editor at Margaret K. McElderry Books, from editor. Lisa Lauria has been promoted to senior editor at Simon Spotlight, from editor. Julia McCarthy has been promoted to editor at Atheneum, from associate editor. Alex Borbolla has been promoted to editor at Atheneum, from associate editor. Anna Parsons has been promoted to associate editor at Aladdin Books, from assistant editor.
Macmillan Children's Publishing Group has three promotions. Melissa Zar has been promoted to director of marketing, from associate director of marketing. Johanna Allen has been promoted to associate director of marketing, from senior marketing manager. Olivia Oleck has been promoted to marketing coordinator, from marketing assistant.
HarperCollins Children's Books has two promotions. Megan Ilnitzki has been promoted to senior editor, from editor. Eva Lynch-Comer has been promoted to assistant editor, from editorial assistant.
Maggie Rosenthal has been promoted to editor at Viking Books for Young Readers, from associate editor.
