Cassie Malmo has launched Malmo Public Relations; most recently, she was associate publicity director at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Macmillan Children's Publishing Group has four promotions. Robyn Chapman has been promoted to senior editor from editor at First Second Books. Mark Podesta has been promoted to editor from associate editor at Henry Holt Books for Young Readers. Lindsey Whitt has been promoted to senior designer from designer. Mia Moran has been promoted to senior production editor from production editor.
HarperCollins Children's Books has three promotions. Allison Brown has been promoted to associate director, production, from senior manager. Kristen Eckhardt has been promoted to associate director, production, from senior manager. Melissa Cicchitelli has been promoted to senior manager, production, from manager.
Macmillan Children's Publishing Group has four promotions. Johanna Allen has been promoted to director of account marketing, from associate director. Leigh Ann Higgins has been promoted to associate manager, marketing, from marketing associate. Nicole Schaefer has been promoted to senior manager, account marketing, from marketing manager. Elysse Villalobos has been promoted to marketing manager, school and library, from associate marketing manager.
Random House Children's Books has one promotion and two new hires. Jena DeBois has been promoted to manager, marketing licenses and proprietary brands, from associate marketing manager, marketing licenses and proprietary brands. Megan Barlog Hughes has joined as content marketing manager, audience engagement. Lauren Taglienti has joined as production associate; previously she was production associate at Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has two promotions. Kelly Moran has been promoted to publicity manager, from senior publicist. Hannah Klein has been promoted to senior publicist, from associate publicist.
Katie Boni has joined Page Street Kids/YA as associate manager of publicity and marketing; previously she was publicist at HarperCollins Children's Books.
Jenna German has joined Scholastic Trade as junior designer.
What on Earth Publishing has two promotions. Nancy Feresten has been promoted to managing director, from publisher. Natalie Bellos has been promoted to publisher, from editorial director.
Random House Children's Books has two new hires. Lizzy Indek has joined as production associate; most recently she was projects associate at the Museum of the City of New York. Cleo Papadopoulos has joined as production assistant.
Emani Glee has joined Bloomsbury Children's Books as associate publicist; previously she was a marketing assistant at Penguin Random House.
Kade Dishmon has been promoted to assistant editor for Holiday House and Margaret Ferguson Books, from editorial assistant.
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing has three new hires. Jasmine Normil has joined as children's education and library marketing coordinator; most recently she was publicity and marketing coordinator at Hachette Audio. Jin Soo Chun has joined Atheneum Books for Young Readers as editorial assistant. Jessica De Leon Egan has joined Simon & Schuster Children's Books as editorial assistant.
Children's agent Adriana Domínguez has been named partner at Aevitas Creative Management.
Abrams has five promotions. Pam Notarantonio has been promoted to v-p, creative director for Abrams Children's Books and Abrams ComicArts, from creative director. Charlotte Greenbaum has been promoted to executive editor, graphic novels for Abrams Children's Books, from senior editor. Diegs Lopez has been promoted to senior editor, entertainment publishing, Abrams Children's Books, from editor. Sara Sproull has been promoted to associate editor, Abrams Children's Books, from assistant editor. Angelica Busanet has been promoted to assistant editor, Abrams Children's Books, from editorial assistant.
Quill Tree Books has two promotions and a new hire. Jennifer Ung has been promoted to editorial director, from executive editor. Allison Weintraub has been promoted to associate editor, from assistant editor. Carter Wilken has joined as editorial assistant; previously they were an editorial assistant at HarperCollins Children's Books.
Kari Webb has been promoted to assistant managing editor at Random House Children's Books, from managing editorial assistant.
Breanna Cummings has been promoted to contracts and rights coordinator at Candlewick Press, from contracts and rights assistant.
Abigail Jordon has been promoted to publicity coordinator at Scholastic, from publicity assistant.
Workman and Algonquin have several promotions and a new hire. Alisha Zucker has been promoted to executive editor at Workman Kids on the educational resources team, from senior editor. Michelle Hilario-Ruiz has been promoted to digital marketing and advertising manager, from coordinator. Alana Bonfiglio has been promoted to publicity and marketing associate, from marketing assistant. Riley Golberg has been promoted to assistant editor at Workman Kids, from editorial assistant. Adah B. Li has been promoted to assistant editor at Algonquin Young Readers, from editorial assistant. Jessica Weil has been promoted to assistant editor at Workman Kids, from editorial assistant. Amanda Trautmann joins the company as publicist at Workman Kids and Algonquin Young Readers; previously, she was publicity coordinator at Scholastic.
Melissa Wu is joining HarperCollins Children's Books as senior financial analyst; previously she worked at Macmillan Learning.
Maria Modugno will retire from her position as v-p, executive director, Random House Studio, on June 4. She has been with Random House for 12 years, and before that was v-p, editorial director at HarperCollins Children's Books, and v-p, editorial director, at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Melissa Manlove has been named executive editor at Sourcebooks Jabberwocky; previously she was executive editor of children's books at Chronicle Books.
Jess Brigman has joined Candlewick Press, Holiday House, and Peachtree as retail director of sales; most recently she was senior account manager for the Walt Disney Company, and has also held sales management positions at Abrams and Macmillan.
Chris Russo has been promoted to senior designer at Holiday House, from designer.
Jordan Blanco has joined Random House Children's Books as editor for Random House Graphic; previously he was a freelance editor.
Tionne Townsend has joined Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers and Denene Millner Books as editorial assistant.
Penguin Young Readers has four promotions. Courtney McAuslan has been promoted to senior manager, advertising, from manager. Polo Orozco has been promoted to senior editor, Putnam Books for Young Readers, from editor. Gretchen Durning has been promoted to editor, Putnam Books for Young Readers, from associate editor. Meriam Metoui has been promoted to associate editor, Viking Children's Books, from assistant editor.
Matt Maguda has joined HarperCollins Children's Books as marketing and publicity associate; previously he was a marketing assistant at Oxford University Press.
Highlights has three new hires. Rachel Barry has joined as director of marketing and publicity; most recently she was v-p, marketing, publicity and e-commerce at Insight Editions. Todd Jones has joined as director of sales; most recently he was v-p, field and library sales at Penguin Random House. Stephanie Lewis has joined as director of analytics; most recently she was director, business analytics at Insight Editions.
