HarperCollins Children's Books has two promotions. Avery Coffey has been promoted to marketing associate, social media and influencer partnerships, from marketing coordinator. Reid Sewell has been promoted to manager, publishing, from administrative assistant.
Abby Carola has joined Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing as art and design coordinator.
Sally Morgridge has been promoted to executive editor at Holiday House, from senior editor.
Nicole Valdez has joined Abrams ComicArts as director of marketing; most recently she was senior publicity manager at Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Linette Kim has joined Chronicle Books as senior manager, school and library marketing and children's publicity; previously she was senior marketing manager at Astra Books for Young Readers.
At Penguin Young Readers, Mary Ricardo has been promoted to designer, creative services, World of Eric Carle, from junior designer.
At Macmillan Children's, Lavell Nero is joining Balzer + Bray as an editorial assistant. Previously, he was an intern at Tor.
At Penguin Young Readers, Claire Tattersfield has been promoted to associate editor, Viking Books for Young Readers and Flamingo, from assistant editor.
Candlewick Press, Holiday House, and Peachtree have two new hires. Neda Kamalhedayat has joined as consumer marketing coordinator; previously she was a school and library marketing intern at Candlewick. Caitlyn Davis has joined Candlewick Press, Holiday House, and Peachtree as trade marketing assistant; previously she was a publicity intern at Candlewick.
Morgan Maple has been promoted to publicity manager at Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, from senior publicist.
Scholastic has two new hires. Natalie Padberg Bartoo has joined as senior designer at Graphix; previously she was a designer at Candlewick Press. Kelly Carbone has joined as inventory analyst; previously she was a sales assistant at Ingram Publisher Services.
Jaclyn Withers has joined Candlewick Press as sales coordinator, special markets and proprietary sales. She was previously a production coordinator at NewGlobe Education.
Tia Resham Cheema has been promoted to assistant editor at Random House Children’s Books, from editorial assistant.
Farrin Jacobs will join Random House Studio on July 29 as executive editor; most recently she was VP, editorial director at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
April Li has joined Candlewick Press as editorial assistant.
