Macmillan Children's Publishing Group has four promotions. Alexandra Quill has been promoted to associate director, school and library marketing, from senior manager. Helen Seachrist has been promoted to senior manager, production editorial, from senior production editor. Morgan Rath has been promoted to senior publicity manager, from publicity manager. Chantal Gersch has been promoted to publicity manager, from senior publicist.
Barefoot Books has two promotions. Kate DePalma has been promoted to executive editor, from senior editor. Lisa Rosinsky has been promoted to executive editor, from senior editor.
Nicki Walker has joined Candlewick Press, Holiday House, and Peachtree as associate national accounts manager; previously she was sales assistant for trade and mass market at the Quarto Group.
Macmillan Children's Publishing Group has five promotions. At FSG Books for Young Readers, Grace Kendall has been promoted to executive editor, from senior editor. Also at FSG, Hannah Miller has been promoted from editorial assistant to assistant editor. Holly West has been promoted to executive editor from senior editor at Feiwel and Friends. Samia Fakih has been promoted to editor from associate editor at First Second. Valery Badio has been promoted to assistant editor from editorial assistant at Henry Holt Books for Young Readers.
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing has a new hire and three promotions. Rebecca Kuss has joined Aladdin as executive editor; most recently she was a senior editor at Disney Hyperion. Leslie Tran has been promoted to associate editor at Simon Spotlight, from assistant editor. Destiny Reyes has been promoted to assistant editor at Simon Spotlight, from editorial assistant.
Pippin Properties has three promotions. Ashley Valentine has been promoted to executive operations manager, from art manager. Marissa Brown has been promoted to associate agent, from agency associate. Julia Ermi has been promoted to agency associate, from agency assistant.
Jim Averbeck has joined East/West Literary Agency as literary agent. He is the author and author-illustrator of several picture books and a middle grade novel. And East/West has promoted Ana Crespo to agent, from associate agent.
Jamie Tan, formerly marketing manager at Candlewick Press, Holiday House, and Peachtree, has left the company, and can be reached here.
Connie Hsu has been promoted to VP, executive editorial director at Roaring Brook Press, from editorial director.
Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing has five promotions. Nicole Ellul has been promoted to executive editor at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, from senior editor. Julia McCarthy has been promoted to senior editor at Atheneum Books for Young Readers, from editor. Kristie Choi has been promoted to editor at Atheneum Books for Young Readers, from associate editor. Dainese Santos has been promoted to editor at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, from associate editor. Anna Parsons has been promoted to editor at Aladdin, from associate editor.
NorthSouth Books has two new hires. Alex Robertson has joined NorthSouth Books and Ediciones NorteSur as senior editor; most recently she was associate editor at Candlewick. Marian Hernandez has joined NorthSouth Books as publishing assistant; most recently she was editorial assistant at Junior Library Guild.
Macmillan Children's Publishing Group has three promotions. Gabriella Salpeter has been promoted to marketing manager, from associate marketing manager. Carlee Maurier has been promoted to associate marketing manager, from marketing associate. Samantha Fabbricatore has been promoted to marketing associate, from marketing assistant.
Scholastic has three new hires. Caitlyn Harper has joined Scholastic as designer, and was formerly a junior designer at Macmillan Children's. Ryan Nelsen has joined as a visual designer, and was formerly a freelance illustrator. Avery Manna has joined Scholastic as editorial assistant, and was formerly an intern at Speilburg Literary Agency.
Lindsey Leigh has joined Candlewick Press as a book designer; most recently she was a designer at Barefoot Books.
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing has five promotions. Kendra Levin has been promoted to VP, editorial director of S&S Books for Young Readers, from editorial director. Amelia Johnson has been promoted to assistant manager, marketing operations and events, from marketing coordinator. Amaris Mang has been promoted to assistant marketing manager for S&S Books for Young Readers, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, and Beach Lane Books, from marketing associate. Shirley Merino has been promoted to marketing coordinator for S&S Books for Young Readers, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, and Beach Lane Books, from marketing assistant. Karina Itzel has been promoted to marketing coordinator for S&S Books for Young Readers, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, and Beach Lane Books, from marketing assistant.
Random House Children's Books has two promotions and one new hire. Maria Camila Correa has been promoted to editor, from associate editor. Elizabeth Stranahan has been promoted to editor, from associate editor. Rose Van de Walle has joined as publishing assistant.
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing has six promotions. Trey Glickman has been promoted to senior designer, animator, creator, digital marketing, from graphic designer. Elizabeth Huang has been promoted to marketing coordinator, digital marketing, from marketing assistant. Anna Elling has been promoted to senior publicist, from publicist. Lindsey Ferris has been promoted to publicist, from associate publicist. Maryam Ahmad has been promoted to associate publicist, from publicity assistant. Thad Whittier has been promoted to associate publicist, from publicity assistant.
Thelonia Saunders has joined the integrated Candlewick, Holiday House, and Peachtree sales and marketing team as trade marketing coordinator; previously Saunders was office manager/Klopotek specialist for Holiday House.
Penguin Young Readers has six promotions. Venessa Carson has been promoted to senior director, school and library marketing and PYR events, from director, school and library marketing. Nick Magliato has been promoted to executive editor, Penguin Workshop, from senior editor. Shara Hardeson has been promoted to executive production editor, Penguin Workshop, from senior production editor. Rae Peckman has been promoted to senior designer, Rise x Penguin Workshop, from designer. Maya Tatsukawa has been promoted to assistant art director, Dial Books for Young Readers and Rocky Pond Books, from senior designer. Lily Qian has been promoted to junior designer, at Viking, Philomel, and Flamingo, from design assistant.
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing has four promotions and two new hires. Christina Solazzo has been promoted to director, managing editorial for Simon Spotlight, Libros para niños, Little Simon, Boynton Bookworks, Aladdin, and Simon Pulse, from associate director. Nia Todd has been promoted to associate marketing manager, education and library, from assistant marketing manager. Caleigh Flegg has been promoted to assistant marketing manager, education and library, from marketing associate. Emma Saska has been promoted to associate production editor, from managing editorial assistant. Katie Boni has joined as senior publicist; previously she was marketing and publicity associate manager at Page Street Publishing. Xenia Weakly has joined Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers as editorial assistant.
Taylor Belgrade has joined Random House Children's Books as marketing assistant.
Scholastic has five promotions and one new hire. Teresa Malik has been promoted to associate director, licensing, media, and brands, from senior brand manager. Samantha Swank has been promoted to senior editor, from editor. Lori Wieczorek has been promoted to senior editor, from editor. Jonah Newman has been promoted to editor, from associate editor. Emily Nguyen has been promoted to associate editor, from assistant editor. Jooahn Kwon, formerly graphic designer at Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, has joined as senior designer.
Heather Moore has been promoted to executive director of marketing of Sourcebooks Kids; she has been with the company for 22 years, and most recently was senior director of marketing.
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing has three promotions and one new hire. Heather Palisi-Reyes has been promoted to art director at Aladdin and Pulse, from associate art director. Sarah Taylor has been promoted to senior designer, from designer. Julia Shea has been promoted to designer, from junior designer. Hannah Carroll has joined as associate art director for Little Simon and Spotlight.
