Penguin Young Readers has three promotions. Olivia Russo has been promoted to executive director, publicity, from senior director, publicity. Emily Rodriguez has been promoted to senior managing editor, from managing editor. Olivia Kwiatkowski has been promoted to senior designer, Penguin Young Readers marketing, from designer.
Random House Children's Books has two promotions. Adrienne Waintraub has been promoted to VP, school and library marketing, from executive director. Tim Terhune has been promoted to senior production director, from production director.
John Sellers has been promoted to senior director, publicity at HarperCollins Children's Books, from director.
Christine Swedowsky is joining Marble Press in the newly created position of marketing director. Previously she was managing director at World Editions and international marketing director at Penguin.
Lerner Publishing Group has five promotions. Jon Fishman has been promoted to senior editorial director, school/library and classroom, from editorial director. Amber Ross has been promoted to senior product planning and development director, school/library and classroom, from director. Dorcy Jaffray has been promoted to marketing coordinator, from marketing assistant. Kyle Marks has been promoted to contracts manager, from contracts administrator. Katie O’Neel has been promoted to client services marketing manager, from coordinator.
Penguin Young Readers has three promotions. Sierra Pregosin has been promoted to publicist, from associate publicist. Karter Powell has been promoted to publicist, from associate publicist. Krista Asadorian has been promoted to associate director, publishing office, from assistant director.
Scholastic has one promotion and one new hire. Annie Krege has been promoted to executive assistant, divisional project manager, from national accounts coordinator. April Garnock has joined as sales assistant; previously she was an intern at Writers House.
Phoebe Kosman has joined Nosy Crow as head of marketing and communications. She was formerly director of publicity at Candlewick Press, Holiday House, and Peachtree.
Candlewick Press has two promotions. Jackie Houton has been promoted to managing editor, from senior copyeditor/proofreader. Kate Hurley has been promoted to executive managing editor, from senior managing editor.
Candlewick Press, Holiday House, and Peachtree Publishing have four promotions. Taylor Norman has been promoted to editorial director for Holiday House’s Neal Porter Books, from executive editor. Sara DiSalvo has been promoted to assistant director of publicity, from publicity manager. Rachel Kirby has been promoted to publicity manager, from senior publicist. Stephanie Pando has been promoted to senior publicist, from publicist.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has three promotions. Ruqayyah Daud has been promoted to senior editor, from editor. Milena Blue Spruce has been promoted to associate editor, from assistant editor. Jessica Levine has been promoted to associate editor, from assistant editor.
Scholastic has two promotions and a new hire. Julia Sabbagh has been promoted to senior creative director for licensing, proprietary, and Klutz, from creative director. Vanessa Han has been promoted to associate creative director, from art director. Eida del Risco has joined Scholastic en Español as associate editor.
