At Thomas Nelson, Russ Schwartz has been promoted to v-p of independent Christian retail sales. He was previously director of independent retail sales for the past two and a half years.
Maggie Sivon has joined Amazon Publishing New York as lead publicist. She was previously with Henry Holt.
Timothy Travaglini has joined Open Road as director of children's acquisitions. He was formerly senior editor at G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers.
Janice Zawerbny has been appointed editorial director of Thomas Allen Publishers. She started at the company in 2005 as managing editor.
Erica Sussman has been promoted to executive editor at HarperCollins Children's Books. She joined the company in 2004 as an editorial assistant.
