Teresa Elsey has returned to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the new position of managing editor for adult and children’s e-books. She was most recently senior production editor at O’Reilly Media and worked at Houghton Mifflin for five years before that. Reporting to Teresa are Jessica Yodis and Brittney Betbeze, recently hired as digital associate production editors.

Highlights for Children and Boyds Mills Press have made the following new hires:

Rebecca Davis has been named senior editor for WordSong and Boyds Mills Press. Most recently, Davis was a freelance editor working on poetry books for WordSong.

Kerry McManus has joined Boyds Mills Press and Highlights for Children as marketing and permissions manager. McManus will manage marketing efforts for all BMP titles, as well as oversee the permissions business for both BMP and Highlights. Previously, McManus worked in the marketing department of Random House Books for Young Readers.

Sarah Lozo has joined Boyds Mills Press as associate coordinating editor. Lozo has a background in publishing and teaching, and was most recently an associate editor at General Code LLC.