92nd STREET Y David Yezzi was named director, Unterberg Poetry Center. He is an associate editor of Parnassus: Poetry in Review and former chief administrator of the New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University. A published poet, literary critic and literary presenter, Yezzi has held editing positions at the New York Observer and the New Criterion.
UNIV. PRESS OF VIRGINIA Penelope J. Kaiserlain was named director, succeeding Nancy Essig. She was associate director and editorial director of the University of Chicago Press.
MENNONITE PUBLISHING HOUSE Dennis M. Good was named president and acting publisher. He was executive vice-president.
WARNER BOOKS Linda Duggins was named senior publicist. She was with QBR: The Black Book Review, and is cofounder and director of the annual Harlem Book Fair.
BALLANTINE Christine Saunders was named publicity director for the One World imprint. She was publicity manager for Warner Books.
TINWOOD BOOKS Gary Chassman was named publisher. He was publisher of Callaway Editions.... Paul Arnett was named editor-in-chief. He is the editor of the two-volume Souls Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art.
BLOOMSBURY Victoria Wells was named editorial director. She was an editor at Putnam.... Anna Johnson was named director of marketing and publicity. She was online national sales manager at Scholastic.
COLUMBIA UNIV. PRESS Rebecca Shrader was appointed chief financial officer. She was v-p of finance and administration at Island Press.
THE JEWISH PRESS Michael Skakun was named book review page editor. He can be reached at mskakun10@hotmail.com.
APPLAUSE THEATRE & CINEMA BOOKS Mark Glubke was appointed president. He was head of the Stage and Screen Book Club.
SIMON & SCHUSTER CHILDREN'S Alan Smagler was promoted to senior v-p, associate publisher. He was senior v-p, sales and marketing.... Frank Totaro was promoted to v-p, general manager. He was v-p, business manager.... Brenda Bowen was named executive v-p, publisher, hardcover and paperbacks. She was v-p, publisher, hardcover and paperbacks.... Cindy Alvarez was named v-p, editorial director, Little Simon. She was editorial director.... Emma Dryden was appointed v-p, editorial and licensing director, Simon Spotlight. She was editorial director.... Julia Richardson has rejoined the company as executive editor, paperbacks. She was executive editor, Avon paperbacks at HarperCollins.
SCHOLASTIC Alan Cohen was named director of book strategy and planning. He was publicity director.... Stacy Sparrow was promoted to director of brand management. She was senior product manager.
MCGRAW-HILL CHILDREN'S PUBLISHING David P. Kelly was promoted to senior marketing manager. He was marketing manager, trade.
PRENTICE HALL PRESS Yvette Romero was promoted to associate v-p of publicity, advertising and promotion. She was director.
ROUTLEDGE Karen Wolny was named publishing director, social sciences. She was a senior editor at Palgrave.... George Zimmar was named executive editor, Brunner-Routledge. He was a senior editor at Academic Press.
STERLING Jason Prince was named director of trade sales. He was trade sales manager.... Jeremy Nurnberg was named national accounts manager. He was special sales account executive, special markets.
HENRY HOLT Christine Ball was appointed publicity manager. She was senior publicist at Goldberg McDuffie.... Sue Frank Ostfield was promoted to associate director of national accounts. She was national accounts manager.... Erika Goldman was named senior editor, Times Books. She was senior editor, W.H. Freeman trade.
YALE UNIV. PRESS Robert Flynn, formerly reference editor; John Kulka, formerly acquisitions director at ebrary; and Alex Schwartz, formerly reference publisher for Kluwer Academic Publishers, were named acquisitions editors.
GOLDBERG MCDUFFIE COMMUNICATIONS Mark Fortier was appointed vice-president. He is publicity director.
GOTHAM SCOUTING PARTNERS Terry Guerin has been added as a partner.... D.W. Gibson has been named scouting associate. The firm has been named scout for Owl's Agency in Tokyo.
—Compiled by Diane Patrick
