PERIGEE BOOKS
Marian Lizzi, previously a senior editor at St. Martin's Press, has joined the company as a senior editor with a focus on self-help, including health, psychology, cooking, crafts and pop culture.
PERSEUS BOOKS
Bethan Patten, previously manager of special markets at the Time Warner Book Group, has been named international sales manager....
Amiee Munro, formerly marketing manager at Bullfinch Press, joins the company in the newly defined position of domestic rights manager....
Sarah Back, previously contracts associate in the Houghton Mifflin trade and reference division, has been named permissions and contracts coordinator.
COOL SPRINGS PRESS
Marlene Blessing, editor-in-chief of Fulcrum Publishing from 1998 to 2003, has been named acquisitions consultant for the state-specific and regional gardening product lines.
ANDREWS MCMEEL
James Andrews has been promoted to v-p of licensing and will continue to be responsible for licensing for the book, calendar and PDG group.
HARPERCOLLINS CANADA
Jim Gifford, senior editor and managing editor at Thomas Allen Publishers for the last two years, has been named senior editor, nonfiction.
THE PAULIST PRESS
Nancy de Flon, editor-in-chief of the Union Seminary Quarterly Review for five years, has been named an editor....
Kevin Carrizo di Camillo, previously an assistant editor, has been promoted to editor.
PLUME Gretchen Swartley, who joined the marketing department in 2002, has been promoted to marketing coordinator....
Sarah Niersbach, previously with Vintage and Anchor, has been named senior marketing coordinator at Hudson Street Press and Plume.
SILVERBACK BOOKS
Howard Cohl, former president of brand marketing company Mi-5, has been named executive v-p, and will oversee new business, branded content development and marketing.
SIMON & SCHUSTER
Geoff Kloske, an executive editor, has been named a v-p....
Ellen Silberman, formerly an associate director at John Wiley, has been named associate director at Touchstone Fireside....
Kimberly Brissenden, previously a senior publicist, has been promoted to publicity manager....
Trina Rice, formerly associate publicist, has been promoted to publicist.
O'REILLY MEDIA
Rael Dornfest, hacker, author, editor, blogger and program chair for the O'Reilly Emerging Technology conference, has been promoted to chief technology officer.
REAGENT PRESS/RP BOOKS WASHINGTON
Jeannie Kim has been named associate publisher, with management responsibility for RP children's books and Ruin Mist imprints.
DISCOVERY CHANNEL
Erica Jacobs Green, formerly manager of publishing at Discovery Consumer Products, has been promoted to director of publishing at Discovery Consumer Products.
CHARISMA HOUSE
Bill Conine, formerly with Butterfly International Distribution, has been named v-p of sales.
APERTURE
Nancy Grubb, previously publisher of art books at Princeton University Press, has been appointed executive managing editor....
Kristian Orozco, formerly sales director at PowerHouse Books, has been named foreign rights and special sales manager.
CORNELL UNIV. PRESS
Mahinder S. Kingra, formerly an associate editor at Johns Hopkins University Press, has joined the press as marketing manager.
