Joanna Cárdenas has been promoted to associate publisher at Kokila, from executive editor.
Sofia Elbadawi has been promoted to marketing coordinator at Candlewick Press, from marketing and publicity assistant.
Hannah Boardman has been promoted to associate publicist at TvS Media Group, from publicity coordinator.
Chris Bauerle has been named v-p and general manager, books and consumer products at Highlights, a newly created position. He will oversee the Highlights book publishing business and direct the company’s expansion into consumer products. Most recently he was executive v-p of sales and marketing at Insight Editions, and before that was v-p of sales and marketing at Sourcebooks.
Kelly Sonnack has been promoted to executive literary agent at Andrea Brown Literary Agency, from senior literary agent, and will be joining the management team.
Lee & Low Books has four promotions. Elise McMullen-Ciotti has been promoted to senior editor, from editor. Stephanie Frescas Macías has been promoted to assistant editor, from editorial assistant. Shaughnessy Miller has been promoted to assistant marketing manager, from marketing associate. Jennifer Khawam has been promoted to marketing coordinator, from marketing assistant.
Little Bee Books has a promotion and a change in editorial. Maggie Salko has been promoted to marketing and publicity associate, from marketing coordinator. And associate editor Jaime Gelman will shift from acquiring licensed content for BuzzPop to acquiring trade books for Little Bee Books and Yellow Jacket.
Emily Kelly has joined Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing as managing editorial assistant; previously she was an assistant editor at Macmillan Learning.
Cecily Kaiser has been promoted to v-p and publisher of Rise and associate publisher of World of Eric Carle. Previously she was associate publisher, Rise and World of Eric Carle.
Maggie Lehrman has been promoted to associate publisher, Abrams Children's Books, from editorial director, fiction.
Random House Children's Books has five promotions. Rebecca Vitkus has been promoted to senior managing editor, from managing editor. Emily Hoffman has been promoted to associate managing editor, from assistant managing editor. Stephanie Bay has been promoted to senior copy editor, from copy editor. Annie Kelley has been promoted to executive editor at Random House Studio, from senior editor. Alyssa Prado has been promoted to associate brand manager, from senior associate.
Nicole Cotton has joined Candlewick Press as a production assistant; she previously worked for Candlewick in a temporary capacity.
Random House Children's Books has several promotions. Sonali Fry has been named v-p, publisher of Crown Books for Young Readers and promoted to executive director, Little Tiger, from v-p, co-publisher of Crown Books for Young Readers and publishing liaison to Little Tiger. Phoebe Yeh has been named v-p, editor-at-large, Crown Books for Young Readers, from v-p, co-publisher. Kelly Delaney has been promoted to senior editor, Crown Books for Young Readers, from editor. Heidi Kilgras has been promoted to executive editorial director at Random House Brands and Graphic, from editorial director. Frank Berrios has been promoted to executive editor at Random House Brands, from senior editor. Jasmine Hodge has been promoted to associate editor at Random House Brands and Graphic, from assistant editor. Whitney Leopard has been promoted to executive editor at Random House Graphic, from senior editor. Shane Eichacker has been promoted to assistant art director, from senior designer. John Wyffels has been promoted to senior digital artist, from digital artist.
Scholastic has three new hires. Kristin Rasmussen has joined as district sales manager; previously she was co-executive director of the California Independent Booksellers Alliance. Tessa Meischeid has joined as publicity manager; she was formerly publicity manager at Penguin Young Readers. Abigail Jordon has joined as publicity assistant; she was formerly publicity assistant at Other Press.
Penguin Young Readers has two promotions. Kristie Radwilowicz has been promoted to assistant art director, from senior designer. Karter Powell has been promoted to associate publicist, from publicity assistant.
Random House Children's Books has several job moves. Linda Palladino, senior v-p and director of production, will retire on March 31. Amy Bowman has been promoted to v-p, executive director of production, from senior director. Patty Collins has been promoted to executive director, production, from senior director. Mary Ellen Owens has been promoted to assistant director, production from senior manager. Jennifer Moreno has been promoted to associate director, production, from assistant director. Claribel Vasquez has been promoted to production manager, from associate manager. Melissa Fariello is promoted to production manager, from associate manager. CJ Han has been promoted to production associate, from production assistant.
Tayla Monturio has joined Abrams as associate publicist for children's books; previously she was marketing and publicity associate for Mobius Books and Laurence King Publishing at Hachette Book Group.
HarperCollins Children's Books has two promotions. Harlow Steele has been promoted to financial analyst, from junior financial analyst. Christina Carpino has been promoted to assistant manager, school and library marketing, from marketing coordinator.
