People

REED BUSINESS Adriana Dominguez, a Spanish instructor who has worked in Spanish children's book publishing, has been hired as freelance children's editor for Críticas.

THOMAS NELSON Rodney Hatfield, formerly marketing director at Transit and Tommy Nelson, has been promoted to v-p of brand strategy.... Brian Mitchell, previously general manager of Essential Records/Provident Music Group, has been named marketing director for Tommy Nelson and Transit.... Andrea White, who previously worked in marketing at the Urban Institute, has been named marketing director for WestBow Press.

HARPERCOLLINS Paul Olsewski, a managing member of the publicity team, has been named a v-p…. Jennifer Brehl, executive editor, has been promoted to v-p…. Carrie Feron, executive editor, has been named a v-p.…Debbie Stier, senior director of publicity, has also been named v-p.

SCHOLASTIC Alan Boyko, previously Scholastic Book Fairs' v-p of product development and publisher of Scholastic's Tangerine Press, has been promoted to senior v-p of Scholastic Book Fairs.

KLUTZ Steve Pease, formerly v-p of finance and operations, has been named v-p, general manager.... DeWitt Durham, with the company since 1988, was named v-p of production and product development.

AVALON PUBLISHING GROUP Jane Musser, previously production manager, has been promoted to production director of the California division.... Ellen Cavalli, previously editorial manager, has been promoted to editorial director.

BOOKSURGE Sean Ryan, cofounder of Exact Target, has been named chief operations officer.

DAWSON BOOKS Jeff Tegge, formerly national sales manager for libraries and schools at Sourcebooks, has been named v-p and general manager of Quality Books Inc., a distributor of small press titles to the U.S. library market.

HOWARD PUBLISHING W. Terry Whalin, who previously worked for Cook Communications, has been named a fiction acquisitions editor.

YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS Robert Baldock, formerly deputy managing director, has been appointed managing director.

HARCOURT Vaughn Andrews, previously executive art director, has been promoted to the newly created position of creative director.... Paul Von Drasek, previously director of sales, has been named executive director of sales.... Richard Schmitz, formerly director of contracts, has been named v-p, director of contracts.

D.B. HESS Mark Mindrum, formerly with Wallace Computer Services, has been named v-p of sales and marketing.... James E. Sula, formerly an accountant with Appliance Controls Group, has been named v-p of finance.

—Compiled by Karen Holt