People
by Calvin Reid -- Publishers Weekly, 10/11/2004
NAVPRESS Jay Heinlein, formerly with Cokesbury/UMPH, has been named director of sales for the Christian publishing house.
PERSEUS BOOK GROUP Jo Ann Miller, formerly executive editor, has been promoted to v-p and editorial director of Basic Books, Basic Civitas, Counterpoint and Westview Press.... Jon Anderson, formerly publisher and v-p of DreamWorks and Price Stern Sloan, has been named creative director with responsibility for identifying new projects and brand development.
MORROW/AVON Seale Ballenger, formerly publicity director at Atria, has been named director of publicity for HarperEntertainment.
THORSONS ELEMENT US Chris Ahearn, formerly manager of media and events at Harvard University, has been named to the newly expanded position of director of marketing and publicity.
BANK STREET COLLEGE Jeffrey McCartney, previously a specialist in nonprofit educational product development and licensing, has been named director of BSC's publication & media group, which partners with publishers, TV producers and new media firms to create educational materials.
CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL Carol Burrell, formerly with Kolar Advertising and Marketing, has been named Web site coordinator.
FRANKLIN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHERS Elizabeth Mackey has been appointed to v-p, business development. She will continue as v-p, managing content licensing and publisher relations, and will add responsibility for managing sales and marketing for Proximity, OEM and medical.
HARPERCOLLINS Christopher Goff, formerly v-p, deputy general counsel, has been promoted to senior v-p and general counsel, effective January. Goff will succeed James Fox, who will continue as general counsel until his retirement in 2005.
HARCOURT CHILDREN'S Jennifer Haller, formerly national account manager at Houghton Mifflin, has been named to the new position of v-p, sales....Julie Tibbott, formerly assistant editor for the TAB Club, has been named associate editor in paperbacks.
ISLAND PRESS M. Jeff Hardwick, previously senior editor at Smithsonian Books, has been named editor of Human Habitat titles.... David Martin Perkins, formerly associate editor and director of marketing and sales at Georgetown University Press, has been named director of marketing and sales.
UNIVERSITY GAMES Kirsty Melville, formerly publisher at Ten Speed Press, has been named publisher of the game maker's new book division.
NATIONAL BOOK NETWORK Peg O'Donnell, formerly New England sales rep for PGW and PW's Rep of the Year in 2001, has been named marketing director.
CHARLESBRIDGE Judy O'Malley, previously editorial director of children's books at Houghton Mifflin, has been named executive edtior in charge of new product development.
MARY ANNE THOMPSON ASSOCIATES Noel Baca Castex has been named children's scout for Beltz & Gelberg in Germany.
