Scholastic's Graphix imprint has three promotions. Phil Falco has been promoted to v-p, creative director, from creative director. Megan Peace has been promoted to senior editor, from editor. Jonah Newman has been promoted to associate editor, from assistant editor.
Lerner Publishing Group has three promotions. Athena Currier has been promoted to senior designer, trade, from designer. Erica Johnson has been promoted to senior production trafficking manager, trade, from production designer and trafficking manager. Amber Ross has been promoted to associate product director, school and library, from managing editor, school and library product development.
Anne-Marie Varga has been promoted to assistant editor at Anne Schwartz Books at Random House Children's Books, from editorial assistant.
Kayla Phillips has joined Holiday House, Peachtree, and Pixel+Ink as marketing/publicity assistant.
Cate Turner has joined Nicole Banholzer PR as assistant publicist; previously she was an intern at Nicole Banholzer PR, Writers House, and Triada US Literary Agency.
Lee & Low Books has four promotions. Jessica Echeverria has been promoted to editorial director, from executive editor; she joined Lee & Low in 2012 as associate editor. Kandace Coston has been promoted to editor, from associate editor. Alan Turner has been promoted to data solutions manager, from senior data management analyst. Niki Marion has been promoted to educational sales associate, from educational sales assistant.
Scholastic has two promotions. Sabrina Montenigro has been promoted to marketing associate, educational and library marketing, from marketing coordinator. Jody Stigliano has been promoted to senior manager, library and educational brand marketing, from national account manager.
Random House Children's Books has one promotion. Emily Harburg has been promoted to assistant editor at Labyrinth Road, from editorial assistant.
Scholastic has three promotions. Katie Carella has been promoted to editorial director of Acorn and Branches, from executive editor. Brian LaRossa has been promoted to executive art director, from art director. Andy Lopez Soberano has been promoted to assistant editor, from editorial assistant.
Random House Children's Books has one promotion and one new hire. Erica Stonehas been promoted to associate manager, school and library marketing, from associate. Jasmine Ferrufino has joined as associate, school and library marketing; previously she was a library information assistant at New York Public Library.
Scholastic has one promotion and one new hire. Jennifer Powell has been promoted to senior director of rights and co-editions, from director. Rachel Schwartz has joined as director of cross channel marketing; previously she was director of program and product marketing at Scholastic Book Fairs.
Candlewick has two promotions. Anderson Bass has been promoted to mailroom supervisor, from mailroom coordinator. Christos Spanos has been promoted to systems administrator, from desktop support/ junior systems administrator.
Mariana Batista has joined Random House Children's Books as marketing assistant, licensed and proprietary brands.
Kristen Luby has joined Abrams as associate director, school and library marketing; previously she was senior marketing manager, school and library at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group.
Scholastic has three promotions. Vicki Tisch has been promoted to senior director of marketing operations, from director of marketing operations. Steve Alexandrov has been promoted to director of production, trade marketing, from associate director of production. Katie Willkens has been promoted to assistant managing editor, licensing, from associate operations manager, trade marketing and licensing.
Allison Hunter Hill has joined Nosy Crow Inc. as editor; previously she was an editor at Starry Forest Books, Page Street Kids, and Candlewick Press.
