Knopf Books for Young Readers has three promotions. Rotem Moscovich has been promoted to executive editorial director, from editorial director. Gianna Lakenauth has been promoted to editor, from associate editor. Tessa Rudolph has been promoted to assistant editor at Knopf and Anne Schwartz Books, from editorial assistant.
Rachel Stark is joining Little, Brown Books for Young Readers on February 4 as senior editor, LB Ink; previously they were senior editor at Disney Hyperion.
Avery Cook has been promoted to marketing manager at Nosy Crow, from associate marketing manager.
HarperCollins Children's Books has five promotions. Vanessa Nuttry has been promoted to associate director, production, from senior production manager. Alexandra Merkel has been promoted to senior editor, HarperPop, from editor. Clare Vaughn has been promoted to senior editor, Harper, from editor. Gabri LaFratta has been promoted to assistant editor, Clarion, from editorial assistant. Lily Randall has been promoted to assistant editor, HarperPop, from editorial assistant.
Random House Children's Books has one new hire and two promotions. Sarah Wright has joined as associate art director, art/design; previously she was an art director at the Lego Group. Stephania Villar has been promoted to senior manager, marketing, young adult, from manager. Constance Inglima has been promoted to administrative associate, publicity and communications, from administrative assistant.
HarperCollins Children's Books has four promotions. Lisa DiSarro has been promoted to executive marketing director, from senior director, marketing. Sari Murray has been promoted to senior marketing director, from director, marketing. Michael D’Angelo has been promoted to associate marketing director, from senior manager, marketing. Samantha Ruth Brown has been promoted to publicity manager, from senior publicist.
Random House Children's Books has five promotions. Kelly McGauley has been promoted to executive director, marketing and strategic development, from senior marketing director. Elizabeth Ward has been promoted to senior director, audience engagement strategy, from director. Katie Burton has been promoted to associate manager, social media strategy (young adult), from senior associate, social media. Bessa Zenebework has been promoted to assistant director, advertising strategy, from senior manager. Nadia Vertlib has been promoted to senior product manager, audience engagement, from product manager.
Candlewick Press, Holiday House, and Peachtree have four promotions. Sara DiSalvo has been promoted to director of publicity, from assistant director of publicity. Elyse Vincenty has been promoted to associate director, trade marketing, from senior marketing manager, trade marketing. Caitlyn Davis has been promoted to marketing coordinator, trade marketing, from marketing assistant. Adelaide Cronin has been promoted to associate national accounts manager, from sales coordinator.
Victoria Velez has joined Little, Brown Books for Young Readers as publicist; most recently she was associate publicist at Scholastic.
Scholastic has one new hire and two promotions. James Miller has joined as VP of editorial and content operations; previously he was senior director, merchandising systems at Barnes & Noble. Jenn Powell has been promoted to VP of foreign rights and co-editions, from senior director of rights. Abby McAden has been promoted to VP and deputy publisher of the fiction group, from associate publisher.
Jasmine Ferrufino has been promoted to senior associate, school and library marketing at Random House Children's Books, from associate marketer.
Scholastic has two new hires. Malcolm Gaillard has been named national account manager–Amazon; previously he was e-commerce manager, operations and marketplaces at Full Beauty Brands. Bryan Duryea has been named national account manager, inventory analyst; previously he was senior planner at Baker and Taylor.
Ashley Hearn has been promoted to executive editor at Peachtree Teen, from senior editor.
