Boyds Mills & Kane has two new hires. Nancy Seitz has joined as managing editor; previously, she was managing editor at FSG Books for Young Readers. Chelsea Abdullah has joined as administrative assistant; previously she was an intern at the Children's Book Council.
Nicholas Croce has joined Stimola Literary Studio as director of operations. He was at Rosen Publishing for more than 18 years, most recently as managing editor.
Robyn Bender has been promoted to senior v-p, business operations and strategy at Penguin Young Readers; she was formerly v-p and director, business management.
At Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, Erin Siu has been promoted to associate editor at Square Fish, from assistant editor.
At Holiday House, Della Farrell has been promoted to assistant editor, from editorial assistant.
Scholastic has several new hires and promotions. Cormac McEvoy has joined Klutz as senior product manager, leading the Klutz Maker Lab line; he was previously at Alex Brands. Lynnette Munoz has joined as junior designer for Klutz; she was previously at Canal Toys and was also a freelance illustrator. Emily Nguyen has joined Graphix as editorial assistant; she was previously an intern at FSG Books for Young Readers and HMH Books for Young Readers. Teresa Malik has been promoted to senior brand manager, global licensing, brands and media, from brand manager, global licensing, brands and media. Jessica Meltzer has been promoted to senior designer, licensing, brands and media, from designer, licensing, brands and media. Vanessa Han has been promoted to associate art director, Klutz, from senior designer. Courtney DeVerges has been promoted to national account manager, Klutz, from national account sales representative. Zachary Clark has been promoted to senior editor, from editor. Rachel Matson has been promoted to associate editor, from assistant editor. Olivia Valcarce has been promoted to associate editor, from assistant editor. Jonah Newman has been promoted to assistant editor, from editorial assistant. Shelly Romero has been promoted to assistant editor, from editorial assistant. Talia Seidenfeld has been promoted to assistant editor, from editorial assistant.
Aria Balraj has joined Little, Brown Books for Young Readers as editorial assistant, graphic publishing, reporting to Andrea Colvin. She was previously an editorial assistant at Scholastic Book Clubs.
Random House Children’s Books has three new hires and a promotion. Rotem Moscovich has joined Knopf Books for Young Readers as editorial director, picture books. Most recently she was executive editor at Disney-Hyperion, and before that was an editor at Scholastic and a bookseller at Books of Wonder. Tricia Lin has joined Random House Books for Young Readers as associate editor; she was previously an assistant editor at Simon & Schuster. Brittany Ramirez has joined as a design assistant. So Lin Wong has been promoted to art director, visual merchandising, from art director.
At Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, Camille Kellogg has joined Imprint as assistant editor; previously she was an editorial assistant at Harper Collins Children's Books.
Alyson Day has been promoted to executive editor at HarperCollins Children's Books, from senior editor.
Zareen Jaffery has left her position as executive editor at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers and Salaam Reads.
