Erika Schwartz has joined Random House Children's Books as production supervisor. She was previously a senior production associate at Hachette.
Bloomsbury Children's Books has six promotions. Mary Kate Castellani has been promoted to editorial director, from executive editor. Melissa Kavonic has been promoted to managing editorial director, from executive managing editor. Beth Eller has been promoted to senior director of school and library marketing and domestic sub rights, from director of school and library marketing. Jeanette Levy has been promoted to assistant art director, from senior designer. Kate Sederstrom has been promoted to assistant editor, from editorial assistant. Phoebe Dyer has been promoted to marketing associate, from marketing assistant.
At Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Katharine McAnarney has been promoted to senior publicity manager, from publicity manager.
Hallie Patterson has been promoted to director of publicity at Abrams Children's Books, from associate director of publicity. Brooke Shearouse has been promoted to publicity manager, from senior publicist.
Random House Children's Books has two new hires. Morgan Maple has been named associate publicist; she was previously publicity assistant at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Maria Correa has joined the classic brand team as associate editor; she was previously junior editor at Little Tiger Group.
Rachel Stark has joined Disney Hyperion as editor; she was previously a freelance editor at First Second and Scholastic.
Penguin Young Readers Group has several promotions. Krista Asadorian has been promoted to senior publishing manager at Penguin Young Readers, from publishing manager, paperbacks. Chloe Goodhart has been promoted to publishing manager at Penguin Young Readers, from associate publishing manager. Caitlin Meuser has been promoted to brand coordinator, Penguin Young Readers, from brand assistant. Rosie Ahmed has been promoted to assistant editor at Dial Books for Young Readers, from editorial assistant. Elise LeMassena has been promoted to assistant editor at Putnam Books for Young Readers, from editorial assistant. Caitlin Tutterow has been promoted to assistant editor at Putnam Books for Young Readers, from editorial assistant. Rachel Sonis has been promoted to assistant editor, Penguin Workshop, from publishing assistant.
Liz Van Doren has been promoted to v-p, executive editorial director at Highlights for Children, from v-p, executive editorial director, book publishing. She will now be responsible for all editorial content except the magazines.
Liz Kossnar has joined Little, Brown Books for Young Readers as senior editor. She was previously an editor at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Kaitlin Loss has joined Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group as assistant manager, subsidiary rights; most recently, she was rights associate at HarperCollins Children's Books.
HMH Books for Young Readers has several promotions. Margaret Raymo has been promoted to senior editorial director of Versify and BFYR, from senior executive editor. Emilia Rhodes has been named editorial director of Etch and BFYR, from editorial director of BFYR. Erika Turner has been promoted to senior editor at Versify, from editorial project manager. Chris Krones has been promoted to editor, from associate editor. Gabriella Abbate has been promoted to editorial associate, from editorial assistant. Elizabeth Agyemang has been promoted to editorial associate, from editorial assistant. Tara Shanahan has been promoted to associate director of publicity, from senior publicity manager. Anna Ravenelle has been promoted to publicity associate, from publicity assistant.
HarperCollins Children's Books has two new hires and two promotions. Anna Bernard has joined as senior publicist; most recently she was a publicist at Bloomsbury Children’s Books. Lauren Levite has joined as publicist; most recently she was associate publicist at Tor/Forge. Aubrey Churchward has been promoted to publicity manager, from senior publicist. Mitch Thorpe has been promoted to senior publicist, from publicist.
Abrams’ children’s department has one promotion and one new hire. Lora Grisafi has been promoted to senior designer, marketing, from designer. Natali Cavanagh has been named marketing coordinator; previously she was marketing assistant at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Katie Boni has joined Little, Brown Books for Young Readers as publicist on March 23; most recently she was associate publicist at Bloomsbury.
Deeba Zargarpur has joined Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers and Salaam Reads as editor; she was most recently associate editor at Glasstown Entertainment.
HarperCollins Children's Books has three promotions: Jane Lee has been promoted to associate director, social media, from senior manager. Tyler Breitfeller has been promoted to senior marketing associate, from digital marketing associate. Michael D'Angelo has been promoted to marketing associate, from marketing coordinator.
Abrams' children's department has one promotion and one new hire. Lora Grisafi has been promoted to senior designer, marketing, from designer. Natali Cavanagh has been named marketing coordinator; previously she was marketing assistant at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Ginny Dominguez has joined Macmillan Children's Publishing Group as studio manager; most recently she was a managing editor at Abrams.
Mary Moates has joined St. Martin's Press/Wednesday Books as publicity manager; previously she was a publicist at Random House.
