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December 2016 / January 2017 | January 26, 2017

Disney Publishing Worldwide

Hannah Allaman moves up to assistant editor at Disney-Hyperion.

Emeli Warren moves up to associate editor.

Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group

Jessica Anderson moves up to assistant editor at Christy Ottaviano Books.

Claire Dorsett has been promoted to assistant editor at Roaring Brook Press.

Rachel Murray moves up to assistant editor at Holt.

Penguin Young Readers

Anu Ohioma joins Grosset & Dunlap as editorial assistant.

Publisher’s Weekly

Emma Kantor will join the team as associate children’s book editor on February 1. She was formerly publicity and digital content manager at the Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader.

Random House Children’s Books

Kristina Forest joins the team as subsidiary rights coordinator. She was formerly subsidiary rights assistant at Simon & Schuster Children’s.

Alexandra Hightower joins Delacorte Press as editorial assistant.

Kelsey Horton is now associate editor at Delacorte Press. She was formerly at Katherine Tegen.

Audrey Ingerson joins Delacorte Press as editorial assistant. She was previously sales coordinator at Random House Children’s Books.

Lauren Morgan moves up to subsidiary rights assistant manager.

Emily Petrick has been brought on as educational marketing associate. She was most recently an advertising and promotion coordinator at Macmillan Children’s.

Scholastic

Jenna Ballard moves up to associate editor, licensed publishing.

Isa Caban joins the team as associate marketing manager. She was most recently at Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.

Emily Feliberty has been promoted to associate director of marketing and publicity for Klutz.

Milena Giunco moves up to publicity coordinator.

Sophia Pestun has been named associate business manager.

Christine Reedy has been promoted to marketing coordinator.

Melissa Schirmer joins the team as assistant production editor. She was previously at Books of Wonder.

Weslie Turner moves up to assistant editor, Arthur A. Levine Books.

Alexandra Wladich has been promoted to associate director, corporate communications.

Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

Jessica Harold joins the company as marketing assistant. She was formerly an intern at Galt & Zacker Literary Agency.

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