Macmillan Children's Publishing Group leads multiple publishing industry appointments; fourteen professionals take new roles across major children's book publishers in April 2025

May 1, 2025 (Publisher's Weekly) –

Molly B. Ellis has been promoted to senior VP, publicity at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group , from VP, executive director of publicity.

Sarah Alpert has joined Norton Young Readers as senior editor; formerly she was editor at Algonquin Books for Young Readers.

Meghan Harrington has been promoted to senior publicity manager of St. Martin's / Wednesday Books , from publicity manager.

Maggie Galloway has joined Candlewick Press as editorial assistant. Isabela Alvarez has joined Candlewick Press , Holiday House, and Peachtree as sales assistant, Amazon.

Macmillan Children's Publishing Group has five promotions. Ebony Lane has been promoted to associate director, subsidiary rights, from senior manager. Hayley O'Brion has been promoted to associate managing editor, from assistant managing editor. Jacob Sammon has been promoted to assistant managing editor, from managing editorial assistant. Sarah Gompper has been promoted to senior production editor, from production editor. Kelly Markus has been promoted to production editorial associate, from production editorial assistant.

Jessica Weil has joined Random House Children's Books as associate editor, licensed publishing; most recently, she was assistant editor at Workman Kids.

Olivia Troyer has joined Holiday House and Peachtree as inventory assistant; previously she worked as a bookseller at Beacon Hill Books .

Meghan McCullough has joined Bloomsbury Children's Books as editor; previously she was an editor at Inkyard Press .

Charlotte Jones Voiklis has launched Tesser Well Consulting , an advisory service offering guidance to literary estates, authors, and publishing professionals navigating the complex terrain of legacy, rights, and long-term stewardship.

Candlewick Press , Holiday House, and Peachtree have two new hires. Sarah Howard Parker has joined as publicist, previously she was director of operations and outreach at the Boston Book Festival. Maxi Duncan has joined as marketing assistant, school and library, and previously interned for Simon & Schuster's Adams Media marketing and publicity department.

Meghan McCullough has joined Bloomsbury Children's as editor; she was previously an editor at Inkyard Press .

Bree Martinez has joined Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing as publicity manager; most recently she was a senior publicist at Crown Publishing Group .

Davina Tomlin has joined Macmillan Children's Publishing Group as associate marketing manager, school and library; previously they were marketing and publicity associate at Macmillan Podcasts.

Jasmine Daniel has joined Random House Children's Books as production associate; previously she was curation manager at Paramount .

Abrams Children's Books has three promotions and one new hire. Micah Fleming has been promoted to art director, from associate art director. Madeline Morales has been promoted to designer, from design coordinator. Beatriz Milander has been promoted to school and library marketing coordinator, from marketing assistant. Cindy Nguyen-Pham has joined as associate managing editor; she had previously worked at Heinemann Publishing .

Jaleesa Davis has been promoted to associate publicist at Penguin Young Readers, from publicity assistant.