Jackson, Richard

Job Title & Company Information:

2015 – Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Books For Young Readers), Editorial Director

More Information:

2015: http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/atheneum/our-team

2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st6ByN089bg

2014: http://www.hbook.com/author/rjackson/

 

Anastas, Mara

Job Title & Company Information: 

2014 – Present: Aladdin Books and Simon Pulse, Publisher

2008 – 2014: Aladdin Books, Simon Pulse, Little Simon, and Simon Spotlight imprints of the Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division, VP & Deputy Publisher

More Information:

2014: http://www.cbcbooks.org/mara-anastas-named-publisher-of-aladdin-books-simon-pulse/#.VWZyS89Viko

2013: http://www.linkedin.

Simpson, Fiona

Job Title & Company Information:

2009 – Present: Aladdin, Editorial Director

More Information:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/fiona-simpson/3/28a/3b8

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fiona715s

2012: http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/aladdin/team#fiona

2009: http://anitanolan.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/fiona-simpson-joins-aladdin-ss-as-editorial-director/

Nagel, Karen

Job Title & Company Information:

2011 – Present: Aladdin, Senior Editor

2008 – 2011: Blue Apple Books, Senior Editor

2005 – 2008: HarperCollins, Senior Editor

More Information:

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/karen-nagel/15/aa1/7a5

2015: http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/aladdin/team#karen

2012: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/visitkit/karen-nagel-author-visit-kit

Berger, Annie

Job Title & Company Information:

2014 – Present: HarperCollin’s Publishers, Associate Editor

2011 – 2014: Simon & Schuster’s Aladdin Imprint, Editorial Assistant

More Information:

LinkedIn:  http://www.linkedin.com/pub/annie-berger/31/271/164

MSWishlist: http://www.mswishlist.com/profile/editor/EditorALB

2014: http://yatopia.blogspot.com/2014/04/editopia-annie-berger-associate-editor.

Dlouhy, Caitlyn

Job Title & Company Information:

2015: Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, Editorial Director

1998 – 2015: Atheneum Books For Young Readers

More Information:

2015: http://www.cbcbooks.org/atheneum-books-for-young-readers-to-launch-new-imprint-caitlyn-dlouhy-books/#.VcO-CJ1Viko

2015: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/66429-caitlyn-dlouhy-gets-imprint-at-atheneum.html

2012: http://www.

Tripathi, Namrata

Job Title & Company Information:

2014 – Present: Dial Books for Young Readers, Editorial Director

2008 -2014 - Atheneum Books For Young Readers, Executive Editor

More Information:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tweetpathi

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/namrata-tripathi/1/925/30

2014: http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/job-moves-at-quirk-books-atavist-books-penguin-young-readers-group/82807?red=as

2013: http://www.leewind.

Ledbetter, Emma

Job Title & Company Information:

2011 -2015 - Atheneum Books For Young Readers, Associate Editor

More Information:

2015: https://twitter.com/brdnjamforemma

2014: https://aseraserburns.wordpress.com/2014/09/12/chatting-with-emma-ledbetter/

2013: http://www.linkedin.com/in/emmaledbetter

2012: http://taralazar.com/2012/11/04/piboidmo-day-3-emma-ledbetter/

2012: http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/atheneum/our-team

Fabre, Emily

Job Title & Company Information:

2013 - Margaret K. McElderry Books, Assistant Editor

More Information:

2015: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/emily-fabre/b/165/b52

2012: http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/margaret-k-mcelderry-books

2011: http://www.cbcbooks.org/ecc/2011/09/margaret-k-mcelderry-books/

Penfold, Alexandra

Job Title & Company Information:

2013 – Present: Upstart Crow Literary, Literary Agent

2010 – 2012: Paula Wiseman Books, Editor

More Information:

LinkedIn

Twitter: @agentpenfold

2015: http://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/BrooklynBrownie

2015: http://www.upstartcrowliterary.com/agent/alexandra-penfold/

2013: http://scbwiconference.blogspot.com/2013/02/alexandra-penfold-sparkly-new-agent-at.html

 

Klonsky, Jennifer

Job Title & Company Information:

2012 – Present: HarperCollins, Editorial Director

2000 – 2012: Simon Pulse, Editorial Director

More Information:

2014: http://the-new-boom.com/2014/07/16/meet-jennifer-klonsky-executive-editor-at-harpercollins-childrens-books/

2013: http://harpercollins.tumblr.com/post/55791393652/qa-with-jennifer-klonsky-editorial-director-at

2013: http://www.linkedin.

Ciminera, Siobhan

Job Title & Company Information:

2014 – Present: Simon & Schuster, Editorial Director

2007 – 2014: Simon & Schuster, Editor/Senior Editor

More Information:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/siobhan-ciminera/3/537/947

2012: http://www.jacketflap.com/siobhan-ciminera/143972

2012: http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Siobhan-Ciminera/1221803431

Rissi, Anica

Job Title & Company Information:

2002 – Present: Writer

2012 – 2015: HarperCollins Publishers, Executive Editor

2007 – 2012: Simon Pulse, Executive Editor

More Information:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anica

Twitter: https://twitter.com/anicarissi

2013: http://storycollider.org/podcast/2013-02-03

2011: http://lydiasharp.blogspot.com/2011/08/writing-publishing-tips-tricks-from.

Pollert-Morgan, Annette

Job Title & Company Information:

2014 – Present: Sourcebooks Fire, Editorial Manager

2008 – 2013: Simon Pulse, Editor

More Information:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/annette-pollert-morgan/22/642/6b0

Twitter: https://twitter.com/annettepollert

2014: http://redsofaliterary.com/2014/11/19/the-red-sofa-chats-annette-pollert/

2011: http://www.andreahurst.

Strother, Michael

Job Title & Company Information:

2013 – Present: Simon Pulse, Associate Editor

2011 – 2013: Simon Pulse, Editorial Assistant

More Information:

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-strother/1b/5a4/545

Tumblr: http://cupcakeandy.tumblr.com/

2015: http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/simon-pulse/team

2013: http://www.publishersweekly.

Sargent, Kara

Job Title & Company Information:

2015 – Present: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Executive Editorial Director

2005 – 2014: Simon Spotlight, Editorial Director

More Information:

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kara-mcmahon-sargent/10/a68/3a2

2014: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/65140-children-s-job-moves-december-2014.html

2013: http://publishingperspectives.

Tan, Sheri

Job Title & Company Information:

2012 – Present: Freelance editor

2012 – 2015: Epigram Books, Editor

1997 – 2011: Simon & Schuster, Executive Editor

More Information:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/sheri-tan/66/4bb/326

2013: https://mummumstheword.wordpress.com/2013/11/22/conversations-on-the-high-chair-10-epigram-editor-sheri-tan-and-her-gem-of-a-statement/

2000: http://www.publishersweekly.

Echeverria, Jessica

Job Title & Company Information:

2014 – Present, Lee & Low Books, Editor

2012 – 2014: Lee & Low Books, Associate Editor

2011 – 2012: Hachette Book Group, Assistant Editor

2011:  Simon Spotlight, Editorial Assistant

More Information:

2013: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jessica-echeverria/8/283/836

2012: http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Jessica-Echeverria/1306580138

Young, Danielle

Job Title & Company Information:

2013 - Margaret K. McElderry Books, Editorial Assistant

More Information:

2012: http://houstonscbwi.org/index.php/en/component/contact/contact/13-annual-conference-speakers/18-danielle-young

2012: http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/margaret-k-mcelderry-books

Rao, Lisa

Job Title & Company Information:

2011 – Present: Simon Spotlight, Editor

2007 – 2011: Simon Spotlight, Associate Editor

More Information:

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/lisa-rao/3/1b3/485

2015: http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/simon-spotlight

2012: http://www.scbwiepa.org/archive.html

Barton, Beth

Job Title & Company Information:

2014 – Present: Simon & Schuster, Editor

2011 – 2014: Simon & Schuster, Associate Editor

2008 – 2011: Simon & Schuster, Assistant Editor

More Information:

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/beth-barton/1/61b/123

2011: https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/publishing-industry-kudos/

Fry, Sonali

Job Title & Company Information:

June 2014 – Present: little bee books / Bonnier Publishing, Editorial Director

April 2014 – June 2014: Little Simon, Editor-in-Chief

2005 – 2014: Little Simon, Editorial Director

More Information:

2015: http://www.bonnierpublishing.co.uk/people/

2015: https://twitter.com/sonalifry

2013: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sonali-fry/32/2aa/86b

2013: http://publishingperspectives.

Buck, Bethany

Job Title & Company Information:

2014 – Present: Greenburg Associates, Agent

2010 – 2014: Aladdin, VP & Publisher

More Information:

2014: http://greenburger.com/agent/bethany-buck/

2012: http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/simon-pulse

2012: http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/aladdin

2011: http://www.publishersweekly.

Heller, Alyson

Job Title & Company Information:

2012 – Present: Aladdin, Editor

2008 – 2012:  Aladdin, Assistant Editor

More Information:

2015: https://valerierlawson.wordpress.com/tag/alyson-heller/

2015: https://twitter.com/editoralysonh

2015: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/alyson-heller/3/5a3/60

2013: http://www.wifyr.com/blog/2013/03/26/interview-allyson-heller/

2010: http://taralazar.wordpress.

Jaffery, Zareen

Job Title & Company Information:

2011 – Present: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, Executive Editor

More Information:

2014: http://storyandchai.com/qa-zareen-jaffery-simon-schuster-part-i/

2014: http://www.cbcdiversity.com/post/79873260676/zareen-jaffery-how-i-got-into-publishing

2013: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/zareen-jaffery/10/347/416

2013: http://togatherinc.tumblr.

Cooper, Alexandra

Job Title & Company Information:

2013 – Present: HarperCollins Publishers, Executive Editor

2000 – 2013:  Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, Senior Editor

More Information:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/alexandra-cooper/a0/661/395

2013: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/56671-children-s-job-moves-march-2013.html

2013: http://www.absolutewrite.

Bongiolatti, Courtney

Job Title & Company Information:

There is a strong indication that Courtney Bongiolatti has left the publishing industry, her clients taken on by Julie Maguire.

Until 2012: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, Editor

More Information:

2012: http://shelbybach.com/basically-dear-readers-im-still-alive-and-so-is-the-book/

2010: http://ingridsnotes.wordpress.

Colletti, Ariel

Job Title & Company Information:

2014 – Present: Fragome, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, Assistant Paralegal I

2008 – 2013: Atheneum Books For Young Readers, Associate Editor

More Information:

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ariel-colletti/69/26/aa2

2012: http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2012/08/08/this-editor-wants-to-fall-in-love/

2011: http://kathytemean.wordpress.

Wolfe, Navah

Job Title & Company Information:

2013 – Present: SAGA Press,  Editor

More Information:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/navahw

2015: http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/sagapress/team

2014: https://mswlparagraph.wordpress.com/2014/08/25/navah-wolfe-saga-presssimon-schuster/

2013: http://www.cbcbooks.org/ecc/2013/06/navah-wolfe-associate-editor-at-simon-and-schuster-books-for-young-readers/

2011: http://magick4terri.livejournal.

Young, Dani

Job Title & Company Information:

Present: Has left publishing and is now a Recruiting Specialist with Google.

2010 – 2014:  Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, Associate Editor

More Information:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/danielle-dani-young/14/68a/514

2011: http://anitanolan.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/simonschuster-announces-new-hires-and-promotions/

 

 

 

 

Bromley, Lizzy

Job Title & Company Information:

2010 – Present:  Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, Executive Art Director

More Information:

2013: http://www.wovenmyst.com/2013/02/25/cover-artist-interview-lizzy-bromley/

2011: http://novelnovice.com/2011/04/19/exclusive-qa-with-the-wither-cover-designer-part-2/

 

 

Linn, Laurent

Job Title & Company Information:

2015 – Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, Art Director

More Information:

2015: https://twitter.com/laurentlinn

2015: http://www.laurentlinn.com/

2015: http://www.scbwi.org/members-public/laurent-linn

2009: http://shirleysillustrations.blogspot.com/2009/10/laurent-linn-art-director-simon-and.html

2010: http://www.tinanicholscouryblog.

Crichton, Paul

Job Title & Company Information:

Mr. Crichton stepped down starting in June of 2014 to consider his next step in life. It is uncertain, at this moment, whether he will go back to publishing.

2005-2014: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, VP & Director Of Publicity

More Information:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-crichton/6/a4/782

Contact Publicity: http://www.simonandschuster.

Fadlalla, Michelle

Job Title & Company Information:

2014 – Atheneum Books For Young Readers, VP Director of Education & Library Marketing

2009 – 2014: Antheneum Books For Young Readers (Simon & Schuster), Director of Marketing, Education & Library

More Information:

2015: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/michelle-fadlalla-leo/9/300/492

2013: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/27/books/bullying-becomes-hot-and-profitable-topic-for-publishers.

Johnston, Allyn

Job Title & Company Information:

2015:  Beach Lane Books, VP & Publisher

More Information:

2015: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/66204-marla-frazee-and-allyn-johnston-collaboration-thrives-after-15-years-children-s-institute-2015.html

2013: http://scbwiconference.blogspot.com/2013/08/editors-panel-on-hits-and-evergreens.html

2012: http://imprints.simonandschuster.

Welch, Andrea

Job Title & Company Information:

2015 – Beach Lane Books,  Senior Editor

More Information:

2015: http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/beach-lane-books

2012: http://dorinewhite.blogspot.com/2012/05/get-to-know-andrea-welch-editor.html

2012: http://chinookupdate.blogspot.com/2012/04/first-pages-rubin-pfeffer-and-andrea.html

2012: http://chinookupdate.blogspot.com/2012/04/andrea-welch-making-your-picture-book.

Garfield, Valerie

Job Title & Company Information:

Present:  -Little Simon, Executive VP & Publisher For Novelity & Licensed Publishing

2000 – 2005: Sesame Workshop, Publishing Director

More Information:

2013: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/valerie-garfield/51/b29/a8

2013: http://publishingperspectives.com/2013/06/how-ss-dreams-up-home-grown-series-for-younger-readers/

2010: http://imprints.simonandschuster.

Rettino, Lucille

Job Title & Company Information:

2012 – Present: Simon and Schuster, VP, Director of Marketing Children’s Division

2006 – 2012: Simon and Schuster, Marketing Director, Children’s Publishing Division

More Information:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/lucille-rettino/4/583/44a

2012: http://www.adweek.com/galleycat/promotions-at-simon-schuster-childrens-publishing-division-marketing-team/48409

2011: http://www.

Rimas, Ruta

Job Title & Company Information:

2011 – Present: Atheneum Books, Margaret K McElderry Books,  Editor

More Information:

2015: http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/margaret-k-mcelderry-books/our-team

2013: http://metro.nyscbwi.org/news/inspired-by-reality-world-building-with-ruta-rimas/

2012: http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/tab3.aspx?EventID=1033118

2012: http://daybydaywriter.wordpress.

Bobco, Ann

Job Title & Company Information:

Present: Atheneum Books For Young Readers, McElderry Books, Beach Lane Books, Executive Art Director

More Information:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/ann-bobco/4a/945/596

2011: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/obituaries/article/46277-remembering-margaret-mcelderry.html

 

 

 

Anderson, Jon

Job Title & Company Information:

2009 – Present: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, Executive VP and Publisher

More Information:

2015: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/63102-global-publishing-leaders-2014-simon-schuster.html

2013: http://www.simonandschuster.biz/corporate/executives

2013: http://www.simonandschuster.biz/corporate/executive-bios

2012: http://www.

Chanda, Justin

Job Title & Company Information:

2009 – Present: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, VP, Publisher’s Children Trade Imprints

More Information:

2015: http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/atheneum/our-team

2011: http://dorinewhite.blogspot.com/2011/04/justin-chanda-simon-schuster.html