Deborah Bodin Cohen has joined Behrman House/Apples & Honey Press as an editor; she is a picture book author and previously was a researcher for the company.
Jackie Houton has been promoted to senior copyeditor/proofreader at Candlewick Press. She was formerly copyeditor/ proofreader.
Kerry Moynagh has been promoted to v-p, executive director of children's sales at HarperCollins, from v-p, deputy director of sales. Andrea Pappenheimer, formerly senior v-p, sales and associate publisher for the children’s division, has left the company.
Sarah Rucker has joined HarperCollins as sales director for Usborne Books; most recently she was sales and trade marketing director at Gibbs Smith.
Kim Wrubel has been promoted to senior director of subsidiary rights at Random House Children's Books, from director.
Scholastic has two new hires and two promotions. MacKenzie Kurtzner has joined as proprietary planner, sales planning; previously she was a custom publishing coordinator at Penguin Random House. Daisy Glasgow has joined as associate marketing manager, young adult; previously she was marketing amd publicity coordinator at Norton Young Readers. Stephanie Yang has been promoted to associate art director, from senior designer. Jennifer Thompson has been promoted to associate editor, from editorial assistant.
Kortney Nash has been promoted to assistant editor at Godwin Books, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Book Group, from editorial assistant.
Elise Howard is joining DeFiore and Company as an agent; previously she was founding publisher of Algonquin Young Readers, and before that was senior v-p and associate publisher at HarperCollins Children’s Books.
CJ Han, previously a production artist at Prudent Publishing Company, has joined Random House Children's Books as a production assistant.
Kerry Taylor has joined Levine Querido as marketing assistant.
Alexandra Quill has joined Macmillan Children's Publishing Group as senior marketing manager; previously she was senior marketing manager in Macmillan Academic Marketing, focusing on adult titles.
Random House Children's Books has three promotions. Jen Jie Li has been promoted to senior production manager, from production manager. Luke McCord has been promoted to production supervisor, from senior production associate. Bria Alston has been promoted to publishing associate, from publishing assistant.
