At Abrams:
Monica Shah has been promoted to executive director of special markets from director of special markets.
Andy Weiner has been promoted to national accounts director handling Amazon, wholesale clubs and West Coast local accounts. He was formerly national account and Western indy sales manager.
Stefanie Lindner has been promoted national accounts director handling mass merchandisers and Books-A-Million. She was formerly national accounts manager.
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Effective January 29, at Workman Publishing:
Traci Todd will join the company as director of children's publishing. She has been editorial director of Abrams Appleseed and Children's Licensed Publishing. She began her career in educational publishing at Leapfrog, followed by McGraw-Hill and Heinemann-Raintree Publishing, Chronicle Boks and VIZ Media. She has also written A Story of Nina Simone, a picture book biography about the musician and activist, which will be published by Putnam, tentatively scheduled for 2021.
Sara Corbett will become the new art director of children's publishing. She worked in the Workman Publishing art department from 2009 to 2011 and returns to the company from Penguin Workshop, where she has been associate art director. She also has worked at Abrams, Polaris Images, ARTnews and the Pratt Institute.