At Simon & Schuster's indie team:
Melissa Hurt is being promoted to telemarketing account manager, covering the SIBA region and calling on key accounts. She joined the Indie Team last year from HarperCollins, and before that worked at Hachette Book Group and The Book Exchange in Missoula, Mont.
Tricia Orlando is joining the team as telesales account manager, calling on accounts in the NEIBA, NAIBA and SIBA regions. She has been at Norton for six years in the trade sales department working with the independent team, special markets, national accounts and library sales.