At Simon & Schuster:
Toi Crockett has been promoted to the new role of director, independent sales, West.
Melissa Hurt has been promoted to the new role of director, independent sales, East.
Lauren Acciari has joined the company as national account manager, children's sales. She was previously mass merchandise sales manager at Independent Publishers Group.
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Danielle Kolodkin has joined Abrams as brand and partnership manager. She was formerly a manager with the Speakers Bureau at HarperCollins.