People 9/27

Maureen Paradine has been named svp, chief human resources officer, reporting to evp, corporate development and affairs Michael C. Miller. Paradine will manage all aspects of human resources, including recruiting, diversity and inclusion, compensation and benefits. She was previously svp, human resources at 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc.

BNED ceo and chair Michael P. Huseby said: “Maureen’s leadership experience and impressive background developing and overseeing the HR strategy for a diverse workforce in the retail industry will be an incredible asset to BNED.”

Diana Gee joins as senior director of production operations, overseeing paper procurement, reprints, and vendor capacity management. She was previously at Simon & Schuster.

Carolyn Telesca is promoted to oversee all of adult trade production/manufacturing, across all of the company’s adult imprints.

At Macmillan Children’s, Kat Kopit has joined as associate director, production editorial.

Regina Brooks at Serendipity Literary Agency was elected vice president of the board, and Kerry D’Agostino at Curtis Brown, Ltd. was elected secretary.

Lara Hancock will join in the new position of head of illustrated publishing on November 22, managing the picture book and nonfiction teams, and reporting to Rebecca McNally. Picture books commissioning editor Pari Thomson, nonfiction senior commissioning editor Emily Ball and nonfiction commissioning editor Sally Beets will report to Hancock. She was previously publisher of picture books, partnerships and illustrated nonfiction at Puffin UK.

Vicky Williams has been named group ceo. She succeeds Richard Bevan, who is retiring. Tony Roche will succeed Williams as ceo of Emerald Publishing.

“The opportunity ahead for the Emerald Group is vast and our priority looking ahead is to continue to listen closely to our customers and our employees, collaborate and co-create with them, and accelerate solutions that will create real change in both our academic and learning markets,” Williams said.

Valerie Boyd and Cynthia R. Greenlee have been named editors-at-large. They will “seek book projects in a wide range of subjects, including foodways, gender, history, journalism, labor, politics, race, justice and the South, broadly interpreted.”