Planning Committee

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	Tara Abaring (@TawpieTara) is an editorial program assistant at John Wiley & Sons, where she works on clinical and evidence-based digital products for medical professionals. She graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in neuroscience and behavior. Tara also spent a year at the University of Manchester in England studying biology, logic, and languages.
	Brigid Black (@brigidblack) is a production assistant at the Berkley imprint of Penguin Group (USA), where she specializes in SAP and works closely with mass market and trade reprints. Before her job in publishing, she interned for numerous nonprofits and spent a year battling file folders as a data retention specialist. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Brigid graduated from Villanova University with degrees in English and French. On the YPG Committee, she serves on the Online and Programming subcommittees. In her spare time, she serves as a pop culture addict and French bulldog aficionado.
	Alexis Bressler (@AlexisBressler) is a human resources coordinator at Macmillan. In her current role, she primarily handles entry-level and intern recruitment for all of Macmillan’s imprints. Before entering the publishing industry, she interned in HR in the construction, nonprofit, hospitality, and manufacturing industries. On the YPG Committee, Alexis serves on the Member Services and Social Events subcommittees. She graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in labor studies and employee relations.
	Emma Brockway (@emmahbrockway) is a publicity assistant in the trade division of Scholastic. Prior to joining Scholastic, she held internships with the press office of New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and the special events department of New York magazine. Emma graduated from Barnard College in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in European women’s history.
	Mark Doyle (@doyle_dcvertigo) is an associate editor at DC Comics/Vertigo, working on a variety of graphic novels and monthly comics, including the Eisner Award-winning American Vampire. Before Vertigo, Mark worked as a development assistant for ABC News. Mark graduated from Boston University with a bachelor’s degree in film and television.
	Adam Goldberg (@adamhrgoldberg) is the associate director of Human Resources at Hachette Book Group (www.hachettebookgroup.com) and on the YPG planning committee he is a part of the Member Services and Communications subcommittees. Prior to joining the book publishing industry in 2008, he worked for HR departments within the digital advertising, retail, and manufacturing industries. Adam received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and stayed there to complete his graduate degree in labor and employment relations.
	Lindsey Kennedy (@LKennedyatRH) works in publicity at Ballantine Bantam Dell, an imprint of Random House. Prior to joining the RH team, the Columbia Publishing Course graduate served as an assistant at the Waxman Literary Agency and the Beth Vesel Literary Agency; in addition, she helped to launch the ebook publisher, Diversion Books. On the YPG Committee, she works on Social Events and Programming. She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism and creative writing with a minor in marketing from Miami University (in the great state of Ohio, not Florida).
	Alex Maurer works in the special markets division at Penguin Group (USA) navigating the new waters of custom publishing. She relocated to the city in January 2012 after working for Pearson Education, Inc., in her hometown of Indianapolis, transferring from education to trade publishing. Alex graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English literature and a minor in psychology from DePauw University.
	Kelly Murphy (@iamkellymurphy) is the digital marketing & publicity coordinator at Penguin Group (USA) where she works on apps, games, enhanced eBooks, and other digital projects. Before her job in book publishing, she received a bachelor’s degree in English from the Schreyer Honors College at Penn State University. Kelly serves on the Online, YPG Cares, and NBA House Party Planning subcommittees. Have questions about digital products? Ask her!
	Allison Parker is a human resources associate at Random House. Allison is part of the generalist team at Random House and works with several divisions such as Sales, Operations, Digital, and Random House Children’s Publishing Group. She graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in psychology and minors in both political science and history. Allison is also part of the Member Services subcommittee.
	Tara Powers (@tpower03) is the manager and editor of the YPG website (www.youngtopublishing.com) and a trade project editor at W. W. Norton & Company. She holds a BA in English (no Avenue Q jokes, please) from the Villanova University Honors Program. When she isn’t buried under manuscript pages, you’ll most likely find her baking cookies and forcing them on her reluctant coworkers.
	Sara Sargent (@sadtoby) is an assistant editor at Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Children’s Books. She works on picture books, middle grade novels, and young adult novels. Sara’s first experience in the wide world of publishing was an internship at Miramax Books in high school. She graduated from Swarthmore College with a bachelor’s degree in English and psychology, and she earned her Master of Science in journalism from Northwestern University.
	Caitlin Sweeny (@Caitlin_Sweeny) is an associate marketing manager at Scholastic Media by day and YPG’s social media guru and the voice of @YoungtoPub by night (and lunch and coffee breaks). Being an employee at Scholastic has fulfilled her childhood dream of working at the same company that published her beloved Animorphs. When she’s not working or tweeting, Caitlin will likely be found reading or trying to convince her cats to hang out with her. Caitlin graduated from Binghamton University with a BA in English.
	Kara Taylor is a consumer marketing manager at Simon & Schuster, Inc., where she works on book club and community reading initiatives and outreach. Prior to joining Simon & Schuster, she worked as an editorial assistant in the higher education division at John Wiley & Sons and graduated from the Columbia Publishing Course in 2010. Kara serves on the Programming and YPG Cares subcommittees. She is originally from Portland, Oregon, and graduated from Santa Clara University with a BA in communications and a minor in English.

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