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Rae Peckman, Designer

Alex Garber — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 19:56:08 +0000

Rae is a Philadelphia based designer with a love for thoughtful and intentional design. They believe that good design should bring joy, clarity and hope to others. Rae holds a BFA in Graphic and Interactive Design from Tyler School of Art at Temple University. Prior to joining the RISE team in 2022, they worked at Running Press book publishers on a wide range of books—from memoirs to mini-kits, and everything in-between! When not designing, Rae is usually gardening, hanging out with their cats, or cycling through an ever-expanding list of crafts and hobbies.

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Nicole Fox, Editor

Alex Garber — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 02:20:51 +0000

Nicole was born and raised in Mexico City, but spent most of her adult life in Texas. She holds a BA in English Literature from St. Edward’s University, and is a graduate of the Denver Publishing Institute.

Before joining RISE in 2021, Nicole worked in advertising at Third Ear and adult publishing at Greenleaf Book Group and A Strange Object. She then went on to edit children’s books at Simon & Schuster, where she uncovered her passion for bringing purposeful, essential, and inspirational stories to young children.

Nicole spends her free time letting her Wauzer, Gatsby, take her on long walks, rock climbing, and adopting too many plants.

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Maria Elias, Senior Art Director

jaaronson — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 16:53:24 +0000

Maria grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and has been art lover since she could hold a crayon. She has a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she studied design, printmaking, and photography. And is also a graduate of the Fiorello H. LaGuardia H.S. magnet art program.

Maria joined Penguin Young Readers in 2019, and previously designed for Random House, Disney Hyperion, and Workman Publishing. Before falling in love with book design, she worked in news and magazine. Maria’s work has been recognized by AIGA 50 Books/50Covers, the Type Directors Club, and the New York Book Show. She is also a member of the Latine/LatinX in publishing community and supports diversity in books.

When she is not designing, Maria blogs about outstanding covers on Book Design Heroines and writes the Some Things Covered column for Spine magazine. She also takes many long walks with her husband, Art Director Tam Nguyen, and their dogs, Bodhi and Ashoka.

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Cecily Kaiser, Vice President & Publisher

jaaronson — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 05:49:57 +0000

Cecily Kaiser joined Penguin with a mission to create engaging, empowering, and elegant books for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. She launched the RISE x Penguin Workshop imprint in 2020, and has since published groundbreaking books for 0-5 year olds, including ALA Notables, an Ezra Jack Keats Medal winner, Original Art Show selections, and most importantly, kid-favorites. Cecily also oversees the World of Eric Carle publishing program, proudly continuing Eric Carle’s legacy by creating new books for new generations.

Cecily was previously the Children’s Publisher at Phaidon Press, and prior to that, launched the Appleseed imprint for 0-5 year olds at Abrams Books. She began her career 25 years ago at Scholastic, first as a Book Clubs manager, and then as Editorial Director of the Cartwheel imprint for 0-6 year olds. Cecily earned a degree in child development at Tufts University and a Masters in Business from NYU. She is devoted to her young readership, bringing a developmental perspective to her editorial work, and a commitment to authentic ingenuity.

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