In the field and inside sales teams at HarperCollins:
Jamil Zaidi has joined the field team as the sales rep for the PNBA and MPIBA regions, including Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. For the past five years, he was a trade sales rep in the PNBA region for Chronicle Books. Earlier he was a manager at Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, Wash., where he worked for 10 years, and was a commission rep with Chickman Associates.
Kalani Kapahua has joined the inside sales team as the sales rep for the SIBA region, including Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. He will also be working with many BIPOC stores across the country and partner with the retail marketing team to support and provide insights for success with these bookselling partners. He was a bookseller for 10 years, starting at Third Place Books, Seattle, Wash., where he helped manage its events program and the local author program. For the last six years at Third Place, he was the manager and buyer at Ravenna Third Place Books. In addition, Kalani has been on several boards and committees, most recently a member of the ABA's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council and on the board of directors of the Seattle City of Literature, both since 2023.
Giselle Durand has joined the field team as the sales rep for the MIBA and GLIBA regions, including Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska. She was a bookseller for three years at the Book Cellar, Chicago, Ill., where she worked on events and managed its social media and online presence, in addition to handselling and developing a reading community. She has a background in theater, most recently working as a production manager for Midsommer Flight, a Chicago theater company that produces accessible performances of Shakespeare's plays.
Suzi Hough is joining the field team as the sales rep for the CALIBA region, effective September 3. She was a bookseller for four years at Hicklebee's, San Jose, where she was the store manager and events and marketing manager. Most recently, she worked as a commission sales rep for the Imprint Group, providing trade sales and marketing representation to 35 publishers/vendors.