Lisa DiSarro is the Executive Director of Marketing for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media. After being an elementary school teacher and a children’s bookseller, she received her master’s degree in Children’s Literature from Simmons College. She started her career at HMH in 1999 as a sales representative but quickly moved into the children’s marketing department. She has had the pleasure of working with some of the world’s best children’s book creators including Lois Lowry, Chris Van Allsburg, Linda Sue Park, David Wiesner, and Kwame Alexander. She thinks that the best part of her job is sharing great books with as many people as possible.