Megan Wenerstrom, Editorial Assistant

Megan Wenerstrom

Megan Wenerstrom joined Sentinel in May 2022, after five years as a high school English teacher. She is interested in politics, history, education policy, and compelling investigations into the worlds of business, finance, and technology.

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Rae Peckman, Designer

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…

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Emi Ikkanda, Executive Editor

Emi Ikkanda, Executive Editor at Tiny Reparations Books

Emi Ikkanda is an Executive Editor acquiring nonfiction and select fiction projects at Tiny Reparations Books, Dutton, and Plume at Penguin Random House. She previously worked at Seal Press at Hachette, Spiegel & Grau at Random House, and Henry Holt at Macmillan. She publishes a diverse list of award-winning, bestselling, and culturally relevant books. Over the years she…

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Lydia Yadi, Senior Editor

Lydia Yadi Portrait

Lydia joined Portfolio UK in 2016 and made the leap to Portfolio US in 2022. She loves publishing energizing ideas for ambitious professionals by coaches, academics, and entrepreneurs with unique voices. She’s interested in fresh takes on entrepreneurship, careers, female empowerment, psychology, big ideas, and self-help. In London, she published six Sunday Times bestsellers. Her…

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Nina Rodríguez-Marty, Editor

Nina Rodríguez-Marty (she/her/hers) acquires prescriptive and idea-driven nonfiction in categories such as self-help, personal development, psychology, wellness, health, productivity, and peak performance. Her authors are academics, practitioners, and brilliant thinkers immersed in their field, including narcissism expert Dr. Ramani Durvasula, coach to the Fortune 500 Amina AlTai, psychiatrist and University of Pennsylvania lecturer Dr. Jennifer…

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Charlotte Peters, Editorial Assistant

Charlotte Peters joined Dutton in May 2022. In fiction, she is interested in commercial, genre, and literary fiction, especially anything in unique, atmospheric settings that involve, gothic, fantastical elements or dark institutions, escapist rom-coms simmering in magic (literal and figurative), and imaginative, character-driven fantasy and romantasy with a feminist bend. In nonfiction, Charlotte gravitates toward…

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Lisset Lanza, Editorial Assistant

Lisset Lanza joined Dutton in April 2022 as an editorial assistant. She previously reported on local news and politics and her published magazine work is focused on health and lifestyle content. Lisset hopes to acquire voice-driven literary and commercial fiction with a focus on cultural critique and family dynamics. She’s interested in themes of mysticism,…

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