Talia Chaves
About Talia Chaves
Talia Chaves is the Associate Manager of Digital Customer Operations at Penguin Random House in New York. She has extensive experience in the publishing industry, having held various roles at HarperCollins Publishers and other organizations, and is an advocate for diverse children's literature.
Company
Talia Chaves currently works at Penguin Random House as the Associate Manager, Digital Customer Operations. Based in New York, New York, she is part of the digital customer operations team.
Title
Talia Chaves holds the position of Associate Manager, Digital Customer Operations at Penguin Random House. She is responsible for overseeing digital customer operations and ensuring efficient processes and systems.
Professional Background
Talia Chaves has a diverse professional background in the publishing and media industry. Before her current role, she worked at Morristown-Beard School as an Assistant Librarian from 2020 to 2022. Prior to that, she held multiple positions at HarperCollins Publishers, including Marketing Associate, Ad/Promo Coordinator, Ad/Promo Assistant, and Children's Managing Editorial Intern. Talia also gained experience as an Editorial Intern at Bauer Media Group and served as a Features Writer at WiredJersey.com and a Staff Writer at The Montclarion.
Education and Expertise
Talia Chaves earned her Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS) from Valdosta State University in 2021. She also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from Montclair State University and an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences from County College of Morris. Talia has advocated for the promotion and production of diverse children's literature and worked diligently to diversify library offerings for students at an independent school.
Achievements
Talia Chaves was a recipient of the We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) internship grant in 2016, which significantly influenced her mission to support diverse children's literature. Additionally, she was honored as a Spectrum Scholar by the American Library Association (ALA)'s Spectrum Scholarship Grant Program from 2020 to 2021. These achievements underscore her dedication to promoting diversity in literature and education.