Rose Else-Mitchell has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Scholastic Education and Publisher, Global Education at newly created position.
In her new role, Else-Mitchell will oversee the creation and development of print books and technology learning products for the pre-K-12th grade market. She will also be tasked with building a global roadmap for the company’s education products, collaborating with teams in Australia, New Zealand, the U.K. and Canada.
Rose joined Scholastic in 2001 and is credited with launching Scholastic’s technology programs including READ 180 and SYSTEM 44, as well as developing iRead and MATH 180. According to her LinkedIn page, prior to joining Scholastic, Else-Mitchell served as Managing Editor: Acquisitions and Production at the Primary Teacher’s Association in Australia. Before that she was a Development Officer at The Children’s Book Council in Sydney, Australia.