Seale Ballenger

Seale Ballenger is an accomplished publicity executive with extensive experience in the publishing industry, currently serving as Vice President of Publicity at Scholastic since February 2022. Previously, Ballenger held various prominent positions including Publicity Director at Disney Publishing Worldwide and V.P. & Group Publicity Director at HarperCollins Publishers, overseeing multiple imprints. Additional roles include Director of Marketing and Publicity at Zola Books and communications leadership at Outside Magazine. Ballenger also contributed to academia as an Adjunct Professor at New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies, teaching Public Relations and Corporate Communications. Educational credentials include a B.A. in English from The University of the South and completion of the Summer Publishing Institute at New York University.