Rachel Vega-Decesario

Rachel Vega-Decesario is an Assistant Editor at The New Press. Rachel has previously worked as an editorial assistant at Hachette Book Group, Simon and Schuster, and Columbia University Press. Rachel also interned at the David Black Literary Agency and worked as an assistant in the Hunter College Division of Student Affairs.

Rachel Vega-Decesario earned their B.A. in English Literature, Languages, and Criticism from Macaulay Honors College at The City University of New York. Rachel also earned their B.A. in Anthropology from City University of New York-Hunter College. Rachel has a certification from NYU School of Professional Studies in Copyediting & Proofreading Books.

Some of their coworkers include Ishan Desai-Geller - Assistant Editor, Benjamin Woodward - Editor & Serial Rights Coordinator, and Jay Gupta - Editorial & Academic Marketing Associate. Rachel Vega-Decesario reports to Maury Botton, Senior Managing Editor.