Cynthia Pallisco

Cynthia Pallisco is an experienced sales professional with a strong background in specialty gift sales and special markets. Currently serving as the Director of Specialty Gift Sales at Simon and Schuster since July 2010, Cynthia oversees sales and operations for various channels, including Specialty Commissioned Gift Sales, Mail Order, and Online Sales, while managing a team of three direct reports and 110 indirect specialty commission representatives. Previous roles include Manager of National Accounts for Special Sales at Sterling Publishing, where responsibility included managing a $5 million sales channel, and Special Markets Manager at Hachette Book Group, where Cynthia generated $4.5 million in sales. Cynthia holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from St. John's University.