Convergent Team

TINA CONSTABLE, Executive Vice President & Publisher
Convergent, Forum Books, Image, Ink & Willow, Multnomah, WaterBrook
Over the course of her thirty-seven-year career, Tina has had a variety of roles at Penguin Random House. A driving publishing force behind numerous #1 bestsellers across a wide range of categories, Tina brings her varied experience and unique abilities to provide a strategic and multi-faceted approach to our most important publications. As Publisher, she co-led the publication strategy of A Promised Land by President Barack Obama and Becoming by Michelle Obama. Tina has also overseen strategy for numerous bestselling books and authors, including President George W. Bush, Justice Neil Gorsuch, Tim Tebow, Jennie Allen, John Mark Comer, Mark Batterson, Michael Todd, Charles Krauthammer, and Erik Larson, Peter Thiel and many others. 

CAMPBELL WHARTON, Vice President & Deputy Publisher
Convergent, Forum Books, Image, Ink & Willow, Multnomah, WaterBrook
Campbell oversees publishing strategy and operations, using his expertise across marketing, sales, and publicity to launch and position books in the marketplace. He has led publications in multiple categories, including celebrity, music, pop culture, social justice, politics, business, religion, and current affairs, working with such notable authors as Tim Tebow, Daymond John, Michael Todd, Austin Channing Brown, Jon Meacham, Jennie Allen, Peter Thiel, Justice Neil Gorsuch, Richard Rohr, and Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Campbell started his publishing career in his native Australia in the production department at Random House. Campbell is also an Adjunct Professor at NYU’s School of Professional Studies.

DEREK REED, Editorial Director
Convergent and Image
Derek joined Penguin Random House in 2011 and has since edited a wide range of New York Times bestsellers, including Austin Channing Brown’s I’m Still Here, Jedidiah Jenkins’s To Shake the Sleeping Self, Cole Arthur Riley’s This Here Flesh, Richard Rohr’s The Universal Christ, George W. Bush’s Out of Many, One and Portraits of Courage, Scott Harrison’s Thirst, Shaka Senghor’s Writing My Wrongs, and Kevin and Melissa Fredericks’ Marriage Be Hard. Acquiring in the categories of religion, politics, memoir, pop culture, sports, leadership, and psychology, Derek looks for authors with distinct voices, unforgettable stories, and unique ways of addressing how we live and seek meaning in a complex world. 

KATY HAMILTON, Executive Editor
Convergent
Before joining Convergent, Katy worked for HarperOne for fourteen years, most recently as Executive Editor, where she acquired New York Times bestselling authors including Rachel Held Evans, Gary John Bishop, Hilarie Burton Morgan, Emily P. Freeman, and Paul Scheer. Katy has also worked with notable authors such as Diana Butler Bass, Father James Martin, Jana Kramer, Propaganda, Arielle Estoria, as well as the estates of C. S. Lewis and Henri J. M. Nouwen. She is always on the hunt for authors sharing transformational messages, whether that takes the form of an inspirational memoir, a practical self-help guide, a fresh approach to spiritual practices, or a lifestyle book that helps readers find meaning, fulfillment, and intentionality in their lives. Katy is based in San Francisco.

MATTHEW BURDETTE, Editor
Convergent
Matt joined Convergent with nine years of experience as a freelance editor of religious nonfiction, focusing especially on Christian theology, religious cultural criticism, and radical politics.  Matt has a PhD in theology—with a special focus on theology of culture and Black Liberation Theology—as well as undergraduate and master’s degrees in religious studies. With this depth of knowledge, Matt brings an invaluable and thoughtful perspective to our editorial conversations on issues regarding the intersection of faith and culture. Most recently he has acquired Spellbound by Molly Worthen, Old Gods, by Tara Isabella Burton, and Struck Down, Not Destroyed by Colleen Dulle. Looking ahead, Matthew will continue to acquire books that attest to the legacy, challenges, contradictions, and promise of faith in contemporary life—including memoirs, books on the spiritual and emotional life, self-help, social history, social commentary, and comedy. 

LEITA WILLIAMS, Associate Editor
Convergent
Leita joined PRH in 2021, and has since worked on many of Convergent’s bestselling publications including Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day by Kate Bowler, Black Liturgies by Cole Arthur Riley, Sacred Spaces by Carley Summers, and What We Wish Were True by Tallu Quinn. Some of her current authors include poet Victoria Hutchins, activist Carl Siciliano, well-being educator Nakeia Homer, and poet David Gate. Leita is looking to acquire practical and commercial nonfiction in the categories of self-improvement, poetry, spirituality, comedy, pop-culture, memoir, wellness, and lifestyle. Some of her favorites niches include offline living, LGBTQ voices, experiment-driven projects, Southern authors, food writing, Gen Z, and inspirational illustrated books. Above all, Leita looks to champion candid, redemptive storytelling that highlights human connection and celebrates the sacredness of everyday life.

ASHLEY SHOEMAKER, Editorial Assistant
Convergent
Ashley Shoemaker is an editorial assistant to Derek Reed and Katy Hamilton at Convergent.  She has been compelled by faith-based nonfiction for many years and is excited to interact with the genre beyond personal interest. She is ready and eager to seek out new talents and add to Convergent’s list. In her downtime, Ashley loves to write, travel, spend time with loved ones, and volunteer with her church and sorority.  She graduated with honors from William Paterson University with a bachelor’s degree in English.  Ashley was a fellow for the Literary Agents of Change Fellowship program prior to joining the PRH team at the end of 2023.

JENNIFER REYES, Publishing Manager
Christian Publishing
Jennifer began her publishing career in 2005 as a publicity assistant before pivoting to editorial. As publishing manager, Jen manages faith-based titles across Convergent, Forum Books, Image, Ink & Willow, Multnomah and WaterBrook imprints. She works closely with the publishing team to oversee the frontlist and backlist titles, prepare timelines, and liaise with the marketing, publicity, and sales team to meet vital deadlines from acquisition to publication.