December 2023 | LISLE, IL—InterVarsity Press (IVP) is pleased to announce that Kelli Trujillo has accepted the position of trade editor. The IVP editorial team also welcomes Rachel Freire O’Connor as associate project editor.
Ted Olsen, IVP’s associate publisher and editorial director for media and trade books, said, “Kelli is one of the most perceptive editors I know. You’d be hard-pressed to find someone with such skill at identifying and shepherding gifted writers who are passionate for Scripture, spiritual formation, and social justice. Her authors love her. Readers love her too—they just usually don’t know it.”
Trujillo comes to IVP with more than two decades of editorial experience. She spent ten years working in a variety of roles at Christianity Today, including as CT’s managing editor, projects editor, and editor of Today’s Christian Woman. Prior to her time with CT, Trujillo worked for Group Publishing, where in five years she advanced from associate editor to editor and then to senior editor. She completed a double major in English literature and humanities from Valparaiso University, where she served as the chapter president for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF). Trujillo has also studied spiritual formation at Denver Seminary and comparative literature at Butler University.
Trujillo said, “I highly value IVP’s unique ethos, values, and leadership in the voices IVP spotlights; the rich, thoughtful, and curious Christian faith IVP champions; and the kingdom vision IVP books embody. I am eager to be part of IVP’s team producing books and other resources that draw readers deeper into Scripture, deeper into prayer, deeper into lives shaped by the love and grace of Christ.”
Trujillo’s first day with IVP’s editorial team is January 22.
O’Connor began her work at IVP in November. Previously she worked as acquisitions associate for Baker Books, and from 2014 to 2019 she was a secondary literature, philosophy, and writing teacher at Trinity Christian School in Montville, New Jersey. O’Connor received her bachelor of arts degree in English and master of arts in English literature from Seton Hall University.
Olsen said, “It was clear from the moment we hired Rachel that she is eager and able to amplify diverse and underrepresented voices in Christian publishing. She has the kind of creative and organized mind and humble confidence that makes her a great fit at IVP.”
Contact: Krista Clayton, kclayton@ivpress.com
