Henson promotes two

The Jim Henson Company has promoted two members of its creative team to serve as directors in feature and television development.

Meghan Sheridan (left) has been named director of children’s entertainment and will report to Halle Stanford, the exec VP of that division. Blanca Lista is now director of feature development and will report to company CEO Lisa Henson.

Sheridan joined the children’s entertainment department in 2010. She has previously worked on shows including Sid the Science Kid and Dinosaur Train for PBS Kids, the BBC’s Me & My Monsters and The Possibility Shop for DisneyFamily.com. Current productions include Pajanimals on Sprout, and Wilson & Ditch: Digging America for PBSKidsGo.org.