The Association of Fundraising Professionals Announces Its New Leader; More Personnel Moves

Association of Fundraising Professionals (Arlington, Va.): Appointed Andrew Watt, chief program officer, to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Paulette Maehara, who plans to retire. (See article.)

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington: Announced the retirement of Edward Orzechowski, president and chief executive officer, effective in January 2012.

City of Hope (Duarte, Calif.): Appointed Gary F. Conner, vice president of financial operations at Catholic Healthcare West (San Francisco), to be chief financial officer. City of Hope is a research, treatment, and education center for cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening diseases.

Gen YOUth Foundation (New York): Appointed Alexis Glick, former anchor for the Fox Business Network (New York), to be chief executive officer. This new organization will work with schools, communities, and businesses to improve the health and fitness of children.

Grantmakers in Aging (Dayton, Ohio): Announced the retirement of Carol A. Farquhar, executive director, effective in October.

Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens (San Marino, Calif.): Announced the retirement of George Abdo, vice president for advancement, effective on August 31.

Independent Sector (Washington): Appointed Lois Fu, senior adviser to the president at the National Academy of Public Administration (Washington), to be vice president of public policy.

Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County (Boca Raton, Fla.): Appointed Irv Geffen, executive vice president for financial resource development, to be chief executive officer.

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (New York): Appointed Kathy Eason, comptroller at the Natural Resources Defense Council (New York), to be chief financial officer.

Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children (Boston): Announced the retirement of Ellen Zane, president and chief executive officer, effective in the fall.

United Way of Greater Mercer County (Lawrenceville, N.J.): Appointed Herbert Klein III, former chief executive officer of the Louis August Jonas Foundation (New York), to be president and chief executive officer.

World Resources Institute (Washington): Appointed Kevin Kennedy, assistant executive officer for climate change at the California Air Resources Board (Sacramento), to be director of the U.S. climate initiative, within the climate and energy program. The World Resources Institute is an environmental think tank.

Grant Makers

Atlantic Philanthropies (New York): Appointed Mary Sutton, program executive for aging in the Republic of Ireland (Dublin), to be country director for the Republic of Ireland, based in Dublin.

Carnegie Corporation of New York: Appointed Nicole Howe Buggs, director of grants management and administration at the Public Welfare Foundation (Washington), to be director of grants management and Bonnie Rivers, grants specialist and program assistant to the associate director of creativity and culture at the Rockefeller Foundation (New York), to be grants manager.

Chicago Community Trust: Announced the death of Bruce L. Newman, executive director from 1973-99, on February 10. He was 74.

Conrad Hilton Foundation (Los Angeles): Appointed Marc Moorghen, assistant director of the foundation’s Humanitarian Prize, to be communications manager.

Fairfield County Community Foundation (Susan Ross): Announced the resignation of Susan Ross, president and chief executive officer, effective December 31.

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund (New York): Appointed Rick Luftglass, a consultant to grant makers based in New York and former senior director of corporate philanthropy and community engagement at Pfizer (New York), to be executive director.

Skoll Foundation (Palo Alto, Calif.): Appointed Renee Kaplan, principal of her own business and marketing consulting firm in Seattle, to be chief marketing officer.

United Nations Foundation (Washington): Appointed Richard S. Parnell, chief of staff, to be chief operating officer.

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (Menlo Park, Calif.): Appointed Sara Davis, senior foundation manager at the Adobe Foundation (San Francisco), to be director of grants administration.