People

Albany College of Pharmacy of Union U. (N.Y.): Appointed Raymond Brownell, director of development at the Hudson Valley Hospital Center (Peekskill, N.Y.), to be assistant director of advancement and alumni affairs; Ralph Provenza, director of development and alumni affairs at the LaSalle Institute (Troy, N.Y.), to be director of advancement and alumni affairs; and Barbara Yax, director of chapter services at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Northeastern New York Chapter (Albany), to be public-information coordinator.

Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association of Eastern Massachusetts (Cambridge): Appointed James Wessler, director of resident initiatives at the Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership, to be executive director.

American Camping Association (Martinsville, Ind.): Appointed Peg L. Smith, executive director of the Indiana Youth Institute (Indianapolis), to be national executive director.

Arizona Opera (Phoenix and Tucson): Appointed David Speers, general director of the Calgary Opera (Alberta), to be general director.

Bonfils Blood Center Foundation (Denver): Appointed Stephen C. Metcalf, a development consultant for the Children’s Museum of Denver, to be executive director.

Brooklyn Museum of Art (N.Y.): Appointed Cynthia Mayeda, a consultant to the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Philadelphia Cultural Leadership Program and former chair and managing director of the Dayton Hudson Foundation (Minneapolis), to be deputy director for institutional advancement.

California U. of Pennsylvania: Appointed Christopher P. Meehan, alumni-development specialist at Pennsylvania State U. at Altoona, to be executive director of alumni relations.

Colorado State U. (Fort Collins): Appointed Camy Cooney, development officer at Poudre Valley Hospital Foundation (Fort Collins), to be director of development for the College of Applied Human Sciences.

Columbia U. (New York): Appointed Erica Marks, director of development at the Actors Fund (New York), to be director of development for the School of the Arts.

Committee for Economic Development (New York): Appointed Michael J. Petro, vice-president at the Center for National Policy (Washington), to be vice-president and director of business and government policy, based in Washington.

Community Catalyst (Boston): Appointed Laurie Covens, chief policy analyst and writer at the Office of Civil Rights (Boston), to be communications director; Erna Koch, senior policy analyst at the Georgetown U. Law Center’s Harrison Institute (Washington), to be policy director; and Susan Major, principal of Major Developments (Salem, Mass.), a consulting company, to be development director. Community Catalyst promotes the development of health-care systems that incorporate increased consumer and community participation.

DePaul U. (Chicago): Appointed Kay Morin Cochrane, executive director of alumni programs at Indiana U.’s Kelley School of Business (Bloomington), to be associate vice-president for alumni relations. The university also appointed Mindy Barancik, project coordinator at Stern Hall Inc. (Chicago), an event-marketing firm, to be special-events coordinator; Tom Bull, assistant director of the annual fund at Loyola U. of Chicago, to be assistant director of alumni relations; Grace Cichomska, director of development at Dominican U. (River Forest, Ill.), to be director of development for the School of Education and School for New Learning; Steve Maass, marketing and communications manager at Andersen Consulting (Chicago), to be director of corporate and foundation relations; Leslie Rowan, director of the annual fund at Washington and Lee U. (Lexington, Va.), to be director of development for the School of Computer Science, Telecommunications, and Information Systems and the Theatre School; and Bridget Vaughn, director of major gifts at Loyola U. of Chicago, to be director of development for athletics and student affairs.

Eureka Communities (Washington): Appointed Bill R. Martinez, interim director of Eureka Communities Los Angeles, to be city director of Eureka Communities Los Angeles.

Georgian Court College (Lakewood, N.J.) Appointed Deborah Gilleran, a staff member at the Financial Executives Research Foundation (Morristown, N.J.), to be director of public relations.

Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit: Appointed Delois Whitaker Caldwell, director of the Michigan Family Services Administration (Lansing), to be president and chief executive officer.

Great Lakes Protection Fund (Chicago): Appointed Christine Newell, natural-resource analyst at NIPSCO Industries (Merrillville, Ind.), to be program associate.

Greenhill School (Dallas): Appointed Christie Baskett, director of development at KERA/KDTN (Dallas), to be director of development.

Hardin-Simmons U. (Abilene, Tex.): Appointed Wayne M. Roy, vice-president for advertising at the Abilene Reporter-News, to be vice-president for advancement.

Hartwick College (Oneonta, N.Y.): Appointed John Clinton, director of communications for the School of Education, Nursing, Health Professions, Art Professions, and Communications at New York U., to be director of communications.

Heritage Foundation (Washington): Appointed Catherine S. Smith, president of the Smith Group (Washington), a fund-raising and public-relations consulting firm, to be director of development operations.

Houston Baptist U.: Appointed Cindy Crane Garbs, corporate vice-president for public relations and communications at Randalls Food Markets (Houston), to be vice-president for university advancement.

Illinois Facilities Fund (Chicago): Appointed Jane Bilger, former deputy commissioner of the Chicago Department of Housing, to be director of finance and lending; Jerry Schmahl, former program manager for affordable-housing investments at the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits of the United Methodist Church (Evanston, Ill.), to be controller and director of operations; and Kristine Westerberg, former assistant director of development at the Shedd Aquarium (Chicago), to be director of development.

Indiana U. Center on Philanthropy (Indianapolis): Appointed Dwight F. Burlingame, adjunct professor of philanthropic studies and of public and environmental affairs and editor of the “Philanthropic Studies Series” of the Indiana U. Press, to be associate executive director.

Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley (Cal.): Appointed April M. Collier, director of alumni relations at the College of Notre Dame (Belmont, Cal.), to be vice-president for institutional advancement.

Jewish Communal Fund (New York): Appointed Sue Dickman, founding director of the Edgar M. Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at New York U., to be executive vice-president.

Loyola College in Maryland (Baltimore): Appointed J. Daniel Murphy, assistant director of divisional support at Miami U. (Oxford, Ohio), to be assistant director of annual giving and special gifts.

Maryville U. of St. Louis: Appointed Rick Arnold, communications specialist at Belleville Area College (Ill.), to be assistant director of public relations.

Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Project (Boston): Appointed John Bos, principal of John Bos & Associates (Ashfield, Mass.), to be program manager.

Mesa State College (Grand Junction, Colo.): Appointed Kathryn K. Herzog, executive director of the college foundation, to be director of institutional advancement.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York): Appointed Deborah M. Winshel, managing director of investment banking-Americas at J. P. Morgan & Company (New York), to be senior vice-president, chief financial officer, and treasurer.

National Civic League (Denver): Appointed Christine Benero, president of Benero Ballantine (Washington), a consulting company, to be vice-president of the Washington office.

National Federation of Community Broadcasters (San Francisco): Appointed Carol Pierson, director of federation services, to be president and chief executive officer.

National Public Radio (Washington): Delano E. Lewis, president and chief executive officer, has announced his resignation, effective August 1. He plans to pursue other interests, including lecturing and writing.

National Society of Fund Raising Executives (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Paulette V. Maehara, chief executive officer of the Epilepsy Foundation of America (Landover, Md.), to be president and chief executive officer, effective June 1.

New Economics for Women (Los Angeles): Appointed Nancy Contreras, vice-president at the Los Angeles office of Stoorza, Ziegaus & Metzger, a public-relations firm, to be director of development.

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago: Appointed Cheryl L. Shure, director of development, to be vice-president for development.

Rhode Island School of Design (Providence): Appointed Jessica D. Bailey, former donor-choice associate at United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), to be coordinator of museum annual giving.

Salisbury State U. (Md.): Appointed Garland B. Forde, director of annual giving at the Asbury Foundation (Gaithersburg, Md.), to be director of special gifts.

San Jose State U. (Cal.): Appointed Cecilia Soriano, director of foundation giving at Chapman U. (Orange, Cal.), to be director of corporate and foundation giving.

Santa Rosa Junior College (Cal.): Appointed Linda Frank, director of planned and special gifts at Humboldt State U. (Arcata, Cal.), to be director of development and alumni relations and executive director of the college’s foundation.

Save the Bay (Providence, R.I.): Appointed Jill Charpentier Nosach, development officer at Bryant College (Smithfield, R.I.), to be director of development.

Soka U. of America (Aliso Viejo, Cal.): Appointed Wendy Harder, vice-president for marketing and corporate affairs at the Mission Viejo Company (Mission Viejo, Cal.), to be director of community relations.

Spring Hill College (Mobile, Ala.): Appointed Elizabeth Ann Stafford, associate vice-president for university advancement at Central Michigan U. (Mount Pleasant), to be vice-president of development and college relations.

Students in Free Enterprise (Springfield, Mo.): Appointed Bruce A. Nasby, former president of Non-Profit Management Resources (Woodland Hills, Cal.), to be senior vice-president.

Thirteen/WNET (New York): Appointed Daniel J. Mansoor, a consultant and former senior vice-president for development at Brandeis U. (Waltham, Mass.), to be director of development.

U. of California at San Francisco: Appointed Alice Trinkl, manager of the news office at San Francisco General Hospital, to be director of news and public-information services.

U. of Houston-Clear Lake: Appointed David L. Sheets, director of development and alumni relations and foundation executive director at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (Rootstown), to be associate vice-president for institutional advancement.

U. of the South (Sewanee, Tenn.): Appointed Tommy Bonner, executive director of development, to be vice-president for university relations.

United Way of the Saint Paul Area: Appointed Dave Stamps, president of Detente Inc. (Eau Claire, Wis.), to be vice-president for resource development.

United Way of Southwestern Indiana (Evansville): Appointed Teresa McLaughlin, executive director of United Way of Johnson County (Iowa City), to be executive director.

Western Independent Colleges Fund (Sandy, Utah): Raymond J. Jordan, president, has announced his retirement, effective May 31.

Wheaton College (Ill.): Appointed Heidi Chase, former associate director of development at Fuller Theological Seminary (Pasadena, Cal.), to be director of foundation and corporate relations.

GRANT MAKERS

California Wellness Foundation (Woodland Hills): Appointed Fatima Angeles, program associate at the Hasbro Children’s Foundation (New York), to be program officer for the Children and Youth Community Health Initiative; Roni Cleland, newsletter editor, to be communications associate; and Pauline Daniels, director of member services at United Health Plan (Inglewood, Cal.), to be senior program officer responsible for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative.

Fannie Mae Foundation (Washington): Appointed Anthony A. Tansimore, regional communications manager and regional public-affairs director at Fannie Mae’s Western regional office in Pasadena, Cal., to be director of public affairs, and Diane L. Tomb, a director in the public-affairs practice of Burson Marsteller’s Washington office, to be vice-president of communications.

Freddie Mac Foundation (McLean, Va.): Appointed Lafayette A. Barnes, corporate-development officer at U. of Maryland at College Park, to be director of foundation giving.

Hitachi Foundation (Washington): Appointed Barbara Dyer, a partner in The Public’s Work (Washington), a consulting firm dedicated to improving government performance, to be president.

W. K. Kellogg Foundation (Battle Creek, Mich.): Appointed Mark D. Carnesi, coordinator of international student and scholar services at Rutgers U. at Newark (N.J.), to be international-study-grants manager, and Mandivambi Rukuni, professor of agricultural economics at the U. of Zimbabwe (Harare), to be program director for Africa.

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Lyn Hutton, vice-president and treasurer at Dartmouth College (Hanover, N.H.), to be vice-president and chief financial officer.

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Flint, Mich.): Appointed Elan Garonzik, deputy director of the European Foundation Centre (Brussels), to be a program officer for the civil-society program, and J. Walter Veirs, a lawyer at the firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (Prague), to be associate program officer for the civil-society program, based in the Prague regional office. The foundation also appointed the following to be associate program officers for the poverty program: Zoe Gillett, a recent recipient of a master’s degree in international education administration and policy analysis from Stanford U. (Palo Alto, Cal.); Lorin Harris, manager of the youth-employment program at the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center (New York); and Marisha Wignaraja, project coordinator at Columbia U.’s Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (New York).

Peninsula Community Foundation (San Mateo, Cal.): Appointed Jeff Shields, manager of professional adviser services at the San Francisco Foundation, to be manager of professional services.

Skillman Foundation (Detroit): Appointed Carol Goss, program officer at the Stuart Foundations (San Francisco), and John Ziraldo, program officer, to be senior program officers.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

AIDS Project Los Angeles: Elected Jeffrey M. Jenest, executive vice-president at the Playboy Entertainment Group (Beverly Hills, Cal.), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Center for the Elimination of Violence in the Family (Brooklyn, N.Y.): Elected Constance L. Thatcher, a vice-president at the Bank of New York, to be chair of the Executive Committee.

Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis: Elected Martin J. Radecki, chief conservator and director of curatorial services at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, to be president of the Board of Directors.

H.O.M.E. (Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly) (Chicago): Elected Ellen M. Roberts, a volunteer in the Chicago area, to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation (Washington): Elected Edward H. Bersoff, founder and president of BTG Inc. (Vienna, Va.), to the Board of Directors.

Minneapolis Foundation: Elected Jose Gonzalez, a health-program analyst at the Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support, and Lucy Mitchell, a community volunteer and former family counselor at Relate Inc. (Minnetonka, Minn.), to be trustees.

Public/Private Ventures (Philadelphia): Elected Siobhan Nicolau, founder and president of the Hispanic Policy Development Project (Washington), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

St. Mary’s Rehabilitation Center for Children (Ossining, N.Y.): Elected Larry Dais, assistant vice-president and director of community affairs at Columbia U. (New York), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Thirteen/WNET (New York): Elected Steven Rattner, deputy chief executive of the investment firm of Lazard Freres & Company (New York), to be chairman.

Winston-Salem Foundation (N.C.): Elected Gerald Church, senior vice-president at NationsBank (Winston-Salem), to the Foundation Committee.

Woods Charitable Fund (Lincoln, Neb.): Elected Avery L. Woods, an artist and community volunteer in Lincoln, to the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Grizzard (Atlanta): Appointed Margot Buckley, a fund-raising consultant at Metromail Corporation (Lincoln, Neb.), to be vice-president at its new office in Greenwich, Conn.

O’Neill & Associates (Atlanta): Appointed Steven K. Barringer, development assistant at Grady Health System (Atlanta), to be campaign manager.

Smart Programs (Washington): Appointed Eva Kasten, former executive vice-president of the Advertising Council (New York), to be president of this new company that will provide media and communications assistance to public and private organizations.

The Stevens Group (St. Paul): Appointed Debra Ruegg, chief operating officer, to be vice-president and general manager, and Kim Hunter, Minnesota state director for the Foundation for International Community Assistance (St. Paul), and Douglas Winn, chief financial officer at Knutson Mortgage Corporation (Bloomington, Minn.), to be financial consultants. The Stevens Group provides financial-consulting services to non-profit groups and foundations.