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AIDS Foundation of Chicago: Appointed Mark Ishaug, associate director for policy and programs, to be executive director. He will succeed Karen Fishman, who is stepping down at the end of August.

Allegheny College (Meadville, Pa.): Appointed John McCandless, vice-president for college advancement at Thiel College (Greenville, Pa.), to be vice-president for development.

American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (Washington): Appointed Jerome H. Sullivan, director of financial aid and student employment at U. of Colorado at Boulder, to be executive director.

American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (New York): Appointed Claudia Welsh, south Florida associate director, based in North Miami Beach, to be south Florida regional director.

American Red Cross (Washington): Appointed John D. Campbell, vice-president of finance and comptroller, to be chief financial officer.

American Red Cross in Greater New York: Appointed Michelle Mulia-Howell, senior planned-giving officer at the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (New York), to be director of gift planning; Dolores Swirin, director of development for individual gifts at Beth Israel Medical Center (New York), to be senior director of development; and Colleen Zakrewsky, director of development and public relations at Educating Children for Parenting (Philadelphia), to be director of major gifts.

American Society of Association Executives (Washington): Appointed Michael S. Olson, president and chief executive officer of the Olson Management Group (Raleigh, N.C.), an association-management company, to be president and chief executive officer, effective August 18. He will succeed R. William Taylor, who is retiring after 17 years as president and chief executive.

Arena Stage (Washington): Appointed Steven Samuels, former senior editor at the Theatre Communications Group (New York), to be artistic associate.

Association of Junior Leagues International (New York): Appointed Jane Silverman, president of the Training Management Corporation (Princeton, N.J.), to be executive director.

Association of Vermont Independent Colleges (Montpelier): Appointed Lorna Duphiney Edmundson, president of Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.), to be president.

Barker Foundation (Cabin John, Md.): Appointed Martha Edwards, executive director of the American Adoption Agency (Washington), to be coordinator of overseas programs. The Barker Foundation, which works on adoption and child-placement issues, recently merged with the A.A.A.

Boston Medical Center: Appointed Norman Stein, associate director of development and director of individual support and major gifts at the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), to be vice-president for development.

Catholic Health Association of the United States (St. Louis): Appointed Sister Jean deBlois, vice-president of mission services, also to be interim vice-president for sponsor services.

Center for Public Integrity (Washington): Appointed Laura Young, director of public affairs at Opera America (Washington), to be chief of communications.

Children’s Wish Foundation International (Atlanta): Appointed Gene Dyson, former acting president of the American Red Cross (Washington), to be executive vice-president.

Civicus: World Alliance for Citizen Participation (Washington): Appointed Kumi Naidoo, founding executive director of the South African National NGO Coalition (Braamfontein), to be secretary general, effective in October. He succeeds Miklos Marschall, the organization’s first executive director, who is stepping down to return to his native Hungary.

Connecticut State U. System (Hartford): Appointed Amy Beth Chepul, manager of public affairs at VNA Health Care (Hartford), to be director of public relations.

Consumers Union (Yonkers, N.Y.): Appointed Cary Castle, director of consumer marketing at the American Museum of Natural History (New York), to be director of fund raising.

Creative Alternatives of New York: Appointed Stephen Butler, executive director of the Nyack Center (N.Y.), to be executive director. CANY operates therapeutic theater workshops for people with special needs.

Dallas Baptist U.: Appointed Elizabeth Averill, director of development at the John Cooper School (the Woodlands, Tex.), to be director of foundations.

Enterprise Foundation (Columbia, Md.): Appointed Michele Piel, chief of the Bureau of Child Care and Development at the Illinois Department of Human Services (Springfield), to be president of Enterprise Child Care Inc.

Fairfield U. (Conn.): Appointed Douglas J. Whiting, director of public affairs at Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Mass.), to be associate vice-president for public relations.

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York): Appointed Charles D. Brown, Jr., vice-president at A. T. Kearney (New York), to be director of external affairs.

Habitat for Humanity International (Americus, Ga.): Appointed Robin Shell, vice-president for relief and international relations at Food for the Hungry (Scottsdale, Ariz.), to be senior vice-president of programs.

Hawaii Pacific U. (Honolulu): Appointed Helen Varner, associate professor of public relations and academic coordinator of communication, to be vice-president for university relations and dean of communication.

Health Care for the Homeless (Baltimore): Appointed Jeff Singer, community-relations director, to be president and chief executive officer. The organization also appointed David W. Jones, coordinator of resource development and marketing, to be director of development and communications.

Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Geneva, N.Y.): Appointed Dana Cooke, interim director of college relations, to be executive director of college relations.

Howard U. (Washington): Appointed Conan N. Louis, vice-president for external relations at Georgetown U. (Washington), to be vice-president for university advancement.

Independent Sector (Washington): Appointed Carla Y. Bundy, media-relations specialist at the League of Women Voters of the United States (Washington), to be assistant director for public-policy communications.

Indiana U. of Pennsylvania: Appointed Henry W. Pliske, director of development at the Easter Seal Society of Northeast Ohio (Cleveland), to be director of corporate and foundation relations.

Institute for Community Economics (Springfield, Mass.): Appointed Sarah Page, founder and executive director of Co-op Initiatives (Hartford, Conn.), to be executive director.

Institute of International Education (New York): Appointed Allan E. Goodman, professor of international affairs and executive dean of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown U. (Washington), to be president.

InterAction (Washington): Appointed Ian Houston, former legislative director to U.S. Representative George Radanovich, Republican of California, to be legislative director.

International Aid (Spring Lake, Mich.): Appointed Jerry Kitchel, director of communications, to be vice-president of communications and marketing.

International Center for Research on Women (Washington): Appointed Geeta Rao Gupta, vice-president, to be president, and Rekha Mehra, former director of program support and analysis, to be vice-president.

International Youth Foundation (Baltimore): Appointed Aaron S. Williams, mission director in South Africa for the U.S. Agency for International Development, to be executive vice-president.

King College (Bristol, Tenn.): Appointed Warren C. Sanders, regional public-affairs manager at Sprint Inc. (Wake Forest, N.C.), to be director of development.

Lifelink Corporation (Bensenville, Ill.): Appointed the Rev. Carl A. Zimmerman, president and chief executive officer of Delta Dental Plans Association (Oak Brook, Ill.), to be president and chief executive officer.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (New York): Appointed Nigel Redden, general director of the Spoleto Festival U.S.A. (Charleston, S.C.), to be director of the Lincoln Center Festival. He will retain his position at Spoleto.

Louise Wise Services for Children & Families (New York): Appointed Elizabeth C. Mayberry, director of services at the Children’s Aid Society (New York), to be executive director.

McHenry County College (Crystal Lake, Ill.): Appointed Dorothy Regan Drake, vice-president of college relations and executive director of the college foundation at Western Wisconsin Technical College (LaCrosse), to be vice-president for development and executive director of the college foundation.

Museum of Science (Boston): Appointed Cary I. Sneider, director of astronomy and physics education at the U. of California at Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science, to be vice-president for programs.

National Center for Family Philanthropy (Washington): Appointed Virginia Esposito, former vice-president at the Council on Foundations (Washington), to be director. N.C.F.P. is a new non-profit resource center that encourages charitable giving by families.

National Conference for Community and Justice (New York): Appointed Judith Hyman, executive campaign director at the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation (Los Angeles), to be vice-president of fund development.

New York Gracie Square Hospital: Appointed MarieLou Catalano, former vice-president for development at Helen Keller International (New York), to be vice-president for development, a newly created position, and Lisa Locke, development officer at East Harlem Block Schools (New York), to be development officer.

Nexus Contemporary Art Center (Atlanta): Appointed Sophia Lyman, a board member at Nexus and development and planning consultant at Moving in the Spirit (Atlanta), to be interim executive director.

Niagara Frontier Hospice Foundation (Lockport, N.Y.): Appointed Nancy Post Lange, director of the annual fund at Niagara U. (N.Y.), to be director.

Northern Michigan U. (Marquette): Appointed Lorilee Rebhan, vice-president for institutional advancement at Viterbo College (La Crosse, Wis.), to be executive director of development.

Notre Dame College (Manchester, N.H.): Appointed Mary Lynn Edwards, assistant to the college-advancement officer at Daniel Webster College (Nashua, N.H.), to be director of alumni relations.

PATH-Professional Association of Treatment Homes (St. Paul): Appointed Timothy D. Plant, senior vice-president of corporate marketing and communications at the Hazelden Foundation (Center City, Minn.), to be chief executive officer.

Public Broadcasting Service (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Gregory Ferenbach, vice-president and acting general counsel, to be senior vice-president and general counsel, and Hope Hennessey, manager of premium service at American Program Service (Boston), to be marketing manager for PBS Records, based in Burbank, Cal.

Public Citizen (Washington): Appointed Lane Brooks, resource-development director at Opera America (Washington), to be director of development and marketing.

Regis U. (Denver): Appointed Robert J. Buckla, vice-president for institutional advancement at Averett College (Danville, Va.), to be associate vice-president for development and alumni.

Saint Francis Medical Center Foundation (Grand Island, Neb.): Appointed Barbara S. Georgi, executive director, to be vice-president for the foundation and for marketing communications at the medical center.

Save the Children (Westport, Conn.): Appointed Donald Palladino, vice-president and chief of staff, to be executive vice-president and chief operating officer. Save the Children also named Carolyn Miles, regional director for International Customer Loyalty Programmes (Hong Kong), to be associate vice-president of sponsorship, marketing, and donor development, and Renee Wessels, vice-president and director of communications at Population Services International (Washington), to be associate vice-president of public affairs and communications.

Seedco (New York): Announced the retirement of Thomas Seessel, president and chief executive officer, effective when a successor is selected, but no later than June 30, 1999.

Share Our Strength (Washington): Appointed Patricia Nicklin, former president of the Virginia Company (Warrenton), a mail-order and retail company specializing in products made in Virginia, to be managing director, a newly created position.

Shenandoah U. (Winchester, Va.): Appointed Pamela F. Prosser, former executive director of the Raystown Country Visitors Bureau (Pa.), to be director of the annual fund.

Shippensburg U. (Pa.): Announced the retirement of Donald G. Ernakovich, Sr., executive director of university relations.

Trinity College (Hartford, Conn.): Appointed Linda S. Campanella, vice-president for marketing and public relations, to be executive vice-president and chief administrative officer.

U. of California at Berkeley: Clayton D. Mote, Jr., vice-chancellor for university relations, has been appointed president of U. of Maryland at College Park.

U. of Colorado at Denver Foundation: Appointed Leslie Walker, director of development for the College of Music at the U. of Colorado at Boulder, to be director of development.

U. of Iowa Foundation (Iowa City): Appointed Michael New, vice-president for development, to be president.

U. of Kentucky (Lexington): Appointed Stan R. Key, associate director of alumni affairs, to be director of alumni affairs.

U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor: Walter Harrison, vice-president for university relations and secretary of the university, has been appointed president of U. of Hartford (Conn.).

U. of Minnesota (Minneapolis): Appointed Sandra Gardebring, associate justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court, to be vice-president for institutional relations.

U. of St. Thomas (St. Paul): Appointed Tom Keefe, director of institutional advancement for the School of Divinity, to be associate vice-president for institutional advancement.

Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education (Richmond, Va.): Appointed Nancy Willson, assistant vice-chancellor for leadership gifts at Texas Christian U. (Fort Worth), to be associate vice-president for development.

United Way of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh): Appointed Rona Dane, director of university development at U. of Pittsburgh, to be director of leadership giving, and Lilia C. Huguley, vice-president for workplace campaigns, to be associate executive.

Viterbo College (La Crosse, Wis.): Appointed Kenna Christians, director of development, to be vice-president for institutional advancement.

Wayne State U. (Detroit): Appointed Faye Alexander Nelson, vice-president for governmental affairs, to be vice-president for governmental and community affairs.

Xavier U. of Louisiana (New Orleans): Appointed John A. Pecoul, acting head of the development office, to be vice-president for development.

GRANT MAKERS

Mary Black Foundation (Spartanburg, S.C.): Appointed J. Allen Mast, Jr., a member of the Institute of Government and Public Policy at the U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to be vice-president for programs.

Boehm Foundation (New York): Judy Austermiller, executive director, is taking a leave of absence until May 31, 1999. Her replacement for the year will be June Makela, former executive director of the Funding Exchange (New York) and an independent consultant to non-profit organizations.

California Healthcare Foundation (Oakland): Appointed Robin Omata, a senior manager at the Lewin Group (Fairfax, Va.), to be director of the Health Care Information Program.

DuPage Community Foundation (Wheaton, Ill.): Appointed David M. McGowan, executive director of the Guild for the Blind (Chicago), to be executive director.

Fannie Mae Foundation (Washington): Appointed Peter Beard, director of place-based initiatives, to be vice-president for national and neighborhood initiatives, and Kevin P. Smith, director of finance and administration, to be controller.

Ford Foundation (New York): Appointed Michael E. Conroy, program officer for Mexico and Central America, based in Mexico City, to be program officer for the community- and resource-development unit of the asset-building and community-development program; Irena Grudzinska Gross, associate professor and director of the East-Central European Project at New York U., to be program officer for Eastern and Central Europe for the governance and civil-society unit of the peace and social-justice program; Margaret L. Hempel, co-acting deputy director of the human-development and reproductive-health unit of the asset-building and community-development program, to be deputy director; Pamela M. Meyer, former president and chief executive of Manhattan Studios (New York) and president and chief executive of Film on Line (New York), to be director of the media, arts, and culture unit of the education, media, arts, and culture program; Marcia A. Smith, program officer, to be deputy director of the governance and civil-society unit of the peace and social-justice program; and M. Salim Sufi, regional grants manager for Africa and China in the grants administration and operations department of the office of management services, to be assistant manager of grants administration in the office of management services. The foundation also appointed Judith A. Grimaldi, information-services assistant, to be acting senior information specialist-staff relocation in the information-services office; Sandra L. Harris, senior vice-president for information services and chief information officer at Maidenform Inc. (New York), to be director of administrative services in the office of the secretary for legal, human-resources, financial, and administrative services; and Stephen G. Krehley, Jr., records-center operations coordinator, to be assistant records manager-record services in the information-services office.

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (Menlo Park, Cal.): David Pierpont Gardner, president, has announced his retirement, effective by June 30, 1999.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, N.J.): Appointed Stuart Schear, health and science producer at Dateline NBC and a former White House Press Office official, to be a senior communications officer.

W. K. Kellogg Foundation (Battle Creek, Mich.): Appointed Mark Dempsey, job-placement manager at the Council on International Educational Exchange (New York), to be international study-grants manager for the Africa team, and Paul J. Maguire, vice-president and department manager of information-technology services at Banc One Services Corporation (Columbus, Ohio), to be manager of system development.

David and Lucile Packard Foundation (Los Altos, Cal.): Colburn S. Wilbur, executive director, has announced his intention to retire by early next year, at which point he will join the foundation’s Board of Trustees.

William Penn Foundation (Philadelphia): Harry E. Cerino, president, has announced that he will leave that position to serve as a senior fellow, effective immediately. He will direct a special project related to public policy and regionalism.

Piton Foundation (Denver): Appointed the following to be program officers: Alan Gottlieb, a reporter at the Denver Post; Carol L. Hedges, director of Colorado Gov. Roy Romer’s Office of Policy and Initiatives (Denver); and Brenda Palms, associate director of the Mi Casa Resource Center for Women (Denver).

Research Corporation (Tucson, Ariz.): Appointed Humberto Campins, a professor of astronomy at the U. of Florida (Gainesville) and director of the Florida Space Grant Consortium (Gainesville), to be a program officer.

Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation (Winston-Salem, N.C.): Appointed Peter Tavernise, assistant director of corporate and foundation relations at Duke U. (Durham, N.C.), to be a program officer.

Sierra Health Foundation (Sacramento, Cal.): Appointed Melinda Michael Eppler, director of public affairs at the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (Sacramento), to be communication officer.

DeWitt Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund (New York): Appointed Laura Pires-Hester, a consultant to non-profit groups, foundations, and government agencies and former senior program adviser to the Edwin Gould Foundation for Children (New York), to be a program officer.

DeWitt Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund and Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund (New York): Appointed Soneni B. Smith, former senior assistant press secretary to the New York City comptroller, to be communications officer.

Whitaker Foundation (Rosslyn, Va.): Appointed John H. Linehan, professor and chair of the biomedical-engineering department at Marquette U. (Milwaukee), to be vice-president for biomedical-engineering programs, a newly created position.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Arts & Science Council-Charlotte/Mecklenburg (Charlotte, N.C.): Elected Lenoir C. Keesler, Jr., senior vice-president and Charlotte market president at First Union National Bank of North Carolina (Charlotte), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Baltimore Community Foundation: Elected William C. Baker, president and chief executive officer of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (Annapolis, Md.); Susan B. Katzenberg, president of Westview Federal Savings and Loan Association (Baltimore); and E. Robert Kent, Jr., managing director at Alex. Brown & Sons (Baltimore), to be trustees.

Richard Ivey Foundation (Toronto): Elected Rosamond Ivey Thom, managing partner at the JRS Group (Toronto), to be chairman of the board.

William G. McGowan Charitable Fund (Washington): Elected Eugene Eidenberg, advisory director at Hambrecht & Quist (San Francisco), to the Board of Directors.

Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation (Cleveland): Elected Leslie D. Dunn, senior vice-president for business development, general counsel, and secretary at the Cole National Corporation (Cleveland), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

National AIDS Fund (Washington): Elected Esther Silver-Parker, president of the AT&T Foundation (New York) and corporate-affairs vice-president at AT&T, to be chair, effective on January 1.

National Center for Family Philanthropy (Washington): Elected Thomas Lambeth, executive director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation (Winston-Salem, N.C.), to be chairman of the board.

Scenic America (Washington): Elected Madeleine Appel, administration manager for Houston’s city controller, to be chair of the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Convergence Services Inc. (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Janet A. Hall, director of public policy at AACSB-the International Association for Management Education (St. Louis), to be director of government relations.

The Development Center (Philadelphia): Appointed William (Joe) Gibbs, development-services manager and regional sales director at DirectLine Technologies (Modesto, Cal.), to be assistant vice-president of client development for the West Coast and Rocky Mountain states. The Development Center provides telephone fund-raising and marketing services for non-profit organizations.

Epsilon (Burlington, Mass.): Appointed Phyllis Freedman, associate executive director of Paralyzed Veterans of America (Washington), to be senior vice-president and managing director of the fund-raising and membership-services group.

MEI Software Systems (Reston, Va.): Appointed Henry S. Firey, a consultant and former president of Network Access Products (Orlando, Fla.), to be president and chief executive officer, and Mark Splaver, director of custom software at Kronos Inc. (Waltham, Mass.), to be vice-president of professional services.