People

American Leprosy Missions (Greenville, S.C.): Appointed Matthew Maury, country coordinator for several African nations at Habitat for Humanity International (Americus, Ga.), to be director of community-based ministries.

American Red Cross-Cape Fear Chapter (Wilmington, N.C.): Appointed Dean W. Dimke, manager of chapter relations and business development at the American Red Cross Biomedical Services (Rosslyn, Va.), to be executive director.

Baltimore Museum of Art: Appointed Mary Patton, public-affairs specialist at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution (Washington), to be director of public relations and marketing.

Big Sister Association of Greater Boston: Appointed Jeb Barnes, director of development at the Women’s Institute for Housing and Economic Development (Boston), to be director of development.

Christmas in April-USA (Washington): Appointed Joan Ablett, director of public affairs at the Armenian Assembly of America (Washington), to be director of communications.

Colorado School of Mines Foundation (Golden): Appointed Jolene Bernhard, regional office manager at Teach for America (Phoenix), to be an assistant director of corporate and foundation relations; Julie Crockett, director of annual giving, to be planned-giving officer; Carrie Croley, associate director of corporate and foundation relations, to be director of corporate and foundation relations; Brian Dowling, director of advancement services at California State U. at Fresno, to be associate vice-president for marketing and advancement services; Bonnie Duggins, senior academic adviser for the School of Engineering at the Johns Hopkins U. (Baltimore), to be an assistant director of corporate and foundation relations; Peter Han, director of corporate and foundation relations, to be associate vice-president of development; Maureen Silva, major-gifts officer, to be director of major gifts; and Christopher Wenger, planned-giving officer, to be director of planned giving.

Columbus College of Art & Design (Ohio): Appointed Patricia Groseck, senior vice-president for marketing and membership at the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce, to be director of development, and Tracy Moran, account coordinator at Griffin Communications (Columbus), to be special-events coordinator.

Emergency Nurses Association (Des Plaines, Ill.): Appointed P. Joanne Ray, executive director of the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (Schaumburg, Ill.), to be vice-president for foundation and development, and George Velianoff, vice-president for patient services at the Upper Chesapeake Health System (Fallston, Md.), to be deputy executive director of nursing.

Ferrum College (Va.): Appointed Marnie Wills, assistant director of alumni programs, to be director of alumni and parent programs.

Georgia State U. (Atlanta): Appointed Toni O’Neal Mosley, director of university relations at Clark Atlanta U., to be associate director of university relations.

Girl Scouts of the USA (New York): Appointed Joyce Richards, executive director of the Girl Scout Council of Hawaii (Honolulu), to be national director of advancement.

Heard Museum (Phoenix): Appointed Frank H. Goodyear, Jr., director of planning and development at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center (Cody, Wyo.), to be director, effective November 1. He succeeds Martin Sullivan, who resigned in May.

Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago: Appointed Beth Cherner, Midwest director of recruitment and development based in Chicago for the Alexander Muss High School (Israel), to be campaign director.

Keystone College (La Plume, Pa.): Appointed Jacqueline Roddy, a fund-raising and public-relations consultant based in Wyomissing, Pa., to be vice-president for development and college relations.

National Association for College Admission Counseling (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Lawrence M. Rzepka , former executive director of the fund-development program at Gerber Memorial Health Services (Fremont, Mich.), to be director of development.

The National Building Museum (Washington): Appointed Janet S. Curtis, director of development for educational programs and capital campaigns, to be vice-president for development.

National Public Radio (Washington): Announced the resignation of Peter A. Jablow, executive vice-president and chief operating officer, effective later this summer.

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Appointed Ann M. Muscat, deputy director and senior vice-president of programs at the California Science Center (Los Angeles), to be executive vice-president of initiatives.

ONE/Northwest (Seattle): Appointed Nancy Carroll, office manager at Mithun Partners (Seattle), to be development director. This organization provides technology assistance to environmental groups in the Pacific Northwest.

Peace College (Raleigh, N.C.): Appointed Andrea Monroe Weaver, director of public relations at Pfeiffer College (Misenheimer, N.C.), to be director of college relations.

Piedmont Hospital (Atlanta): Appointed Sally S. Dunn, director of development and public relations and campaign manager at the Marist School (Dunwoody, Ga.), to be chief development officer.

The Polycystic Kidney Research Foundation (Kansas City, Mo.): Appointed Jessica Brookman, public-relations and volunteer-services coordinator at the LIGHT House (Kansas City), to be program coordinator.

Radcliffe College (Cambridge, Mass.): Appointed Michael Armini, senior media-relations officer, to be director of public affairs.

San Francisco Theological Seminary (San Anselmo, Cal.): Appointed Carol Pott Berry, a consultant in Swaziland for UNICEF, to be director of communications.

U. of Alabama at Birmingham: Appointed Shirley Salloway Kahn, interim vice-president for development and alumni and external relations, to be vice-president for development and alumni and external relations.

The United Nations Foundation (Washington): Appointed Virginia L. Davies, a vice-president at Goldman, Sachs & Co. (New York), to be vice-president for development and capital partnerships based in the organization’s New York office.

Valley Forge Military Academy and College (Wayne, Pa.): Appointed Terrence J. McFarland, director of philanthropic services at the International Youth Foundation (Baltimore), to be director of development.

Walker Art Center (Minneapolis): Appointed Christopher Stevens, director of the annual fund, to be development director.

Walsh U. (Canton, Ohio): Appointed Bridgette L. Karam, branch manager at Bank of Magnolia (Canton), to be director of major gifts and planned giving.

WomenVenture (Minneapolis): Appointed Tene Monica Heidelberg, executive director of the City of Minneapolis’ Youth Coordinating Board, to be president.

GRANT MAKERS

The California Endowment (Woodland Hills): Appointed E. Lewis Reid, acting chief executive officer, to be president and chief executive officer.

The Gill Foundation (Colorado Springs): Appointed Donna Red Wing, field director at the Human Rights Campaign (Washington), to be director of the OutGiving Project, based in Washington.

Minneapolis Foundation: Appointed Mitchell Davis, Jr., a senior planner at North Memorial Health Care (Robbinsdale, Minn.), to be manager of the Children’s Wellness Project; Valerie Chin Lee, director of the initiative for children, families, and community at the F. R. Bigelow Foundation (St. Paul), to be a program officer; and Joanne G. Walz, a consultant at Shaping Futures (St. Paul), to be a program officer.

National Basketball Association (New York): Appointed Kathleen MacDonald, vice-president of community relations at Ascent Sports (Denver), to be vice-president for community relations.

The New York Times Company Foundation: Appointed Jack Rosenthal, editor in chief of The New York Times Magazine, to be president. He succeeds Arthur Gelb, who will continue to serve as a consultant.

Philadelphia Foundation: Appointed Robert J. Dumont, a partner at R&R Dumont & Company (Springfield, Pa.), to be director of professional services, and Heather Gee, associate director of development at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Greater Delaware Valley Chapter (Philadelphia), to be development officer.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Animal Assistance Foundation (Denver): Elected Robert L. Kropf, president of RLK & Associates (Denver), to be president of the Board of Directors.

The Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan (Detroit): Elected the following to its board: Anthony F. Earley, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of DTE Energy Company (Detroit); Darrel W. Francis, president of Metropolitan Facility Resources (Detroit); Yousif Ghafari, president and chief executive officer of Ghafari Associates (Dearborn, Mich.); Allan D. Gilmour, a retired vice-chairman of Ford Motor Company (Dearborn); William K. Howenstein, retired president of TMX (Detroit); Kathleen McCree Lewis, a lawyer at Dykema Gossett (Detroit); and Conrad L. Mallett, Jr., chief administrative and legal officer at the Detroit Medical Center.

William T. Grant Foundation (New York): Elected Paula Allen-Meares, dean and professor at the School of Social Work at the U. of Michigan (Ann Arbor), and Marta Tienda, professor of sociology and public affairs and director of the Office of Population Research at Princeton U. (N.J.), to its board.

Houston Grand Opera: Elected Archie W. Dunham, president and chief executive officer of Conoco (Houston), to be president of the Board of Trustees.

Infant Welfare Society of Chicago: Elected John Wilhelm, deputy commissioner at the Chicago Department of Health, to be president of the Board of Directors.

International Association of Lions Clubs (Oak Brook, Ill.): Elected James E. Ervin, retired president of Southeastern Express (Albany, Ga.), to be president.

New England Foundation for the Arts (Boston): Elected John M. Plukas, co-chairman at Wainwright Bank & Trust (Boston), to be chairman of the board.

Volunteers of America (Alexandria, Va.): Elected Walter C. Patterson, senior vice-president at Affiliated Computer Services (Dallas), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Experian (Orange, Cal.): Appointed Matthew Besler, public-affairs manager at the Midwest Public Affairs Group (Chicago), to be public-relations specialist in the division of marketing solutions at its Schaumburg, Ill., office.

Grizzard (Atlanta): Appointed Rod Romero, senior account coordinator, to be account executive at the company’s Los Angeles office, and Jennifer White, account director, to be vice-president.

InfoCision Management (Akron, Ohio): Appointed Arnold C. Hulteen, senior vice-president at Coles & Associates (Lawrenceville, Ga.), to be national marketing executive at this telemarketing firm.