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Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Foundation (Frederick, Md.): Appointed Robert J. Milanchus, director of development at the Washington County Health System (Hagerstown, Md.), to be vice president for development.

American Academy of Periodontology Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Sharon K. Mellor, associate executive director at the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation (Rosemont, Ill.), to be executive director.

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (Washington): Len Fishman, president, has announced his resignation, effective August 31.

American Symphony Orchestra League (New York): Appointed Polly Kahn, director of education at the New York Philharmonic, to be vice president for the Orchestra Leadership Academy.

American U. (Washington): Appointed Yvonne Knight, former assistant vice chancellor for government relations at the U. of Texas System (Austin), to be director of government relations.

Arts & Science Council-Charlotte/Mecklenburg (N.C.): Appointed Harriet Sanford, director of the Fulton County Department of Arts and Culture (Atlanta), to be president.

Audrey Cohen College (New York): Appointed Rae Alexander-Minter, director of the Paul Robeson Cultural Center at Rutgers U. at New Brunswick (N.J.), to be vice president for external affairs.

Barton College (Wilson, N.C.): Appointed Ronald A. Fautz,vice president for institutional advancement at the Defiance College (Ohio), to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Bentley College (Waltham, Mass.): Appointed John Nissenbaum, major-gifts officer, to be director of major gifts.

Bradley Hospital Foundation (Providence, R.I.): Appointed Elizabeth Ann Kearney, director of development and public relations at the Meeting Street Center (East Providence, R.I.), to be president.

Briar Cliff College (Sioux City, Iowa): Appointed Jennifer R. Glassmaker Cooke, a freelance designer in Sioux City, to be director of publications.

Brookdale Community College (Lincroft, N.J.): Appointed Tim Zeiss, vice president of marketing and development at the Community Y.M.C.A.-Red Bank (N.J.), to be executive director for foundation and alumni affairs.

Catholic Charities USA (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Shelley Borysiewicz, staff associate for media relations at the National Governors’ Association (Washington), to be manager of media relations.

Children’s Home of Detroit (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.): Appointed Lisa Mower Gandelot, a consultant based in Grosse Pointe Woods, to be director of development.

Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, Calif.): Appointed Dennis Mulhaupt, associate vice president for medical external affairs at Stanford U. (Palo Alto, Calif.), to be vice president for development and external relations.

The Communications Network (Washington): Appointed Pat Lewis, a senior associate at Podesta.com (Washington), to be executive director. The Communications Network represents grant makers who specialize in communications issues.

Enterprise Foundation (Columbia, Md.): Appointed Ricki Baker, executive director of marketing and communications at UJA-Federation of New York, to be chief development officer.

Florida A&M U. (Tallahassee): Appointed Kenneth Rozier, former development officer at Central State U. (Wilberforce, Ohio), to be director of alumni affairs.

Frist Center for the Visual Arts (Nashville): Appointed Roxanne Johnson, executive director of Crittenton Services (Nashville), to be director of development.

Gettysburg College (Pa.): Appointed Mary Dolheimer, assistant director of public relations, to be director of media relations, and Joe Lynch, director of communications at the ATP Tour (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.), to be director of alumni relations.

The Grace Cottage Foundation (Townshend, Vt.): Appointed Andrea Eginton Seaton, office manager and development assistant, to be director of development.

Hardin-Simmons U. (Abilene, Tex.): Appointed Bobby Cobbs, assistant vice president for development, to be associate vice president for development.

Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged in Boston: Appointed Amy Lisagor, assistant director of university planned giving at Harvard U. (Cambridge, Mass.), to be director of development.

Houston Community College System: Appointed Stephen J. Gonzalez, a former staff member in the public-affairs department at Reliant Energy (Houston), to be executive director of marketing and public information.

Intiman Theatre (Seattle): Appointed Mame Hunt, associate artistic director at A Contemporary Theatre (Seattle), to be artistic associate.

Jewish Community Center on the Upper West Side (New York): Appointed Joan Kemeny Paru, vice president for leadership development at the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (New York), to be director of fund development.

Maine College of Art (Portland): Appointed Robert J. Buckla, vice president for development and alumni relations at Regis College (Denver), to be vice president of advancement and college relations.

Mercy College (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.): Appointed Gary A. Fetzer, director of communications at the Datahr Rehabilitation Institute (Brookfield, Conn.), to be director of communications, and Thomas Mauriello, former chief development officer at St. Luke’s LifeWorks (Stamford, Conn.), to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Millikin U. (Decatur, Ill.): Appointed Bruce L. Smith, a consultant in Baltimore, to be executive director of marketing and communications.

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: Appointed Susan G. Stein, vice president for development, to be senior vice president for strategic planning and development.

Mount Marty College (Yankton, S.D.): Appointed Loretta Sorensen, a freelance writer in Yankton, to be director of college relations.

National Environmental Education & Training Foundation (Washington): Appointed Marcia P. Sward, executive director of the Mathematical Association of America (Washington), to be senior director for education programs.

National League of Cities (Washington): Appointed Clifford M. Johnson, a senior fellow at the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (Washington), to be executive director of the Institute for Youth, Education and Families.

National Public Radio (Washington): Appointed Kathryn Dole, a special counsel to the common-carrier bureau at the Federal Communications Commission (Washington), to be director of national affairs.

National Stroke Association (Englewood, Colo.): Appointed Patti Shwayder, interim executive vice president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (Washington) and former executive director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (Denver), to be executive director and chief executive officer. She succeeds Maj. Gen. Harold W. Todd, who retired in January.

The Perkiomen School (Pennsburg, Pa.): Appointed Douglas Gortner, executive director of the McMichael Canadian Art Foundation (Kleinburg, Canada), to be director of advancement.

Planned Parenthood of New York City: Appointed Joan Malin, chief executive of the Bowery Residents’ Committee (Bronx, N.Y.), to be chief executive officer.

Santa Rosa Symphony (Calif.): Appointed Constance J. Wolfe, development director at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (Santa Rosa), to be development director.

Save the Children (Westport, Conn.): Appointed Timothy K. Rogers, vice president of development and communications at Family Services Woodfield (Bridgeport, Conn.), to be director of development for the Northeast region.

SHARE, Self-Help for Women with Breast or Ovarian Cancer (New York): Appointed Susan Safire, executive director of the American Cancer Society-Bergen County (Hackensack, N.J.), to be executive director.

St. Edward’s U. (Austin, Tex.): Appointed Brother Joe Barry, director of campus ministry, to be director of alumni programs. The university also appointed Patty Shepherd Huffines, director of corporate relations, to be director of foundation relations, effective July 1.

State U. of New York at Fredonia: Appointed Thomas G. McCarty, director of major gifts at Houghton College (N.Y.), to be associate vice president for development and college relations.

State U. of New York College of Technology at Alfred: Appointed Diane N. Frick, director of development, to be director of institutional advancement.

Syracuse U. (N.Y.): Announced the retirement of John C. Allen, executive director of university relations for New York City, effective June 30.

U. of Cincinnati Foundation: Appointed Mark O. Bricker, director of financial services, to be controller.

U. of Massachusetts at Amherst: Appointed Pam Acheson, director of planned giving at Oakland U. (Rochester, Mich.), to be director of gifts and estate planning.

U. of Michigan (Ann Arbor): Appointed Victoria F. Kohl, grants administrator at DaimlerChrysler Corporation (Detroit), to be director of foundation relations.

U. of Missouri System (Columbia): Appointed David R. Russell, associate director of university relations, to be director of university relations. He succeeds David L. Lendt, who retired.

The Uniformed Services U. of the Health Sciences (Bethesda, Md.): Appointed Helaine Ahern, assistant vice president for medical development and alumni relations for the School of Medicine at the U. of Miami (Coral Gables, Fla.), to be director of development.

United Way of South Hampton Roads (Norfolk, Va.): Appointed Susan Creecy, a senior associate at Goldman & Associates Public Relations and Advertising (Norfolk), to be director of marketing and communications.

Wagner College (Staten Island, N.Y.): Appointed Franklin W. Young, director of major gifts at Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, N.H.), to be vice president for development.

Washington Opera: Appointed M. Gasby Greely, senior vice president of development at the National Urban League (New York), to be executive vice president and director of strategic resource development.

York College of Pennsylvania: Appointed Guy Calcerano, director of development for the School of Business at Rutgers University at New Brunswick, to be dean for development and alumni relations.

Youth for Understanding International Exchange (Washington): Appointed Leonard J. Doran, director of development at St. Paul’s School (Brooklandville, Md.), to be director of development, and Robert J. Fibkins, president and chief executive officer of the Fibkins Group (Marshfield, Mass.), to be vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer.

GRANT MAKERS

Columbus Medical Association Foundation (Ohio): Appointed Jewell K. Garrison, senior program officer, to be director of programs.

The Daniels Fund (Denver): Bill Daniels, founder, died March 7 at the age of 79. Mr. Daniels, who built his fortune in cable television, had recently pledged to leave the bulk of his $1.1-billion estate to the foundation (The Chronicle, January 27).

Freddie Mac Foundation (McLean, Va.): Appointed Maxine B. Baker, executive director, to be president and chief executive officer. She also will continue as vice president of community relations for the Freddie Mac Corporation (McLean). The foundation also appointed Shane Salter, national director of the Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities (Washington), to be director of foundation giving.

J. Paul Getty Trust (Los Angeles): Appointed Thomas Crow, chair of the department of the history of art at Yale U. (New Haven, Conn.), to be director of the Getty Research Institute.

The Grand Rapids Foundation (Mich.): Appointed Lynne Black, vice president of finance and administration, to be treasurer.

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (Kansas City, Mo.): Appointed Sylvia Robinson, director of programs and strategic planning, to be vice president for early-childhood care and education; Steve Roling, senior vice president of the youth-development division, to be president of the youth-development division; and Gene Wilson, president of the youth-development division, to be senior vice president of strategic programs and planning.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel Trust for Philanthropy (Indianapolis): Elected George C. Ruotolo Jr., president and chief executive officer of Ruotolo Associates (Cresskill, N.J.), to be chair.

Anne Arundel Medical Center (Annapolis, Md.): Elected Bob Henel, president of Annapolis Banking and Trust, to be chairman of the board.

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (Washington): Elected Steven E. Sesterhenn, senior medical director of managed care at Searle, Global Healthcare Resources (Chicago), to be president of the Board of Directors.

Baptist Health Foundation (Birmingham, Ala.): Elected Hatton C. V. Smith, president of Royal Cup Coffee (Birmingham), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Executive Service Corps of Tarrant County (Fort Worth): Elected Howard McMahan, former vice president at Integrated Health Management Harris Methodist Health Plan (Fort Worth), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Ford Foundation (New York): Elected Alain J. P. Belda, president and chief executive of Alcoa (Pittsburgh), to be a member of the Board of Trustees.

Goodwill Industries of Southern California (Los Angeles): Elected Kathyrn J. Turner, managing director for global retail practice at Korn Ferry International (Grover Beach, Calif.), to be chairperson of the Board of Directors.

The Grand Rapids Foundation (Mich.): Elected Brian D. Cloyd, director of diversity and staffing services at Steelcase Inc. (Grand Rapids), to be chairperson of the Board of Trustees. The foundation also elected Samuel M. Cummings, president of Macroe Properties (Grand Rapids), and Marilyn A. Lankfer, an attorney at Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett (Grand Rapids), to be board members.

The George Gund Foundation (Cleveland): Elected Marjorie M. Carlson, a community volunteer and former director of development at the Cleveland Foundation, to be a trustee.

Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation (Chicago): Elected Dennis J. FitzSimons, executive vice president for media operations at the Tribune Company (Chicago) and president of Tribune Broadcasting (Chicago), to be a member of the Board of Directors.

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (Alexandria, Va.): Elected Claire Tehan, vice president at TrinityCare Hospice (Torrance, Calif.), to be chair of the board.

Peninsula Community Foundation (San Mateo, Calif.): Elected Gordon Russell, general partner at Sequoia Capital (Menlo Park, Calif.), to be chairman of the Board of Directors. The foundation also elected William L. Schwartz, a physician at Samaritan House Medical Clinic (San Mateo) and a clinical professor of medicine at the U. of California at San Francisco, to be a board member.

Woods Charitable Fund (Lincoln, Neb.): Elected A. Eugene Crump, a lawyer in Lincoln, to be a member of the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Blackbaud (Charleston, S.C.): Appointed Robert J. Sywolski, a general partner at JMI Equity Fund (Baltimore), to be chief executive officer. He succeeds Anthony E. Bakker, founder and president, who will now serve on the board.

eCharity.com (Hartford, Conn.): Appointed Andrew M. Sullivan, a client-service partner and partner in charge of tax at KPMG (Hartford), to be chief financial officer at this Internet fund-raising company.

Mark R. Fisher (Farmington, Mich.): Appointed Dennis P. Kotenko, vice president for development at William Tyndale College (Farmington Hills, Mich.), to be vice president.