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Albertson College (Caldwell, Idaho): Appointed Julie Johnson, director of development operations at Roanoke College (Salem, Va.), to be director of development.

The American Society of Association Executives (Washington): Appointed Todd Wurschmidt, executive director of the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police (Dublin), to be vice president of professional development.

The American Technion Society (New York): Appointed Gloria Neimark, acting director of the women’s division, to be director of women’s leadership, and Caryn Siegelson, associate director of programs and assistant director of national events, to be director of the programs department. ATS is the U.S. fund-raising arm of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.

Arts & Science Council-Charlotte/Mecklenburg (N.C.): Appointed Jean Greer, public art and design administrator at the Broward County Cultural Affairs Division (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), to be vice president of public art.

Augusta State U. (Ga.): Appointed Mary Davis, coordinator of alumni relations, to be director of the annual fund.

Bergen Community College (Paramus, N.J.): Appointed Nancy Haiduck, director of public relations and marketing at Felician College (Lodi, N.J.), to be director of public relations.

Bowie State U. (Md.): Appointed Paul Vance, former superintendent of the Montgomery County Schools (Rockville, Md.), to be director of development and state relations.

Children’s Wish Foundation International (Atlanta): Appointed John C. McGee, manager of the development department at Lions Clubs International Foundation (Oak Brook, Ill.), to be vice president of development.

College of Saint Benedict (St. Joseph, Minn.): Appointed Kate Moos, a grant writer, to be director of foundation and corporate relations.

Cooley Dickinson Hospital (Northampton, Mass.): Appointed Holly A. Martineau, annual-fund director at Springfield College (Mass.), to be director of development.

Development Exchange Inc. (Minneapolis): Appointed Sylvia Carson, assistant general manager and director of development at WBHM-FM (Birmingham, Ala.), to be director of station relations and marketing, based in Birmingham. DEI is a membership organization that helps public-radio stations improve their fund raising.

East Bay Zoological Society/Oakland Zoo (Calif.): Appointed Frederick Lorber, former senior development officer for the division of health sciences at Columbia U. (New York), to be vice president for development.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (Chicago): Appointed Leonard G. Schulze, director of international education at Texas Lutheran U. (Seguin), to be executive director of the division for higher education and schools, effective June 15. He will succeed the Rev. W. Robert Sorensen, who is retiring.

Georgetown U. (Washington): Appointed Elise Mullaney, assistant director of development for the university’s Georgetown College, to be director of development for the School of Business.

Goodspeed Opera House (East Haddam, Conn.): Appointed Elaine B. Battles, senior associate at Hayes Briscoe Associates (San Mateo, Calif.), to be development director.

Hospice of El Paso Foundation: Appointed Francoise Aylmer, former assistant director for corporate and foundation relations at the U. of Texas at El Paso, to be director.

The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit (West Bloomfield, Mich.): Announced the retirement of Morton Plotnick, executive vice president and development director.

The Johns Hopkins Institutions (Baltimore): Appointed Marcia Lee Boyle, director of development at Johns Hopkins’ Wilmer Eye Institute (Baltimore), to be director of principal gifts for the Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine; Michael D. Moyer, director of development and alumni relations for the Whiting School of Engineering, to be associate dean of development and alumni relations for that school; Patrick O’Neall, director of development and alumni relations for the School of Nursing at the U. of Maryland at Baltimore, to be director of development for Johns Hopkins U.’s Sheridan Libraries; and Ellen Keats Stifler, director of development for psychiatry and clinical neurosciences for Johns Hopkins Medicine, to be director of principal gifts for divisional programs at JHU.

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington): Lawrence J. Wilker, president, has announced his resignation, effective later this year. He plans to join a new, unnamed company that will provide performing-arts content online.

Los Angeles Ronald McDonald House: Appointed Vincent M. Bryson, director of premium seating at the Staples Center (Los Angeles), to be executive director.

Luther College (Decorah, Iowa): Appointed Keith J. Christensen, vice president for college advancement at Augustana College (Sioux Falls, S.D.), to be vice president for college advancement.

National-Louis U. (Chicago): Appointed Mark Williams, director of development and communications at Windows of Opportunity (Chicago), to be director for corporate and foundation relations.

National Philanthropic Trust (Philadelphia): Appointed Wendy K. Walter, director of development at Bryn Athyn College of the New Church (Pa.), to be vice president and chief financial officer.

Northeastern Illinois U. (Chicago): Appointed Terry M. Bush, vice president for marketing and community affairs at Millikin U. (Decatur, Ill.), to be executive director of marketing and communications.

Nova Southeastern U. (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.): Appointed Eleanore Levy, planned-giving officer at the California Academy of Sciences (San Francisco), to be director of major-gift planning.

Penn State U. System (University Park): Appointed Selden W. Smith, director of development for the libraries at U. of Iowa (Iowa City), to be director of development for the libraries.

Providence Services Eastern Washington (Spokane): Appointed James A. Faucher, vice president of community relations and executive director at the Kootenai Medical Center Foundation (Coeur d’Alene, Idaho), to be vice president of development.

Ransom Everglades School (Miami): Appointed Elizabeth Ann Miller, a consultant in Miami, to be director of finance and operations.

Self Reliance Foundation (Washington): Appointed Jose A. Aponte, vice president of international services at the American Red Cross (Washington), to be executive director.

Sharp HealthCare Foundation (San Diego): Appointed Marsha Lubick, executive director of the Vista Hill Foundation (San Diego), to be director of campaigns and communications.

Thomas Edison State College (Trenton, N.J.): Appointed Janet Eickhoff, director of alumni affairs, to be marketing manager in the office of marketing and college relations.

U. of New Mexico (Albuquerque): Appointed Judy K. Jones, interim vice president for institutional advancement, to be vice president for institutional advancement.

U. of Sioux Falls (S.D.): Appointed Greg Fritz, former senior director of marketing and communications at Minnesota State U. at Mankato, to be associate vice president for admissions and marketing.

U. of Wisconsin-Stout (Menomonie): Appointed John K. Enger, director of university relations, to be executive director of university relations.

United Way of Atlantic County (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.): Appointed John G. Emge, director of resource development at the United Way of Burlington County (Rancocas, N.J.), to be executive director.

University Circle (Cleveland): Appointed Courtney Sheridan DeOreo, campaign manager and assistant director of fund raising at United Way Services of Cleveland, to be director of resource development. University Circle provides technical assistance to cultural, educational, and medical non-profit groups in Cleveland’s University Circle neighborhood.

Volunteers of America (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Shahab Dadjou, chief executive officer of Sutter Ambulatory Care (Sacramento), to be president of Volunteers of America National Services, a housing and health-care subsidiary.

Willamette U. (Salem, Ore.): Appointed Ronald J. Korvas, vice president for university advancement at Minnesota State U. at Mankato, to be vice president for development and public relations, effective May 15.

GRANT MAKERS

The Kresge Foundation (Troy, Mich.): Appointed David Fukuzawa, a program officer at the Skillman Foundation (Detroit), to be a program officer.

Marin Community Foundation (Larkspur, Calif.): Appointed Fred Silverman, a consultant based in San Francisco, to be director of communications.

John and Mary R. Markle Foundation (New York): Appointed Alice Cahn, president of the television, film, and video group at the Children’s Television Workshop (New York), to be managing director of the “Interactive Media for Children” program.

Massachusetts Bar Foundation (Boston): Appointed Elizabeth M. Lynch, former program associate at the Eurasia Foundation (Washington), to be grants administrator.

Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation (Bentonville): Appointed Connie Hendrix-Kral, public-relations director at Ozark Stageworks (Fayetteville, Ark.), to be director of donor relations.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Housing and Services Inc. (New York): Elected Michael T. Cohen, president and chief executive officer of GVA Williams (New York), a realty-services company, to be chairman.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Mellon Financial Corporation (Boston): Appointed Jan S. Adams, an endowment and foundation specialist for the national sales group of Mellon Private Asset Management, to be first vice president, and Richard S. Noone Jr., senior sales officer for MPAM, to be first vice president for this wealth-management group.