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June 27, 2002 | Read Time: 7 minutes

Aid to Artisans (Hartford, Conn.): Appointed Jill Hobson Kassis, executive director of the

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Alliance for Justice (Washington): Appointed Susan Hoechstetter, a nonprofit consultant and lobbyist (Washington), to be director of the foundation advocacy initiative, and Vernetta Lenee Walker, an associate at Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor and Reed (Orlando, Fla.), to be foundation advocacy counsel.

American Heart Association (Dallas): Appointed Susan Lund Barnett, vice president of research and scientific publishing, to be executive vice president of science operations, and Mark Alan Schoeberl, chief deputy and executive staff director at the Iowa Department of Public Health (Des Moines), to be vice president of state advocacy and health initiatives.

American Humanics (Kansas City, Mo.): Appointed Kala M. Stroup, Missouri commissioner of higher education, to be president. American Humanics is a national alliance of nonprofits, colleges, and universities that prepares college undergraduates for careers at nonprofit organizations.

CARE (Atlanta): Appointed Ted Jastrzebski, president and chief financial officer at Project HOPE (Millwood, Va.), to be senior vice president for finance and administration, and Richard Prather, senior vice president of product development at Fast-Talk (Atlanta), to be vice president and chief information officer.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Washington): Appointed George Perkovich, senior associate, to be vice president for studies, effective September 2002. He will succeed Thomas Carothers, who will become director of CEIP’s Democracy and Rule of Law Project.

Center for the Visually Impaired (Atlanta): Appointed DeWayne Martin, work experience coordinator, to be leader of the Career Services Team; Deborah Shimberg, case manager and center-based counselor, to be assistant director of rehabilitation services; and Beth Sutton, an instructor and program coordinator, to be leader of the Independent Living Services Team.

Children’s Partnership (Washington): Appointed Mara Rose, former executive director of Playing to Win (New York), to be manager of online content for the Low-Income and Underserved Americans Initiative, based in Brooklyn, N.Y.

City U. of New York, Hunter College (New York): Announced the retirement of Edward J. Jaworski, director of major gifts, effective July 1.

Community Action Partnership (Washington): Appointed Derrick Len-Span, executive director of the Center for Community Building (Harrisburg, Pa.), to be executive director.

Community Link (Charlotte, N.C.): Announced the retirement of Martha Brown, executive director, effective June 30.

eGrants.org (San Francisco): Appointed Meghan Morrison, accounting manager at Web Crossing (Alameda, Calif.), to be operations and customer-service coordinator, and Michael Stein, head of his own Internet consulting company in Berkeley, Calif., to be associate director. eGrants helps small to medium-sized nonprofit organizations use Internet technology in their fund raising and management of donors and supporters.

Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh: Appointed Michael J. Smith, executive director of Goodwill Industries of Fayette County, Pa. (Uniontown), to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Robert Foltz, who is retiring after serving as president for 25 years.

Helen Keller Worldwide (New York): Appointed Lynnda Kiess, program director for health and nutrition surveillance, to be director of the health and nutrition department. Helen Keller Worldwide focuses on eradicating preventable blindness.

iMentor (Brooklyn, N.Y.): Appointed Caroline Kim Oh, director of programs, to be executive director. iMentor connects adult mentors to young people from low-income neighborhoods.

International Center in New York: Appointed Aria Edry, development director at American Composers Orchestra and the Town Hall (New York), to be director of development.

Johns Hopkins U., School of Nursing (Baltimore): Appointed Deborah Wells, senior director of development and associate campaign director, to be associate dean for development and alumni relations.

Lutheran Social Services (Milwaukee): Appointed the Rev. David N. Larson, vice president of resource development, to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds the Rev. Robert Duea, who retired in January.

National Aquarium in Baltimore: Appointed Robert A. Ramin, former vice president of development and marketing at the African Wildlife Foundation (Washington), to be senior director of development.

National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (Greeley, Colo.): Appointed Mark L. Petersen, director of marketing, public relations, and publications at Dixie State College of Utah (St. George), to be president.

National Gallery of Art (Washington): J. Carter Brown, who served as director from 1969 to 1992, died June 17 at the age of 67.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (Newark): Appointed Diane L. Nixa, assistant vice president for endowment and major gifts, to be vice president of development.

92nd Street Y (New York): Appointed Fran Ginsburg, assistant vice president for New York at Brandeis U. (Waltham, Mass.), to be development director, and Wendy Sabin Lasker, director of the Sperling Center for the Cultural, Performing, and Literary Arts program at the Sol Goldman Y (New York), to be a program director.

Outward Bound USA (Garrison, N.Y.): Appointed John C. Read, interim president and former president of Heavy Duty Holdings (Minneapolis), to be president.

Prime Time Palm Beach County (West Palm Beach, Fla.): Appointed Dominique Arrieux, director of youth programs at the Milagro Center (Delray Beach, Fla.), to be coordinator of providers services; Rodolfo Bonnin, corporate psychologist at Advisors International (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), to be coordinator of research and technical assistance; and Mary Martin Loder, a writer, editor, and learning specialist for nonprofit organizations and for-profit corporations in Palm Beach County, to be coordinator of professional development.

Project Kids Worldwide (New York): Appointed Margot Steinberg, major-gifts fund raiser at the American Technion Society (New York), to be chief executive officer for development. This organization brings impoverished children with congenital and acquired heart disease to the United States for treatment.

Samaritans of Boston: Appointed Roberta Hurtig, vice president of sales and account management at Ceridian Performance Partners (Minneapolis), to be executive director.

St. Lawrence U. (Canton, N.Y.): Appointed Thomas R. Pynchon, director of planned giving, to be associate vice president for development.

St. Vincent College (Latrobe, Pa.): Appointed Jay T. Carson, vice president for development and donor relations at the Pittsburgh Foundation, to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Texas Hillel Foundation (Austin): Appointed Jeff Cohen, president and owner of Cohen & Associates (Austin), to be director of development.

Truck Safety Coalition (Washington): Appointed Randi A. Braun, director of development at the Mathcounts Foundation (Alexandria, Va.), to be executive director.

U. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (Little Rock): Appointed John I. Blohm, senior associate vice president for health sciences development at Emory U. (Atlanta), to be vice chancellor for development.

U. of Maryland Medical System (Baltimore): Appointed John Marcy, senior vice president for development at the Saint Barnabas Health Care System’s two southern New Jersey hospitals, to be vice president for development.

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation (Princeton, N.J.): Appointed Robert J. Baird, former president of the National Faculty of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences (Atlanta), to be director of school and university partnerships.

WXEL (Palm Beach, Fla.): Appointed Kevin R. Locke, president of Tevere-Palma Development (Pompano Beach, Fla.), to be director of major gifts and special events.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation (Milwaukee): Elected Thomas L. Rhodes, president of the National Review magazine (New York), to be chairman of the board.

Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education: Elected Michael Dorf, a partner at Adducci, Dorf, Lehner, Mitchell & Blankenship (Chicago), to be president of the Board of Directors.

Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund (San Francisco): Elected Donald H. Seiler, founder of Seiler & Company (San Francisco and Redwood City), to the Board of Directors.

Points of Light Foundation (Washington): Elected Steven L. Miller, president and chief executive officer of Shell Oil Company (Houston), to be vice chair of the Board of Directors.

Young Entrepreneurs’ Organization-Boston Chapter: Elected Jeff Behrens, president and founder of the Telluride Group (Newton, Mass.), to be president.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Huntsinger & Jeffer (Richmond, Va.): Appointed Annie Mason, account manager at Royall & Co. (Richmond), to be an account executive.

Phillips & Associates (Los Angeles): Appointed Bonnie B. Helms, senior consultant at Milano, Ruff & Associates (Los Angeles), to be senior counsel.

SunTrust (Atlanta): Appointed Gene C. Sulzburger, vice president and trust officer in SunTrust’s Bal Harbour Trust Department (Fla.), to be vice president and relationship manager, head of SunTrust’s newly established office in Key Biscayne, Fla.