People

American Academy of Pediatrics (Elk Grove Village, Ill.): Appointed Eileen B. Murphy, executive director of the Mercy Hospital Foundation (Chicago), to be director of development.

Boston U.: Appointed Ted O’Brien, midday news anchor at WBUR (Boston), to be a major-gifts officer for New England.

Break the Cycle (Los Angeles): Appointed Carol Lugo, senior vice president and executive director of the American Heart Association-Los Angeles County, to be development director. Break the Cycle seeks to curb domestic violence by providing youths with advocacy, educational, legal, and support services.

Brookings Institution (Washington): Appointed Linda G. Steckley, associate dean for external relations at the Duke U. Law School (Durham, N.C.), to be vice president of development.

Carnegie Mellon U., Graduate School of Industrial Advancement (Pittsburgh): Appointed Steven J. Sharratt, director of operations at Cornell U.’s Parker Center for Investment Research (Ithaca, N.Y.), to be associate dean of advancement.

Christian Reformed Home Missions (Grand Rapids, Mich.): Appointed Tom Bratt, manager of planned giving and major gifts at Christian Reformed World Relief (Grand Rapids), to be director of advancement.

Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida (Orlando): Appointed Thomas S. Giordano, vice president of development for the Orlando Science Center, to be vice president for development.

College of Wooster (Ohio): Appointed Moses P. Jones-Lewis, associate athletics director for advancement at Kent State U. (Ohio), to be director of development.

Common Cause (Washington): Appointed Chellie Pingree, former Maine Senate majority leader (Augusta), to be president and chief executive officer. She succeeds Scott Harshbarger, who is now a partner at the law firm of Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane (Boston).

Connecticut Theatre Foundation, Westport Country Playhouse: Appointed Sarah O. Shrewsbury, senior development officer at Mystic Seaport (Conn.), to be campaign director, and Lyla Steenbergen, a medical-marketing consultant (Easton, Conn.), to be annual-giving manager.

Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County: Appointed Louise Howell, executive director of the American Leadership Forum-Houston/Gulf Coast Chapter, to be director of community relations.

Enterprise Foundation (Columbia, Md.): Appointed Naomi Lopez Elliott, a vice president at the San Antonio office of the Siegel Group (Austin, Tex.), to be director of the San Antonio office; Mark McDermott, senior director for the Midwest, to be vice president and Midwest regional director, based in the Cleveland office; Ann Sewill, senior director for California, to be vice president and California state director, based in the Los Angeles office; Clarence Snuggs, deputy executive director and treasurer at the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (Washington), to be director of the Baltimore office; and Stockton Williams, senior director for public policy, to be vice president and director of public policy, based in the Washington office.

Episcopal Community Services (Philadelphia): Appointed the Rev. John E. Midwood, associate director, to be executive director.

Gilmour Academy (Gates Mills, Ohio): Appointed James C. Farrar, associate director of development and alumni relations, to be director of development, and Devin Schlickmann, dean of admissions, to be director of institutional advancement.

Global Alliance for Workers and Communities (Baltimore): Appointed James Peirce, vice president for consumer marketing and country general manager for Singapore and Malaysia in the Singapore office of Electrolux, to be director of operations. The alliance works to improve employment and other opportunities for workers in developing countries.

John Henry Foundation (Santa Ana, Calif.): Appointed Leonard Kranser, president of Miller Dial Corporation (El Monte, Calif.), to be development director.

Heritage Foundation (Washington): Appointed Marc Miles, executive vice president of Laffer Associates (San Diego), to be director of the Center for International Trade and Economics, and Carl Sperapani, a consultant, to be director of donor relations.

Jewish Free Loan Association (Los Angeles): Appointed Elliot Friedland, director of major gifts at the Guardians of the Jewish Home for the Aging (Los Angeles), to be director of major gifts.

Karmanos Cancer Foundation (Detroit): Appointed Ronda J. Johnson, a consultant at Ketchum (Dallas) and former vice president of development at the U. of Cincinnati, to be senior vice president. The foundation is the fund-raising arm of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute.

KCTS (Seattle): Announced the resignation of Burnill (Burnie) Clark, president, effective in October.

Keshet Dance Company (Albuquerque): Appointed Marla Wood, technical director and school administrator, to be managing director.

Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation: Appointed Mary Schmitz, executive director, to be president.

Mercer U. (Atlanta): Appointed Richard V. Swindle, senior vice president for institutional advancement at Franklin College of Indiana, to be senior vice president.

Minnesota State U. at Mankato: Appointed David Williams, interim president of Ripon College (Wis.), to be vice president for university advancement.

National Jewish Medical and Research Center (Denver): Appointed Allison Jernigan, assistant director of corporate and foundation relations, to be associate director of corporate and foundation relations, and Kevin Jones, director of corporate and foundation relations, to be director of major gifts.

Physicians for Social Responsibility (Washington): Appointed Rita Bibbs-Daniels, a partner-liaison manager at Bonner & Associates (Washington), to be director of the violence-prevention program.

Preservation New Jersey (Trenton): Appointed Ron Emrich, principal of Urban Prospects (Dallas), to be executive director of this membership-based, historic-preservation organization.

Prevent Blindness America (Schaumburg, Ill.): Appointed Daniel D. Garrett, vice president of marketing and public affairs, to be senior vice president.

Public Agenda (New York): Appointed Claudia Feurey, vice president for communications at the Committee for Economic Development (New York), to be director of communications.

Syracuse U., School of Information Studies (N.Y.): Appointed Paul Brenner, director of development for the School of Management, to be executive director of development.

Thomas Jefferson U. Hospital (Philadelphia): Appointed Stephen T. Smith, senior director of development and director of major gifts at Villanova U. (Pa.), to be vice president for development.

Truckee Meadows Community College (Reno, Nev.): Appointed J. Kyle Dalpe, director of marketing and public information at Mohave Community College (Lake Havasu City, Ariz.), to be assistant director of the publications and public-information office.

Truett-McConnell College (Cleveland, Ga.): Appointed Samuel G. Cash, an accountant in Athens, Ga., to be vice president for institutional advancement.

U. of Connecticut Foundation (Storrs): Appointed John K. Martin, vice chancellor for advancement at the University System of Maryland (Adelphi) and president of the U. of Maryland Foundation, to be president and chief executive officer.

U. of Texas System (Austin): Appointed Deanna D. Rodriguez, vice president for corporate contributions in the New Orleans office of Entergy Services (Woodland Hills, Tex.) and vice president of the Entergy Charitable Foundation (New Orleans), to be associate vice chancellor for community relations and executive associate for strategic communications.

Union Rescue Mission (Los Angeles): Appointed John Ferguson, director of youth ministry at First Presbyterian Church (Evanston, Ill.), to be director of volunteers, and Karen Kilwein, an account executive at Carl Terzian Associates (Los Angeles), to be director of marketing.

World Neighbors (Oklahoma City): Appointed Ed Crane, director of development at the Walters Art Museum (Baltimore), to be chief development officer.

GRANT MAKERS

California Community Foundation (Los Angeles): Announced the retirement of Jack Shakely, president, effective in January 2004. Mr. Shakely, who has served as president since 1980, will become a senior fellow at the foundation and a consultant to the U. of Southern California’s Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy (Los Angeles).

Commonwealth Fund (New York): James Quigg Newton Jr., former president, died on April 4, in Denver. Mr. Newton, who was 91, served as president of the fund from 1964 to 1975.

James Irvine Foundation (San Francisco): Appointed James E. Canales, vice president and corporate secretary, to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Mary G.F. Bitterman, who resigned recently.

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (Kansas City, Mo.): Appointed Bernard Franklin, assistant to the president of Donnelly College (Kansas City, Kan.), to be director of the Kauffman Scholars Initiative.

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Susan E. Manske, vice president and chief investment officer, trust investments, at the Boeing Company (Chicago), to be vice president and chief investment officer.

West Central Initiative (Fergus Falls, Minn.): Appointed Nancy Jost, early-childhood-programs assistant at Osseo School District (Brookland Park, Minn.), to be coordinator of its early-childhood initiative.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Association of Philanthropic Counsel (Charlotte, N.C.): Elected Michael R. Maude, president of Partners in Philanthropy (Lawrence, Kan.), to be chair of the Executive Committee.

Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation (Pittsburgh): Elected Esther L. Barazzone, president of Chatham College (Pittsburgh), to the Board of Trustees.

Chicago Community Trust: Elected to the Executive Committee: John A. Canning Jr., president of Madison Dearborn Partners (Chicago); Judy Erwin, a senior vice president at Res Publica Group (Chicago); and Jack Greenberg, former chairman and chief executive officer of the McDonald’s Corporation (Oak Brook, Ill.).

Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro (N.C.): Elected to the Board of Directors: John L. Bakane, president and chief executive officer of Cone Mills Corporation (Greensboro); Louise F. Brady, a partner at Freemon, Lewis, Brady, Knott Financial Strategies Group, of Prudential Securities (Greensboro); Luck G. Davidson, a community volunteer; J. Lee Lloyd, a lawyer at Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard (Greensboro); and Mac Sims, president and chief executive officer of East Market Street Development Corporation (Greensboro).

Greater Twin Cities United Way (Minneapolis): Elected Dianne E. Arnold, president of the Executive Alliance (Edina, Minn.), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving (Conn.): Elected Nancy Grover, a community volunteer, to be chair of the Board of Directors. The foundation also elected Lillian Ortiz, dean of institutional development at Manchester Community College (Conn.), and Lewis J. Robinson Jr., a retired legal counsel at Travelers Insurance Companies (Hartford), to the board.

New York Community Trust: Elected Jeh Charles Johnson, litigation partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (New York), to the Distribution Committee.

Rochester Area Foundation (N.Y.): Elected John Wade, president of the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce, to the Board of Trustees.

World Federation for Mental Health (Alexandria, Va.): Elected L. Patt Franciosi, former president of the National Mental Health Association (Alexandria, Va.), to be president of the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Brakeley (Stamford, Conn.): Appointed Michael M. Seymour, a consultant, to be vice president of this fund-raising consulting firm.

Community Counseling Service (New York): Appointed William B. Hanrahan, president, to be chief executive officer; Robert Kissane, executive vice president, to be president; and Patrick W. Moughan, president of the Midwest and West division in the Chicago office, to be executive vice president.

501creative (St. Louis): Appointed Catherine McGowan, manager of public relations at the Humane Society of Missouri (St. Louis), to be vice president of community and media relations at this company that produces Web sites, annual reports, and other materials for nonprofit groups.

IFF Advisors (Irvine, Calif.): Appointed Carrie L. Huntley, office manager at Metropolitan West Capital Management (Newport Beach, Calif.), to be director of administration and marketing, and Chad J. Latham, assistant director for development research at Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, Calif.), to be director of client services at this philanthropic-consulting company.

Anthony Knerr & Associates (New York): Appointed Emily Menlo Marks, executive director of United Neighborhood Houses of New York City, and Jeremy Taylor, a director at Standard & Poor’s (New York), to be senior consultants at this strategic-consulting firm.