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Acadiana Symphony Orchestra and Conservatory (Lafayette, La.): Appointed Don Hill, ticket-services and communications manager at the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (Little Rock), to be executive director.

American Cancer Society-Memphis Chapter: Appointed Aggie Alexander, a fund-raising consultant in Memphis, to be executive director.

American Diabetes Association (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Caroline A. Stevens, chief operating officer, to be interim chief executive officer.

American Society of Association Executives (Washington): Appointed John H. Graham IV, chief executive officer of American Diabetes Association (Alexandria, Va.), to be president and chief executive officer.

Animal Protection Institute (Sacramento): Appointed Michelle Thew, chief executive officer of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (London), to be chief executive officer, and Ned C. Buyukmihci, co-director of Animal Place (Vacaville, Calif.), to be director of the institute’s Primate Sanctuary, in Dilley, Tex.

Campus Crusade for Christ (Orlando, Fla.): William R. Bright, founder, died July 19 of pulmonary fibrosis. He was 81.

Charleston Symphony Orchestra (S.C.): Appointed Sandra M. Ferencz, executive director of the Carolinas Care Alliance Foundation (Charleston), to be executive director.

Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind (Washington): Appointed Ellen L. Duhamel, director of finance at the Optical Society of America (Washington), to be controller.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. (Daytona Beach, Fla.): Appointed James Hill, interim vice president of university advancement at Northern Arizona U. (Flagstaff) and executive director of the university’s foundation, to be vice president of development.

Executive Service Corps of Indiana (Indianapolis): Appointed Meredith Deneau, executive liaison to the Alpha Chi Omega Fraternity and consultant to the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation (Indianapolis), to be director of development.

Four Rivers Center for the Performing Arts (Paducah, Ky.): Appointed Leslie Neel Rude, general manager of the Paducah Symphony Orchestra, to be vice president of marketing and communications.

George Washington U., Columbian College of Arts & Sciences (Washington): Appointed Barbara Tesner, senior major-gifts officer at U. of Maryland-Baltimore County (Baltimore), to be executive director of advancement.

Heritage Foundation (Washington): Appointed Alison Fraser, deputy director of the Oklahoma Office of State Finance (Oklahoma City), to be director of the Institute for Economic Policy Studies.

Hofstra U. (Hempstead, N.Y.): Appointed Melissa Kane Connolly, director of communications for New York State Senator Kemp Hannon, Republican (Albany), to be assistant vice president for university relations.

Independent Press Association (San Francisco): Appointed Richard Landry, a strategic-planning consultant (San Francisco), to be executive director.

International Center for Nursing (Albany, N.Y.): Appointed Susan M. Mathews, a consultant (Albany), to be president.

Jewish Family Services (Toledo, Ohio): Appointed Charles S. Weiden, executive director of Jewish Senior Services (Toledo), to be executive director.

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (Dallas): Appointed Kristy Hensel, vice president of development at Junior Achievement of Dallas, to be director of fund-raising programs.

Massachusetts Melanoma Foundation (Concord): Appointed Deborah Girard, a vice president at Brockton Hospital (Mass.), to be executive director.

Minnesota Private College Council, Fund and Research Foundation (St. Paul): Appointed Amy Sunderland, executive director of the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (St. Paul), to be senior vice president.

National Kidney Foundation (New York): Appointed Elizabeth Hackbarth, communications and marketing director and a senior account representative at the American Heart Association (Dallas), to be corporate-relations director.

Ojai Festivals (Calif.): Appointed Jeffrey P. Haydon, individual-gifts manager at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, to be executive director.

Paper Mill Playhouse (Millburn, N.J.): Appointed Michael Gennaro, executive director of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Chicago), to be president and chief executive officer.

Portland Youth Philharmonic (Ore.): Appointed Diana Syrcle, director of education and outreach at the Portland Opera, to be executive director.

Public Interest Registry (Reston, Va.): Appointed Lawrence C. Martin, chief financial officer of the Center for Health Policy Studies (Columbia, Md.), to be director of finance and administration. Public Interest Registry educates nonprofit groups about using the Internet for communication and research.

Planned Parenthood of New York City: Appointed Haydee Morales, director of Latino initiatives for the March of Dimes (White Plains, N.Y.), to be vice president of education and training.

Roosevelt U. at Chicago: Appointed Kimberly Gosell, director of major gifts at Roosevelt U. at Schaumburg (Ill.), to be interim vice president for institutional advancement.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Appointed Edward McNulty, a partner at Tatum Partners (Chicago), a financial adviser, to be senior vice president for planning and chief operating officer.

Smithsonian Institution (Washington): Appointed Olga Viso, curator of contemporary art, to be deputy director of the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

SynergyHealth Foundation (West Bend, Wis.): Appointed John J. Klocke, director of development and planned giving at the Village Family Service Center (Fargo, N.D.), to be executive director.

Truckee Meadows Community College (Reno, Nev.): Appointed Delores Sanford, vice president for administration and chief financial officer at Hillsborough Community College (Tampa, Fla.), to be vice president for finance and administrative services.

U. of Rochester (N.Y.): Appointed Robert P. Bartlett, associate dean of alumni relations, to be dean of college advancement.

U. of San Diego, School of Law: Appointed Trevin Hartwell, associate director of West Coast development for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard U. (Los Angeles), to be director of development and alumni relations.

Villa Julie College (Stevenson, Md.): Appointed Donna L. Tivald, director of development and alumni affairs at the School of Social Work, U. of Maryland at Baltimore, to be director of major gifts and planned giving.

Wabash College (Crawfordsville, Ind.): Appointed Cal Black, major-gifts officer, to be director of major gifts; Joe Emmick, director of major gifts, to be dean for college advancement; and Tom Runge, director of alumni affairs, also to be supervisor of the Greater Wabash Foundation.

Washington Ballet (D.C.): Announced the resignation of George Thompson, executive director.

WGBH (Boston): Appointed Suzanne Zellner, founding executive director of Masswit (Boston), to be director of the Sponsorship Group for Public Television.

Wyoming Health Resources Network (Cheyenne): Appointed Pennie Hunt, director of development and communications at the Wyoming Community Foundation (Laramie), to be executive director.

YouthBuild USA (Somerville, Mass.): Appointed Tim Cross, vice president of field services, to be chief operating officer.

GRANT MAKERS

Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta: Appointed Jeremy Arkin, a donor-relations officer, to be vice president of advancement.

Community Foundation of Greater Winter Haven (Fla.): Appointed Kay Stefanski, a development assistant at All Saints’ Academy (Winter Haven), to be director.

Duke Endowment (Charlotte, N.C.): Appointed J. Porter Durham Jr., a partner at Baker Donelson (Chattanooga, Tenn.), to be staff counsel and associate director of the education division.

Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund (San Francisco): Appointed Linda Wood, a management consultant for Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (San Francisco), to be senior program officer for the Program on Enhancing Nonprofit Leadership and Governance.

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (Reno, Nev.): Announced the retirement of Marge Brownstein, senior program officer.

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (Kansas City, Mo.): Appointed Paul Carttar, co-founder of the Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit consulting firm (Boston), to be chief operating officer; Rob Chernow, president of Intelliclaims, an information-technology company specializing in health-care claims (Norwalk, Conn.), to be senior vice president for entrepreneurship; Sharon Cohen, vice president of public affairs at Reebok International (Canton, Mass.), and the executive director of the Reebok Human Rights Foundation (Canton), to be chief communications officer; Dan Kingston, managing director of the Stanford Management Company (Menlo Park, Calif.), to be chief investment officer; Robert Litan, a vice president at the Brookings Institution (Washington), to be vice president for research and policy; and Munro Richardson, director of donor initiatives for the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation and Affiliated Trusts (Mo.), to be director of special projects.

KnowledgeWorks Foundation (Cincinnati): Appointed Patricia Ruggie Conley, chief operating officer, to be executive vice president. The foundation works to improve schools and promote higher education and career-preparation programs throughout Ohio.

Skoll Foundation (San Jose, Calif.): Appointed Lisa Hempel, vice president of corporate communications at MyCFO (Redwood City, Calif.), to be communications officer.

Zeist Foundation (Atlanta): George Brumley Jr., founder, died in a plane crash in Kenya on July 19. The foundation supports children’s health, education, and other programs.

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Berks County Community Foundation (Reading, Pa.): Elected Samuel A. McCullough, founder of the McCullough Consulting Group (Reading), to be chairman of the Board of Directors. Joni S. Naugle, chief operating officer at Patriot Bank (Pottstown, Pa.), and Jayne R. Schaeffer, an accountant at Reinsel & Company (Wyomissing, Pa.), were also elected to the Board of Directors.

California Endowment (Woodland Hills): Elected Tessie Guillermo, president and chief executive officer of the Community Technology Foundation of California (San Francisco), and Fernando Torres-Gil, associate dean for academic affairs at U. of California at Los Angeles, School of Public Policy and Social Research, to the Board of Directors.

Community Foundation of the Napa Valley (Napa, Calif.): Elected Russy D. Sumariwalla, retired president and chief executive officer of United Way International (Alexandria, Va.) and a senior associate at the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute (Washington), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Conservation Fund (Arlington, Va.): Appointed Charles Jordan, former director of the Portland Bureau of Parks and Recreation (Oregon), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Donors Forum of Chicago: Elected Robin S. Tryloff, president and executive director of the Sara Lee Foundation and executive director of civic affairs at the Sara Lee Corporation (Chicago), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Freddie Mac Foundation (McLean, Va.): Elected Gregory J. Parseghian, chief executive officer and president of the Freddie Mac corporation, to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Greater Saint Louis Community Foundation: Elected Clifton D. Berry, director of Fannie Mae’s St. Louis Partnership office; Frederick O. Hanser, vice chairman and a director of the St. Louis Cardinals; and Derek K. Rapp, chief executive officer of Divergence (St. Louis), a company that develops products for crop-pest control, to the Board of Directors.

National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (Washington): Elected Jerome J. Parks, president of Jerome J. Parks Companies, a real-estate development company (Annapolis, Md.), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Oregon Alliance of Children’s Programs (Salem): Elected Thomas Brady, executive director of Parrott Creek Child & Family Services (Oregon City), to be president of the Board of Directors.

YouthRadio (Berkeley, Calif.): Elected Teri Yeager, a program officer at the William Randolph Hearst Foundation (New York), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Association Management Group (McLean, Va.): Appointed Diane Young, director of finance and administration at the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (Washington), to be director of finance. The Association Management Group provides human-resources consulting services to nonprofit organizations.

Blackbaud (Charleston, S.C.): Appointed Curt Browning, a senior consultant at Professional Accounting Solutions (Rockville, Md.), to be a financial consultant in the Washington office; Carey Carlson, director of sales and marketing at Business Management Software (Atlanta), to be a financial consultant in the Atlanta office; Tiffany Jones, project manager at the American Indian College Fund (Denver), to be a fund-raising consultant in the Denver office; Jon Miller, a data-conversion programmer at Telosa Software (Palo Alto, Calif.), to be a financial consultant in the San Francisco office; and Jason Metcalfe, director of development at the Arizona Children’s Association (Tucson), to be a fund-raising consultant in the Tucson office. Blackbaud provides technology services to nonprofit organizations.

Convio (Austin, Tex.): Appointed Gene Austin, vice president and general manager of enterprise-data management at BMC Software (Houston), to be chief executive officer. Convio provides Internet and technical support to nonprofit groups.

Kintera (San Diego): Appointed Bob Ellsworth, chief operating officer at Network for Good (San Francisco), to be director of workplace-philanthropy initiatives. Kintera provides software to nonprofit organizations.