People

American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (New York): Appointed James Gurland, assistant director at the Jewish Community Foundation of MetroWest (Whippany, N.J.), to be associate director for the New York region and director for New Jersey.

AACA Museum (Hershey, Pa.): Appointed Chad Barger, associate director of annual giving at Dickinson College (Carlisle, Pa.), to be associate director of development. The museum is a division of the Antique Automobile Club of America.

Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Boston): Appointed Shiela Y. Moore, executive director of Casa Myrna Vazquez (Boston), to be executive director. This charity works with homeless teenagers.

Center for Community Change (Washington): Appointed Carol Bergman, director of the Research and Policy Reform Center (Washington), to be senior policy specialist.

Coro Northern California (San Francisco): Appointed Jim Rainbolt, director of resource development and communications at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis, to be director of development and communications. Coro offers community-based ethics and leadership programs.

Council on Foundations (Washington): Appointed Diane Canova, interim director of government relations and public policy, to be vice president of government relations and public policy. Previously, she was vice president of advocacy and director of the American Heart Association’s Washington office.

Eckerd Youth Alternatives (Clearwater, Fla.): Appointed Anne Bonett, district director at the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Raleigh, N.C., office, to be regional director of development for North Carolina and Tennessee, based in Raleigh.

Education Commission of the States (Denver): Appointed Piedad F. Robertson, president of Santa Monica College (Calif.), to be president, effective February 1. She will succeed Ted Sanders, who is resigning.

François-Xavier Bagnoud (Sion, Switzerland): Appointed Bilgé Ögün Bassani, programme director at the UN Fund for International Partnership (New York), to be chief executive officer, based in New York.

Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids (Mich.): Appointed Leann D. Arkema, executive director, to be president and chief executive officer.

Hartford Food System (Conn.): Appointed Jerry Jones, director of the Community Voting Project at the Center for Community Change (Washington), to be executive director.

Human Rights Campaign (Washington): Announced the resignation of Cheryl Jacques, president, who also serves as president of the HRC Foundation. Michael Berman, co-chair of the Board of Directors and president of the Duberstein Group (Washington), and Hilary Rosen, campaign strategist for the marriage campaign, will serve as interim co-presidents.

IslandWood (Bainbridge Island, Wash.): Appointed Ben Klasky, executive director of Net Impact (San Francisco), to be executive director. He succeeds Carole Grisham, who is retiring. IslandWood is a 255-acre center that offers environmental and educational programs.

Joffrey Ballet (Chicago): Appointed Mary Dupont-Madinier, vice president and client executive at Electronic Data Systems (Chicago), to be director of development.

Legal Aid Society of Cleveland: Announced the retirement of C. Lyonel Jones, executive director.

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage (Beachwood, Ohio): Appointed Ellen G. Worthington, director of recruitment, marketing, and the annual campaign at the Laura and Alvin Siegal College of Judaic Studies (Beachwood), to be director of development.

Maritime Aquarium (Norwalk, Conn.): Appointed Jennifer E. Herring, a strategic-leadership and fund-raising consultant, to be president and chief executive officer.

NARAL Pro-Choice America (Washington): Appointed Nancy Keenan, director of education policy at People For the American Way (Washington), to be president. She succeeds Kate Michelman, who resigned in May.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Baltimore): Announced the resignation of Kweisi Mfume, president and chief executive officer. Dennis Hayes, legal counsel, will serve as interim president.

New York City Opera: Appointed Jane M. Gullong, director of development, to be executive director. She succeeds Sherwin M. Goldman, who will become executive producer.

OMB Watch (Washington): Appointed Adam Hughes, senior policy associate at the Coalition on Human Needs (Washington), to be a policy analyst for budget and tax issues.

Public Theater (New York): Appointed Oskar Eustis, artistic director at the Trinity Repertory Company (Providence, R.I.), to be artistic director.

Sarah’s Inn (Oak Park, Ill.): Appointed Pat Prinzevalle, executive director of Alexandra House (Blaine, Minn.), to be executive director. This group provides support services to abused women and their children.

Shakespeare Theatre (Washington): Appointed Chris Jennings, general manager at the Trinity Repertory Company (Providence, R.I.), to be general manager.

Upstate Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence (Rochester, N.Y.): Appointed Doug Reiss, director of operations and chief financial officer at the San Diego Jewish Academy, to be director.

U.S. Naval Institute Foundation (Annapolis, Md.): Appointed William R. MacIntosh, vice president for development and alumni and parent relations at Washington College (Chestertown, Md.), to be executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (Washington): Appointed Henry D. Wolfgang, vice president of institutional advancement at the United States Navy Memorial Foundation (Washington), to be vice president of development.

Vital Voices Global Partnership (Washington): Appointed Randi Nordeen, director of development at the Grameen Foundation USA (Washington), to be director of development. This organization trains women in developing countries to be entrepreneurs and leaders in politics and civil society.

Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (D.C.): Announced the death of William M. Burke, founder and president, on November 14.

Washington National Cathedral (D.C.): Appointed Jane B. Kolson, planned-giving officer, to be director of major and planned giving; Giselle Pole, major-gifts assistant, to be annual-gifts officer; and Arthur H. Roach, a fund-raising consultant, to be major-gifts officer.

Young Audiences of Maryland (Baltimore): Appointed Stacie A. Sanders, program officer at the North Carolina Public School Forum (Raleigh), to be executive director.

Zoo Atlanta: Appointed Blythe Randolph, director of institutional advancement at the Nightingale-Bamford School (New York), to be vice president and chief development officer.

GRANT MAKERS

The California Endowment (Woodland Hills): Appointed Brytain Ashford, director of human resources at Saint John’s Health Center (Santa Monica, Calif.), to be vice president of human resources.

Central Carolina Community Foundation (Columbia, S.C.): Appointed Beth Baldauf, affiliate-services manager at the Municipal Association of South Carolina (Columbia), to be project and database administrator, and Joan Fail Hoffman, executive director of Communities In Schools’ Columbia office, to be director of grant making and programs.

The Community Foundation (Jacksonville, Fla.): Appointed Nina Waters, executive vice president, to be president. She succeeds Lloyd Andrew Bell III, who will become president emeritus and senior fellow.

National Endowment for Financial Education (Englewood, Colo.): Announced the retirement of Elizabeth Schiever, director of the High School Financial Planning Program.

Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust (Winston-Salem, N.C.): Appointed Karen McNeil-Miller, vice president for corporate resources at the Center for Creative Leadership (Greensboro, N.C.), to be president.

Sunflower Foundation: Health Care for Kansans (Topeka):Appointed Yvette Desrosiers-Alphonse, program officer at the Rapides Foundation (Alexandria, La.), to be program officer.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

American Cancer Society (Atlanta): Elected Stephen F. Sener, vice chairman of the department of surgery at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare (Ill.) and professor of surgery at Northwestern U.’s Feinberg School of Medicine (Evanston), to be president of the Board of Directors.

American Foundation for the Blind (New York): Elected Richard O’Brien, president of R.J. O’Brien Consulting (New York), to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Boston): Elected Joseph D. Kringdon, managing director and regional director at Putnam Investments (Norwood, Mass.), to be president of the Board of Directors.

Campus for Jewish Life (Los Altos, Calif.): Elected James Koshland, partner and co-chair of the venture-services group at Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich (San Francisco), to be president of the Board of Directors.

The Denver Foundation: Elected Mary R. Sissel, chair of the Board of Directors at the Women’s Foundation of Colorado (Denver), to be chair of the Executive Committee.

Gerontology Network (Grand Rapids, Mich.): Elected Barbara J. DeMoor, president and chief executive officer of Ambs Investment Council (Grand Rapids), to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis: Elected Virginia A. Caine, director of the Marion County Health Department (Indianapolis), and David E. Kelleher, president of HealthCare Options (Indianapolis), to the Board of Directors.

New York Public Library: Elected Catherine C. Marron, contributing editor at Vogue magazine, to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Panasonic Foundation (Secaucus, N.J.): Elected Walter F. Mondale, a former vice president of the United States and a former ambassador to Japan, to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Wellness Community of Philadelphia: Elected Jill H. Durovsik, former owner of Corporate Concierge (Chicago), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Gray Ghost Microfinance Fund (Atlanta): Appointed Sam Moss, interim executive director of the Atlanta Ballet, to be microfinance-investment adviser.

RuffaloCODY (Cedar Rapids, Iowa): Appointed John H. Taylor, vice president for research and data services at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (Washington), to be vice president for consulting and educational-advancement services. RuffaloCODY is a consulting firm specializing in fund raising, membership, and planned giving.

Rusher, Loscavio, & LoPresto (San Francisco): Appointed Robert M. Fisher, former chief executive officer of the San Francisco Foundation, to be president of the nonprofit leadership, education, and foundations practice at this executive-search firm.