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Abraham Fund Initiatives (New York): Appointed Amnon Be’eri-Sulitzeanu, director of marketing communications and senior assistant to the president at the Jerusalem Foundation, to be director of Israel operations. The organization encourages coexistence and equality between Jewish and Arab Israelis.

American Cancer Society (Atlanta): Appointed Cherie Porter, senior manager of technology deployment at the Cendian Corporation (Atlanta), to be director of e-revenue.

Children’s Institute (Pittsburgh): Appointed Maureen Mahoney, director of development at the Pittsburgh Foundation, to be director of development and marketing.

ChildServ (Chicago): Appointed Paula Yensen, executive director of the United Way of St. Charles (Luling, La.), to be vice president of resource development. ChildServ’s programs include adoption services, early-childhood education, and child-rearing support for families.

The Christophers (New York): Appointed Mary Ellen Robinson, executive assistant to the president, also to be director of the Christopher Leadership Course. This group offers courses and produces television programs and other media activities that promote social change.

Council for Advancement and Support of Education (Washington): Appointed Rae Goldsmith, associate vice president for communications and marketing at the U. of Louisville (Ky.), to be vice president for communications and marketing.

Council on Foundations (Washington): Dorothy S. Ridings, president and chief executive officer, has announced her retirement. She will remain at the council until a successor is named.

EnterpriseWorks Worldwide (Washington): Appointed Don Feil, vice president at Counterpart International (Washington), to be president and chief executive officer.

Hale House (New York): Appointed Randolph McLaughlin, interim executive director and former legal counsel, to be executive director.

Hospice Foundation of Lake and Sumter (Tavares, Fla.): Appointed Robert A. (Skip) Hansen, major-gift officer at SunriseArc (Leesburg, Fla.), to be major-gifts and planned-giving officer.

James Madison U. (Harrisonburg, Va.): Appointed Cheryl D. Harrelson, director of the office of advancement services at North Carolina A&T State U. (Greensboro), to be associate vice president for advancement-information services.

Jewish Home for the Aged (New Haven, Conn.): Appointed Victor Levitt, director of development at the Orangewood Children’s Foundation (Santa Ana, Calif.), to be vice president for development.

Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions: Announced the resignation of Irene Tsatsos, director and curator.

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation (White Plains, N.Y.): Appointed Todd P. Dezen, manager of broadcast media relations, to be associate director of national media relations.

Metropolitan Association for Philanthropy (St. Louis): Appointed Erin K. Budde, executive director of the Mayor’s Beautification Program (Tampa, Fla.), to be president.

National Foundation for Transplants (Memphis): Appointed Jackie D. Hancock Jr., vice president for development and communications at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis, to be president.

National Neighborhood Day (Providence, R.I.): Appointed Adele Marchbank, executive director of the Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Centre (Woonsocket, R.I.), to be chief executive officer.

National Safe Kids Campaign (Washington): Appointed Valerie Broadie, assistant vice president for development at the U. of Maryland at College Park, to be chief development officer.

Norton Museum of Art (West Palm Beach, Fla.): Appointed Larry Rosensweig, director of the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens (Delray Beach, Fla.), to be director of advancement.

Orion Society (Great Barrington, Mass.): Announced the resignation of Laurie Lane-Zucker, executive director. The society publishes Orion Magazine, organizes a network of grass-roots groups, and conducts educational activities.

Purdue U.-Calumet (Hammond, Ind.): Appointed Judith Kaufman, vice president for development at Roosevelt U. (Chicago), to be vice chancellor for advancement.

SAT-7 North America (Baltimore): Appointed Debbie Brink, vice president and chief development officer, to be executive director. SAT-7 is a satellite-television organization that serves Christians in the Middle East.

Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (Baltimore): Appointed Richard Gordon Zyne, executive director of the Rappahannock General Hospital Foundation (Kilmarnock, Va.), to be executive director.

Tech Museum of Innovation (San Jose, Calif.): Appointed Meredith Taylor, chief operating officer, to be president. She will succeed Peter Giles, president and chief executive officer, who is retiring March 31.

Thomas Edison State College (Trenton, N.J.): Appointed Kevin M. Ralph, director of major gifts at Rider U. (Lawrenceville, N.J.), to be director of development.

Truckee Meadows Community College (Reno, Nev.): Appointed B.J. North, senior vice president at Adagio Trust Company (Reno), to be chief advancement officer for institutional advancement and director of the TMCC Foundation.

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity (Minneapolis): Appointed Susan Haigh, a member of the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners (St. Paul), to be executive director.

U. of Maryland at College Park: Appointed Ken Ashworth, vice president for development and university relations at Rider U. (Lawrenceville, N.J.), to be campaign director; Raymond (Buzz) Bartlett, chief executive officer of the Council for Basic Education (Washington), to be director for corporate and foundation relations; Elizabeth Coleman DeSimone, assistant director for gift planning at Dartmouth U. (Hanover, N.H.), to be senior development officer; Ed Lewis, director of development at the Choral Arts Society (Washington), to be associate director for development; Don Miller, director of development at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School (Wheaton, Md.), to be senior development officer; and Jan Olsen, director of development at the Riley Memorial Foundation (Washington), to be associate dean for external affairs for the University Libraries.

UCP Suffolk (Hauppauge, N.Y.): Appointed Kim M. Kubasek, vice president of administration at St. Charles Hospital (Port Jefferson, N.Y.), to be assistant executive director for program services. UCP Suffolk provides education, employment, and treatment services to children and adults with disabilities.

Us TOO International Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network (Downers Grove, Ill.): Appointed Thomas Kirk, memory-support program director at Mather Lifeways (Evanston, Ill.), to be president and chief executive officer.

Wendt Center for Loss and Healing (Washington): Appointed Susan M. Ley, interim executive director and director of clinical programs, to be executive director.

World Neighbors (Oklahoma City): Appointed Erin Engelke, director of public relations at Smith & Associates Advertising (Oklahoma City), to be communications and marketing coordinator, and Kathy Hollenbeck, finance manager and land-protection specialist at the Nature Conservancy (Tulsa, Okla.), to be international programs accountant.

GRANT MAKERS

Brinson Foundation (Chicago): Appointed James D. Parsons, managing partner and chief operating officer at Gardner Carton & Douglas (Chicago), to be president.

Chicago Community Trust: Appointed Lehia Franklin Acox, manager of employee communications at Household International (Prospect Heights, Ill.), to be communications manager; Jason M. Baxendale, associate regional director and endowment specialist at the Boy Scouts of America’s Central Region Office (Naperville, Ill.), to be director of gift planning; Kassie Davis, a research and program-development consultant, to be a senior program officer; Jennifer B. Jobrack, director of communications, to be associate vice president of communications and community relations; Ngoan Le, special assistant on homelessness to the mayor at the Chicago Department of Human Services, to be a senior program officer; and Mark Rigdon, senior program officer and director of information services at the Spencer Foundation (Chicago), to be a senior program officer.

Danforth Foundation (St. Louis): Appointed Peter Sortino, president of St. Louis 2004, to be president. He succeeds Bruce Anderson, who is retiring.

DTE Energy Foundation (Detroit): Appointed Karla Hall, manager of corporate contributions and community involvement at DTE Energy (Detroit), to be vice president.

James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation (New York): Appointed Lisa Kersavage, a fellow in historic preservation at the Municipal Art Society (New York), to be executive director.

Goldseker Foundation (Baltimore): Appointed Carol A. Gilbert, program consultant, to be a program officer.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation (Battle Creek, Mich.): Announced the retirement of William C. Richardson, president and chief executive officer, effective December 31, 2005.

Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation (Dallas): Appointed Michelle D. Monse, associate director at the Dallas Foundation, to be executive director.

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (Miami): Appointed Sharon Moshavi, editor and correspondent for Pacific Time (Tokyo), a public radio show, to be communications manager.

Lumina Foundation for Education (Indianapolis): Appointed Dewayne Matthews, senior adviser to the president and vice president of state services at the Education Commission of the States (Denver), to be senior research director.

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Aly Kassam-Remtulla, a senior associate at Isaacson, Miller (Boston), to be a program officer in the general program.

Meyer Memorial Trust (Portland, Ore.): Appointed Barbara Gibbs, development director at the De Paul Treatment Centers (Portland), and Ann Lininger, co-director of the Community Development Law Center (Portland), to be program officers.

William Penn Foundation (Philadelphia): Announced the resignation of Kathy Engebretson, president. She will continue to serve as a senior adviser.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Alliance to Save Energy (Washington): Elected James H. DeGraffenreidt Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Washington Gas (D.C.), to be co-chairman of the Board of Directors. He joins co-chairman Sen. Byron Dorgan, of North Dakota.

Community Foundation Silicon Valley (San Jose, Calif.): Elected John M. Sobrato, general partner at the Sobrato Development Companies (Cupertino, Calif.), to the Board of Directors.

Community Gatepath (Burlingame, Calif.): Elected Niall McCarthy, a partner at Cotchett, Pitre, Simon & McCarthy (Burlingame), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Community Technology Foundation of California (San Francisco): Elected to the Board of Directors: Doug Hagan, director of corporate marketing at Netgear (Santa Clara, Calif.); Robert J. Jordan, chief executive of Knowledge Management Systems (Beverly Hills, Calif.); and Randolph L. Tom, founder and chief executive officer of Dynasty Capital Services (Moraga, Calif.).

D.A.R.E. America (Inglewood, Calif.): Elected Louis R. (Skip) Miller, a founding partner at the law firm of Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil, and Shapiro (Los Angeles), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Florida Association of Nonprofit Organizations (Miami Lakes): Elected John Cosgrove, a former Florida state representative, to be chairman of the Board of Direc-tors.

Geisinger Health System Foundation (Danville, Pa.): Elected Karen Davis, president of the Commonwealth Fund (New York), to the Board of Directors.

Independent Sector (Washington): Elected William E. Trueheart, president and chief executive officer of the Pittsburgh Foundation, to be chair of the Board of Directors. Also elected to the Board of Directors: Janet Murguia, president and chief executive officer of the National Council of La Raza (Washington); Edward Skloot, executive director of the Surdna Foundation (New York); Arturo Vargas, executive director of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (Los Angeles); and William S. White, president and chief executive officer of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Flint, Mich.).

James Irvine Foundation (San Francisco): Elected Regina L. Muehlhauser, president of Bank of America San Francisco, to the Board of Directors.

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation (White Plains, N.Y.): Elected James E. Sproull Jr., senior vice president for corporate bank operations at SunTrust Banks (Atlanta), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Markle Foundation (New York): Elected Lewis B. Kaden, a partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell (New York), to be chair of the Board of Directors, and Stanley Shuman, chairman of the Center for New York City Law, to the Board of Directors.

William G. McGowan Charitable Fund (Washington): Elected to the Board of Directors: Michael N. Cachine Sr., chief operating officer at IceWEB (Herndon, Va.); Calvin A. Gin, principal at La Grande Answer (Chicago); Sherilyn S. Kingsbury, administrator of the McGowan Gin Rosica Family Foundation (Chicago); Gertrude C. McGowan, corporate counsel at Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania (Wilkes-Barre); Leo A. McGowan, director of communications at Aelaric Communications (Carbondale, Pa.); Mary McGowan-Swartz, special-education educator at Sunset Ridge Elementary School (Overland Park, Kan.); Daniel J. Rosica, manager of college information-technology support at the Rochester Institute of Technology (N.Y.); Kathryn A. Rosica, a massage therapist (Vail, Colo.); and Thomas J. McGowan Jr. and Mark J. Rosica, nephews of William G. McGowan. Nine of the board members had previously served on the board of the McGowan Gin Rosica Family Foundation, which introduces younger members of the McGowan family to philanthropy. William G. McGowan founded MCI Communications.

National Association of Cancer Center Development Officers: Elected Cindy A. Eller, vice president for development at the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation (Buffalo, N.Y.), to be president.

Rasmuson Foundation (Anchorage): Elected Morgan Christen, a judge of the Alaska Superior Court (Anchorage), and Doug Eby, vice president of medical services at the Southcentral Foundation (Anchorage), to the Board of Directors.

Rural Community Assistance Corporation (West Sacramento, Calif.): Elected Elizabeth Moore, senior vice president for the community-development lending group at the Bank of America’s location in Reno, Nev., to the Board of Directors.

Skoll Foundation (Palo Alto, Calif.): Elected Debra Dunn, senior vice president of corporate affairs and global citizenship at Hewlett-Packard (Palo Alto), and Roger Martin, dean of the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the U. of Toronto, to the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Caswell Zachry Grizzard (Dallas): Appointed Randy Schackmann, account director for gospel missions at Grizzard (Los Angeles), to be senior vice president. Caswell Zachry Grizzard provides planned-giving services.

Demont & Associates (Portland, Me.): Appointed Susannah P. Kerest, major-gifts officer at Horizons for Homeless Children (Boston), to be an associate.

Grizzard Agency (Atlanta): Appointed Jeff Nickel, managing director of marketing at the Domain Group (Atlanta), to be group vice president.

Yellowfin Direct Marketing (Boston): Appointed Traci Cacioppo, chief operating officer and vice president of production at Dragon Direct Marketing (Braintree, Mass.), to be account supervisor.