People

Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago: Appointed Sarah Triano, associate director of programs, to be director of programs.

American Lung Association of Maryland (Hunt Valley): Appointed Claire R. Mullins, communications director at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, to be vice president of communications, and Valerie Nozea, clinical specialist for asthma education at Innovex (Abingdon, Md.), to be director of education.

Armory Art Center (West Palm Beach, Fla.): Appointed Thérèse Shehan, managing partner of TMS Partners (Delray Beach, Fla.), to be executive director.

Baptist Health Foundation (Birmingham, Ala.): Appointed Mark Belcher, vice president for institutional advancement at Reinhardt College (Waleska, Ga.), to be vice president and chief operating officer, and Gary Fisher, senior pastor at the First Baptist Church of Pinson (Ala.), to be director of church and faith relations.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities (St. Paul): Appointed Gloria C. Lewis, director of the Office of Minority and Multicultural Health at the Minnesota Department of Health (St. Paul), to be president and chief executive officer.

Cogswell Polytechnical College (Sunnyvale, Calif.): Appointed Bonnie Phelps, manager of annual, scholarship, and endowment giving at the Music Academy of the West (Santa Barbara, Calif.), to be dean for institutional advancement.

Covenant House New York: Appointed Patrick J. Donahue, vice president for institutional advancement at Felician College (Lodi, N.J.), to be director of corporate and major giving.

Ecotrust (Portland, Ore.): Appointed Lauren S. Johnson, communications manager at the Chemical Strategies Partnership (San Francisco), to be vice president of development and communications.

Elant Foundation (Goshen, N.Y.): Appointed Anne Palmer Moss, executive director of the Community Foundation of Orange County (Chester, N.Y.), to be vice president.

EngenderHealth (New York): Appointed Ana Langer, regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Population Council (New York), to be president and chief executive officer.

Fuller Center for Housing (Americus, Ga.): Appointed Teresa Ide, executive director of the Wiregrass Habitat for Humanity (Dothan, Ala.), to be vice president of communications, and David Snell, a consultant in Colorado Springs, to be vice president of program.

Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues (New York): Appointed Karen Zelermyer, deputy director of the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice (New York), to be executive director.

Gerontology Network (Grand Rapids, Mich.): Appointed June Bowman, executive director of Ox-Bow (Saugatuck, Mich.), to be vice president for advancement.

Gifts In Kind International (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Richard Wong, chief executive officer and co-founder of HumaniLink (Richmond, Va.), to be president and chief executive officer.

Girls Incorporated of New York City: Appointed Pamela J. Maraldo, a consultant in New York and former president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (New York), to be interim executive director.

Grand Rapids Community College (Mich.): Appointed Andrew Bowne, director of work-force training and economic development, to be executive director of college advancement.

Health Choice Network (Miami): Appointed Kevin Kearns, acting chief executive officer and former executive vice president and chief financial officer, to be president and chief executive officer.

Human Rights First (New York): Appointed Maureen K. Byrnes, director of policy initiatives and the health and human-services program at the Pew Charitable Trusts (Philadelphia), to be executive director, effective in January, and Michael Posner, executive director, to be president.

James Lenox House Association and Carnegie East House (New York): Appointed Adriene Rosell, vice president of long-term care services and nursing-facility administrator at Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center (New York), to be executive director.

Kansas State U. Foundation (Manhattan): Appointed Bill Grevas, senior director of development for the College of Technology and Aviation at Kansas State U. at Salina, to be director of constituent development.

Lyndon State College (Lyndon Center, Vt.): Appointed Hannah Nelson, fund-raising-events manager at Special Olympics Vermont (Williston), to be director of development and alumni affairs, and Robert Whittaker, director of foundations and planned giving at the Utah Symphony and Opera (Salt Lake City), to be dean of institutional advancement.

MacMurray College (Jacksonville, Ill.): Appointed Kim Jennings, director of marketing and public relations at the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, to be director of annual giving.

MercyFirst (Syosset, N.Y.): Appointed Denis J. Barry, chief executive officer of Abbott House (Irvington, N.Y.), to be interim chief executive officer. He succeeds Liz Giordano, who has resigned after 13 years. MercyFirst helps abused, neglected, and troubled children in metropolitan New York.

New England Wild Flower Society (Framingham, Mass.): Appointed Dianne Butt, development director at the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park (Lincoln, Mass.), to be director of development.

Open Meadow Schools (Portland, Ore.): Appointed Andrew Mason, associate director, to be executive director.

Oregon Mentors (Portland): Appointed Carolyn Becic, development director at Self Enhancement Inc. (Portland), to be executive director.

Oregon Public Broadcasting (Portland): Appointed Steven M. Bass, president and chief executive officer of Nashville Public Television, to be president and chief executive officer, effective early next year. He succeeds Maynard Orme, who is retiring.

Princeton U. (N.J.): Appointed John Martin, human-resources manager, to be director of the office of development administration, and Elizabeth Boluch Wood, chief development officer at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey (New Brunswick), to be director of the office of principal gifts.

St. Francis Medical Center (Lynwood, Calif.): Appointed Rodney D. Franks, chief philanthropy executive at Aurora Sinai Medical Center (Milwaukee), to be chief executive officer.

Syracuse U. (N.Y.): Appointed Joan Adler, general manager at Digitalize (Burbank, Calif.), to be senior director of development, based in Los Angeles; Martha Allen, campaign coordinator at the Catholic Medical Mission Board (New York), to be assistant director of development for donor acquisition at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications; Lisa Hoeschele, vice president for development and government relations at WCNY-TV and Classic FM (Syracuse), to be director of development for gift planning in the Office of Gift Planning; and Paula Meseroll, public-relations coordinator for the department of public safety, to be communications manager for the Office of Principal Gifts and Chancellor’s Initiatives.

U. of Chicago: Appointed Randy Holgate, vice president for development and alumni relations, to be senior vice president for university resources, and Ronald Schiller, associate vice president of university advancement, director of university development, and campaign director at Carnegie Mellon U. (Pittsburgh), to be vice president for development and alumni relations.

Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (Washington): Appointed Bill Barron, operations director for the Information Management and Mine Action Programs, to be director of the programs, and Joe Donahue, co-director of IMMAP, to be vice president of the programs.

GRANT MAKERS

Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation (Flowery Branch, Ga.): Appointed B. Scott Doll, executive director of the Carl E. Sanders Family YMCA (Atlanta), to be executive director.

Berks County Community Foundation (Reading, Pa.): Appointed Tammy A. Phillips, vice president and underwriter at Citizen’s Bank (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.), to be program officer.

Changemakers (San Francisco): Appointed Donna Bransford, program director, to be interim executive director. She succeeds Pilar Gonzales, who is resigning.

Community Foundation of Orange County (Chester, N.Y.): Appointed Karen VanHouton, vice president for development and marketing at the Community Foundation of Dutchess County (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), to be executive director.

Dibner Fund (Wilton, Conn.): Announced the death of David Dibner, founder and chairman of the Board of Trustees, on September 28. He was 78.

Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation (New York): Appointed Scott Moyer, program officer, to be president. He succeeds George Labalme Jr., who is retiring. The foundation also appointed Jennifer Segel, program associate for Casastart at the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia U. (New York), to be program officer.

National Credit Union Foundation (Washington): Appointed Steve Bosack, senior policy adviser, to be deputy director.

Public Welfare Foundation (Washington): Announced the resignation of Larry Kressley, executive director, effective October 31, 2006.

Skoll Foundation (Palo Alto, Calif.): Appointed Ed Diener, vice president of finance and administration at the Omidyar Foundation (Redwood City, Calif.), to be counsel, and Laura Vais, director of worldwide corporate marketing at Applied Biosystems (Foster City, Calif.), to be marketing director.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

American Legacy Foundation (Washington): Elected William H. Sorrell, attorney general of Vermont, to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Atlantic Foundation (Hamilton, Bermuda): Elected Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, professor of education at Harvard U. (Cambridge, Mass.) and chair of the Board of Directors at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago), to the Board of Directors.

Cleveland Foundation: Elected Frederick R. Nance, managing partner at Squire Sanders’ Cleveland office, to the Board of Directors.

Donors Forum of Chicago: Elected Louis Marsico, senior vice president of operations at the McCormick Tribune Foundation (Chicago), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues (New York): Elected Tim Sweeney, a program director at the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund (San Francisco), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

International Foundation for Music Research (Carlsbad, Calif.): Elected Bennett Reimer, a former professor of music at Northwestern U. (Evanston, Ill.), to the Board of Trustees.

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (Kansas City, Mo.): Elected John W. Jordan, chairman and chief executive officer of Jordan Industries (Chicago), and Ramon de Oliveira, managing partner at Logan Pass Partners (New York), to the Board of Trustees.

McGregor Fund (Detroit): Elected Susan Schooley, medical director for the Detroit region at the Henry Ford Medical Group, to the Board of Trustees.

Metropolitan Family Services (Chicago): Elected Frank M. Clark, executive vice president and chief of staff at Exelon (Chicago) and president of ComEd (Chicago), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

New York City Mission Society: Elected Ellsworth George Stanton III, former executive director of the James N. Jarvie Commonweal Service (New York), to be president of the Board of Directors.

Partners in Care Foundation (San Fernando, Calif.): Elected Adrian B. Stern, founding partner at Clumeck Stern Schenkelberg & Getzoff (Encino, Calif.), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Brakeley Briscoe (New Canaan, Conn.): Appointed Shauna A.S. Chabot, consulting associate, to be associate managing director, and Brigid D. Kernan, consulting associate, to be vice president. Brakeley Briscoe provides fund-raising, governance, and strategic-planning services for nonprofit groups.

Demont & Associates (Portland, Me.): Appointed Patricia Hubbard, associate, to be senior associate, and Sheri M. Leahan, associate, to be director of campaign systems. Demont & Associates is a fund-raising consulting firm.

Kellogg Organization (Denver): Appointed Mary K. Schaefer, senior executive consultant, to be vice president. The Kellogg Organization is a fund-raising consulting company.

Kintera (San Diego): Appointed Denise Shephard, founder and chief executive officer of Collaborative Standards (San Francisco), to be vice president of product management. Kintera manufactures Web-based software for nonprofit organizations.

Plexus Consulting Group (Washington): Appointed Andaleeb Ahmed, a consultant at EMG (Laurel, Md.), and Lora D. Meisner, executive director of the Committee for Montgomery (Rockville, Md.), to be senior advisers. Plexus offers marketing, management, and strategic-planning consulting services to for-profit, government, and nonprofit groups.

TCC Group (New York): Appointed Richard Mittenthal, president and chief operating officer, to be chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2006. He will succeed John Riggan, who is resigning. TCC provides management-consulting services to nonprofit organizations.

Wachovia Bank (New York): Appointed Paula Park, vice president for the Chase Not for Profit Group at JPMorgan Chase Bank (New York), to be senior vice president for the Tax Exempt Advisory Group.