People

All Kinds of Minds (Chapel Hill, N.C.): Appointed Mary-Dean Barringer, national director for the organization’s Schools Attuned Program, to be chief executive officer. She succeeds Mark Grayson, who will become president. This group offers programs for children who have academic difficulties.

American Humane Association (Denver): Appointed Allie Phillips, a senior lawyer at the National District Attorneys Association’s National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse (Alexandria, Va.) and the National Child Protection Training Center (Winona, Minn.), to be director of government affairs, based in Washington.

Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Daniel Summins, vice president of development and communications at Chicago Youth Centers, to be executive director.

Bryant U. (Smithfield, R.I.): Appointed James Damron, associate vice president for university advancement at Seton Hall U. (South Orange, N.J.), to be vice president for university advancement.

Carnival Center for the Performing Arts (Miami): Appointed Nancy Cooper, president of Nancy Cooper Associates (Miami), to be chief marketing officer.

Child Welfare League of America (Washington): Appointed Christine James-Brown, president and chief executive officer of United Way International (Alexandria, Va.), to be president and chief executive officer. She succeeds Shay Bilchick, who has resigned.

Corporation for Supportive Housing (New York): Appointed Stephanie Harms, senior program manager at the organization’s Resource Center, based in Minneapolis, to be senior program manager for strategic planning, based in Minneapolis; Stephanie Hartshorn, policy and research intern, based in Washington, to be program manager for Michigan, based in Brighton; Ted Jones, vice president for underwriting at the Armstrong Mortgage Company (Columbus, Ohio), to be senior program manager for Ohio, based in Columbus; Monique Pierre, development manager at the Church of the Messiah Housing Corporation (Detroit), to be program manager for Michigan, based in Brighton; and Alison Recca-Ryan, senior program manager, based in Trenton (N.J.), to be director for New Jersey, based in Trenton.

Dia Art Foundation (New York): Appointed Jeffrey Weiss, curator and head of the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Art (Washington), to be director. He succeeds Michael Govan, who is now director and chief executive officer of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Direct Relief International (Santa Barbara, Calif.): Appointed Bhupi Singh, chief financial officer at Vernier Networks (Mountain View, Calif.), to be chief financial officer.

Girl Scouts of Central Maryland (Baltimore): Appointed Maria T. Johnson, senior director of development and external relations at Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation (Baltimore), to be vice president of council advancement.

Hands On Atlanta: Appointed Beverly I. Landis, vice president of program development at the YMCA of Greater Miami, to be chief operating officer. Hands On Atlanta helps individuals, groups, and companies find volunteering opportunities.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia): Appointed Kim Sajet, senior vice president for museum and public programs at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Philadelphia), to be president and chief executive officer.

International Museum of Women (San Francisco): Appointed Tina Ahn, chief advancement officer at the Edgewood Center for Children and Families (San Francisco), to be vice president of development, and Dannie Tillman, director of communications and coalitions at Equality California (Los Angeles), to be director of marketing.

Island Harvest (Mineola, N.Y.): Appointed John Mulvey, development manager at the City Parks Foundation (New York), to be senior business-development manager, and Naisha Vinson, special-events coordinator and development assistant at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center Foundation, to be manager of volunteer and community services. Island Harvest collects and distributes food to needy people on Long Island, N.Y.

Kansas City Symphony (Mo.): Appointed Ron Fredman, senior vice president at Hartsook Companies (Wichita, Kan.), to be director of development.

Kansas State U. Foundation (Manhattan): Appointed Mark Friesen, a development officer for the College of Engineering, to be director of development for Kansas State U. at Salina; Kelly Levi-Sartorius, director of development for the College of Engineering, to be senior director of development for the College of Engineering; Jennifer Rettele-Thomas, associate director of development for the College of Human Ecology, to be director of development for the College of Human Ecology; Mitzi Richards, senior director of development for the College of Engineering, to be senior director of corporate and foundation relations; and Liz Townsend, a development coordinator for the College of Engineering, to be a development officer for the College of Engineering.

Lions International (Oak Brook, Ill.): Appointed Peter Lynch, manager of the member-services group, to be executive administrator.

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (Des Plaines): Appointed Jean M. Johnson, a vice president at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Foundation (Ill.), to be vice president of advancement.

Moses Cone-Wesley Long Community Health Foundation (Greensboro, N.C.): Announced the retirement of Robert Newton, president, effective June 30.

National Parkinson Foundation (Miami): Appointed Jose Garcia-Pedrosa, chief operating officer, to be president and chief executive officer.

New York City Opera: Appointed Gerard Mortier, director of the Opéra National de Paris, to be general manager and artistic director, effective September 1, 2009. He will suceed Paul Kellogg, who plans to retire in June.

New York State Historical Association and the Farmers’ Museum (Cooperstown): Appointed John Carnahan, president of Better Solutions for Nonprofits (Burlington Flats, N.Y.), to be vice president for development.

North Carolina Wesleyan College (Rocky Mount): Appointed Malcolm W. Woodall, vice president for advancement at Lewis U. (Romeoville, Ill.), to be vice president of development.

North Park U. (Chicago): Appointed Pier Rogers, associate executive director at the National Association of Social Workers, New York City Chapter, to be director of the Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management.

Phipps Houses Group (New York): Appointed James McSpiritt, deputy chief of the Municipal Finance Division at the New York City Law Department, to be corporate vice president and general counsel. This nonprofit organization develops affordable housing and provides community-based education, employment, and health programs.

Portsmouth Abbey School (R.I.): Appointed Patrick J. Burke, director of development and alumni affairs, to be assistant headmaster for development.

Sister Cities International (Washington): Appointed Patrick Madden, vice president of external affairs and publisher of Inside Arts magazine at the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (Washington), to be executive director.

Southwestern Vermont Health Care (Bennington): Appointed Marny Krause, associate vice president for advancement at Skidmore College (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.), to be vice president of development.

Syracuse U. (N.Y.): Appointed Mary Lerner, principal at M. Lerner & Associates (Syracuse), to be assistant dean for advancement for the College of Arts and Sciences.

United Negro College Fund (Fairfax, Va.): Appointed Larry A. Griffith Jr., executive director for national higher education relationship development at the College Board (New York), to be vice president for the Gates Millennium Scholars Program.

United Way International (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Teresa Hall Bartels, president of Hallbart Holdings (Mundelein, Ill.), to be president and chief executive officer.

Virginia Mason Foundation (Seattle): Appointed Michael VanDerhoef, executive director and vice president of the Virginia Mason Medical Center, to be president and vice president of the Medical Center.

Voices for America’s Children (Washington): Appointed William Bentley, executive vice president and chief operating officer at the Points of Light Foundation (Washington), to be president.

Wildlife Trust (New York): Appointed Brenda Torres-Barreto, executive director of the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society (Cupertino, Calif.), to be a program officer.

GRANT MAKERS

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (New York): Appointed Fred Schnur, vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer for the Teachers College at Columbia U. (New York), to be vice president and secretary.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Seattle): Appointed Alexander S. Friedman, director of investment banking and co-head of the financial sponsor group at Lazard (New York), to be chief financial officer.

Boston Foundation: Appointed Allison F. Bauer, staff director and chief counsel for Massachusetts State Rep. Ruth Balser (Boston), to be senior program officer for health and human services.

California Endowment (Los Angeles): Appointed Laura Hogan, director of the Access to Health Services program, to be vice president of program.

Charles Babbage Foundation (San Francisco): Appointed Jeffery D. Stein, chief executive officer of Peyton Investments (Tiburon, Calif.), to be chairman and chief executive officer.

Community Foundation of Broward (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.): Appointed Greg H. Goodman, senior director of marketing at Heritage Park Retirement Communities (Delray Beach, Fla.), to be director of community relations.

Dallas Foundation: Appointed Victor Korelstein, assistant vice president at Community Counselling Service (Chicago), to be director of development.

Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation (Jacksonville, Fla.): Appointed Leslie K. Wildes, district director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association Jacksonville, to be director of community programs.

George Lucas Educational Foundation (San Rafael, Calif.): Appointed Cindy Johanson, senior vice president for interactive and education at the Public Broadcasting Service (Arlington, Va.), to be chief operating officer.

Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health (Palo Alto, Calif.): Appointed David T. Alexander, president of Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital (Grand Rapids, Mich.), to be president and chief executive officer.

Seattle Foundation: Appointed Patti Dill, a vice president at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (Seattle), to be director of gift planning.

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland: Appointed Lynn S. Berner, a health-care and legal consultant for the Ohio Commission to Reform Medicaid, based in Cleveland, to be program officer for program partnerships and learning; Sister Ruthmary Powers, major superior at the Sisters of the Humility of Mary (Villa Maria, Pa.), to be program director of religious communities; and Leslie K. Strnisha, assistant local office director at the Enterprise Foundation, based in Cleveland, to be director of program and evaluation.

Skillman Foundation (Detroit): Appointed Tonya Allen, program director, to be vice president of programs; Andrea Cole, treasurer and director of finance, to be chief financial officer; Marie Colombo, a program officer, to be knowledge-management officer; and Ed Egnatios, a program officer, to be senior program officer.

Triangle Community Foundation (Durham, N.C.): Appointed Sandra Rodriguez, associate director at El Pueblo (Durham, N.C.), to be donor-relations officer.

UPS Foundation (Atlanta): Appointed Lisa Hamilton, a public-affairs manager, based in Washington, to be president. She succeeds Evern Cooper Epps, who is retiring.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation (Houston): Elected David L. Nelson, a tax principal at Blazek & Vetterling (Houston), to the Board of Directors.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation (Eagan): Elected Luz Maria Frias, external-affairs director for Chris Coleman, mayor of St. Paul, to the Board of Directors.

Buck Institute for Age Research (Novato, Calif.): Elected E. Lewis Reid, former chief executive officer of the California Endowment (Los Angeles), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

California Wellness Foundation (Woodland Hills): Elected Peggy Saika, executive director of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (San Francisco), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Fortune Society (New York): Elected Betty P. Rauch, a marketing consultant in New York, to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Global Fund for Children (Washington): Elected Juliette Gimon, a philanthropy consultant for Google.org, based in New York, to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Greater Kansas City Community Foundation (Mo.): Elected to the Board of Directors: the Rev. Wallace Hartsfield, senior pastor at the Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church (Kansas City, Mo.); Jim Hinson, superintendent at the Independence School District No. 30 (Mo.); Fred G. Mitchell, president of Mitchell Capital Management (Kansas City, Mo.); Joerg Ohle, president and general manager of the Bayer Corporation Animal Health Division of North America (Shawnee, Kan.); Carlos Riojas, owner and president of Able Employment/Riojas Enterprises (Kansas City, Mo.); Anne D. St. Peter, general manager at Fleishman-Hillard (Kansas City, Mo.); and Robin Sterneck, head of the commercial-insurance unit at Swiss Re (Overland Park, Kan.).

Houston Endowment: Elected Linnet F. Deily, a community volunteer in Houston, and Jesse H. Jones II, a community volunteer in Houston, to the Board of Directors.

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation (New York): Elected Leslie Lowe, director of the energy and environment program at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (New York), to be chairwoman of the Board of Directors.

Parkway Council Foundation (Philadelphia): Elected Happy Craven Fernandez, president of Moore College of Art and Design (Philadelphia), to be president of the Board of Directors.

Philadelphia Foundation: Elected Steven L. Sanders, chairman and chief executive officer of First Genesis Financial Group (Newtown Square, Pa.), to the Board of Managers.

Triangle Community Foundation (Durham, N.C.): Elected Donovan Moxey, chief executive officer of Interactive Multimedia Solutions (Research Triangle Park, N.C.), and Willy Stewart, president and chief executive officer of Stewart Engineering (Morrisville, N.C.), to the Board of Directors.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation (Battle Creek, Mich.): Elected Sterling Speirn, president and chief executive officer, to the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Mindshare Interactive Campaigns (Washington): Appointed Jason McQueen, marketing director at NFusionGroup (Austin, Tex.), to be a strategic consultant. This company helps charities raise money online.

Suddes Partners (Atlanta): Appointed Cathy Coleman, director of development at the Westminster Schools (Atlanta), to be director. This organization is a fund-raising consulting firm.

Notices of personnel changes and board-member appointments may be sent to people@philanthropy.com.