People

Alliance for Excellent Education (Washington): Appointed Michael Wotorson, national education director at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Baltimore), to be director of community partnerships.

American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles: Appointed Mickie H. Faris, associate dean of external relations for the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center at the U. of Southern California (Los Angeles), to be chief development officer.

Business and Professional Women/USA and the Business and Professional Women Foundation (Washington): Appointed Linda Wright-Fuller, a nonprofit project-management consultant based in Bowie, Md., to be director of operations of both organizations.

California State U., East Bay (Hayward): Appointed David J. Madson, director of development for the library and graduate division at the U. of California at San Francisco, to be senior director of development.

Callen-Lorde Community Health Center (New York): Appointed Wendy Stark, deputy executive director for finance and administration, to be interim executive director. She succeeds Jay Laudato, who has resigned to become assistant division director for the Office of Health Insurance Programs/Division of Financial Planning at the New York State Department of Health (Albany).

Centerstone Community Mental Health Centers (Nashville): Appointed Laura Allen, director of development, to be vice president of development, and Angela Moretti Goddard, director of marketing at Mastrapasqua Asset Management (Nashville), to be manager of donor relations.

Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, Md.): Appointed Fern J. Stone, vice president of development and public relations at Sibley Memorial Hospital (Washington), to be director of development and public relations. This residential facility houses NIH patients and their families.

Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Fairfield/Westchester Chapter (White Plains, N.Y.): Appointed Jennifer Lewis, national director of major gifts at the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (New York), to be executive director.

Denver Health Foundation: Appointed D’Anne DuBois, program assistant and recruitment manager for the psychiatry residency-training program at the U. of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, to be coordinator of donor communications and database manager; Robin Engleberg, director of youth and family services at the Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center (Denver), to be program manager; and Candice Jones, a project manager at Art Management and Planning Associates (Denver), to be special-events coordinator.

Earth U. Foundation (Atlanta): Appointed Pat Fischer, senior vice president and senior banker at LaSalle Bank (Atlanta), to be executive director. He succeeds Gian Rossi-Espagnet, who has retired. This agricultural-science school focuses on sustainable development and the conservation of national resources.

ePhilanthropy Foundation (Washington): Announced the resignation of Ted Hart, founder and chief executive officer. He will operate his own consulting company, Hart Philanthropic Services, based in Columbia, Md.

Fieldstone Alliance (St. Paul): Appointed Jannina Aristy, vice president at the National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health (Rockville, Md.), to be a principal consultant. The Fieldstone Alliance provides management-assistance services to nonprofit groups.

Fox Chase Cancer Center (Philadelphia): Appointed Fern Sanford, senior manager of annual giving at the American Association of Cancer Research (Philadelphia), to be director of annual giving.

Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana (Indianapolis): Appointed Toni Thompson, director of Goodwill Staffing Solutions, to be vice president and chief operating officer of Goodwill Staffing Solutions.

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (Washington): Appointed Courtney Bourns, director of organizational development at Conservation International (Arlington, Va.), to be director of programs.

Harvard U. (Cambridge, Mass.): Appointed Tamara Elliott Rogers, associate dean for advancement and planning at the university’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, to be vice president for alumni affairs and development.

International Fund for Animal Welfare (Yarmouth Port, Mass.): Appointed Jeffrey Flocken, international-affairs specialist in the Division of International Conservation at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Washington), to be director of the Washington office.

J. McDonald Williams Institute (Dallas): Appointed Timothy Bray, associate director, to be director. He succeeds Marcus Martin, who is now president and chief executive officer of Education Is Freedom (Dallas). The Williams Institute studies urban poverty.

John Carroll U. (Cleveland): Appointed Doreen Knapp Riley, director of foundation programs at the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (Washington), to be vice president for university advancement.

Lewis & Clark College (Portland, Ore.): Appointed Gregory A. Volk, executive vice president at Lawrence U. (Appleton, Wis.), to be vice president of institutional advancement.

Lincoln U. Foundation (Jefferson City, Mo.): Appointed Arthur Brooks, executive director of the Alcorn State U. Foundation and director of development at Alcorn State U. (Alcorn State, Miss.), to be executive director and vice president of institutional advancement for the university.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Appointed Terry Morello, executive director of external affairs at the U. of California at Los Angeles School of the Arts and Architecture, to be vice president of development.

Marrow Foundation (Minneapolis): Appointed Mitch Stoller, president and chief executive officer of the Lance Armstrong Foundation (Austin, Tex.), to be president.

National 4-H Council (Chevy Chase, Md.): Appointed Pam Garza, director of the National Youth Development Learning Network at the National Collaboration for Youth/National Human Services Assembly (Washington), to be national project director for professional development.

National Council for Research on Women (New York): Appointed Nicole Mason, executive director of the National Women’s Alliance (Washington), to be director of research and policy initiatives.

National Museum of the American Indian (Washington): Appointed Kevin Gover, a law professor for the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State U. (Tempe) and co-executive director of the university’s American Indian Policy Institute, to be director, effective December 2. He succeeds W. Richard West Jr., who has resigned.

National Museum of Women in the Arts (Washington): Announced the appointment of Susan Sterling, deputy director, to be acting director. She succeeds Judy L. Larson, who has resigned.

New England Conservatory (Boston): Appointed Edward R. Lesser, managing director and chief operating officer at the Boston Options Exchange, to be chief financial officer.

Newberry Library (Chicago): Appointed Sarah Alger, manager for planned giving at Northwestern Memorial Foundation (Chicago), to be director of annual giving.

Nonprofit Technology Network (Portland, Ore.): Appointed Holly Ross, program director, to be executive director, effective November 1. She will succeed Katrin Verclas, who has resigned.

Oregon State U. Foundation (Corvallis): Appointed Molly Brown, senior director for development services, to be senior director for strategic communications and donor relations; Steven Lont, director of communications, to be director for marketing and creative services; Jennifer Niedermeyer, director of development for ocean and earth sciences, to be director of development for the College of Forestry; Karen Shaw, development director for the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the U. of Oregon (Eugene), to be director of development for central initiatives, diversity, and scholarships; and Sara Zaske, communication specialist, to be director for communications and media relations.

Pittsburgh Theological Seminary: Appointed Thomas J. Pappalardo, vice president for institutional advancement at Grove City College (Pa.), to be vice president for strategic advancement and marketing.

PlayPumps International (Washington): Appointed Dale E. Jones, managing partner for the CEO and Board Practice at Heidrick & Struggles, based in Atlanta, to be chief executive officer.

Princeton Baptist Medical Center (Birmingham, Ala.): Appointed Alice Cox, executive director of the Alabama Ballet (Birmingham), to be director of development.

Trustees of Reservations (Sharon, Mass.): Appointed William Bagley, director of development for the School of Health Sciences at Quinnipiac U. (Hamden, Conn.), to be senior philanthropic adviser, based in Beverly, Mass. This group preserves and manages land in Massachusetts.

U. of California at Los Angeles: Appointed Matthew Durkan, administrative analyst in the department of policy and organization at the university’s Anderson School of Management, to be director of development for the School of Public Health; Brandon Eicher, founder and president of BrandonEicher.com, a Web-design company in Los Angeles, to be assistant director of development for the College of Letters and Science; Harmony Frederick, development associate at the Anderson School of Management, to be assistant director of annual giving at the Anderson School of Management; Edward Reardon, director of education and programs at MetroLacrosse (Dorchester, Mass.), to be director of development at the university’s Corinne A. Seeds University Elementary School; and Laurel Zeno, associate director of major gifts, to be director of major gifts for the School of Law.

U. of Texas Health Science Center (Houston): Appointed Susan H. Coulter, vice president for university advancement at the U. of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston), to be vice president of institutional advancement.

Upward Bound House (Santa Monica, Calif.): Appointed David Snow, a business consultant based in Los Angeles, to be executive director. This social-service group offers housing for homeless families and poor older adults.

Walker Art Center (Minneapolis): Appointed Olga Viso, director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Washington), to be director, effective in January 2008.

Wesley Housing Development Corporation (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Shelley Murphy, vice president for marketing operations and partner solutions at Verizon Communications (Basking Ridge, N.J.), to be chief executive officer. She succeeds Al Smuzynski, who has retired.

YMCA of Greater Miami: Appointed Karl Salathe, vice president of development at the Somerset Hills YMCA (N.J.)., to be vice president of financial development.

YWCA Middle Rio Grande (Albuquerque): Appointed Donna M. Audette, chief executive officer of YWCA Dayton (Ohio), to be chief executive officer, and Roxanne Rivera-Wiest, founder and president of Syntactics (Albuquerque), to be director of development.

GRANT MAKERS

Arcus Foundation (Kalamazoo, Mich.): Appointed Annette Lanjouw, international program officer at the Howard G. Buffett Foundation (Decatur, Ill.), to be director of the Great Apes Program, based in Cambridge, England.

Community Foundation Serving Riverside and San Bernardino Counties (Riverside, Calif.): Appointed Jim Erickson, a fund-raising consultant, based in Riverside, to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Sheryl J. Alexander, who has resigned.

Fetzer Institute (Kalamazoo, Mich.): Appointed Susan Trabucchi, director of marketing and brand management for PBS’s American Experience, based in Boston, to be senior program officer.

Heinz Endowments (Pittsburgh): Appointed Bomani Howze, vice president at the Mental Health Association of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh), to be program officer for the Innovation Economy program.

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Joel Hinkhouse, portfolio analyst at FrontPoint Partners Utility and Energy Hedge Fund (Chicago), to be manager for absolute return and fixed income in the investment department; Elizabeth Ramborger, section head for south central Asia in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor at the U.S. Department of State (Washington), to be director of program operations for the Program on Global Security and Sustainability; and Susan Richardson, assistant metro editor at the Chicago Tribune, to be communications officer and senior writer.

Pittsburgh Foundation: Announced the retirement of William E. Trueheart, president and chief executive officer.

Rockefeller Foundation (New York): Appointed David J. Jhirad, vice president for science and research at the World Resources Institute (Washington), to be vice president for research and evaluation.

Wal-Mart Foundation (Bentonville, Ark.): Appointed Margaret A. McKenna, president of Lesley U. (Cambridge, Mass.), to be president.

Y & H Soda Foundation (Moraga, Calif.): Appointed Mary Doyle, social-justice coordinator at the Diocese of Oakland (Calif.), to be program officer for social justice.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor, Me.) Elected Brian F. Wruble, general partner of Odyssey Partners (New York), to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

Madison Community Foundation (Wis.): Elected David Reinecke, a partner at Foley & Lardner, based in Madison, to be chairman of the Board of Governors. Also elected: Peter Lundberg, director and owner of Janus Galleries (Madison).

Wallace Foundation (New York): Elected Kevin W. Kennedy, a managing director at Goldman Sachs (New York), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Convio (Austin, Tex.): Announced the resignation of Sheeraz Haji, president and co-founder of GetActive Software (Washington), which was acquired by Convio, effective in 2008. Convio produces Web-based fund-raising software for nonprofit groups.

PEP Direct (Wilton, N.H.): Appointed Corinne Biggs, vice president of account services at Amergent (Peabody, Mass.), to be senior vice president of strategic development. PEP Direct is a direct-mail and marketing firm for nonprofit groups and businesses.

Richner & Richner (Ann Arbor, Mich.): Appointed Karen Campbell, campaign associate at the Washtenaw United Way (Ann Arbor), to be project assistant. Richner & Richner helps charities raise money.