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African American Nonprofit Network (Washington): Appointed Maxine B. Baker, former president and chief executive officer of the Freddie Mac Foundation (McLean, Va.) and vice president of community relations at Freddie Mac (McLean), to be president. This group connects African Americans in the Washington area to leadership positions at nonprofit organizations.

American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar (Richmond, Va.): Appointed Christy S. Coleman, vice president at the Arts Consulting Group, based in Detroit, to be president.

American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (New York): Appointed Marshall S. Levin, senior associate national director and director of national development at the Anti-Defamation League (New York), to be chief executive officer and executive vice president. He succeeds Martin Kraar, who is now a philanthropy consultant.

American India Foundation (New York): Appointed Ethan Veneklasen, director of development at Muse Productions (Emeryville, Calif.), to be regional director for the West Coast, based in Santa Clara, Calif.

American Lung Association (New York): Appointed Kim Schwartz, vice president of finance at the American National Red Cross (Washington), to be chief financial officer.

Association of Hole in the Wall Camps (New Haven, Conn.): Appointed Ray Empson, president and chief executive officer of Keep America Beautiful (Stamford, Conn.), to be chief executive officer and chief executive officer-elect of the Hole in the Wall Foundation. This group operates a network of camps for children with serious illnesses.

Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries (Beacon, N.Y.): Appointed Shirley Hartman, a senior advancement officer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, N.Y.), to be chief development officer.

Buffalo Bill Historical Center (Cody, Wyo.): Appointed Bruce Eldredge, chief executive officer of the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (Spokane, Wash.), to be executive director and chief executive officer.

Cancer Institute of New Jersey Foundation (New Brunswick): Appointed Paula Hunchar, deputy director, to be executive director. Also appointed: Susan M. Gantz, director of research and prospect management at St. John’s U. (New York), to be director of development services, and John J. Goldner, a business consultant based in Blairstown, N.J., to be finance director.

Common Good Ventures (Brunswick, Me.): Announced the resignation of Kristin Majeska, co-founder and president, effective in July. This organization helps charities become more efficient.

Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland: Appointed Helen M. Dumski, vice president of programs and services, to be vice president and chief operating officer.

Environmental Defense (New York): Appointed David Yarnold, executive vice president, to be executive director and president of the organization’s Action Fund.

Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers (Washington): Appointed Ernie Gutierrez, former program director at the Kresge Foundation (Troy, Mich.), to be acting president. He succeeds Ellen Barclay, who is now deputy executive director of professional-development services at NAFSA: Association of International Educators (Washington).

Goodwill Industries International (Rockville, Md.): Appointed Jim Gibbons, president and chief executive officer of National Industries for the Blind (Alexandria, Va.), to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds George W. Kessinger, who has retired.

Hazelden Foundation (Center City, Minn.): Announced the resignation of Ellen Breyer, president and chief executive officer. This drug-treatment center provides health care and conducts research, advocacy, and public-education campaigns.

Institute for Student Achievement (Lake Success, N.Y.): Appointed Adalberto (Al) Andino, vice president for strategy and development at Jobs for the Future (Boston), to be vice president for strategic partnerships; Laura deBuys, director of communications at the Salvation Army in Greater New York, to be director of communications and marketing; and Anna Marie Farnish, director of Making Middle Grades Work (Atlanta), to be vice president of programs.

Jane Goodall Institute (Boston): Appointed Sally Sharp Lehman, regional director for southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket at the Massachusetts Audubon Society (Lincoln), to be New England regional director for the Roots & Shoots youth program.

Jewish Outreach Institute (New York): Appointed Jack Ryger, northeast regional director for the Network of Independent Communities at United Jewish Communities (New York), to be director of development.

Joslin Diabetes Center (Boston): Appointed David Kinahan, director of individual giving and annual support at Children’s Hospital Boston, to be director of major gifts and planned giving.

King County Library System Foundation (Issaquah, Wash.): Appointed Lynn G. Schrader, president and principal consultant of the Schrader Group (Seattle), to be director of major and planned gifts.

Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation (Skokie, Ill.): Appointed Therese Grohman, director of development at Event 360 (Chicago), to be associate executive director.

Leveraging Investments in Creativity (New York): Appointed Judilee Reed, vice president, to be executive director. This organization works to improve living and working conditions for artists.

National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (Irving, Tex.): Appointed Lisa Malin, interim director of the College Football Hall of Fame (South Bend, Ind.) and former director of sales, to be executive director of the College Football Hall of Fame.

New York eHealth Collaborative: Appointed Rachel Block, interim executive director and project director for the Quality Strategies Initiative at the United Hospital Fund (New York), to be executive director.

New York U. Child Study Center: Appointed Margo Amgott, assistant commissioner for early intervention at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, to be executive director.

Parrish Art Museum (Southampton, N.Y.): Appointed Terrie Sultan, director of the Blaffer Gallery: the Art Museum of the U. of Houston, to be director. She succeeds Trudy C. Kramer, who has retired.

Public Health Institute (Oakland, Calif.): Appointed Mary Pittman, president and chief executive officer of Health Research & Educational Trust (Chicago), to be president and chief executive officer. She succeeds Joseph Hafey, who has retired.

Samaritan Inns (Washington): Appointed Larry Huff, executive director of Fourth Presbyterian Church (Bethesda, Md.), to be president. Also appointed: Rachel Akins, director of resource development at Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network (Va.), to be director of development, and Douglas Black, director of finance at Hearts and Homes for Youth (Silver Spring, Md.), to be director of finance. This drug-treatment center helps homeless people become self-sufficient.

Trinity Forum (Washington): Appointed Cherie Harder, special assistant to President George W. Bush and director of policy and projects for the first lady, Laura Bush, based in Washington, to be president. This leadership academy explores personal and public issues within the context of religion.

UJA-Federation of New York: Appointed William D. Samers, vice president for gift development and compliance at the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (New York), to be vice president for planned giving and endowments.

Voices for Children Foundation (Miami): Appointed Tania Rodriguez, director of development and communications, to be chief operating officer.

Wheat Ridge Ministries (Itasca, Ill.): Appointed Steven E. Brueggeman, chief financial officer at Health Resources Alliance (Oak Brook, Ill.), to be director of finance.

Women & Philanthropy (Arlington, Va.): Appointed Dellaphine B. Rauch-Houekpon, senior field representative and acting head of programs at the American Red Cross, based in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, to be project director.

YMCA of Greater San Antonio: Appointed Tony Penn, vice president of financial development, to be chief financial development officer.

GRANT MAKERS

Atlantic Philanthropies (New York): Appointed Johnny Celestin, a senior manager at the Robin Hood Foundation (New York), to be a project executive, and Vincent McGee, a grant-making consultant and former executive director of the Aaron Diamond Foundation (New York), to be a senior adviser.

Blandin Foundation (Grand Rapids, Minn.): Appointed Allison (Rajala) Ahcan, president of True North Public Relations (Minneapolis), to be director of communications.

California Community Foundation (Los Angeles): Appointed Carol Bradford, philanthropic-services manager at the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz (Calif.), to be director of gift planning, and Lynn Hansen, director of real-estate development for California at the National Farm Workers Service Center (Los Angeles), to be director of project management for the Community Foundation Land Trust.

Central New York Community Foundation (Syracuse): Appointed Peter A. Dunn, vice president of philanthropic services at the California Community Foundation (Los Angeles), to be president and chief executive officer.

John Templeton Foundation (West Conshohocken, Pa.): Appointed Gary Rosen, managing editor at Commentary magazine (New York), to be chief external-affairs officer.

Otto Bremer Foundation (St. Paul): Appointed Randi Ilyse Roth, former executive director of the Farmers’ Legal Action Group (St. Paul), to be executive director, effective May 1. She will succeed John Kostishack, who plans to retire.

Paul G. Allen Family Foundation (Seattle): Appointed Susan M. Coliton, senior director of the foundations department at Vulcan (Seattle), to be vice president.

Peter G. Peterson Foundation (New York): Appointed David M. Walker, director of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (Washington), to be president and chief executive officer.

Pittsburgh Foundation: Appointed Grant Oliphant, vice president of programs and planning at the Heinz Endowments (Pittsburgh), to be president and chief executive officer.

Surdna Foundation (New York): Appointed Sharon Alpert, program officer for the environment, to be program director for the environment.

Tides Network (San Francisco): Appointed Ellen Friedman, executive director of the Tides Center, to be executive vice president, and Lauren Webster, chief financial officer at the Tides Foundation, to be chief financial officer.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida (Jacksonville): Elected Randy M. Kammer, vice president of regulatory affairs and public policy at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida (Jacksonville), to be president of the Board of Directors. Also elected to the board: Martha Garcia, operations manager for the Senior Market Service Organization at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, based in Miami; Mark McGowan, assistant general counsel for Legal Professions at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida; and Kim Read, senior director for financial control and policy at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida.

Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy (New York): Elected David Kramer, a principal at Hudson Companies (New York), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

College Access Foundation (San Francisco): Elected James E. Canales, president and chief executive officer of the James Irvine Foundation (San Francisco), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Va.): Elected Richard G. Tilghman, former chairman of SunTrust Bank for the mid-Atlantic region (Richmond), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Philadelphia Foundation: Elected Lawrence J. Beaser, a partner at Blank Rome, based in Philadelphia, to be chair of the Board of Managers, effective January 1, 2009. Also elected to the Board: Richard Negrin, vice president and associate general counsel at Aramark (Philadelphia).

Public Welfare Foundation (Washington): Elected Peter B. Edelman, a law professor at the Georgetown U. Law Center (Washington), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Quantum Foundation (West Palm Beach, Fla.): Elected Anthony J. McNicholas III, a lawyer at Wicker, Smith, O’Hara, McCoy, Graham & Ford, based in West Palm Beach, to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

S.H. Cowell Foundation (San Francisco): Elected Charles E. Ellwein, an equity-investment analyst at Capital Research Global Investors Group (San Francisco), to the Board of Directors.