People

Center for Public Justice (Annapolis, Md.): Announced the retirement of James Skillen, president, effective October 1, 2009.

Charity Navigator (Mahwah, N.J.): Appointed Ken Berger, chief operating officer of Jawonio, a charity in New City, N.Y., that provides services to people with disabilities, to be president and executive director.

College Access Foundation (San Francisco): Appointed Julia I. Lopez, senior vice president at the Rockefeller Foundation (New York), to be president and chief executive officer.

Exploratorium (San Francisco): Appointed Ann Dabovich, director of development at the Myelin Repair Foundation (Saratoga, Calif.), to be director of development.

Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital (Washington): Appointed Nancy Wood, media-relations manager at AARP (Washington), to be director of public relations.

Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters (Los Angeles): Appointed Tracey Kardash, vice president of development, to be chief development officer; and Michael Goldberg, executive director of Adat Shalom, a synagogue in Los Angeles, to be director of development.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (New York): Appointed Lantie Slenzak, a principal at the Podesta Group (Washington), to be national director for government relations.

National Urban Technology Center (New York): Appointed J. Kenneth Watts, principal of West Side 9th Grade Success Academy (Newark, N.J.), to be education-division president. This group provides computer-literacy skills to disadvantaged youths.

Nonprofit Finance Fund (Philadelphia): Appointed Kim Cook, director of corporate relations and sponsorships for the Philadelphia Zoo, to be program manager for Philadelphia arts and culture.

Pew Charitable Trusts (Philadelphia): Announced the death of Philip E. Clapp, deputy managing director of the Pew Environment Group, on September 17. He was 54.

Polish American Association (Chicago): Appointed Magdalena Dolas, senior director, to be acting executive director and finance director.

Rensselaerville Institute and Meeting Center (Rensselaerville, N.Y.): Appointed Charles O’Donnell II, president and chief executive officer of KidsPeace National Centers (Orefield, Pa.), to be president and chief executive officer.

Resources for the Future (Washington): Appointed Mark A. Cohen, a professor at Vanderbilt U., Owen Graduate School of Management (Nashville), to be vice president for research; Laurel Lea Harvey, vice president of development at BoardSource (Washington), to be vice president of development; and Peter Nelson, special assistant to the president for strategy, to be director of communications. This think tank conducts research on environmental, energy, and natural-resource issues.

San Francisco Beautiful: Appointed Leigh Ann Baughman, executive director of San Francisco’s Union Square Business Improvement District, to be executive director.

Say Yes to Education, Syracuse Chapter (New York): Appointed Rachael Gazdick, director of the office of community engagement and integrative learning at Syracuse U. (New York), to be executive director.

Schott Foundation for Public Education (Cambridge, Mass.): Appointed Nakisha M. Lewis, coordinator of adolescent programs at the Family Planning Council (Philadelphia), to be program coordinator.

Scripps Research Institute (Jupiter, Fla.): Appointed Alex Bruner, executive director for the Palm Beach region of the American Committee at the Weizmann Institute of Science (Boca Raton, Fla.), to be associate vice president for philanthropy.

Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (New York): Appointed Richard Armstrong, director of the Carnegie Museum of Art (Pittsburgh), to be director. He succeeds Thomas Krens, who has resigned.

St. Norbert College (De Pere, Wis.): Appointed Philip Oswald, associate vice president for development at the U. of Texas at Austin, to be vice president of college advancement.

U. of Connecticut Foundation (Storrs): Appointed Donald Swinton, development editor at Boardroom Inc. (Stamford, Conn), to be program director of leadership giving, and Katherine Wasserman, major-gifts assistant for Hartford Hospital Fund Development (Conn.) to be program director of constituent groups.

United Way of Mesa County (Grand Junction, Colo.): Appointed Julie Hinkson, manager of community relations and volunteers, to be executive director, and Amanda Crysler, economic development and administrative manager at Grand Junction Economic Partnerships (Colo.), to be director of development.

Urban Zen Foundation (New York): Appointed Joanne Heyman, executive director of the International Center (New York), to be executive director. Urban Zen Foundation offers training programs for yoga teachers.

Wolfe Center (Napa, Calif.): Appointed Cindy Goodale, executive director of Napa’s Healthy Moms and Babies, to be executive director. Wolfe Center is a drug-treatment facility for teenagers and their families.

GRANT MAKERS

Bush Foundation (St. Paul): Appointed John Otterlei, head of mergers and acquisitions at Piper Jaffray (Minneapolis), to be managing director of investments, and Pamela Wheelock, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Minnesota Sports and Entertainment (St. Paul), to be vice president and leadership/community engagement team leader.

David and Lucile Packard Foundation (Los Altos, Calif.): Appointed Mary Anne Rodgers, foundation counsel, to be general counsel.

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (New York): Appointed Edward P. Henry, chief operating officer, to be president and chief executive officer, effective January 1. He will succeed Joan E. Spero, who has resigned.

Grand Rapids Community Foundation (Mich.): Appointed Kevin Harmelink, credit-union service organization controller and leasing manager at Lake Michigan Credit Union (Grand Rapids), to be controller.

Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation (New York): Appointed Sarah E. Meyer, principal consultant for Sara Meyer/Strategic Solutions (Seattle), to be executive director.

Marcus Foundation (Atlanta): Appointed Jay Kaimen, director of Jewish causes, to be managing director.

M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust (Vancouver, Wash.): Appointed Dana Miller, chief advancement officer at George Fox U. (Newberg, Ore.), to be senior program director for grant programs.

Sisters of Charity Foundation (Cleveland): Appointed Adriennie Hatten, prevention educator at Golden Ciphers (Cleveland), to be program officer for education.

Washington Women’s Foundation (Seattle): Appointed Carla Lewis, former general manager for business strategy at Microsoft (Seattle), to be president. The foundation also appointed: Schuyler Charf, office manager, to be manager of information and communications systems; Megan Davies, a recent graduate of the Evans School of Public Affairs at the U. of Washington, to be program manager; and Marion DeForest, senior program manager, to be deputy director.