Arcus Foundation, National Geographic Society Pick New Leaders (Transitions)

Arcus Foundation

Annette Lanjouw, co-executive director and head of its Great Apes program, will now serve as CEO of the $201 million foundation.

Two other executives have also been promoted.

Cindy Rizzo, senior adviser for evaluation and strategy, is now vice president of the social-justice program. She replaces Jason McGill, who left the foundation in November after six years, including three years as co-executive director.

Thomas Nichols, previously vice president of finance and operations, has been tapped as chief operating officer.

Bainum Family Foundation

David Daniels, chief operating officer, has been promoted to CEO and president of the $569 million family foundation in Bethesda, Md.

Jacquelyn Davis began as CEO and president last July, but departed in November.

National Geographic Society

Jill Tiefenthaler, president of Colorado College since 2011, will become CEO of the conservation and education group in August.

Vulcan

John Bernstein, chief operating officer of the Ford Foundation, has been named chief financial officer and will oversee its philanthropic activity. Prior to the Ford Foundation, he was the founding president of the Leon Levy Foundation. Vulcan is an umbrella company founded by Paul Allen, the late technologist and philanthropist in Seattle.

More New CEOs

Tobi Bruhn, vice president of advancement at Bucks County Community College and executive director of its foundation, will become executive director of the Foundations Community Partnership in April. He will succeed its co-founder Ron Bernstein, who is retiring after 13 years there.

Ben Cadwallader has been named executive director of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, effective March 9. He has been executive director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra since 2015.

Sam Caplan, chief information officer at the Walton Family Foundation, has founded New Spark Strategy, a technology-consulting practice for philanthropic groups.

Tracie Hall, director of the culture program at the Joyce Foundation, has been tapped as executive director of the American Library Association, effective February 24. She will succeed Mary Ghikas, who has worked for ALA since 1995 and led the group for two years.

Jessie Kornberg, a lawyer in Los Angeles who currently leads Bet Tzedek, the nonprofit public-interest law firm, will be the next president and CEO of the Skirball Cultural Center. She succeeds its founding president, Uri Herscher, who is retiring on June 30.

Stephanie Paul, senior vice president for development and marketing with the American Parkinson Disease Association, will be the next executive director of MyFace, an organization that provides care and services for people with craniofacial differences.

Kerry Schulman, chief operations officer at Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central and Northern Arizona, has been promoted to CEO. In addition, Karen Thomas, CEO of Support My Club, has been named chief development and marketing officer.

Francisco Tezén, chief development officer at the Food Bank for New York City, will become president and CEO of A Better Chance next month. He follows Sandra Timmons, who is stepping down after 16 years.

H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation

The $481 million family foundation in Palm Desert, Calif., promoted two executives.

Joseph Glassett, who joined its accounting and finance department in 2018, has been promoted to vice president of finance.

Catharine Reed, program director, is now vice president of charitable programs.

They will work with the foundation’s new president, Christopher McGuire, who took the reins in November.

Physicians for Human Rights

Michele Heisler, professor of internal medicine and public health at the University of Michigan, will now serve as medical director of the human-rights advocacy group.

Ranit Mishori, a professor of family medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine and director of the department’s Global Health Initiatives, will now serve as senior medical adviser.

They succeed Vincent Iacopino, who is retiring after serving for almost 30 years as the group’s medical director and senior medical adviser.

Other Notable Appointments

Patty Lovera has become policy director at the Organic Farmers Association. Most recently she was food and water program director at Food and Water Watch.

Janie Payne is the new human resources director of Equal Justice Works. She most recently served as the chief human resources officer at Global Communities.

Taun Miller Wright has been appointed chief development officer for Cal Performances at the University of California at Berkeley. She has worked at the university for eight years, most recently as associate director and then director of corporate and foundation relations.

Departures

Joshua Helmer, director of the Erie Art Museum since 2018, departed on January 13 following a New York Times report of sexual misconduct during his time as a manager at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The museum in Erie, Pa., did not say whether he resigned or was dismissed.

Dorothy Gunther Pugh, CEO and founding artistic director of Ballet Memphis, is retiring on June 30 after 34 years at the dance organization.

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