Global Philanthropy Groups Select New Leader (Transitions)

World Affairs and the Global Philanthropy Forum

Philip Yun, executive director and chief operating officer of the Ploughshares Fund, has been named president and CEO of these international philanthropy groups.

He succeeds Jane Wales, who is devoting full time to her other role as vice president for philanthropy and society at the Aspen Institute and executive director of its Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation.

El Camino Health Foundation

Andrew Cope, director of major gifts at the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, has been hired as president of the fundraising arm for the El Camino Health system in Northern California.

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

William Barron Hilton, chairman of the foundation and retired CEO of Hilton Hotels, died on September 19 at the age of 91.

In 2007, he pledged 97 percent of his fortune to the foundation established by his father. It makes grants to a range of causes including blindness prevention and treatment, reducing drug abuse among young people, bringing clean water to people in developing countries, enhancing early-childhood education for disabled children, and serving the homeless. Barron Hilton’s bequest is now expected to be worth $3.4 billion, bringing the foundation’s endowment to $6.3 billion.

More New CEOs

Andrea Jaron, chief development officer at Meals on Wheels Atlanta, has become executive director of Second Helpings Atlanta. This charity collects surplus fresh, perishable, and prepared foods from area restaurants, sports stadiums, and grocery stores and delivers meals to people in need.

Michelle Morales, CEO of the Chicago chapter of Mikva Challenge, has been named the new president of the Woods Fund of Chicago. She will assume her new role leading the $61 million foundation in November.

Tom Protack, vice president for development at Beebe Medical Foundation, has been promoted to president and CEO, effective in January. He succeeds Judy Aliquo, who is retiring at the end of the year.

R. Scott Rash, vice president for university advancement at Gannon University, has been named president and CEO of the Wright State University Foundation.

Jesse Rosen, chief operating officer of the Milwaukee Jewish Community Center, has been tapped as president and CEO of the Mandel Jewish Community Center of the Palm Beaches.

Michelle Yanche, associate executive director for government and external relations at Good Shepherd Services, has been promoted to executive director. She succeeds Paulette LoMonaco, who is retiring after 50 years at the youth-services charity.

Boston Foundation

The $1.3 billion foundation has made several changes to its grant-making program staff.

Vetto Casado has been hired as assistant director of community grant making. He most recently served as executive director of Small Can Be Big.

Eva Rosenberg, who has worked for the foundation as a strategic program consultant and coordinator for its Live Arts Boston program, has been named interim director for arts and culture. She replaces Allyson Esposito, who departed over the summer.

Aimeé Scorziello, program officer for arts and culture, has been promoted to senior program officer.

Other Notable Appointments

Marco Carbone, chief technology officer at the American Civil Liberties Union, will next serve as chief technology officer at the National Audubon Society.

Justin Kiczek has joined the F.M. Kirby Foundation as executive vice president. He was previously vice president of programs at the Turrell Fund.

John Osterlund has been named senior vice president for development at the national office of Easterseals, in Chicago. Most recently he was vice president for development and college relations at Monmouth College.

Tamika Turner, associate director of constituency communications at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, has been named national communications director for the Census Counts campaign at the Leadership Conference Education Fund.

Rochelle Witharana, controller of the California Wellness Foundation, has been promoted to chief financial officer, managing an endowment worth nearly $1 billion.

Departures

Patricia Baker, president and CEO of the Connecticut Health Foundation since 1999, intends to retire in June 2020.

Susan Dreyfus, president and CEO of the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities since 2012, will step down early next year.

Anne Goodman, president and CEO of the Saint Luke’s Foundation, is stepping down after five years at the helm, pending the selection of a successor.

Legacy

Steven Minter, who served as CEO of the Cleveland Foundation from 1984 until his retirement in 2003, died on September 19 at age 80. He was believed to be the first African American to head a community foundation. When he retired in 2003, the Council on Foundations honored him with the Distinguished Grantmaker Award for his lifetime achievement in philanthropy.

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M.J. Prest has been writing about major gifts, grant making, and executive moves for the Chronicle since 2004. Email M.J.