New CEO Named at Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Plus More People News (Transitions)

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Nicole Taylor, vice president at the Arizona State University Foundation, has been named its next president and CEO. She succeeds Emmett Carson, who stepped down in June following complaints from former and current employees describing discrimination and poor management at the $13.5 billion foundation.

Martha’s Table

Patty Stonesifer, president and CEO since 2013, will retire next summer. Before joining this food bank and education nonprofit in Washington, D.C., she was the founding CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Grand Valley State University

Teresa Behrens, director of strategy and programs at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy, has been promoted to executive director.

ImpactAssets

Tim Freundlich, founder and president of this nonprofit financial-services firm, has been promoted to CEO.

In addition, Margret Trilli has been named president and chief investment officer. Previously she founded and served as managing partner at Intentional Capital, a small private-equity firm.

More New CEOs

Peter Arnold has been named the executive director of the YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund, which awards scholarship money to aspiring fashion designers and people pursuing related careers in the industry. He is currently the CEO of the fashion brand Cushnie et Ochs.

Beth DeWolf, director of development at the University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business, has become president and CEO of One Warm Coat. She succeeds Jennifer Stockard, who is retiring after seven years leading this charity, which provides free winter coats to people in need.

Se-ah-dom Edmo, sovereignty program director at the Western States Center, has been hired as executive director of the MRG Foundation, which supports racial- and social-justice activists in Oregon. She succeeds Cliff Jones and Kelley Weigel, who have served as interim executive director and interim deputy director, respectively, since March.

Phillip Horne, chief development officer at George Washington University’s Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as the president and chief advancement officer at the Urban Land Institute Foundation.

Dan Lehman, chief operating officer at Children’s Aid New York, has been appointed chief executive officer of the Collegiate Churches of New York. He succeeds Casey Kemper, executive vice president and chief operating officer, who is retiring after 21 years at the charity.

Sheena Solomon, director of neighborhood initiatives at the Gifford Foundation, will be promoted to executive director on January 1. She succeeds Dirk Sonneborn, who is retiring after 8 years.

Sally Tallant, artistic director and chief executive of England’s Liverpool Biennial, will join the Queens Museum, in New York, as president and executive director in the spring. She succeeds Laura Raicovich, who stepped down in January.

David Williams, president and CEO of Make-a-Wish America, will become CEO of Genesys Works on January 1. He succeeds Rafael Alvarez, who founded the Houston charity 16 years ago to help high-school students learn job skills and plan their career paths.

Princeton University

The university’s Office of Advancement has made two leadership changes.

Heather Seagroatt, vice president for presidential initiatives and principal gifts at Dartmouth College, is now executive director of leadership gifts.

Sue Walsh, director of annual giving at the university, has been promoted to executive director of annual giving.

Volunteers of America

The faith-based volunteering network in Alexandria, Va., has made two new senior hires.

Brian Gavin, vice president for advancement and communications at Lutheran Social Services in New York City, has joined as senior vice president for communications and marketing.

Laura Sildon, director of the HMSHost Foundation, has become senior director for corporate and foundation relations.

Other Notable Appointments

Laura Bishop, vice president for development and alumni relations at Oral Roberts University, has been promoted to vice president for advancement.

Rahul Gupta, a board-certified physician and commissioner and state health officer in West Virginia, has been named senior vice president and chief medical and health officer at March of Dimes.

Byron Kennedy, associate vice chancellor for principal gifts in the Texas Tech University System, has been promoted to vice president for university advancement.

Departures

Otis Brawley, executive vice president and chief medical officer at the American Cancer Society for 11 years, has resigned.

Susan Paresky, who serves as senior vice president for development at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and oversees the Jimmy Fund, which raises money for cancer care and research at the institute, will step down next month after 21 years. She intends to provide consulting services to nonprofit groups. Dana-Farber was No. 47 on this year’s list of America’s Favorite Charities, our annual ranking of the nonprofits that raise the most money from private sources, after bringing in $368 million in private support.

Legacy

Barbara Jonas, who, with her husband, Donald, was a major philanthropist who appeared on our 2005 Philanthropy 50 list of people who give the most, died in New York at age 84. See more about her philanthropy in this article from our archive.

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