Appointments and Promotions in the Non-Profit World

All Faiths Receiving Home (Albuquerque, N.M.): Appointed Steven C. Johnson, director of family services, to be executive director, and Mary K. Bailey, executive director of Ballet Metropolitan of Columbus (Ohio), to be director of development.

Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association (Chicago): Appointed William Thies, a senior scientist and director of the stroke division at the American Heart Association (Dallas), to be vice-president of the medical- and scientific-affairs division.

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (Washington): Appointed Sharon Sullivan, associate director of meetings and conventions, to be director of meetings and conventions.

American Society of Association Executives (Washington): Appointed Nadine Potalivo, associate director of marketing, to be director of the office of the executive vice-president.

American Theological Library Association (Evanston, Ill.): Appointed James R. Adair, Jr., former manager of information-technology services at Scholars Press (Atlanta), to be director of the Center for Electronic Texts in Religion, at Emory U. (Atlanta).

Anna Jaques Community Health Foundation (Newburyport, Mass.): Appointed Ellen M. Kallman, director of development at the Alzheimer’s Association of Eastern Massachusetts (Cambridge), to be executive director.

Art Institute of Atlanta: Appointed Kim Resnik, director of communications at the Atlanta History Center, to be director of public relations and marketing.

Audrey Cohen College (New York): Appointed Barbara Carter, associate director of development at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center (New York), to be director of institutional advancement.

Bay Path College (Longmeadow, Mass.): Appointed Caron T. Hobin, dean of enrollment services and continuing education, to be vice-president for planning and student development.

Brooklyn Museum of Art (N.Y.): Appointed Judith Frankfurt, a management consultant to non-profit and arts institutions and former vice-president and general manager of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association, to be acting deputy director for administration.

Bucknell U. (Lewisburg, Pa.): Appointed David D. Flinchbaugh, director of national accounts at the Caliber Learning Network (Baltimore), to be director of alumni and parents programs.

California State U. at Los Angeles: Appointed Lawrence R. Horne, senior development officer for the Centers for the Arts and Humanities at Claremont Graduate U. (Cal.), to be director of development for the School of Arts and Letters.

California State U. at San Bernardino: Appointed Wilmer Amina Carter, district director for Rep. George Brown, Democrat of California, to be coordinator of governmental relations.

Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation (Albuquerque, N.M.): Appointed Pam Hurd-Knief, director of development and public relations at Adelante Development Center (Albuquerque), to be director of institutional advancement.

Cathedral Healthcare System (Newark, N.J.): Appointed Joseph G. Savage, executive director of the Cathedral Healthcare Foundation, also to be vice-president for marketing and development.

Center for New Black Leadership (Washington): Appointed Phyllis Berry Myers, co-chairman of Black America’s Political Action Committee (Washington), to be executive director.

Christian Broadcasting Network (Virginia Beach, Va.): Appointed Jim Funari, director of information technology, to be vice-president of information technology; Tom Knox, director of television marketing, to be vice-president and deputy director of marketing; and Kathy Pollak, director of direct-marketing and telephone-development services, to be vice-president of development.

Christian Children’s Fund (Richmond, Va.): Appointed Michelle Poulton, director of the organization’s European office (Geneva), to be director of the program division.

Cleveland Zoological Society: Appointed Sharon Ratvasky, associate director of development, to be director of development.

Concordia College (Ann Arbor, Mich.): Appointed Stephen P. DeBoer, a former lieutenant colonel in the Michigan State Police (East Lansing), to be director of development.

Fairview Foundation (Edina, Minn.): Appointed Paul Magnusson, executive director, to be president. The Fairview Foundation is the fund-raising arm of Fairview Health Services.

Franklin College (Ind.): Appointed Mark Helmus, director of development at the Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation (Indianapolis), to be director of development and major gifts.

Franklin and Marshall College (Lancaster, Pa.): Appointed David Beidelman, director of major gifts, to be director of development, and Valerie Buller, booking coordinator at ABC News (New York), to be assistant director of alumni programs.

Gettysburg College (Pa.): Appointed Brig. Gen. Carl W. Reddel, U.S. Air Force, retired, and a former history professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy (Colo.), to be president and chief executive officer of the Eisenhower World Affairs Institute (Washington), an affiliate of the college.

Glaucoma Research Foundation (San Francisco): Appointed Laura Deaton, executive director of the Arc Hamilton County (Cincinnati), to be director of public relations and outreach, and Lisa Perreault, volunteer-program assistant, to be outreach manager.

Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids (Grandville, Mich.): Appointed Lisa Perry Darling, director of public relations and development at the Land Conservancy of West Michigan (Grand Rapids), to be vice-president of marketing and development.

Goodwill Industries International (Bethesda, Md.): Appointed Christine Nyirjesy Bragale, an assignment manager at Associated Press Television News (Washington), to be media-relations manager; Shaun Lane, associate manager for marketing-communications strategies at Reebok International (Boston), to be a marketing specialist; and Alex Young, assistant director for human resources at the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (Washington), to be director of human resources.

Grinnell College (Iowa): Appointed Mickey Munley, interim director of public relations, to be director of public relations.

Hamilton College (Clinton, N.Y.): Appointed Brian M. Sagrestano, associate director of major gifts at Clarkson U. (Potsdam, N.Y.), to be associate director of planned giving.

Heifer Project International (Little Rock, Ark.): Appointed Tom Peterson, director of marketing, to be director of development. Heifer Project International works to improve nutrition and incomes in 40 countries through small-scale farming ventures.

Houston Baptist U.: Appointed Clint Grider, director of development at Baylor College of Medicine (Houston), to be assistant vice-president for development.

International Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing (Washington): Appointed Jeanne Nevin, executive director of the American Medical Informatics Association (Bethesda, Md.), to be managing director.

Iowa State U. (Ames): Appointed William J. Messina, former vice-president for development and university relations at Spring Hill College (Mobile, Ala.), to be executive director of development for the College of Agriculture.

Indiana U. Center on Philanthropy (Indianapolis): Henry A. Rosso, co-founder of the center and founder of its Fund Raising School, died February 1 at the age of 81.

Indiana U. at Kokomo: Appointed Thomas L. Allen, executive director of development at Utah State U. (Logan), to be vice-chancellor for external relations.

James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association (Indianapolis): Appointed Michelle M. Sherbun, a fund-raising and marketing consultant, to be director of development.

The Jewish Federation (Los Angeles): Appointed Lee Rosenblum, campaign director at the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, to be senior associate campaign director for the United Jewish Fund.

Jewish National Fund (New York): Appointed Stanley D. Kamlet, former endowment director at the Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado (Denver), to be consultant for the Mountain states region, based in Denver; Richard T. Krosnick, assistant vice-president for campaigns at Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago, to be director of the Midwest region, based in Chicago; and Gail S. Molk, acting director of the Orange County/Long Beach office (Santa Ana, Cal.), to be director of that office.

Jewish Theological Seminary of America (New York): Appointed Nate Geller, former director of community services and cultural affairs at the National Conference on Soviet Jewry (New York), to be North American campaign director for the seminary’s Jerusalem campus, the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies.

Lifespan Health Foundation (Providence, R.I.): Appointed James A. Roehm, vice-president at the foundation of Centegra Health System (McHenry, Ill.), to be senior development officer for planned giving.

Louisburg College (N.C.): Appointed Betty Sue Taylor, director of development, to be vice-president for institutional advancement.

Louisiana State U. at Shreveport: Appointed Glenda Cooper, former adjunct instructor in public relations, to be director of alumni and community relations.

Louisville Easter Seal Center (Ky.): Appointed Phyllis Torstrick Santos, director of marketing and sales at the Council of State Governments (Lexington, Ky.), to be director of marketing and development.

Lyon College (Batesville, Ark.): Appointed Tracy H. Branson, vice-president for institutional advancement at Westminster College (Fulton, Mo.), to be vice-president for institutional advancement, and Donnie Sewell, a reporter and sports editor at The Daily Citizen (Searcy, Ark.), to be assistant director of public relations and communications.

Maymont Foundation (Richmond, Va.): Appointed Mark S. Rich, general curator at the Staten Island Zoo (New York), to be director of the Nature Center.

Minneapolis Urban League: Appointed Sharon Chapman, president of the Chapman Consulting Group (Minneapolis), to be chief development and communications officer; David Oguamanam, supervisor of adult and family services, to be client-services administrator; and Lee Tillman, director of adult placement, to be employment and training administrator.

Mississippi State U. (Starkville): Appointed Dennis A. Prescott, assistant vice-president for development at the Texas A&M Foundation (College Station), to be vice-president for external affairs.

National Center for Learning Disabilities (New York): Appointed James H. Wendorf, chief operating officer and vice-president at Reading Is Fundamental (Washington), to be executive director.

National Environmental Education & Training Foundation (Washington): Appointed Walt Tunnessen, a former coordinator of outreach and constituency development for President Clinton’s Council on Sustainable Development, to be senior director for business and environment.

National Lekotek Center (Evanston, Ill.): Appointed Elizabeth Shinar, an administrative and clinical director at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, to be director of programs. The center develops play centers and toy-lending libraries for disabled children.

Prairie Girl Scout Council (Tupelo, Miss.): Appointed Lissa Frank, former director of community outreach at Ouachita Girl Scout Council (North Little Rock, Ark.), to be executive director.

Presbyterian Church (USA) Foundation (Louisville, Ky.): Larry D. Carr, president, has announced his resignation. He will serve until a successor is named.

Regent U. (Virginia Beach, Va.): Appointed Rande’ Fritz, assistant to the president, to be director of alumni relations.

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Terre Haute, Ind.): Appointed David Haynes, a lawyer in private practice, to be director of planned giving.

School of Visual Arts (New York): Appointed Stuart Ginsberg, director of public information, to be director of communication, and Susan (Sam) Modenstein, director of career development, to be director of promotion.

Shakespeare Repertory Theater (Chicago): Appointed Ken DeWyn, director of college relations at Trinity Christian College (Palos Heights, Ill.), to be director of development.

St. David’s Foundation (Austin, Tex.): Appointed Eve Kush, former vice-president of development at St. John’s Health Center (Santa Monica, Cal.), to be senior development officer.

St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, N.Y.): Appointed L. John Durney, vice-president for institutional advancement, to be senior vice-president.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Chicago): Appointed Sandy Karuschak, director of special gifts at the Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago), to be director of development, and Judith Simons, director of institutional giving, to be director of special events and sponsorships.

Symphony Orchestra Institute (Evanston, Ill.): Appointed Emily I. Melton, special assistant to the executive director at the American Library Association (Chicago), to be program director.

U. of California at Berkeley: Appointed Donald McQuade, an English professor and former acting vice-provost, to be vice-chancellor for university relations.

U. of Iowa Foundation (Iowa City): Appointed Steve Sanders, associate vice-president for health-sciences development, to be vice-president for development programs, and Alan Swanson, vice-president for communications and administration, to be senior vice-president for development services.

U. of Maryland System (Adelphi): Appointed Danita D. Nias, senior associate director of athletics, to be executive director of the alumni association.

U. of Massachusetts at Lowell: Appointed Lily Ayala, assistant director of alumni affairs, to be director of alumni relations, and Jennifer Bennett, assistant director of donor relations and special events at U. of Massachusetts at Amherst, to be assistant director of alumni relations.

U. of Minnesota Foundation (Minneapolis): Appointed Douglas J. Gorence, director of pension-fund investments at Honeywell Inc. (Minneapolis), to be chief investment officer for the Investment Advisors, a subsidiary of the foundation that oversees its financial assets.

United Way of San Diego County: Appointed Jerry Sanders, San Diego police chief, to be president and executive officer, effective April 15.

Wesley Village Retirement and Health Care Center (Macomb, Ill.): Appointed Raymond Poe, former administrator at Lutheran Homes Society (Muscatine, Iowa), to be chief executive and administrator.

Western Michigan U. (Kalamazoo): Appointed Kathleen A. Barnes, director of development at Catholic and Family Services (Kalamazoo), to be director of major gifts; Stephen M. Keizer, annual-giving director, to be director of corporate and foundation relations; Nancy S. Knowles, former director of external relations at Cornell U.’s Division of Student Affairs (Ithaca, N.Y.), to be director of development for the Haworth College of Business; and Shelley Renae Murphy, corporate-communications director at Michigan State U.’s Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, to be director of annual giving.

Whitney Museum of American Art (New York): Appointed Barbara Bantivoglio, vice-president for marketing and communications at the Liberty Science Center (Jersey City), to be associate director for marketing.

Wittenberg U. (Springfield, Ohio): Appointed Amy Krosnosky Demchak, director of the Wittenberg Fund, to be director of alumni relations.

GRANT MAKERS

The California Wellness Foundation (Woodland Hills): Appointed Ruth Holton, director of the Peninsula Partnership for Children, Youth, and Families at the Peninsula Community Foundation (San Mateo, Cal.), to be senior program officer for special projects.

The Community Foundation (Richmond, Va.): Appointed Robert L. Thalhimer, former deputy director of the Science Museum of Virginia (Richmond), to be associate director.

The Heinz Endowments (Pittsburgh): Grant Oliphant, director of communications, has left to become director of strategy at Dymun-Nelson & Co. (Pittsburgh), an advertising and public-relations firm.

The Joyce Foundation (Chicago): Appointed James Seidita, a financial analyst at the Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest (Chicago), to be program officer for the environment. He succeeds Julia Klee, who left recently to take a position at the United Nations Compensation Commission (Geneva).

Henry Luce Foundation (New York): Appointed Helene E. Redell, director of the Luce Scholars program, to be vice-president.

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Flint, Mich.): Appointed Lenka Setkova, program assistant, to be associate program officer and regional representative at the regional office in Prague.

Nike Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.): Appointed Gina A. Warren, director of community affairs for the Americas at Levi Strauss & Co. (San Francisco) and director of contributions at the Levi Strauss Foundation, to be director of community affairs.

Pew Charitable Trusts (Philadelphia): Appointed Michael X. Delli Carpini, chairman of the political-science department at Barnard College (New York), to be director of the public-policy program, effective June 1.

The Philadelphia Foundation: Appointed Daphne C. Rowe, a program officer, to be director of donor services, and Tonya Woodland-Myers, a consultant based in Princeton, N.J., to be program officer for the Philadelphia Neighborhood Development Collaborative.

San Francisco Foundation: Appointed Ann Barden, planned-giving officer at Guide Dogs for the Blind (San Rafael, Cal.), to be planned-giving specialist; Lydia Johnson, 50th-anniversary coordinator, to be donor-relations coordinator; and Kevin McGahan, senior accountant, to be fund manager. The foundation also announced the resignation of Joe Brooks, program executive for neighborhood and community development.

Sprint Foundation (Westwood, Mo.): Appointed David P. Thomas, director of community affairs, to be executive director of the foundation and vice-president of corporate relations for the Sprint Corporation.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Americans United to Save the Arts and Humanities (Washington): Elected John H. Bryan, chairman and chief executive officer of the Sara Lee Corporation (Chicago), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind (Washington): Elected Gerald W. Vesper, a lawyer with his own practice (Washington), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Council of Jewish Federations, United Israel Appeal, and United Jewish Appeal (New York): Charles R. Bronfman, chairman of the executive committee and co-chairman of Seagram Company Ltd. (Montreal) and chairman of Koor Industries Ltd. (Tel Aviv), has been elected chairman of the board of a new organization created by the merger of these three groups. The new organization is as yet unnamed.

Juvenile Protective Association (Chicago): Elected Thomas Hayden, executive vice-president and general manager at the Chicago office of Bozell Worldwide, to be president of the Board of Directors.

Metropolitan Association for Philanthropy (St. Louis): Elected Ann M. Sullins, director of community relations and vice-president at Commerce Bank (St. Louis), to be chair of the board.

National Philanthropic Trust (Jenkintown, Pa.): Elected Elaine L. Chao, a distinguished fellow at the Heritage Foundation (Washington) and former president and chief executive officer of United Way of America (Alexandria, Va.), to be chairwoman of the Board of Directors.

Saint Paul Foundation (Minn.): Elected Ann Huntrods, a lawyer at Briggs and Morgan (St. Paul), to be chair of the Board of Directors, and the following to be board members: John (Jay) Cowles III, chairman of the board at Cowles Media Company (Minneapolis); James R. Frey, president of Wabash Management (Minneapolis); and Barbara Cowan Winthrop, a speech pathologist recently retired from the St. Paul Public Schools.

Support Center for Nonprofit Management (San Francisco): Elected Joseph W. Valentine, former interim executive director of the Alliance for Technology Access (San Rafael, Cal.), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Alexander Haas Martin & Partners (Atlanta): Appointed Jennifer A. Maude, membership-development coordinator at Alpha Chi Omega Foundation (Indianapolis), to be director of new business development.

Grizzard (Atlanta): Appointed Carla Joye, team leader of brand and direct marketing at MCI WorldCom (Atlanta), to be vice-president and director of client services.