Boy Scouts of America Names Chief Information Officer; Other Nonprofit Personnel News

Abilities (Albertson, N.Y.): Appointed John D. Kemp, executive director of the US Business Leadership Network (Washington), to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Edmund L. Cortez, who has retired. Abilities works to integrate disabled people into society.

American Technion Society (New York): Appointed Michael Schementi, vice president and chief financial officer, to be senior vice president and chief financial officer.

Art Institute of Chicago: Appointed Elizabeth Hurley, executive director of the Grant Park Music Festival (Chicago), to be vice president for development.

Arts League of Michigan (Detroit): Appointed Mary L. Hollens, senior director of development at Wayne State U. Law School (Detroit), to be chief development officer.

Association of Small Foundations (Washington): Appointed Henry L. Berman, acting chief executive officer and former president of the Edith Glick Shoolman Children’s Foundation (New York), to be chief executive officer.

Boy Scouts of America (Irving, Tex.): Appointed Ron Tozzie, senior director for business architecture and performance at Dell Services (Plano, Tex.), to be chief information officer.

California State Parks Foundation (San Francisco): Appointed Davida Hartman, principal of Hartman-Griffin Associates (Berkeley, Calif.), to be vice president of development.

Calvert Foundation (Bethesda, Md.): Appointed Lisa Hall, interim chief executive officer and former chief lending officer, to be president and chief executive officer. She succeeds Shari Berenbach, who now leads microenterprise development at the United States Agency for International Development (Washington). Calvert Foundation makes financial investments in low-cost housing and other social causes.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Washington): Appointed Tom Carver, senior vice president at Chlopak, Leonard, Schechter and Associates (Washington), to be vice president for communications and strategy.

Centenary College of Louisiana (Shreveport): Appointed Scott Rawles, vice president of strategic planning and advancement at Holy Spirit College and Preparatory School (Atlanta), to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Children’s Aid Society (New York): Appointed Anthony Ramos, director of communications at the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (New York), to be director of marketing and communications.

Chimes International (Baltimore): Appointed Martin S. Lampner, executive vice president for administration and chief financial officer, to be president. He succeeds Terry Allen Perl, who has retired. Chimes International helps people with developmental disabilities, mental illnesses, and other specialized needs.

College of Saint Benedict (St. Joseph, Minn.): Appointed Kimberly Ferlaak Motes, managing director at Theater Latté Da (Minneapolis), to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Colonial Williamsburg (Va.): Appointed Michael Rierson, vice chancellor of university advancement at the U. of Houston, to be senior vice president for development.

Columbia U. (New York): Appointed Fred M. Van Sickle, vice president for university development, to be executive vice president for university development and alumni relations.

Commonfund (Wilton. Conn.): Appointed Fredric Nelson, former vice chairman and chief investment officer at ING Investment Management Americas (New York), to be chief investment officer. Commonfund manages money for endowments and foundations.

Court Appointed Special Advocates of Los Angeles: Appointed John Charnay, chief executive officer of Charnay and Associates (Los Angeles), to be director of development and communications.

Dallas Museum of Art: Appointed Rebecca A. Prince, vice president for university advancement at Texas State U. at San Marcos, to be chief development officer.

Empowering Center for Employment and Career Development (Washington): Announced the resignation of Carrie Pecover, co-founder and chief executive officer, due to family concerns. She will be succeeded by Oliver Robinson, co-founder and chief operating officer.

Family Focus (Chicago): Appointed Merri Ex, interim president of the Chicago Foundation for Women and owner of Philanthropic Solutions, a company that helps individuals and families plan their charitable giving, to be president and chief executive officer.

Fashion Institute of Technology (New York): Appointed Dawn B. Duncan, vice president for development and university relations at Polytechnic Institute of New York U., to be vice president for development and alumni relations.

Food Bank for New York City: Announced the retirement of Lucy Cabrera, chief executive officer, effective on May 31. (See article.)

Guidance Center (Southgate, Mich.): Appointed Kari Walker, chief operating officer, to be chief executive officer of this group that provides programs in behavioral health, early-childhood education, substance-abuse treatment, and other services to children, adults, and families in southeast Michigan.

Half the Sky Foundation (Berkeley, Calif.): Appointed Carma Elliot, British consul-general for Shanghai, to be executive director of the China office. Half the Sky Foundation assists orphaned children in China.

International Book Bank (Baltimore): Appointed Kate Joyce, a consultant for the Baltimore City Public School System’s Great Kids Farm, to be executive director.

Jewish Federation of Greater Washington (Rockville, Md.): Appointed Steven A. Rakitt, president and chief executive officer of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, to be executive vice president and chief executive officer.

John F. Kennedy Library Foundation (Boston): Announced the resignation of David McKean, chief executive officer.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Announced the retirement of Melody Kanschat, president and chief operating officer, effective in May.

Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (White Plains, N.Y.): Appointed Robert Miss, founder and partner of Resource Development Counsel (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.), to be chief development officer.

Maitri (San Francisco): Appointed Michael Smithwick, vice president of marketing at Schwab Charitable (San Francisco), to be executive director of this hospice for people with HIV/AIDS.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management (Cambridge): Appointed Kristina Gulick Schaefer, vice president for advancement at Simmons College (Boston), to be associate dean of external relations, in charge of fund raising for Sloan.

Milken Institute (Santa Monica, Calif.): Appointed Paul H. Irving, chief executive and managing partner of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips (Los Angeles), to be senior managing director and chief operating officer of this economic think tank.

Minnesota Public Radio/American Public Media (St. Paul): Appointed Randi Yoder, senior vice president for donor relations at the Greater Twin Cities United Way (Minneapolis), to be senior vice president for development.

Naropa U. (Boulder, Colo.): Appointed Jill Grammer, executive director and director of development for the Center for the Arts at New Mexico State U. (Las Cruces), to be vice president for development and external relations.

National Center for Civil and Human Rights (Atlanta): Appointed Deborah Richardson, chief program officer at the Women’s Funding Network (San Francisco), to be executive vice president, leading fund raising and program development.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society (New York): Appointed Timothy Coetzee, president of its Fast Forward program, to be chief research officer.

Nelson Children’s Center (Denton, Tex.): Appointed Marcel Lue, interim chief executive officer and former program director, to be chief executive officer.

Nevada Cancer Institute (Las Vegas): Appointed Hilarie Grey, communications director for the Nevada gubernatorial campaign of Rory Reid, to be vice president of communications and government relations.

Nonprofit Finance Fund (New York): Appointed Janet Thompson, senior adviser at Morgan Stanley (New York), to be interim chief executive officer.

Orange County Regional History Center/Historical Society of Central Florida (Orlando): Appointed Greg Fulginiti, associate director of development for the department of civil and coastal engineering at the U. of Florida (Gainesville), to be director of development.

Overlake Hospital Foundation (Bellevue, Wash.): Appointed Molly Stearns, senior vice president at the Seattle Foundation, to be executive director of the foundation and vice president of fund development for its medical center. She succeeds David Aubrey, who has retired.

Parkinson Association of the Rockies (Denver): Appointed Cheryl Siefert, executive director of the Life Quality Institute (Denver), to be executive director.

Partners in Health (Boston): Announced the death of Thomas J. White, founder, on January 7. He was 90.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Philadelphia): Appointed Melissa A. DeRuiter, senior director of development at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (Philadelphia), to be executive vice president of development.

Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic (Hawthorne, N.Y.): Appointed Janet M. Pollack, major-gifts officer at Phelps Memorial Hospital (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.), to be vice president for development.

Project Lead the Way (Clifton Park, N.Y.): Announced the resignation of John Lock, chief executive officer, once a successor has been appointed. The group provides science, technology, education, and mathematics programs for K-12 schools.

Roger Williams U. (Bristol, R.I.): Appointed Robert L. West, vice president for college advancement at Marist College (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), to be vice president for university advancement.

Rotary International (Evanston, Ill.): Appointed John Hewko, a former lawyer at Baker & McKenzie (Washington), to be general secretary. (See article.)

Salvation Army International (London): Appointed Linda Bond, commissioner for the Australian Eastern Territory (Sydney), to be general. She succeeds Shaw Clifton, who plans to retire.

Samuel Scheck Hillel Community Day School/the Ben Lipson Hillel Community High School (North Miami Beach, Fla.): Appointed Rabbi Pinchos Hecht, head of school at Fuchs Mizrachi School (Beachwood, Ohio), to be head of school.

Sitar Arts Center (Washington): Appointed Maureen Dwyer, deputy director, to be interim executive director. She succeeds Ed Spitzberg, who is now vice president of development at the Afterschool Alliance (Washington).

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of the American Indian (Washington): Appointed Cameron A. McGuire, vice president of development and marketing at the Conner Prairie Museum (Fishers, Ind.), to be associate director for museum advancement, overseeing the offices of development, membership, public affairs, and special events.

Tacoma Urban League (Wash.): Appointed Victoria Woodards, council member assistant at the Pierce County Council (Tacoma), to be president and chief executive officer.

U. of Hawaii Foundation (Honolulu): Appointed Greg Willems, executive director of development at the U. of British Columbia (Vancouver), to be vice president of development.

United Cerebral Palsy (Washington): Appointed Michael E. Hill, director of external relations at the Washington Ballet, to be senior vice president of external affairs, a newly created position overseeing development, communications, and marketing.

Uniting Against Lung Cancer (New York): Appointed Linda S. Wenger, executive director for marketing and communications at the Jewish National Fund (New York), to be executive director.

Virginia Commonwealth U. (Richmond): Appointed John I. Blohm, vice chancellor for development and alumni affairs at the U. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (Little Rock), to be vice president for development and alumni relations.

Warren Village (Denver): Appointed Sharon Knight, vice president and chief operating officer at the Colorado Nonprofit Association (Denver), to be president and chief executive officer of this organization that helps low-income, single-parent families become economically self-sufficient.

White House Project (New York): Appointed Tiffany Dufu, vice president of development and administration, to be president of this organization that promotes women’s leadership.

Wilderness Society (Washington): Appointed Fred Silbernagel, chief financial officer and treasurer at the Brookings Institution (Washington), to be senior vice president for finance and administration, and Jane Taylor, former senior vice president and chief marketing officer for the Washington Wizards professional basketball team, to be vice president for communications and marketing.

Young People’s Chorus of New York City: Appointed Peter Shavitz, development director of American Music Center (New York), to be director of development.

Grant Makers

Annie E. Casey Foundation (Baltimore): Appointed Lisa M. Hamilton, vice president of the United Parcel Service Corporate Public Relations Group (Atlanta), to be a vice president, leading public affairs, strategic communications, policy reform, and advocacy.

Eno Transportation Foundation (Washington): Appointed Joshua L. Schank, director for the National Transportation Policy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center (Washington), to be president and chief executive officer.

Also appointed: Barbara Gannon, interim president and executive director of the foundation’s Center for Transportation Leadership, also to be executive vice president, a newly created position.

F.B. Heron Foundation (New York): Appointed Clara Miller, president and chief executive officer of the Nonprofit Finance Fund (New York), to be president. (See article.)

Oregon Community Foundation (Portland): Announced the retirement of Greg Chaillé, president, effective at the end of this year.

Pinkerton Foundation (New York): Appointed Richard M. Smith, former editor-in-chief and chief executive officer of Newsweek magazine (New York), to be president. He succeeds Joan Colello, who has retired.