Catholic Relief Services’ Chief Announces He’s Stepping Down; More Personnel News From the Nonprofit World

Catholic Relief Services (Baltimore): Announced the resignation of Ken Hackett, president, effective January 2012. He will serve as a consultant to the organization.

Community Colleges of Spokane Foundation (Wash.): Appointed Tony Higley, president of Certified Appraisal (Spokane), to be executive director, and Julie Lockhart, a recruitment coordinator at Inland Northwest Blood Center (Spokane), to be manager of development.

EcoHealth Alliance (New York): Appointed Joanne Mazurki, a marketing consultant based in New York and former director of the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade (New York), to be executive vice president for development and marketing.

Eno Transportation Foundation (Washington): Announced the resignation of Stephen D. Van Beek, president and chief executive officer. He will become chief policy and strategy officer at LeighFisher, a transportation-management consulting firm.

Georgetown U. Hospital (Washington): Appointed Mary Kathleen Coyle, senior director of development for the Cardiovascular Institute in the School of Medicine at Stanford U. (Calif.), to be vice president for philanthropy.

KnowledgeWorks (Cincinnati): Appointed Brian Ross, chief operating officer at Cincinnati Bell, to be president, responsible for daily operations at this organization that teaches real-world skills to high-school students.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra: Appointed Rachel Fine, executive director of the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, to be executive director. She succeeds Andrea Laguni, who is now the orchestra’s general manager.

Mary Baldwin College (Staunton, Va.): Appointed David Atchley, vice president for advancement at Presbyterian College (Clinton, S.C.), to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary (Bethlehem, Pa.): Appointed Gary Carney, a development officer at Lafayette College (Easton, Pa.), to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Mount St. Mary’s U. (Emmitsburg, Md.): Appointed Robert J. Brennan, executive director of the Foundation for Physical Therapy (Alexandria, Va.), to be vice president of university advancement.

National Minority Supplier Development Council (New York): Appointed Joset B. Wright, former executive director of Orchard Village (Chicago), to be president. This organization helps minority-owned businesses by encouraging large corporations to use their services.

Northwestern U. (Evanston, Ill.): Appointed Bob McQuinn, associate vice president for development at the California Institute of Technology (Pasadena), to be vice president for alumni relations and development.

One Economy (Washington): Appointed Kelley Dunne, co-founder and chief executive officer of DigitalBridge Communications (Ashburn, Va.), to be chief executive officer. One Economy works to bring technology and information to low-income people. (See article.)

Peace First Los Angeles: Appointed Tal Gilad, director of development at the Fulfillment Fund (Los Angeles), to be executive director. Peace First teaches children conflict-resolution skills.

Public Agenda (New York): Appointed Will Friedman, executive vice president and chief operating officer, to be president. He succeeds Ruth A. Wooden, who will become senior counselor.

Schoolhouse Children’s Museum and Learning Center (Boynton Beach, Fla.): Appointed Amy J. Hever, director of advancement at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens (Delray Beach, Fla.), to be executive director.

Southern Education Foundation (Atlanta): Appointed Kent McGuire, dean of the College of Education at Temple U. (Philadelphia), to be president. He succeeds Lynn Huntley, who has resigned.

U. of Saint Francis (Fort Wayne, Ind.): Appointed Jay E. Nussel, executive director of development at Manchester College (North Manchester, Ind.), to be executive director of development and alumni relations.

Western Kentucky U. (Bowling Green): Appointed Kathryn Costello, vice president for development at the State U. of New York, U. at Buffalo, to be vice president for development and alumni relations.

White Plains Hospital Center (White Plains, N.Y.): Appointed Rich Petriccione, vice president for advancement and external affairs at Iona College (New Rochelle, N.Y.), to be vice president for development.

Women Empowered Against Violence (Washington): Appointed Jeni Gamble, national director of Victim Information and Notification Everyday Protective Order and Court Notification Services at Appriss (Louisville, Ky.), to be executive director.

Grant Makers

Gifford Foundation (Syracuse, N.Y.): Appointed Dirk Sonneborn, associate director, to be executive director. He succeeds Kathryn Goldfarb-Findling, who has resigned.

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (Palo Alto, Calif.): Appointed Chris McCrum, chief administrative officer at Barclays Global Investors (San Francisco), to be chief administrative officer, a newly created position.

LendingTree Foundation (Charlotte, N.C.): Appointed Sharon Fowler, responsible for program development at Hope Worldwide (Wayne, Pa.), to be executive director.

Princeton Area Community Foundation (Lawrenceville, N.J.): Appointed Michelle P. Cash, community involvement manager for the Social Investment Fund at the Educational Testing Service (Princeton, N.J.), to be vice president for grants and programs.

Surdna Foundation (New York): Appointed Shawn Escoffery, deputy director at the New Orleans Neighborhood Development Collaborative, to be director of the Strong Local Economies Program.

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (Menlo Park, Calif.): Appointed Elizabeth Peters, a lawyer at Caplin & Drysdale (Washington), to be associate general counsel.