Duke Foundation’s Islamic Center and Africare Get New Leaders

Konrad Ng, new leader of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Shangri La. Konrad Ng, new leader of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Shangri La.

November 20, 2015 | Read Time: 2 minutes

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Konrad Ng will lead the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Shangri La, a center for the study of Islamic arts and cultures, in March. Mr. Ng is currently director of the Asian Pacific American Center at the Smithsonian Institution, where he oversees all programs and philanthropic and operational activities.

Under his leadership, the Smithsonian’s first curatorial positions in Asian Pacific American studies and in digital and emerging media were created. He previously served as an assistant professor in the Academy for Creative Media at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a curator of film and video at the Honolulu Museum of Art.

Mr. Ng is married to President Obama’s half-sister Maya Soetoro-Ng.

Africare

Robert Mallett, chief executive of the Accordia Global Health Foundation, was appointed president.

Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers

David Biemesderfer, former chief executive of Florida Philanthropic Network, was appointed chief executive.

Kartemquin

Betsy Steinberg, former managing director of the Illinois Film Office, will be executive director.

National Council for Science and the Environment

Michelle Wyman, director of intergovernmental affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy, was named executive director.

Other notable changes:

Nancy Birdsall, president of the Center for Global Development, will step down next year.

Darell Hammond, chief executive of KaBoom, will step down next year.

Nekita Nesmith, former director of development for the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Delaware, will be senior vice president and chief development officer at YMCA of Florida’s First Coast.

Jackie Parker, founder and managing partner at JWP Consulting and former president of the Newell Rubbermaid Foundation and vice president for corporate philanthropy at Newell Rubbermaid, was appointed director of global philanthropy and corporate giving at General Motors.