Indiana U. Appoints Next Leader of Women’s Philanthropy Institute (Transitions)

Indiana U. Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

Jeannie Sager will be the next director of the university’s Women’s Philanthropy Institute. Most recently she was director of philanthropy at the Indiana University Health Foundation.

Diabetes Research Institute Foundation

Sean Kramer has been tapped as its next CEO. Diagnosed with a rare form of Type I diabetes in 2018, he most recently was senior vice president and chief development officer at the Parkinson’s Foundation’s Miami and New York offices.

Grantmakers in Health

Cara James, director of the Office of Minority Health at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will become president and CEO on March 11. She will succeed Faith Mitchell, who has led the group for the past seven years.

McKnight Foundation

Pamela Wheelock, who most recently was chief operating officer at Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, will now serve as interim president of the $2.3 billion foundation in Minnesota. She follows Kate Wolford, who retired at the end of 2019.

More New CEOs

Tim Cadogan, CEO of OpenX, has been named CEO of GoFundMe. He succeeds Rob Solomon, who will remain chairman of its board. Cadogan will also oversee GoFundMe Charity, the crowdfunding platform’s arm for raising money for nonprofit groups.

Josh Feigelson has been appointed executive director of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. He is a rabbi who most recently was dean of students at the University of Chicago Divinity School.

Nancy Gardiner, director of the family office and philanthropic advisory services as Hemenway & Barnes, has been named managing partner of this legal and investment firm for wealthy families, businesses, and nonprofit groups.

Storme Gray, interim executive director of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy since July, has accepted the position on a permanent basis. She was previously director of programs and will be its first leader who is a woman of color.

Darryl Lockett, adviser to the president of AARP Foundation, has joined the Kennedy King Memorial Initiative as executive director. This social-justice organization in Indianapolis works to preserve the legacy of the assassinated leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Sen. Robert Kennedy.

Jennifer Siepierski, who has served as interim executive director of Young Audiences of Western New York for the past year, will continue on permanently. She joined the arts group in 2016 as director of programs and education.

Dale Threatt-Taylor is now executive director of the Nature Conservancy in South Carolina. Most recently she was director of the Wake County Soil and Water Conservation District, in Raleigh, N.C.

Jonathan Wiesner, owner and CEO of the Sustainable Apparel Group and Threads 4 Thought, will become CEO of the Garrison Institute. He succeeds Marc Weiss, who has been the social and environmental think tank’s executive director for the past two years and will now serve as managing director.

Public Allies

The national service organization has named two new senior staff members

Elodie Baquerot Lavery, chief operating officer at Living Cities, has been appointed chief operating officer.

Tonya Mantilla, vice president of university advancement at Cardinal Stritch University, has returned to the charity as vice president of growth strategy and development. She was previously executive director of Public Allies Milwaukee.

Other Notable Appointments

Juliet Buder will now be chief development officer at the Abaarso Network. She was most recently director of development at Oliver Scholars.

Richard Gerber, executive director of advancement operations at St. Lawrence University, has been named senior vice president and chief of philanthropy operations at City of Hope. He will oversee a $1 billion expansion plan to build a comprehensive cancer-care complex in Orange County, Calif.

Camilo Mendez, chief financial officer at Pro Mujer, will now be chief financial officer at the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.

Michal Rubin, who recently earned a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School, has been named vice president for development at the Cambridge Community Foundation.

Chantel Rush, senior program officer of the Kresge Foundation’s American Cities Program, has been promoted to managing director.

Chelsea Trotter, senior office administrator at the Quell Foundation, has been promoted to director of its scholarship program.

Departures

Paul Grogan is planning to step down after more than 18 years as president and CEO of the $1.3 billion Boston Foundation. He will depart after a successor is named. Grogan has been featured in the Chronicle many times, and last year he wrote this column on grant-making data and impact.

Mark Volpe intends to retire in February 2021 after 23 years as president and CEO of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Legacies

Terry DeCarlo, the former executive director of Orlando’s LGBT+ Center, died of cancer on January 27 at age 57. He was one of the primary advocates for the LGBTQ community in Florida following the shooting at Pulse Nightclub in 2016.

Leila Janah, founder and CEO of the nonprofit Samaschool, died on January 24 of complications from epithelioid sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. She was 37. Samaschool is a technology nonprofit group that provides digital-skills training for people living in poverty.

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