November 8, 2017 | Read Time: 3 minutes
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Barbara Vacarr, a psychologist and former president of Goddard College, has been appointed CEO. She is the first woman to lead the nonprofit yoga retreat since its founding in 1983.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Elizabeth Powley, executive director of Heartland Alliance International, a human-rights group in Chicago, has joined the MacArthur Foundation as director of grants management. Brooke McKean, chief operating officer at Heartland, has been tapped to serve as its acting executive director.
Jupiter Medical Center
Donald McKenna, president of St. Mary’s Health Care System, in Athens, Ga., has been named president and chief executive, effective January 15. The nonprofit health system raised $42 million in 2016, including a $25 million gift from an anonymous donor for a new cancer institute.
More new CEOs:
Maureen Bray will become executive director of the Art Dealers Association of America, beginning January 2. She previously served as director of David Nolan Gallery.
Michael Grasso, director of development and marketing at WSKG Public Media, will lead the Roberson Museum and Science Center.
Janet Hales, executive director of the Ohio Poverty Law Center, will head ABLE, a nonprofit law firm that offers free legal services to poor Ohio residents.
Dino Hernandez has been appointed executive director of the Metropolitan State University of Denver Foundation, as well as vice president for advancement at the university. He was previously vice president for advancement at Notre Dame de Namur University.
Jennifer Hoffman, vice president of Earth Day Texas, has become the executive director of Keep Manatee Beautiful. She succeeds Ingrid McClellan.
Susan Johnson, executive director of the Harwich Ecumenical Council for the Homeless, has been named executive director of Cape Cod Village, a residential facility for adults with profound autism.
Sam Lawry, Western director of Pheasants Forever, will lead Teller Wildlife Refuge.
Karen Paul, Washington director and director of Israel travel at the New Israel Fund, has joined the Tikkun Olam Women’s Foundation as executive director.
Sarah Williams, senior vice president for commercial banking at Village Bank, has been named executive director of UnBoundRVA, in Richmond, Va., which helps poor people learn skills and access resources to become entrepreneurs.
Brian Wyer, executive director of the Escambia County Public Schools Foundation, will lead the Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce, in Pensacola, Fla.
Patricia Youngquist, interim executive director of Union Mission, in Savannah, Ga., has been named permanently to the position.
Other notable appointments:
John Clause, executive director for World Children’s Center, has been appointed vice president of global philanthropy at Children International.
Todd Dalrymple, a research and program analyst at the Duke Endowment, has been promoted to program officer for early childhood issues.
Christopher Mullin, executive vice chancellor of the Florida College System, will serve as director of the new Strong Start to Finish network at the Education Commission of the States.
Matt Nielsen, director of regional development for Southern California at the University of Minnesota, has joined the Hennepin Theatre Trust as director of development.
Departures
Patricia A. Parcellin, CEO of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts since 2014, says she will retire from the organization in January.
Earl (Rusty) Powell, director of the National Gallery of Art for more than 25 years, has announced plans to retire in early 2019.
Matthew P. Scott, president of the Carnegie Institution for Science for the past three years, will retire at the end of December.
Legacies
Joan Tisch, a billionaire philanthropist who supported causes including the arts and services to HIV/AIDS patient, died November 2 in New York. She was 90. Ms. Tisch was the widow of Preston Robert Tisch, a businessman and former postmaster general; the family owns the Loews Corporation, a holding company, and are co-owners of the New York Giants football team. Among the charities that benefited from Ms. Tisch’s philanthropy were the 92nd Street Y, the Museum of Modern Art, and GMHC, for which she was an early volunteer.
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