People

AIDS Foundation of Chicago: Appointed Johnathon E. Briggs, an urban-affairs reporter at the Chicago Tribune, to be director of communications, and Loren Leidinger-Avila, field coordinator at CARE, based in Houston, to be director of development.

Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (New York): Appointed Susan Peschin, a management consultant at Discover Inspiration (Rockville, Md.), to be director of public policy.

American Council of Young Political Leaders (Washington): Appointed Linda Rotunno, director of development at the Center for American Progress (Washington), to be chief executive officer.

Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation (Phoenix): Appointed Raoul E. Sada, president and chief executive officer of Volunteers for Hospice (Sun City, Ariz.), to be executive director. He succeeds Jan Chisum, who has retired.

Association of Fundraising Professionals (Arlington, Va.): Announced the death of William R. Simms, a co-founder and former director of development at the National Urban League (New York), on December 7. He was 94.

Attitudes & Attire (Dallas): Appointed Cameron Hernholm, head of development at Hillels of Georgia (Atlanta), to be development director. This organization helps women become self-sufficient.

Beech Acres Parenting Center (Cincinnati): Appointed Jay G. Fridy, director of regional development at the U. of Cincinnati Foundation, to be vice president of development.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City: Appointed Michael A. Corriero, a judge at the New York State Court of Claims, based in New York, to be executive director, effective July 1. He will succeed Allan Luks, who plans to retire.

Boca Raton Community Hospital Foundation (Fla.): Appointed Claudia Brooks Welsh, executive director of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (Hollywood, Fla.), to be vice president and senior director of capital campaign.

Boy Scouts of America National Foundation (Irving, Tex.): Appointed Colin V. French, interim executive director and former senior endowment counsel, to be executive director.

California Institute of the Arts (Valencia): Appointed Nadine Rambeau, senior project manager for events at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, to be assistant director of development.

Cape Cod Healthcare (Hyannis, Mass.): Announced the retirement of Stephen L. Abbott, president and chief executive officer, effective in June.

Children’s Defense Fund (Washington): Appointed Rebecca D. Beauregard, former mayor of Cranbury, N.J., to be director of government relations.

Children’s Partnership (Santa Monica, Calif.): Appointed Elaine Carpenter, a communications and public-policy consultant in San Francisco, to be senior associate for the technology program, based in San Francisco. This organization promotes the use of technology in children’s health, education, and career preparation.

Clemson U. (S.C.): Appointed Corrine Grant, assistant director of the university’s BB&T Economics Summer Program and graduate-placement coordinator, to be development officer for university libraries; Missy Ryan, vice president at Fundraisinginfo.com (Atlanta), to be development officer for the College of Business and Behavioral Science; and Ryan Slinkard, senior manager at Accenture, based in Atlanta, to be regional development officer for the Atlanta area.

College for Creative Studies (Detroit): Appointed Nina Holden, corporate director and chief development officer at St. John Hospital and Medical Center (Detroit), to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation (Avon, Conn.): Announced the retirement of Julie Mairano, executive director. This organization promotes research on this congenital condition and assists people who have it.

Council on Foundations (Arlington, Va.): Appointed Danah Cornutt Craft, vice president of community and governmental affairs at SunTrust Bank/Sun Trust Bank Atlanta Foundation, to be vice president of programs and constituency services.

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles: Appointed Jo-An Turman, director of marketing and communications for Los Angeles Neighborhood Housing Services, to be director of marketing and communications, and Mark Van Lue, director of construction and environmental resources at Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County (South Bend, Ind.), to be vice president of construction and real estate.

Highline Medical Center Foundation (Burien, Wash.): Appointed Renee Klein, president of HandlerKlein Communications and Marketing (Seattle), to be executive director.

Houston A+ Challenge: Appointed Scott Van Beck, superintendent of the Houston Independent School District’s West Region, to be executive director. This group seeks to improve public schools in the Houston area.

Humane Society of the United States (Washington): Appointed Scotlund Haisley, executive director of the Washington Animal Rescue League (D.C.), to be senior director of disaster services.

Indiana Grantmakers Alliance (Indianapolis): Appointed Jack Cole, a major-gifts officer at the St. Vincent Foundation (Indianapolis), to be director for member and external relations.

Junior Achievement (Colorado Springs): Appointed Sean C. Rush, general manager of Global Education Industry at IBM, based in Boston, to be president and chief executive officer.

Lehigh U. (Bethlehem, Pa.): Appointed Joseph P. Kender Jr., vice president for development and alumni relations at Saint Joseph’s U. (Philadelphia), to be vice president for advancement.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (New York): Appointed Andriana Abariotes, a senior program officer at Twin Cities LISC (St. Paul), to be executive director of that office, and Amanda Timm, interim director of Houston LISC and a former program officer, to be executive director of that office.

Maryland School for the Blind (Baltimore): Appointed Terry L. Leckrone, director of planned giving at the Foundation Fighting Blindness (Owings Mills, Md.), to be major-gifts and planned-giving officer.

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (New York): Appointed Katie Hood, interim chief executive officer and former deputy chief executive officer, to be chief executive officer. She succeeds Sarah Orsay, who has resigned.

Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition (Foster City, Calif.): Announced the retirement of Fran Wagstaff, president, effective July 1.

NAACP Legal Defense Fund (New York): Appointed John Payton, a partner at WilmerHale law firm (Washington), to be director-counsel and president of the organization.

National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (Washington): Appointed Robert Boyd, executive director for the Heartland Region at DonorsChoose.org, based in Dallas, to be chief operating officer.

National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (Washington): Appointed Philip R. Day, chancellor of City College of San Francisco, to be president and chief executive officer.

National Down Syndrome Society (New York): Appointed Jon Colman, chief operating officer, to be president.

National Health Law Program (Washington): Appointed Emily Spitzer, a fund raiser and strategist for the electoral campaign of Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York, to be executive director.

Oakland Zoo (Calif.): Appointed Emma Lee Twitchell, development director at the Northern California Cancer Center (Fremont), to be director of development.

Organization Development Network (South Orange, N.J.): Appointed Peter F. Norlin, managing consultant at EDS Inc. (Dallas), to be executive director. This group promotes efficient management and leadership at charities.

Phillips Collection (Washington): Appointed Dorothy M. Kosinski, senior curator of painting and sculpture at the Dallas Museum of Art, to be director. She succeeds Jay Gates, who has retired.

ProPublica (New York): Appointed Stephen Engelberg, managing editor at The Oregonian (Portland), to be managing editor. This nonprofit newsroom produces public-interest journalism.

Saint Augustine’s College (Raleigh, N.C.): Appointed Clarenda Stanley, grants writer and coordinator for the City of Hinesville, Ga., to be director of corporate and foundation relations.

Schott Foundation for Public Education (Cambridge, Mass.): Appointed Cassie Schwerner, director of programs and strategic leadership, to be vice president of programs.

Sojourner Truth House (Milwaukee): Announced the retirement of Kathie Stolpman, executive director. This organization aids victims of domestic violence.

South Florida After-School All-Stars (Miami): Appointed Raul J. Diaz, president of ICDA Investigations (Miami), to be president and chief executive officer.

Southeast Community Development Corporation (Pasadena, Calif.): Appointed Cesar Zaldivar-Motts, project director, to be executive director.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (Dallas): Appointed Tim Doke, principal of TJD Comm (Dallas), to be chief marketing officer.

U. of California at Los Angeles: Appointed Ian Jipp, director of development for neuroscience, to be senior director of development for the Hospital System, and Dan Riley, assistant director of annual giving at Occidental College (Los Angeles), to be associate director of annual and special gifts for the Anderson School of Management.

U. of Maryland School of Nursing (Baltimore): Appointed Laurette Hankins, director of development at the Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Wilmer Eye Institute (Baltimore), to be associate dean for development and alumni relations.

U. of South Dakota Foundation (Vermillion): Appointed Bryan Benchoff, associate vice president for development at the West Virginia U. Foundation (Morgantown), to be president and chief executive officer.

U. of Texas at San Antonio: Appointed Marjie M. French, vice president for development at the U. of Texas at Dallas, to be vice president for university advancement.

United Methodist Family Services of Virginia (Richmond): Appointed David J. Baker, director of development at Mothers Against Drunk Driving Virginia (Richmond), to be vice president for development.

Wheat Ridge Ministries (Itasca, Ill.): Appointed the Rev. Mark Halaas, director of development at the Central Lutheran Foundation (Minneapolis), to be a regional development officer.

Women’s Law Project (Philadelphia): Appointed Nan Langen Steketee, Bay Area development manager at Earth Share of California (San Francisco), to be development director.

Zoological Society of Florida (Miami): Appointed Manny Gonzalez, chief operating officer at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium (Powell, Ohio), to be president and chief executive officer.

GRANT MAKERS

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation (New York): Appointed Maria Freire, president and chief executive officer of the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (New York), to be president, effective March 1.

The California Wellness Foundation (Woodland Hills): Appointed Adriana Godoy Leiss, a communications associate, to be a communications officer, and Julio Marcial, a communications officer, to be program director.

Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation (Washington): Appointed Michael D. Colson, senior program officer at the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation (New York), to be director of Israel programs.

Cleveland Foundation: Appointed Angie Brlas, internship coordinator at Baldwin-Wallace College (Berea, Ohio), to be program assistant; Traci Douglas, department assistant at Case Western Reserve U. (Cleveland), to be donor-relations assistant; Ann Fairhurst, regional director of development at Girl Scouts of Lake Erie Council (Cleveland), to be Lake-Geauga Fund officer; Maureen Forrest, administrative assistant at the Cuyahoga County prosecutor’s office (Cleveland), to be scholarship assistant; Michael MacIver, executive director of gift planning at Case Western Reserve U., to be director of gift planning; Nichelle McCall, admissions counselor at Baldwin-Wallace College, to be program coordinator for the Civic Innovation Lab; and Bob Paponetti, executive director of work-force solutions at Cuyahoga County Community College (Cleveland), to be executive director of the Literacy Cooperative of Greater Cleveland.

Colorado Health Foundation (Denver): Appointed Shepard Nevel, general counsel and director of member services at the Denver Regional Council of Governments, to be vice president of operations.

Hearst Foundation and William Randolph Hearst Foundation (New York): Appointed Mason Granger, president and general manager of WDSU-TV (New Orleans), to be program director of grants. He succeeds Ilene Mack, who has retired.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (New York): Elected Frederick (Fritz) Henderson, vice chairman and chief financial officer at General Motors Corporation (Detroit), to the Board of Trustees.

Aspen Institute (Washington): Announced the death of Robert O. Anderson, former president and chairman of the Board of Trustees, on December 2. He was 90.

Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan (Detroit): Elected Terence E. Adderley, chairman of Kelly Services (Troy, Mich.), to the Board of Trustees.

Duke Endowment (Charlotte, N.C.): Elected Kenneth Durham Weeks Jr., a co-founder of and cardiologist at Mid Carolina Cardiology (Charlotte), to the Board of Trustees.

Giving USA Foundation (Glenview, Ill.): Elected Del Martin, managing partner and chairman of Alexander Haas Martin & Partners (Atlanta), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Harrison County Community Foundation (Corydon, Ind.): Elected Brian Churchill, plant manager at Preston Farms (Bradford, Ind.), to be president of the Board of Directors. Also elected to the board: Scott Berkley, an agent at Farm Bureau Insurance (Corydon); Jason Copperwaite, an engineer at Paul Primavera & Associates (Corydon); and Carolyn Wallace, director of business operations at South Harrison Community School Corporation (Corydon).

Jessie Ball duPont Fund (Jacksonville, Fla.): Elected the Rev. Eddie E. Jones Jr., vicar of St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church (Jacksonville), to the Board of Trustees.

Natural Resources Defense Council (New York): Elected Daniel R. Tishman, president and chief executive officer of Tishman Realty & Construction Company (New York), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

New Jersey After 3 (New Brunswick): Elected Doug Kennedy, president of North Fork Bank (Fairfield, N.J.), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Philadelphia Foundation: Elected Paul R. Levy, president and chief executive officer of the Center City District (Philadelphia), to the Board of Managers.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation (Battle Creek, Mich.): Elected Joseph M. Stewart, retired senior vice president for corporate affairs and chief ethics officer at the Kellogg Company (Battle Creek), to be chair of the Board of Trustees.