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American Arts Alliance (Washington): Appointed Rindy O’Brien, executive director of the Friends of the National Arboretum (Washington), to be director.

American Heart Association, Midwest Affiliate (Overland Park, Kan.): Appointed Kevin Harker, executive vice president at the association’s Heartland Affiliate (Overland Park), to be executive vice president.

American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School (New Brunswick, N.J.): Appointed Marvin Preston, executive director of the Martha Graham School and Company (New York), to be executive director.

Association of Black Foundation Executives (New York): Announced the resignation of Kenneth W. Austin, president.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County (West Palm Beach, Fla.): Appointed Lottie W. Gatewood, director of communication at Child Trends (Washington), to be director of development, and Michelle E. Loibner, a sports anchor and reporter at KSHB-TV (Kansas City, Mo.), to be vice president of development and chief development officer.

CancerCare (New York): Appointed Susan Fryberger, vice president for development at the Ms. Foundation for Women (New York), to be associate executive director.

Catholic Charities USA (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed John Jackson, interim senior vice president for finance and administration and former chief financial officer and chief operating officer at Catholic Charities of St. Paul/Minneapolis, to be senior vice president for finance and administration.

Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest (Washington): Appointed Larry Ottinger, director of policy and leadership development at the Fannie Mae Foundation (Washington), to be president.

Children’s Defense Fund (Washington): Appointed Marjorie Newman-Williams, director of information technology at the United Nations Children’s Fund (New York), to be chief operating officer.

Conference Board (New York): Appointed Gail D. Fosler, executive vice president and chief economist, to be president.

Council on Foundations (Washington): Appointed Dori Kreiger, director of the council’s Community Foundation Services department, to be managing director for Family Philanthropy Services.

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption (Dublin, Ohio): Appointed Kate A. Bartalon, executive director of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Central Ohio Chapter (Worthington), to be development director.

Elon U. (N.C.): Appointed Charles E. Davis, senior director of individual giving, to be assistant vice president for development.

Explorations in Math (Seattle): Appointed Stephanie Cherrington, community outreach and operations director, to be executive director. She succeeds Karen Anderson, who has resigned.

Family Pride (Washington): Appointed Julia Bean, a recent graduate of the U. of Maine (Orono), and Ariana Flores, an organizer at Jobs With Justice, based in Boston, to be program and education associates; Daniel Robinson, a recent graduate of Bowdoin College (Brunswick, Me.), to be development associate; and Nina Selvaggio, director of the Youth Violence Prevention Coalition at Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network Boston, to be director of policy and programs. Family Pride is an advocacy group that works on behalf of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender parents.

Fortune Society (New York): Appointed Glenn Martin, co-director of the National Helping Individuals With Criminal Records Re-enter Through Employment Network at the Legal Action Center (New York), to be associate vice president of policy and advocacy. Fortune Society provides social services for former prisoners.

Friends of the Children (Portland, Ore.): Appointed Judith S. Stavisky, senior program officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, N.J.), to be national executive director. Friends of the Children connects children with mentors.

Friends of Yemin Orde (Washington): Appointed Karen Sallerson, senior development officer at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (Hartford), to be executive director. This organization supports Yemin Orde Wingate Youth Village, in Israel, which houses poor children and youth from around the world.

Global Impact (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Stanley M. Berman, chief financial officer at B’nai B’rith International (Washington), to be chief financial officer; Edward J. Willett, country director in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, for the Peace Corps, to be director for the organization’s Combined Federal Campaign — Overseas, and Max Winegar, association manager and Web site developer at the Air Defense Artillery Association (Fort Bliss, Tex.), to be executive officer for the Combined Federal Campaign — Overseas. Global Impact manages the federal government’s annual charity drive abroad; contributors include deployed troops and other federal-government employees who work overseas.

Graduate Theological Union (Berkeley, Calif.): Appointed Linda P. Frank, executive director and director of development and alumni relations at the Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation (Calif.), to be vice president for advancement.

HealthCare Chaplaincy (New York): Appointed Nicholas L. Grimaldi, director of development at the Legal Aid Society (New York), to be assistant vice president for advancement.

Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley (Allentown, Pa.): Appointed Jocelyn Black Hodes, a financial-planning adviser at Legacy Planning (Coopersburg, Pa.), to be director of planned giving and endowments.

Levine School of Music (Washington): Appointed Tyler Kalogeros-Treschuk, a sales associate at Gucci America, based in Chevy Chase, Md., to be major-gifts officer, and Debi Wolff, a research consultant at Goren, Wolff & Orenstein (Rockville, Md.), to be manager of endowment and planned giving.

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (New York): Appointed Maggie Boepple, senior adviser to the commissioner of transport for London, to be president.

Medical Teams International (Portland, Ore.): Appointed Marlene Minor, chief development officer at the North American Baptist Conference (Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.), to be vice president of communications.

NAFSA: Association of International Educators (Washington): Appointed Ellen Barclay, president of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers (Washington), to be become deputy executive director of professional-development services.

National Housing Institute (Montclair, N.J.): Appointed Bob Zdenek, former executive director of the Alliance for Healthy Homes (Washington), to be interim executive director. He succeeds Harold Simon, who has resigned to become a senior consultant to the organization.

New Jersey City U. (Jersey City): Appointed Khatmeh Osseiran-Hanna, assistant vice president of planned giving and senior major-gifts officer at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark), to be vice president for university advancement.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital: Appointed Phyllis Lantos, chief financial officer and treasurer, also to be executive vice president.

Northlight Theatre (Chicago): Appointed Molly Landgraf Hansen, vice president at the Alford Group and Alford Group Executive Search, based in Evanston, Ill., to be director of development.

Opportunity International (Oak Brook, Ill.): Appointed April DuBois, director of international business development at the Greater Washington Initiative (D.C.), to be vice president of international business development.

Partnership for Cures (Chicago): Appointed Ellen M. Bookman, senior director of development at the Jewish Community Centers of Chicago, to be executive vice president and chief advancement officer. This group connects donors with medical researchers.

Pearl S. Buck International (Perkasie, Pa.): Appointed Christopher Grosso, community-relations coordinator at the Lenape Valley Foundation (Doylestown, Pa.), to be public-relations coordinator.

Perkins School for the Blind, Perkins Trust (Watertown, Mass.): Appointed Stacy N. Taylor, director of development at Physicians for Human Rights (Cambridge, Mass.), to be director of international resource development.

Project Orbis International (New York): Appointed Erwin Temmerman, country director for Iraq at Air Serve International (Warrenton, Va.), to be director of the Flying Eye Hospital.

Public Health Institute (Oakland, Calif.): Appointed Mary Pittman, president of the Health Research & Educational Trust (Chicago), to be president and chief executive officer, effective in January. She will succeed Joseph Hafey, who plans to retire.

Reading Is Fundamental (Washington): Appointed Lynn M. Croneberger, chief development officer at Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care (Washington), to be vice president of development.

Rutgers U. School of Business at Camden (N.J.): Appointed James F. Sereno, director of major and planned gifts for the Goodwin College of Professional Studies at Drexel U. (Philadelphia), to be assistant dean for development.

Southern Arts Federation (Atlanta): Appointed Ann-Laura Parks, director of foundation relations and marketing at the Center for the Visually Impaired (Atlanta), to be development and communications director.

Texas Tech U. System (Lubbock): Appointed Kelly Overley, senior director of development for the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine at the Texas Tech U. Health Sciences Center (El Paso), to be vice chancellor for institutional advancement.

U. of Maryland School of Social Work (Baltimore): Appointed David D. Flinchbaugh, executive director of alumni relations at the Johns Hopkins U. (Baltimore), to be director of development.

U. of San Diego: Appointed Roy F. Heynderickx, vice president for financial affairs at the U. of Portland (Ore.), to be vice president of finance and administration.

U. of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: Appointed Jackie Callies, director of development at the U. of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston), to be executive director of development and alumni relations for the U. of Texas Medical School at Houston, and Susan H. Coulter, vice president for university advancement at the U. of Texas Medical Branch, to be vice president of institutional advancement.

United Methodist Communications Foundation (Nashville): Appointed Thomas Livers, resource-development coordinator at the Trover Clinic Foundation (Madisonville, Ky.), to be director of development.

United Nations Foundation (Washington): Appointed Tamara Kreinin, interim executive director of the New York Regional Association of Grantmakers and former president and chief executive officer of the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (New York), to be executive director for women and population.

U.S. Fund for Unicef, Midwest Region (Chicago): Appointed Casey Marsh, vice president of development at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, to be director. She succeeds Marjorie Schaffner, who has retired.

YMCA of South Palm Beach County (Boca Raton, Fla.): Appointed Jorene Jameson, chief executive officer of the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas (Dallas), to be vice president and chief development officer.

GRANT MAKERS

Alliance Healthcare Foundation (San Diego): Announced the resignation of Ruth Riedel, president and chief executive officer, effective January 1.

Brinson Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Julie Walther, a senior program officer at the Girl’s Best Friend Foundation (Chicago), to be a senior program officer.

Ethel & James Flinn Foundation (Detroit): Appointed Andrea M. Cole, chief financial officer and treasurer at the Skillman Foundation (Detroit), to be executive director and chief executive officer, effective January 3.

Google.org (Mountain View, Calif.): Appointed Christiaan Adams, research engineer and geographic information systems specialist for the Sea Grant College Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge), to be earth-outreach team member; Adam Borelli, research manager at Tiburon Strategic Advisors (Calif.), to be team coordinator for climate change and energy; Julie Chin, product manager at Google (Mountain View), to be project manager for global public health; John Lyman, research associate at the Center for American Progress (Washington), to be team researcher for global development; Mayumi Matsuno, product-marketing manager at Google, to be project manager for Googler involvement; Swati Mylavarapu, a recent graduate of Oxford U. (England), to be team researcher for global development; Shannon Oliver, emergency-relief program manager and livelihoods program manager at Catholic Relief Service, based in Islamabad, Pakistan, to be team member for global public health; Frank Rijsberman, director general and chief executive officer of the International Water Management Institute (Battaramulla, Sri Lanka), to be director of water- and climate-adaptation initiatives; Salimah Samji, social- and rural-development specialist at the World Bank, based in Delhi, India, to be team member for global development and monitoring and evaluation; Joanne Stevens, researcher for the School of Public Health and Family Medicine in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the U. of Cape Town, to be team researcher for global public health; Michael Terrell, an associate at Van Ness Feldman (Washington), to be team member for climate change and energy; Aleem Walji, chief executive officer of the Aga Khan Foundation, based in Damascus, Syria, to be expert in global poverty and sustainable development; and Alix Zwane, assistant cooperative extension specialist for international trade and environment in the department of agricultural and resource economics at the U. of California at Berkeley, to be team researcher for global public health and monitoring and evaluation.

Lumina Foundation for Education (Indianapolis): Appointed Jamie P. Merisotis, founder and president of the Institute for Higher Education Policy (Washington), to be president and chief executive officer, effective January 1. He will succeed Martha D. Lamkin, who plans to retire.

Kern Family Foundation (Waukesha, Wis.): Appointed Jim Rahn, director of the Center for Urban Teaching and assistant professor of education at Wisconsin Lutheran College (Milwaukee), to be program director for the education-reform initiative, and Mark Schroll, technology teacher at the Science Academy of South Texas (Mercedes), to be program coordinator of engineering and innovation initiatives.

Rhode Island Foundation (Providence): Announced the resignation of Ronald V. Gallo, president and chief executive officer.

Women’s Foundation of California (San Francisco): Appointed Amy McCombs, president of Heald College (San Francisco), to be president and chief executive officer.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (New York): Elected Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of the U. of Maryland-Baltimore County, to the Board of Trustees.

American Hospital of Paris Foundation (New York): Elected Donna Pearson Josey, president of Josey Oil (Houston), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Ellington Fund (Washington): Elected Robert D. Horvath Jr., founder and principal of Kalorama Development (Washington), to be president of the Board of Directors.

Grameen Foundation (Washington): Elected Paul Maritz, chief executive officer of Pi Corporation (Seattle), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Indiana U., Center on Philanthropy (Indianapolis): Elected Gail L. Freeman, founder and president of Freeman Philanthropic Services (New York), to be chair of the Board of Visitors.

James Beard Foundation (New York): Elected Woodrow W. Campbell, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, based in New York, to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Elected Andrew M. Gordon, head of the Investment Banking Division West Region at Goldman Sachs, based in Los Angeles, to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Million Dollar Round Table Foundation (Park Ridge, Ill.): Elected Patricia L. Krarup, president of PLK Insurance and Financial Services (Janesville, Wis.), to be president of the Board of Trustees.

National Gallery of Art (Washington): Elected John Wilmerding, a former professor of American art at Princeton U. (N.J.), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Thomas B. Fordham Foundation (Washington): Elected David P. Driscoll, former commissioner of education at the Massachusetts Department of Education (Malden), to the Board of Trustees.

WaterAid America (New York): Elected Gregory Hodkinson, chairman of Arup’s Americas Region, based in New York, to be chair of the Board of Directors.

William T. Grant Foundation (New York): Elected Andrew C. Porter, dean and a professor of education at the U. of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education (Philadelphia), to the Board of Trustees.

World Relief (Baltimore): Elected Samuel C. Wolgemuth, former president and chief executive officer of Freedom Communications (Irvine, Calif.), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Campbell & Company (Chicago): Appointed three senior consultants: Robert Alpaugh, interim vice president for development at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and former executive director of the North Shore Music Theatre (Beverly, Mass.); Valerie T. Broadie, principal of Valerie T. Broadie Fundraising Counsel (Washington), to be based in Washington; and Tracy Tajbl, vice president at Community Counseling Services Fundraising, based in Nashville, to be based in Washington. This company provides fund-raising and other consulting services to nonprofit groups.

Douglas Shaw & Associates (West Chicago): Appointed Michael Johnson, vice president of sales and marketing, to be senior vice president and chief marketing officer; Tony Passarello, vice president of client partnerships at Razor Communications (Dallas), to be senior vice president and chief strategy officer; and Wiley Stinnett, director of marketing at RBC Ministries (Grand Rapids, Mich.), to be vice president and senior media strategist. Douglas Shaw & Associates assists charities and religious ministries with their communications, fund raising, and marketing.

Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman (Bethesda, Md.): Appointed Richard J. Locastro, senior manager for the Baltimore and Washington Region Exempt Organizations Tax Practice at KPMG, based in Washington, to be nonprofit tax principal. This firm helps nonprofit organizations with accounting and auditing.

Grant Thornton (Chicago): Appointed four assurance partners: Terri E. Albertson, a senior manager, to be based in Philadelphia; Laura L. Iacona, a senior manager, to be based in Philadelphia; Lisa Lipsky, a senior manager, to be based in McLean, Va.; and Dennis Morrone, a senior manager, to be based in Edison, N.J. Grant Thornton advises charities on accounting, business, and taxes.

Hershey Cause (Santa Monica, Calif.): Appointed Kristen Stancik, account executive, to be communications manager. This company helps nonprofit organizations with communications.