People

Accion USA (Boston): Announced the resignation of William Burrus, president and chief executive officer, effective June 30. Accion USA makes small loans to poor people.

American Friends of Bar-Ilan U. (New York): Appointed Mark Medin, executive director of the philanthropic leadership group at United Jewish Appeal-Federation of New York, to be executive vice president. He succeeds Yehuda Halevy, who has retired.

American India Foundation (New York): Appointed Kris Dasgupta, vice president of development and communications at A Better Chance (New York), to be chief operating officer.

American Lung Association (Washington): Appointed Charles Dean Connor, senior vice president for communication and marketing at the American National Red Cross (Washington), to be chief operating officer, effective April 1. He will succeed Joseph Bergen, who plans to retire.

Arizona Humane Society (Phoenix): Appointed Tim Crum, director of marketing and development at PetSmart Charities (Phoenix), to be executive director. Ashland U. (Ohio): Appointed Thomas Seddon, associate vice president of university campaigns, to be vice president of development and public relations.

Business Volunteers Unlimited Maryland (Baltimore): Appointed Nan Bambara, director of sales and service at Port Discovery (Baltimore), to be director of business relations, helping member companies with philanthropic and volunteering projects.

Cazenovia College (N.Y.): Appointed Peter Way, assistant director of the annual fund, to be director of the annual fund.

Chatham U. (Pittsburgh): Appointed Sheila K. Gorgonio, manager of principal gifts and director of presidential development planning at Carnegie Mellon U. (Pittsburgh), to be vice president for development and alumni relations.

Chicago Zoological Society (Brookfield, Ill.): Appointed Sarah Breen, director of development at the Chicago Botanic Garden (Glencoe, Ill.), to be vice president of development.

Civil War & Underground Railroad Museum of Philadelphia: Appointed Sharon A. Smith, chief executive officer of the Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), to be president and chief executive officer.

Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis (San Jose, Calif.): Appointed Mishka Michon, executive vice president of development, to be chief executive officer.

Committee for Children (Seattle): Appointed Ian Carrick, a philanthropy officer at America’s Second Harvest (Chicago), to be manager of fund development. Committee for Children develops programs to teach children about problem solving and safety.

Community General Hospital (Syracuse, N.Y.): Appointed John Zacharek, assistant dean for advancement for the College of Human Services and Health Professions at Syracuse U., to be vice president for external affairs.

Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation (Avon, Conn.): Appointed Liana Garcia-Fresher, president of Fresher Consultants (Stamford, Conn.), to be executive director. She succeeds Julie Mairano, the charity’s co-founder, who has retired. This organization promotes research on this congenital condition and helps people who have it.

Corporation for Supportive Housing (New York): Appointed Nancy McGraw, director of the strategic-partnership team, to be managing director of the eastern region.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. (Daytona Beach, Fla.): Appointed Jeffrey Davis, development director for the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the U. of Central Florida (Orlando), to be director of development for aviation.

Fritz Institute (San Francisco): Appointed Robert Sproul, a principal at Madison Sproul & Partners (San Francisco), to be chief executive officer. This group works to improve disaster preparedness and relief around the world.

Future of Music Coalition (Washington): Appointed Ann Chaitovitz, a lawyer for the Office of International Relations at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Alexandria, Va.), to be executive director. She succeeds Jenny Toomey, who is now program officer for media and cultural policy at the Ford Foundation (New York).

Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School (Palo Alto, Calif.): Appointed Anita Louis Grossman, director of development at Keys School (Palo Alto), to be director of development.

Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts (Boston): Appointed Ruth N. Bramson, executive vice president of human resources at National Grid USA (Westborough, Mass.), to be chief executive officer. Girl Scouts, Patriots’ Trail Council, Girl Scouts of Southeastern Massachusetts, and Girl Scouts of Spar & Spindle Council have merged to create this new council.

Global Impact (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Charlotte Haberaecker, vice president for single-family operational risk management at Fannie Mae (Washington), to be chief operating officer. Global Impact manages the federal government’s annual charity drive abroad; contributors include deployed troops and other federal employees who work overseas.

Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana (Indianapolis): Appointed Jennifer Danic, manager of advancement at Greater Educational Opportunities Foundation (Indianapolis), to be development manager for the Goodwill Foundation.

Grameen Foundation (Washington): Appointed Sandra Adams, senior vice president for external affairs at the National Breast Cancer Coalition (Washington), to be vice president for external affairs.

Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest (Ann Arbor, Mich.): Appointed Diane Durance, president of Ann Arbor Spark, to be executive director. She succeeds Art DeMonte, who has resigned to become a business consultant.

Literacy Partners (New York): Appointed Michele Burlot, development officer for foundation and corporate relations at Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières USA (New York), to be associate director of institutional relations.

Living Beyond Breast Cancer (Philadelphia): Appointed Kim A. Shiley, director of major and individual gifts for the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts at the U. of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), to be director of development.

Matrix Human Services (Detroit): Appointed Jennifer L. Dale, executive director of the American Liver Foundation, Michigan Chapter (Farmington), to be director of development.

Minnesota Council on Foundations (Minneapolis): Appointed Wendy C. Wehr, development director at the Minnesota Literacy Council (St. Paul), to be vice president of communications and information services.

Morton Arboretum (Lisle, Ill.): Appointed Grant Gilbert, senior director of development at CARE (Atlanta), to be director of major gifts.

Music Center (Los Angeles): Appointed Michelle Rosenthal Clark, assistant dean of development and alumni relations for the Annenberg School for Communication at the U. of Southern California (Los Angeles), to be vice president for development.

National Constitution Center (Philadelphia): Appointed Hugh Allen, deputy chief of staff at the School District of Philadelphia, to be senior director of special projects and government relations; Tanya Barrientos, a staff writer at The Philadelphia Inquirer, to be development writer; and Christina Chagin, public- and government-relations liaison and fund-raising manager at the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (Harrisburg), to be director of individual and major gifts.

Neighborhood Writing Alliance (Chicago): Appointed Mairead Case, assistant acquisitions editor at Northwestern U. Press (Evanston, Ill.), to be assistant director.

Newton Marasco Foundation (McLean, Va.): Appointed Mary Alex, founder of Global Capacity Consulting (San Francisco), to be president. This group fosters environmental stewardship.

Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation (West Palm Beach, Fla.): Appointed Patricia McDonald, executive director, to be president and chief executive officer.

Ohio U. (Athens): Appointed Edward E. Pauley, president and chief executive officer of the Plains Art Museum (Fargo, N.D.), to be director of the Kennedy Museum of Art.

On the Rise (Cambridge, Mass.): Appointed Ruth Woods Dunham, director of education, clinical, and community-based services at Casa Myrna Vasquez (Boston), to be executive director. On the Rise helps women who are homeless or in crisis.

Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services (Los Angeles): Appointed Jennifer K. D’Alvarez, assistant director of development, to be director of development.

Pan American Health and Education Foundation (Washington): Appointed Edward Kadunc, a mission director for the U.S. Agency for International Development, based in Mexico, to be executive director. He succeeds Jess Gersky, who has retired.

Public Agenda (New York): Appointed Scott Bittle, executive editor of Public Agenda Online, to be executive vice president for public-issues analysis.

Purchase College, State U. of New York: Appointed Gabrielle Jazwiecki, director of grants development at D’Youville College (Buffalo, N.Y.), to be director of corporate and foundation relations.

Save Darfur Coalition (Washington): Appointed Jerry Fowler, director of the Committee on Conscience at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (Washington), to be executive director.

Seedco Financial Services (New York): Appointed Robert Espaillat, chief executive officer of Accion New York, to be executive vice president and chief operating officer.

U. of Louisville, James Graham Brown Cancer Center (Ky.): Appointed Kelly M. Wesley, associate director of planned giving at Harvard U. (Cambridge, Mass.), to be director of development.

U. of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City): Appointed Jim (Tripp) Hall III, vice president and executive director of the U. of Oklahoma Alumni Association, to be vice president for university development, and Paul D. Massad, interim vice president for university development, to be senior associate vice president and director of major gifts.

United Performing Arts Fund (Milwaukee): Appointed Linda Edelstein, director of group services, to be vice president of community relations and marketing.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (Washington): Announced the death of Miles Lerman, co-founder and former chairman of the Board of Directors, on January 22. He was 88.

USA Swimming Foundation (Colorado Springs): Appointed Christopher A. LaBianco Sr., co-founder of Changing Our World (New York), to be chief development officer.

Wagner College (New York): Appointed Myra Garcia, associate vice president for development at Seton Hall U. (South Orange, N.J.), to be vice president for advancement.

Window to the World Communications/WTTW 11 (Chicago): Appointed Greg Cameron, deputy director and chief development officer at the Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), to be executive vice president and chief development officer, effective April 21.

YWCA of Lancaster (Pa.): Appointed Larry L. Washington, human-relations officer and trainer for the City of Allentown (Pa.), to be coordinator of racial justice and advocacy.

GRANT MAKERS

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Seattle): Appointed Rajeev Venkayya, special assistant to President George W. Bush and senior director for biodefense for the White House Homeland Security Council (Washington), to be director of global health delivery.

Cleveland Foundation: Appointed Kathleen Hallissey, a program officer, to be director of community-responsive grant making.

Greater New Orleans Foundation: Announced the resignation of Gregory Ben Johnson, president and chief executive officer, effective in June.

Hillman Foundation (Pittsburgh): Appointed David K. Roger, vice president and secretary, to be president.

Maine Community Foundation (Ellsworth): Announced the retirement of Henry L.P. Schmelzer, president and chief executive officer, effective in December.

Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation (Cleveland): Appointed Kittie D. Warshawsky, assistant director of endowment development at the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, to be executive vice president.

Rockefeller Foundation (New York): Appointed Shari L. Patrick, counsel at NBC Universal (New York), to be general counsel and corporate secretary.

Skillman Foundation (Detroit): Appointed Danielle Olekszyk, controller, to be chief financial officer and treasurer.

Wallace Global Fund (Washington): Appointed Ellen Dorsey, senior program officer for the environment program at the Heinz Endowments (Pittsburgh), to be executive director.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

California Wellness Foundation (Woodland Hills): Elected A. Eugene Washington, executive vice chancellor and provost at the U. of California at San Francisco, to the Board of Directors.

Campbell Hoffman Foundation (McLean, Va.): Elected Thomas W. Greeson, a partner at ReedSmith, based in Falls Church, Va., and Donald L. Harris, assistant vice president for government relations at Inova Health System (Falls Church), to the Board of Trustees.

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Flint, Mich.): Elected Charlie Nelms, chancellor of North Carolina Central U. (Durham), to the Board of Trustees.

Common Cents (New York): Elected Judith Shapiro, president of Barnard College (New York), to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

Denver Foundation: Elected Rich Lopez, a lawyer at Lopez Law Office (Boulder, Colo.), to be chair of the Board of Trustees. Also elected to the board: Linda Campbell, president of Bread for the Journey (Denver); Maria Guajardo, executive director of the Mayor’s Office for Education and Children (Denver); Kenzo Kawanabe, a partner at Davis Graham & Stubbs (Denver); and Jim Kelley, president and co-founder of Vestar Capital Partners (New York).

Glimpse Foundation (Washington): Elected Chris Liedel, executive vice president and chief financial officer at the National Geographic Society (Washington), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Grand Rapids Community Foundation (Mich.): Elected Paul T. Doyle, director of community-health strategy for the Healthier Communities program at Spectrum Health (Grand Rapids), to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

Washington Ballet (D.C.): Elected Sylvia de Leon, a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, based in Washington, to be chair of the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Copley Harris Company (Danvers, Mass.): Appointed Larry G. Raff, senior consultant, to be president. Copley Harris Company assists nonprofit organizations with fund raising and executive searches.

Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman (Bethesda, Md.): Appointed Johanna Blanco, a controller at American Truck and Trailer Supply (Manassas, Va.), to be a staff auditor, and Elinor Litwack, a financial manager at AetherQuest Solutions (Falls Church, Va.), to be staff accountant for the client-services department. Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman provides accounting and auditing services for charities.

Grenzebach Glier and Associates (Chicago): Appointed James F. Hillman, managing director at Blumont (Naperville, Ill.), to be chief operating officer. Grenzebach Glier & Associates advises nonprofit organizations about raising money.