People

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (Frederick, Md.): Appointed Emily Brockwell, market-data analyst at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, to be philanthropic-research coordinator; Amanda Jankowski, production manager for Homes & Land Magazine (Tallahassee, Fla.), to be coordinator for the annual-giving campaign; Bonnie Lightcap, director for development services at Hood College (Frederick), to be director of development services; Vincent Mickens, director of development, to be senior director of development; and Charles (Herk) Strumpf, senior project manager at Brandy Marine International (Sarasota, Fla.), to be director of development.

American Legacy Foundation (Washington): Appointed Stephenie Foster, principal at Georgetown Strategies (Washington), to be senior vice president for government affairs. This nonprofit group promotes programs and research to reduce tobacco use among youths.

American National Red Cross (Washington): Appointed Jeffrey T. Towers, senior vice president for marketing, development, and communications at the U.S. Fund for Unicef (New York), to be chief development officer.

Aspen Institute (Washington): Appointed Judy Wurtzel, senior fellow, to be co-director of the program on education and society.

California Transplant Donor Network (Oakland): Appointed Cynthia D. Siljestrom, chief executive officer of East Bay Integrated Care (Pleasant Hill, Calif.) and executive vice president at the Hospice Foundation of the East Bay (Pleasant Hill), to be chief executive officer.

Center for the Advancement of Health (Washington): Appointed Dorothy Jeffress, vice president at the Center for Information Therapy (Bethesda, Md.), to be executive director.

Clemson U. (S.C.): Appointed Elizabeth Colbert-Busch, director of sales and marketing for the South Atlantic region at the Orient Overseas Container Line (Hong Kong), to be director of development for the Restoration Institute, based in North Charleston, S.C.

College for Creative Studies (Detroit): Appointed Trish Dewald, development director, to be director of corporate relations; Elizabeth Klos, senior development officer at St. John Hospital Foundation (Detroit), to be director of annual giving and donor services; and Terese Nehra, assistant director for development communications and constituent relations, to be director of alumni relations.

Common Sense Media (San Francisco): Appointed Kellie Krug, senior vice president of marketing at Visa USA (San Francisco), to be chief marketing officer.

Conference Board (New York): Appointed Bart van Ark, consulting director of international economic research, to be chief economist and vice president.

Delmarva Education Foundation (Salisbury, Md.): Appointed Katherine A. Harting, former media specialist for the department of agriculture at the U. of Maryland-Eastern Shore (Princess Anne), to be executive director. She succeeds Donald Harting, who will continue to serve as senior adviser.

Detroit Institute of Arts: Appointed Elizabeth Noble, vice president of resource development, volunteer development, and labor relations at the United Way for Southeastern Michigan (Detroit), to be vice president of development.

Disability Rights Legal Center (Los Angeles): Appointed Paula D. Pearlman, interim executive director and former deputy director, to be executive director.

Donors Forum (Chicago): Appointed Celeste Wroblewski, director of corporate and foundation relations at the Anixter Center (Chicago), to be vice president of external relations.

Goddard Riverside Community Center (New York): Appointed Salvador Uy, senior vice president at Safe Horizon (New York), to be associate director of operations.

Harris Theater for Music and Dance (Chicago): Appointed Cheryl L. Shure, senior vice president of marketing, strategic communications, and philanthropy at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, to be executive vice president for external affairs.

Humanitarian Foundation (Columbus, Ohio): Appointed Hikmet Kutlu, executive director of HealthNet Foundation (Indianapolis), to be national director of development.

International Museum of Women (San Francisco): Appointed Chris Yelton, president, to be chief executive officer.

Mentors Inc. (Washington): Appointed Joe Harris, executive director of Good Shepherd Ministries (Washington), to be executive director. Mr. Harris succeeds Mona Sanders, who resigned in November.

Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion (Detroit): Appointed Thomas Costello, vice president of global human resources at Compuware (Detroit), to be president and chief executive officer.

Midori & Friends (New York): Appointed Judi Linden, executive director, to be president, and Lisa Weir, a finance consultant in New York, to be executive director. Midori & Friends provides music education to New York schoolchildren.

National 4-H Council (Chevy Chase, Md.): Appointed Andrew J. Ferrin, executive vice president of Porter Novelli (New York), to be senior vice president, marketing and communications.

National Abortion Federation (Washington): Appointed Cathleen M. Mahoney, legal director for Naral Pro-Choice America (Washington), to be vice president and general counsel.

National Council of Nonprofit Associations (Washington): Announced the resignation of Audrey Alvarado, executive director, effective this year.

National Parkinson Foundation (Miami): Appointed Joyce A. Oberdorf, vice president for policy, planning, and communications at the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (New York), to be president and chief executive officer.

Pacific Council on International Policy (Los Angeles): Appointed Jerrold Green, senior adviser for the Middle East and South Asia at the RAND Corporation (Santa Monica, Calif.), to be president and chief executive officer.

RAND Corporation (Santa Monica, Calif.): Appointed Melissa Flournoy, founding president and chief executive officer of the Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations (Baton Rouge, La.), to be director of the Gulf States Policy Institute, based in Jackson, Miss.

Saint Xavier U. (Chicago): Appointed Bill McGuire, vice president of the Associated Colleges of Illinois (Chicago), to be director of development.

Smithsonian Institution (Washington): Appointed G. Wayne Clough, president of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta), to be secretary.

Textile Museum (Washington): Appointed Marjory Moore, senior director of development and membership services at the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (Washington), to be chief development officer.

Tribeca Film Institute (New York): Appointed Brian Newman, executive director of Renew Media (New York), to be chief executive officer.

U. of Texas at Arlington: Appointed James C. Lewis, vice president for institutional advancement at Austin College (Sherman, Tex.), to be vice president for development.

Vermont College of Fine Arts (Montpelier): Appointed Stacy Theberge, marketing and public-relations consultant at KG Partners (Portland, Me.), to be director of institutional advancement.

VNR Home Care Services (New York): Appointed Mary Jane Gigatti, chief financial officer at the Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation (New Hyde Park, N.Y.), to be interim president and chief executive officer. She succeeds Maxine Hochhauser, president and chief executive officer, who has resigned.

WNYC Radio (New York): Appointed Katherine Brown, executive director of Jazz at Lincoln Center (New York), to be chief operating officer.

GRANT MAKERS

Avon Products Foundation (New York): Appointed Eloise Caggiano, vice president for consumer group at Manning Selvage & Lee Worldwide Communications (New York), to be program director, and Marc Hurlbert, scientific consultant, to be director of the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade.

Carl M. Freeman Foundation (Olney, Md.) and Joshua M. Freeman Foundation (Fenwick Island, Del.): Appointed Patti Grimes, vice president of sales and marketing at the Carl M. Freeman Companies (Olney), to be vice president of outreach and programming.

Chicago Community Trust: Appointed Jamie Phillippe, vice president of external affairs at the Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago), to be vice president of development and philanthropic services, and Elizabeth D. Richter, founder and principal of the Richter Group (Chicago), to be vice president of marketing and communications.

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (San Francisco): Appointed Denise Strack, director of private equity and real-assets portfolio, to be chief investment officer.

Helios Education Foundation (Tampa, Fla.): Appointed Barbara Ryan, senior vice president and chief operating officer, to be executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Jewish Community Foundation of South Palm Beach County (Boca Raton, Fla.): Appointed Shari Langenthal Meehan, executive director of the National Women’s Committee at Brandeis U. (Waltham, Mass.), to be vice president.

Kalamazoo Community Foundation (Mich.): Appointed Juan Olivarez, president of Grand Rapids Community College (Mich.), to be president and chief executive officer.

Princeton Area Community Foundation (Lawrenceville, N.J.): Appointed Deborah Aubert Thomas, institute associate at the Institute for Women’s Leadership at Rutgers U. (New Brunswick, N.J.), to be director of grants and programs.

Rockefeller Foundation (New York): Appointed Ellen Taus, chief financial officer at Oxford University Press (New York), to be chief financial officer.

Seattle Foundation: Appointed Michael Brown, director of community projects, to be vice president of community leadership.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington (Silver Spring, Md.): Elected George M. Ferris Jr., chairman of Ferris, Baker Watts (Washington), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Brown Rudnick Charitable Foundation (Boston): Elected to the Board of Directors: Jessica H. Collins, a partner for the corporate and securities department at Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels (Boston); Brian P. Gallogly, partner in the structured-finance group and member of the structured-resolutions group at Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels, based in Providence; Catherine Gardner, a partner in the corporate department at Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels, based in Washington; and Henry (Buddy) W. Menn III, a principal in the federal government law and strategies group at Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels, based in Washington.

Chicago Community Trust: Elected John A. Canning Jr., chairman of Madison Dearborn Partners (Chicago), to be chairman of the Executive Committee. Also elected to the Executive Committee: John H. Catlin, founding partner at LCM Architects (Chicago); Michael W. Ferro Jr., founder and chief executive officer of Merrick Ventures (Chicago); Denise Barnett Gardner, president and founder of Insights & Opportunities (Chicago); and Audrey R. Peeples, former chief executive officer of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago.

Nevada Community Foundation (Las Vegas): Elected Maureen Peckman, chief operating officer at Keep Memory Alive (Las Vegas), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Philadelphia Foundation: Elected Gene Locks, managing partner of the Locks Law Firm (Philadelphia), to be chair of the Board of Managers. Elected to the Board of Managers: Paul R. Levy, president and chief executive officer of the Center City District (Philadelphia) and executive director of Central Philadelphia Development; Richard Negrin, vice president and associate general counsel at Aramark (Philadelphia); and Lisa Staiano-Coico, provost of Temple U. (Philadelphia).

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Bacon Lee & Associates (San Antonio): Appointed Mollie O’Hara Butler, executive director of development at St. Edward’s U. (Austin, Tex.), to be an associate, based in Austin. Bacon Lee & Associates helps charities run revenue-generating programs and advises foundations on grant making.

Innovative Resources Group (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.): Appointed Todd Anthony Sloan, vice president of advancement at Le Moyne College (Syracuse, N.Y.), to be senior counsel for strategic initiatives. Innovative Resources Group provides advice about capital campaigns and fund raising to nonprofit groups.

Ketchum (New York): Appointed Kristina Carlson, president and co-founder of Fundraisinginfo.com (Atlanta), to be president. Ketchum provides marketing and communications services for nonprofit groups and companies.

Results Leadership Group (Washington): Appointed Deitre Epps, school-readiness director for the City of Baltimore, and Karen Finn, chief of programs and policy at the Maryland Governor’s Office for Children (Baltimore), to be senior consultants. This consulting company provides organizational-strengthening services for nonprofit and government groups.

TCC Group (New York): Appointed Janice Brown, a consultant for corporate-giving programs and strategic planning, to be a senior consultant; Chantell Johnson, a senior consultant, to be an associate director, based in Chicago; Susan Misra, a strategic-planning consultant, to be a senior consultant; Sally Munemitsu, a senior consultant for corporate-giving programs, to be an associate director; and Anne Sherman, a senior consultant for organizational strengthening and grant making, to be an associate director. This company provides evaluation, organizational-development, planning, and strategy-development services for nonprofit groups.