People

AARP Foundation (Washington): Appointed Vivian Vasallo, vice president for strategic markets at First American, based in Washington, to be senior director of innovations for financial services, a newly created position.

Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association Foundation and Air Safety Foundation (Frederick, Md.): Appointed Harvey W. Cohen, senior vice president of development for the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, to be executive vice president for philanthropy.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (New York): Appointed Robert Serow, senior vice president of philanthropy and major gifts at the American Heart Association, Heritage Affiliate (New York), to be senior director of resource development.

American Friends of Tel Aviv U. (New York): Appointed Mark S. Freedman, executive director of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio, to be vice president of the Southeast region, based in Boca Raton, Fla.

amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research (New York): Appointed Bradley Jensen, director of finance and administration at the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (New York), to be chief financial officer.

AMIT (New York): Appointed William Rothchild, executive director of Toward a More Perfect Union (Boynton Beach, Fla.), to be director of special gifts. AMIT provides services to disadvantaged young people in Israel.

Center for Community Change (Washington): Appointed Kate Kahan, director of the work and family program at the National Partnership for Women & Families (Washington), to be legislative director, and Steve Savner, a senior fellow, to be director of public policy.

Chicago Lighthouse: Appointed Janet Szlyk, professor of ophthalmology and director of the Low Vision Laboratory at the U. of Illinois at Chicago, to be executive director. She succeeds Jim Kesteloot, who has retired. This organization provides clinical, educational, and vocational services to blind and visually impaired people.

Corporation for Enterprise Development (Washington): Appointed Elizabeth Coit, director of development at the Center for Community Change (Washington), to be vice president of resource development, and Rosalyn Crain, a policy associate at the National Housing Conference, to be legislative manager, a newly created position. This organization offers low-cost housing and business-development help to poor people.

Families First (Atlanta): Announced the retirement of Patricia Showell, president and chief executive officer, effective in June 2010. Families First provides children and families with adoption, counseling, foster-care, and other services.

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund (Boston): Appointed Sarah C. Libbey, interim president and former senior vice president of outreach and program development, to be president.

Food for the Poor (Coconut Creek, Fla.): Appointed Dennis North, chief financial officer at Bennett Auto Supply (Pompano Beach, Fla.), to be chief financial officer.

Gerontological Society of America (Washington): Appointed James Appleby, chief operating officer at the American Pharmacists Association (Washington), to be executive director.

Global Impact (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Joseph Olchefske, managing director at the American Institutes for Research (Washington), to be executive vice president of marketing and development. Global Impact manages the federal government’s annual charity drive abroad; contributors include deployed troops and other federal employees who work overseas.

Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park (Chicago): Appointed Michele Schroeder, associate director of education at Jazz at Lincoln Center (New York), to be director of education and community engagement, a new position.

Lehigh U. (Bethlehem, Pa.): Appointed Robert W. Wolfenden, director of alumni benefits and services at the university’s alumni association, to be assistant vice president for alumni relations.

Los Angeles Mission: Appointed Samuel Bettencourt, partner and consultant at Hispanic Strategies (Downey, Calif.), to be vice president of development. This group offers shelter, food, clothing, and medical services to people living in the Skid Row section of Los Angeles.

Low Income Investment Fund (San Francisco): Appointed Kimberly Latimer-Nelligan, managing director of national lending and investments at Citibank (New York), to be chief operating officer.

Lymphoma Research Foundation (New York): Appointed Cynthia D. Cendoma, director of development for the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia U. (New York), to be national director of development.

Mozilla Foundation (Mountain View, Calif.): Appointed Mark Surman, a fellow at the Shuttleworth Foundation (Durbanville, South Africa), to be executive director.

N Street Village (Washington): Appointed Kate Clinton, senior development officer at the African Wildlife Foundation (Washington), to be director of development and communications. This group provides food, clothing, housing, and health care to homeless and low-income women.

National Jewish Health (Denver): Appointed Susan Holt, senior vice president of philanthropy services at Kent Creative (New York), to be vice president of development.

National Partnership for Women & Families (Washington): Appointed Christine Bechtel, vice president at the eHealth Initiative (Washington), to be vice president.

New England Aquarium (Boston): Appointed Nancy E. Perkins, a fund-raising consultant based in Boston, to be vice president of development.

New York U., Langone Medical Center: Appointed Lisa J. Silverman, vice president at Community Counselling Service (New York), to be vice president of development and alumni affairs.

Nonprofit Finance Fund (New York): Appointed David Greco, vice president at the Youth Leadership Institute (San Francisco), to be vice president for the Western region, based in San Francisco.

Northern California Cancer Center (Fremont, Calif.): Appointed Sally L. Glaser, director of the center’s Greater Bay Area Cancer Registry, to be interim executive director.

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (Mo.): Appointed Timothy O’Leary, executive director, to be general director. He succeeds Charles MacKay, who has become general director of the Santa Fe Opera (N.M.).

Opportunity International (Oak Brook, Ill.): Appointed Ruth-Anne Renaud, director of marketing at Event 360 (Chicago), to be vice president of women’s philanthropy, a newly created position.

Philadelphia Orchestra: Appointed Mario Mestichelli, a senior managing consultant at the PFM Group (Philadelphia), to be vice president and chief financial officer, and Jeremy Rothman, vice president of artistic administration at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, to be vice president for artistic planning.

Queens Botanical Garden (New York): Appointed Tim Heimerle, director of development, also to be director of marketing, and Karen Preuss, grant writer, to be assistant director of development.

Syracuse U. (N.Y.): Appointed Lori Golden Kiewe, director for leadership annual giving, to be director of development and donor relations for the College of Law.

Thirteen/WNET (New York): Appointed Ben Kim, director of institutional giving at the Sundance Institute (Park City, Utah), to be senior director of creative initiatives, a newly created position.

Thurgood Marshall College Fund (New York): Appointed Jennifer Wider, national director of corporate relations at the United Negro College Fund (Fairfax, Va.), to be vice president of development.

U. of California at Los Angeles: Appointed Julia Gonzalez, planning intern for the City of Malibu (Calif.), to be assistant director for federal relations; Susan Hwang, senior development associate at Facing History and Ourselves, based in Pasadena, Calif., to be associate director of development for the School of Arts and Architecture; Kathleen Lago, director of annual giving and alumni relations at Marymount College (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.), to be associate director for medical-sciences development; Wendi Morner, director of development for Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopedic Hospital, to be director of development for life sciences; John Peralta, managing director and chief strategy adviser at Global Philanthropic Limited (Glendale, Calif.), to be executive director for the university’s International Institute; Marco Perez, Latino-outreach specialist for the Obama for America Campaign, based in Los Angeles, to be assistant director for community and local government relations; Keri Russell, associate director for membership marketing at the U. of Nevada at Las Vegas Alumni Association, to be associate director of development for the Anderson School of Management; and Jess Tsuei, program coordinator at the UCLA Foundation, to be assistant director for individual giving for the UCLA Fund.

U. of Connecticut Foundation (Storrs): Appointed Susan Andersen, assistant director of development at Sacred Heart U. (Fairfield, Conn.), to be program director of alumni relations for the university’s health center; Lisa Brown, publicist and graphic designer at Three Rivers Community College (Norwich, Conn.), to be assistant director of development for the School of Pharmacy; and Amy Stonoha, donor-relations assistant, to be program director of constituent groups.

U. of Hawaii Foundation (Honolulu): Appointed Janet Yoshida Bullard, senior director of marketing and promotions at Hawaiian Airlines (Honolulu), to be associate vice president of alumni relations. Ms. Bullard will also serve as executive director of the university’s alumni association.

U. of Minnesota Foundation (Minneapolis): Appointed L. Steven Goldstein, vice president of strategic initiatives, to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Gerald B. Fischer, who will work part time for the organization as vice president and senior philanthropy adviser.

U. of Missouri at St. Louis: Appointed Martin Leifeld, associate vice president for university development at St. Louis U., to be vice chancellor for university advancement.

Window to the World Communications/WTTW 11 (Chicago): Appointed Steve Robinson, senior vice president and general manager of WFMT (Chicago), to be executive vice president for radio and project development.

Yeshiva U., Albert Einstein College of Medicine (New York): Appointed Glenn Miller, vice president for institutional advancement at Mercy College (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.), to be associate dean for institutional advancement.

Yosemite Fund (San Francisco): Appointed Mike Tollefson, superintendent of Yosemite National Park (Calif.), to be president, effective in January 2009. He will succeed Bob Hansen.

GRANT MAKERS

Alfred Harcourt Foundation (Rye, N.Y.): Appointed Peter Jovanovich, former chief executive officer of Pearson Education (Upper Saddle River, N.J.), to be president.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation (Eagan): Appointed David Cournoyer, program director at the Lumina Foundation for Education (Indianapolis), to be a program officer.

Boone Foundation (San Marino, Calif.): Announced the death of George Boone, founder and former president, on August 12. He was 85.

Christensen Fund (Palo Alto, Calif.): Appointed Jeffrey Campbell, a senior program officer at the Ford Foundation (New York), to be director of grant making.

Communities Foundation of Texas (Dallas): Appointed Elizabeth W. Bull, vice president and treasurer at Texas Instruments (Dallas), to be senior vice president and chief financial officer.

Eno Transportation Foundation (Washington): Appointed Barbara K. Gannon, a consultant to the transportation industry, based in Gloucester, Mass., to be executive director for the foundation’s Center of Transportation Leadership, and Damon A. Hill, a media spokesperson for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation (Washington), to be senior director of public affairs and policy.

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (Kansas City, Mo.): Appointed Monica Doss, president of the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (Durham, N.C.), to be director for the FastTrac Program, which trains people to become entrepreneurs.

Huntingburg Foundation (Ind.): Appointed Brad Ward, community-development director at the American Cancer Society, Hoosier Hills Indiana Area Service Center (Bloomington), to be executive director. He succeeds Christine L. Prior, who has become program director at Southwest Indiana Wired (Evansville).

Maine Community Foundation (Ellsworth): Appointed Leila L. De Andrade, associate director at the Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence (Portland, Me.), to be senior program officer, based out of the Augusta office.

Mertz Gilmore Foundation (New York): Appointed Rachael Young, an associate in the office of grants management at the Open Society Institute (New York), to be program associate.

Nathan Cummings Foundation (New York): Announced the death of Andrea V. Kydd, former program director for the health program, on August 11. She was 63.

Nellie Mae Education Foundation (Quincy, Mass.): Appointed Delia Arellano-Weddleton, a fellow at the foundation’s Associated Grant Makers Diversity Fellowship Program, to be a program officer, and Mary Sylvia Harrison, president and chief executive officer of the College Crusade of Rhode Island (Providence), to be vice president of programs.

Rose Community Foundation (Denver): Appointed Whitney G. Connor, a consultant for Cape Cod Healthcare (Hyannis, Mass.), to be program officer for the health program area, and Anita Wesley, project coordinator at the Colorado Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform (Denver), to be philanthropy adviser.

Standard Insurance Company (Portland, Ore.): Appointed Bob Speltz, director of community partnership at Nau (Portland), to be director of public affairs. Mr. Speltz will be in charge of the company’s corporate-giving program and its charitable foundation.

Triangle Community Foundation (Durham, N.C.): Appointed Lori Burchfield O’Keefe, philanthropic-services manager, to be director of philanthropic services.

Vesper Society (San Francisco): Appointed Sabrina Lynn Motley, director of education and public programs at the Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles), to be vice president. The Vesper Society is a faith-based operating foundation.

Will County Community Foundation (Joliet, Ill.): Appointed Sandor Brattstrom, a political and small-business consultant in Homer Glenn, Ill., to be executive director.

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (Menlo Park, Calif.): Appointed Barbara Chow, policy director for the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives (Washington), to be director of the education program, and Lawrence Mendenhall, deputy director of legal affairs at the Pew Charitable Trusts (Philadelphia), to be general counsel.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Ackerman Institute for the Family (New York): Elected Gregory T. Rogers, founder and president of RayLign Advisory (Greenwich, Conn.), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

After-School All-Stars (Los Angeles): Elected Paul Wachter, founder and chief executive officer of Main Street Advisors (Santa Monica, Calif.), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

American Lung Association of California (Oakland): Elected Trisha Murakawa, principal of Murakawa Communications (Redondo Beach, Calif.), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Birthright Israel Foundation (New York): Elected Daniel S. Och, founder and chief executive officer of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group (New York), to be chair of the board.

Caring Ambassadors Program (Vancouver, Wash.): Elected Carol L. Spence, a realtor based in San Francisco and Sonoma, Calif., to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Center for Autism (Philadelphia): Elected Robert J. Murphy Jr., president of Assigned Counsel (Wayne, Pa.), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Children’s Miracle Network (Salt Lake City): Elected Mario Pilozzi, recently retired president and chief executive officer of the Wal-Mart Canada Corporation (Mississauga, Ontario), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Claremont Graduate U., Drucker Institute (Calif.): Elected Bob Buford, a community volunteer in Dallas, to be chairman of the Board of Advisors.

Colorado Health Foundation (Denver): Elected John Hughes, a partner at Clifton Gunderson, based in Denver, and Ruth Nauts, an orthopedic surgeon at Kaiser Permanente, based in Denver, to the Board of Directors.

Committee for Economic Development (Washington): Elected Joseph Kasputys, president and chief executive officer of Global Insight (Boston), and Donald K. Peterson, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Avaya (Basking Ridge, N.J.), to be co-chairs of the Board of Trustees.

Community Foundation Sonoma County (Santa Rosa, Calif.): Elected Barbara Graves, director of the Prevention and Planning Division at the Sonoma County Department of Health Services (Santa Rosa), to be chair of the Board of Directors. The foundation also elected to its board: Pete Golis, recently retired editorial director for The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa); Andrea Learned, vice president for development at the Saint Joseph Health System-Sonoma County (Santa Rosa); and Cullen Williamson, chief executive officer of Mary’s Pizza Shack (Sonoma, Calif.).

Florida Atlantic U. Foundation (Boca Raton, Fla.): Elected David J. Gury, principal of Gury Consulting (Boca Raton), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Friends of the World Food Program (Washington): Elected Randy Russell, a principal of Lesher, Russell & Barron (Arlington, Va.), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Harlem School of the Arts (New York): Elected Christopher C. Paci, a partner at DLA Piper, based in New York, to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

History San Jose (Calif.): Elected Jim Towery, an attorney at Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, based in San Jose, to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Jerome Foundation (St. Paul): Elected Carlyle Brown, artistic director at Carlyle Brown & Company (Minneapolis), and Calogero Salvo, a producer and director of films and videos based in New York, to the Board of Directors.

Lenny Zakim Fund (Boston): Elected Susan Rothman, founder and principal of Hearts on Fire (Boston), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Lupus Foundation of America (Washington): Elected Karen Evans, executive director of the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation, based in Baltimore, to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Orange County Performing Arts Center (Costa Mesa, Calif.): Elected Thomas V. McKernan, chief executive officer of the Automobile Club of Southern California (Costa Mesa), to be chairman of the board.

People’s Emergency Center (Philadelphia): Elected Sharmain Matlock-Turner, president of the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition, to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Rosenbach Museum & Library (Philadelphia): Elected Susan B. Muller, a community volunteer in Philadelphia, to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Silicon Valley Community Foundation (Mountain View, Calif.): Elected to the Board of Directors: C.S. Park, former chairman and chief executive officer of Maxtor Corporation (Scotts Valley, Calif.); Sanjay Vaswani, a managing director at the Center for Corporate Innovation (Los Angeles); and Gordon Yamate, former vice president and general counsel at Knight Ridder (San Jose, Calif.).

Staten Island Museum (New York): Elected Henry Arlin Salmon, president and chief appraiser of Equity Valuation Associates (New York), to be chairperson of the Board of Directors.

Venice Family Clinic (Calif.): Elected Jimmy H. Hara, regional lead physician for community health at Kaiser Permanente of Southern California (Pasadena), to be chair of the Board of Directors.