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The Abraham Fund (New York): Appointed Ellen Isler, director general at the World ORT Union (London), to be executive vice-president.

Advertising Council (New York): Appointed Peggy Conlon, vice-president and group publisher for the Broadcasting & Cable Group at Cahners Business Information (New York), to be president and chief executive officer, effective July 1.

American Council of Trustees and Alumni (Washington): Appointed Constance B. Harriman, a finance consultant in Washington, to be vice-president.

American Foundation for the Blind (New York): Appointed Susan Jay Spungin, vice-president for national programs, to be vice-president for education and international programs.

American Library Association (Chicago): Announced the retirement of Carol Henderson, an associate executive director and the executive director of ALA’s Washington office.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (Philadelphia): Appointed Judith Vredenburgh, senior vice-president at March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation (White Plains, N.Y.), to be president and chief executive officer, effective June 26.

Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh: Appointed Karen A. Petrucelli, senior director of development and communications at the Asbury Foundation (Pittsburgh), to be director of individual gifts.

CDC Foundation (Atlanta): Appointed Michael J. Baxter, associate director of university relations at Georgia State U. (Atlanta), to be director of communication. This public foundation supports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Center Theatre Group (Los Angeles): Appointed Corbett Barklie, executive director of the Loretta Theatre (Santa Monica, Cal.), to be deputy director of development, and Lara Ferreira, administrative assistant at the Los Angeles chapter of the Sierra Club, to be grants administrator.

Columbia College Chicago: Appointed Jeryl Levin, executive director of the Illinois Ethnic Coalition (Chicago), to be director of alumni relations.

D’Youville College (Buffalo, N.Y.): Appointed Timothy G. Brennan, vice-president for marketing and network development at the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care (Buffalo), to be vice-president for institutional advancement.

The Enterprise Foundation (Columbia, Md.): Appointed William Frey, vice-president, to be senior vice-president and director of the New York program, and Bennett L. Hecht, vice-president for program services, to be senior vice-president for program services. The organization also appointed the following to be vice-presidents: Lawrence Anderson, Southeastern regional director, Kelly Cartales, Midwest regional director, and David McConnell, Northwest regional director.

Evergreen State College (Olympia, Wash.): Appointed Craig McLaughlin, publications manager, to be director of college relations.

Florida Southern College (Lakeland): William R. Finch, vice-president for development, has announced his retirement, effective January 1, 2000.

HCR ManorCare Foundation (Toledo, Ohio): Appointed Jennifer Steiner, director of programs and regional development at the Michigan Women’s Foundation (Livonia), to be executive director.

Helen Keller International (New York): Appointed Meredith C. Tilp, executive director of the ChildSight program, to be vice-president of ChildSight, in addition to her duties as regional director for the Americas.

Heritage Foundation (Washington): Appointed James Frogue, a legislative assistant and staff adviser on health policy for U.S. Representative Jay Kim of California, to be a health-care-policy analyst.

Hibiscus Children’s Center (Jensen Beach, Fla.): Appointed Nancy Smythe, executive director of the Centre on Philanthropy (Hamilton, Bermuda), to be director of development.

H.I.V. Law Project (New York): Announced the retirement of its founder and chief attorney Terry McGovern, effective June 1.

Hood College (Frederick, Md.): Appointed Betty Schutte, assistant vice-president for major and planned gifts at Shenandoah U. (Winchester, Va.), to be director of major gifts and planned giving.

Iowa State U. Foundation (Ames): Appointed Lisa Eslinger, former senior manager of public services at KMPG Peat Marwick LLP (Minneapolis), to be controller; Michael R. Gens, program adviser for the Educational Talent Search at Iowa State U., to be assistant director of prospect research and management; Sandra K. Johnson, former director of development research at Beloit College (Wis.), to be director of prospect research and management; and Richard McCants, director of annual giving at Lawrence U. (Appleton, Wis.), to be director of development for university libraries.

Ithaca College (N.Y.): Appointed Graham Stewart, director of music admission, to be director of alumni relations.

Kids Voting USA (Tempe, Ariz.): Appointed Rod Ossowski, director of annual giving and alumni relations at Prescott College (Ariz.), to be director of development.

La Salle U. (Philadelphia): Appointed Brian Elderton, former vice-president for development at Mercy Health System (Philadelphia), to be vice-president for university advancement.

LifeLink Foundation (Tampa, Fla.): Appointed Steffan Cress, development officer at the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch (Safety Harbor), to be senior development officer.

Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly (Minneapolis): Appointed Therese Cane, executive director of Cabrini House (Minneapolis), to be executive director.

Loyola U. of Chicago: Appointed Lenore Jenkins-Allen, associate director of grants at Governors State U. (University Park, Ill.), to be director of communications for development.

National Parenting Association (New York): Appointed Ruth A. Wooden, president of the Advertising Council (New York), to be president, effective in July. She will succeed Sylvia Ann Hewlett, founder and president, who will become chairman of the board.

National Philanthropic Trust (Jenkintown, Pa.): Appointed Beth Wasserman Denitz, a consultant at the Philadelphia Foundation, to be director of philanthropic services.

Parkways Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Debby Rice, foundation manager at the American Association of Endodontists (Chicago), to be executive director.

Partners Healthcare System (Boston): Appointed Blake Jordan, director of development at the Boston Public Library Foundation, to be a development manager.

ProMedica Health System (Toledo, Ohio): Appointed Stephen Mooney, vice-president of philanthropy and chief development officer at BJC Health System (St. Louis), to be corporate vice-president for fund development.

Relief International (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.): Appointed Anthos Jordan, president and chief executive officer of Anthos & Associates Consulting (Fort Lauderdale), to be an asset-based fund-raising specialist.

Sage Colleges (Troy, N.Y.): Appointed James Kellerhouse, assistant director of annual giving, to be associate director of annual giving, and David J. Zdunczyk, director of corporate and foundation gifts at Albany Medical Center Foundation (N.Y.), to be director of major gifts.

Saint Mary’s College (Notre Dame, Ind.): Appointed Mary R. Currey, an independent consultant in Ridge Crest, Cal., to be director of business and foundation relations.

Scott Newman Center (Los Angeles): Appointed Ruben Barajas, director of the organization’s Rowdy Ridge Gang Camp, to be executive director of the organization, which promotes the education and well-being of children and families. He succeeds Jacqueline E. McDonald, who has retired.

Seattle Pacific U.: Appointed Katherine Hitchcock, associate director of the alumni association at U. of Washington (Seattle), to be associate director of alumni relations.

Shaker Museum and Library (Old Chatham, N.Y.): Appointed James W. Wood, development officer, to be assistant director for resource development.

Speed Art Museum (Louisville, Ky.): Appointed Scott Erbes, associate curator of European and American decorative arts at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City, Mo.), to be curator of decorative arts.

Stetson U. (De Land, Fla.): Appointed Gary Meadows, executive director of the alumni association, to be associate vice-president for alumni relations.

Thomas Edison State College (Trenton, N.J.): Appointed Linda Holt, associate vice-president for college relations, to be assistant dean for graduate programs, and Marie R. Power-Barnes, director of marketing, to be director of marketing and college relations.

Tourette Syndrome Association (Bayside, N.Y.): Eleanor Pearl, co-founder, died April 16 at the age of 83.

U. of California at Riverside: Appointed Constance Kravas, vice-president for university advancement and president of the foundation at Washington State U. (Pullman), to be vice-chancellor for university advancement.

U. of Cincinnati Foundation: Appointed Susan Proctor, executive director of the Cincinnati Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, to be director of development.

U. of Maryland School of Medicine (Baltimore): Appointed Jennifer Benson Litchman, public-information manager at the Business Roundtable (Washington), to be public-affairs director.

U. of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia): Appointed Robin Heller, director of the department of family relations at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, to be senior administrator at the Center for Bioethics.

U. of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (Houston): Appointed Leon J. Leach, chief financial officer, also to be executive vice-president.

Union of Concerned Scientists (Boston): Appointed Sheila Dennis, director of development and communications at the Massachusetts Chapter of the Nature Conservancy (Boston), to be director of development.

Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (Cambridge, Mass.): Appointed Valora Washington, vice-president for programs at the W. K. Kellogg Foundation (Battle Creek, Mich.), to be executive director.

Wartburg College (Waverly, Iowa): Appointed David Ostrander, senior development officer at Coe College (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), to be vice-president for institutional advancement.

Wellesley College (Mass.): Appointed Kathryn Flynn, director of advancement planning and administration at Smith College (Northampton, Mass.), to be director of development services and donor relations.

Wesleyan U. (Middletown, Conn.): Appointed Barbara-Jan Wilson, dean of admission and financial aid, to be vice-president for university relations.

Whitman College (Walla Walla, Wash.): Appointed Barbara E. Noseworthy, associate vice-president and director of development programs, to be vice-president for development and alumni relations.

Youth For Understanding International Exchange (Washington): Appointed Sally Grooms Cowal, director of external relations at the Joint United Nations Programme on H.I.V./AIDS (Geneva), to be president and chief executive officer, effective July 15.

YouthBuild USA (Somerville, Mass.): Appointed Cherry Muse, associate development director at the Anti-Defamation League-New England Region (Boston), to be director of development.

GRANT MAKERS

Baltimore Community Foundation: Appointed Charles Cross, director of institutional research and budget at Goucher College (Baltimore), to be director of finance and administration.

Benton Foundation (Washington): Appointed Anthony Wilhelm, director of information-technology research at the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute of Claremont U. (Cal.), to be program director for communications policy and practice.

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (Great Barrington, Mass.): Appointed Jennifer Dowley, director of museums and visual arts at the National Endowment for the Arts (Washington), to be president.

Dade Community Foundation (Miami): Appointed Joe Pena, special assistant and Miami district director to the late Florida Governor Lawton Chiles, to be director of development.

William H. Gates Foundation and Gates Learning Foundation (Seattle): Appointed Trevor Neilson, director of public affairs at Seattle Public Schools, to be communications manager.

Joyce Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Paula DiPerna, a consultant at LEAD (Leadership for Environment and Development) International (New York) and former vice-president for international affairs at the Cousteau Society (New York), to be president. She succeeds Deborah Leff, who resigned in January to become president and chief executive officer at Second Harvest (Chicago).

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Flint, Mich.): Appointed Cindy S. Compeau, an accountant at the Genesee County Health Department (Flint), to be a grants accountant, and Jennifer L. Phillips, associate program officer, to be program officer for the poverty program.

Rockefeller Family Fund (New York): Appointed Lee Wasserman, an adviser to the Pew Charitable Trusts (Philadelphia) and former executive director of Environmental Advocates (Albany, N.Y.), to be director. He succeeds Donald Ross, who will resume legal and consulting work.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Community Foundation Silicon Valley (San Jose, Cal.): Elected Steve Kirsch, the chairman and founder of Infoseek Corporation (Sunnyvale, Cal.), and Kanwal Rekhi, retired chief executive officer and chairman of CyberMedia Inc. (Santa Monica, Cal.), to be members of the Board of Directors.

HCR ManorCare Foundation (Toledo, Ohio): Elected J. Susan Hines, vice-president for medical-specialty programs at HCR ManorCare, to be president of the board.

Rhode Island Foundation (Providence): Elected George Graboys, retired chief executive officer at Citizens Bank (Providence), to be a member of the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Fidelity Investments Tax-Exempt Services Company (Marlborough, Mass.): Appointed the following to be account executives in their respective regional offices: Carol M. Barbour, a senior account manager at Chicago’s Financial Relations Board, James D. Rowe, a vice-president at Oppenheimer Capital (Salt Lake City), and M. Elizabeth Wines, vice-president of business development at Trusco Capital Management in Atlanta.

Kalkines, Arky, Zall & Bernstein LLP (New York): Appointed Andrew M. Manshel, general counsel to the Grand Central Partnership, 34th Street Partnership, and Bryant Park Restoration Corporation (New York), to be a partner.

Take Charge (Denver): Appointed Susan Swern, director of development at the Center for Prevention of Domestic Violence (Colorado Springs), to be a consultant at this firm specializing in non-profit and association management.