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Alliance for Healthy Homes (Washington): Appointed Robert O. Zdenek, a consultant for government agencies and nonprofit organizations, based in Washington, to be executive director.

Arab American Institute (Washington): Appointed Christine Saah Nazer, assistant news director at USA Today (McLean, Va.), to be director of communications.

Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust: Appointed Marsha K. Koger, media-relations coordinator at the Community College of Baltimore County at Catonsville (Md.), to be director of development.

Better World Campaign (Washington): Appointed Deborah Derrick, a federal-government consultant at LMI Government Consulting (McLean, Va.), to be director of public policy and legislative affairs.

Boy Scouts of America, Monmouth Council (Morganville, N.J.): Appointed Lee A. Marconi, assistant director at the Bucks County Opportunity Council (Doylestown, Pa.), to be chief executive officer.

Brooklyn Community Housing and Services (N.Y.): Appointed Jeff Nemetsky, associate executive director for policy, planning, and program development at New Alternatives for Children (New York), to be executive director.

Candie’s Foundation (New York): Appointed Yvonne C. Ervin, development director at Bailey House (New York), to be executive director. This group provides educational programs about the risks of teenage pregnancy.

Center for Creative Education (West Palm Beach, Fla.): Appointed Shawn Berry, director of vocal music at Bak Middle School of the Arts (West Palm Beach), to be program director.

Center for Neighborhood Technology (Chicago): Appointed Kathryn Tholin, interim chief executive officer and former general manager of the Community Energy Cooperative (Chicago), to be chief executive officer.

Children’s Aid Society (New York): Appointed C. Warren Moses, executive director, to be chief executive officer. He succeeds Philip Coltoff, who has retired. The organization also appointed William Weisberg, associate division director for the city and country branches, to be associate executive director.

Children’s Memorial Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Suzanne Saletta Hogarty and Kristin L. Hughes, senior major-gifts officers, to be directors of the major-gifts department.

Citymeals-on-Wheels (New York): Appointed Vivienne Brown-O’Neill, recruitment coordinator at God’s Love We Deliver (New York), to be director of volunteer programs.

Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind (Washington): Appointed Anthony J. Cancelosi, corporate executive for mergers and acquisitions at Indus (Washington), to be president and chief executive officer.

CompuMentor (San Francisco): Appointed Rebecca Masisak, general manager for TechSoup Stock, also to be vice president; Marnie Webb, director for TechCommons, to be vice president of knowledge services; and Sandra Whisler, chief financial officer and managing director, also to be vice president. CompuMentor provides technology assistance to other nonprofit organizations.

Cornea Research Foundation of America (Indianapolis): Appointed Elaine Voci, an author, to be development director.

Council on Foundations (Washington): Appointed Madeleine Enyegue, an economic consultant in Washington, to be membership specialist for the Building Strong and Ethical Foundations program.

East Stroudsburg U. (Pa.): Appointed Vincent Dent, a major-gifts officer, to be interim director of development.

Farmers’ Legal Action Group (St. Paul): Appointed Susan E. Stokes, a lawyer at Sprenger and Lang (Minneapolis), to be executive director.

Food Bank (Memphis): Appointed David Stephens, executive director of the American Diabetes Association’s Memphis chapter, to be director of community relations.

Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers (Washington): Appointed Daria Teutonico, director of the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program at the Institute of International Education (Washington), to be director of the New Ventures in Philanthropy program.

From the Top (Boston): Appointed Marie Pettibone Llewellyn, executive director of the Boston Public Library Foundation, to be director of development. From the Top produces educational online, radio, and television programs for young people in the arts.

Gerontology Network (Grand Rapids, Mich.): Appointed Chris Conklin, administrator at Spectrum Health Continuing Care (Grand Rapids), to be vice president of professional services.

Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.): Appointed Michael Gehret, a consultant at Charles R. Feldstein and Company (Chicago), to be associate director for development and public affairs.

Knowledge Is Power Program NYC: Appointed Casey Karel, a vice president at the Credit Suisse First Boston Foundation, to be director of corporate, foundation, and government relations.

Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (San Francisco): Appointed Jodi L. Schwartz, managing director at Resource Development Associates (Lafayette, Calif.), to be executive director.

John Marshall Foundation (Richmond, Va.): Appointed Celia K. Luxmoore, director of advancement at Washington International School (D.C.), to be director of development.

McKendree College (Lebanon, Ill.): Appointed Jerry K. Thomas, director of development and associate director of institutional advancement at Southern Illinois U.’s College of Engineering (Carbondale, Ill.), to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Medical College of Georgia (Augusta): Appointed R. Bryan Ginn Jr., interim vice president for university advancement and former vice president for external affairs and government relations, to be vice president for university advancement.

Miami Performing Arts Center: Appointed Jarret M. Haynes, associate director of operations at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (New York), to be director of facility operations.

MIND Institute (Costa Mesa, Calif.): Appointed Mickey Shaw, director of development, to be vice president of development.

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (Washington): Appointed Jeff Trandahl, clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (Washington), to be executive director. He succeeds John Berry, who has resigned to become director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoological Park, in Washington.

National Park Foundation (Washington): Appointed John J. Reynolds, director of the Pacific West region at the National Park Service (Oakland, Calif.), to be executive vice president for park grants and strategic alliances.

National Science and Technology Education Partnership (Arlington, Va.): Appointed Kirsten Rasmussen, a development officer at the Smithsonian Institution (Washington), to be director of business development.

Open Hearth Association (Hartford, Conn.): Appointed Michael Woolworth, director of development and communications for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Springfield, Ill., to be director of development and communications.

Quinnipiac U. (Hamden, Conn.): Appointed Sally Tremaine, associate director of the office of grant and contract administration at Yale U. (New Haven, Conn.), to be director of corporate and foundation relations.

San Francisco State U.: Appointed Donna Blakemore, director of development at SFJAZZ (San Francisco), to be associate vice president for university advancement.

Self Enhancement Inc. (Portland, Ore.): Appointed Sandra Koelle-Stewart, director of development at the Children’s Cancer Association (Portland), to be director of development.

Syracuse U. (N.Y.): Appointed Miles Bottrill, a vice president for private banking and investing at the Key Bank National Association (Auburn, Me.), to be director of development for the College of Law; Alexandra Epsilanty, director of alumni relations for Syracuse’s College of Law, to be senior director for annual programs for the College of Law; Linda Littlejohn, assistant dean of enrollment management for Syracuse’s College of Human Services and Health Professions, to be associate vice president of chancellor’s initiatives; and Valerie Zacholl, associate director of development and the annual fund for Syracuse’s College of Law, to be director of annual programs for the College of Law.

Talaris Research Institute (Seattle): Appointed Brenda Blasingame, executive director of the First 5 Contra Costa program at Contra Costa Children and Families Commission (Martinez, Calif.), to be director of programs. The institute conducts research on early-childhood development and provides resources for families.

U. of Indianapolis: Appointed Kevin Miller, assistant director at the Maryland Center for Agro-Ecology (Queenstown), to be director of corporate and foundation relations.

U. of Pittsburgh: Appointed Cynthia L. Roth, executive director of Family House (Pittsburgh), to be associate vice chancellor for planning, organization development, and quality improvement.

University System of Maryland (Adelphi): Appointed Marianne Horrigan, director of corporate and foundation relations, to be assistant vice chancellor for advancement and strategic initiatives, and Leonard R. Raley, executive director of the Ohio U. Foundation and vice president for advancement at Ohio U. (Athens), to be president and chief executive officer of the USM Foundation.

U. of Virginia (Charlottesville): Appointed Maurice Jones, communications director for the City of Charlottesville, to be director of major gifts.

United Cerebral Palsy Research and Educational Foundation (Washington): Appointed Mindy Lipson Aisen, director of rehabilitation research and development at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington), to be director and chief executive officer.

Westtown School (Pa.): Appointed Kristine C. Lisi, director of development at the Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children (Philadelphia), to be director of gift planning.

World Cares Center (New York): Appointed Stephanie St. Pierre, health educator at the American Indian Community House (New York), to be associate director.

GRANT MAKERS

Arizona Community Foundation (Phoenix): Appointed Robert L. King, former chancellor of the State U. of New York (Albany), to be president and chief executive officer, effective February 1, 2006. He will succeed Stephen D. Mittenthal, who is retiring.

Artists’ Legacy Foundation (Oakland, Calif.): Appointed Diane B. Frankel, a consultant for museums and arts organizations in San Francisco, to be executive director.

Deloitte and Touche USA (New York): Appointed Evan Hochberg, managing director at Community Wealth Ventures (Washington), to be national director of community involvement.

James Irvine Foundation (San Francisco): Appointed Daniel Olias Silverman, senior vice president at Fenton Communications (San Francisco), to be director of communications.

Maine Community Foundation (Ellsworth): Appointed Laura Young, senior vice president at Demont & Associates (Portland, Me.), to be vice president for advancement.

New York Foundation for the Arts: Appointed Michael L. Royce, president of the Moynihan Station Development Corporation (New York), to be executive director, effective January 1. He succeeds Theodore S. Berger, who is retiring.

North Carolina Community Foundation (Raleigh): Appointed Theresa V. Douglass, executive assistant at the BP Amoco Marketers Association (Morehead City, N.C.), to be regional field coordinator for Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico Counties; Marilyn B. Gibson, a teacher in the Pitt County School System (Greenville, N.C.), to be regional field coordinator for Greene, Lenoir, Martin, and Pitt Counties; and Robin P. Hauser, business-development manager at the Wilson Chamber of Commerce (N.C.), to be regional field coordinator for Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Wayne, and Wilson Counties.

Northwest Health Foundation (Portland, Ore.): Appointed R. David Rebanal, a fellow of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based at the Department of Human Services in Portland, to be program officer for health and medical-research programs.

Jerome Lyle Rappaport Charitable Foundation (Boston): Appointed Lesa Lessard Pearson, national communications director at the National Association of Government Employees (Quincy, Mass.), to be executive director.

Rhode Island Foundation (Providence): Appointed Kimberly M. Butler, director of gift planning, to be acting vice president for philanthropic services; Carol Golden, senior vice president for philanthropic services, to be executive vice president and chief operating officer; and Ari Matusiak, senior program officer and special adviser to the president, to be director of strategy.

Sonic (Oklahoma City): Appointed Christi Woodworth, national director of development at Heifer International (Little Rock, Ark.), to be director of external communications. She will manage the fast-food company’s corporate-philanthropy program.

Stuart Foundation (San Francisco): Appointed Don Ernst, director of government relations at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (Alexandria, Va.), to be senior program officer for the public-schools program.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

American Cancer Society (Atlanta): Elected John M. Boler, founder and chairman of the Boler Company (Itasca, Ill.), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Central Minnesota Community Foundation (St. Cloud): Elected Kevin Hughes, partner at Hughes Mathews (St. Cloud), to be chairperson of the Board of Directors, and Keith Finstad, senior vice president at Bremer Trust (St. Cloud), and Dennis Gregory, a business consultant in St. Cloud, to be members of the board.

Kresge Foundation (Troy, Mich.): Elected James L. Bildner, general partner at New Horizons Partners (Boston), and David W. Horvitz, president and chief executive officer of WLD Enterprises (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), to the Board of Trustees.

Make-a-Wish Foundation (Phoenix): Elected Carl E. Hansson, chairman and chief executive officer of The Sports Section (Duluth, Ga.), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Neumann Association (Chicago): Elected Helena Burke-Bevan, an investment banker for public finance at Griffin, Kubik, Stephens and Thompson (Chicago), to be president of the Board of Directors.

Philadelphia Foundation: Elected Andrew A. Chirls, chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, to the Board of Managers.