People

Albert Ellis Institute (New York): Appointed Robert O’Connell, chief financial officer, to be interim executive director. He succeeds Michael Broder, who has served as interim executive director since 2003 and recently resigned.

AMIT (New York): Appointed Arnold Gerson, executive director of the annual campaign at UJA-Federation of Greater New York, to be executive vice president. AMIT operates nearly 65 schools and programs for Israeli youths.

Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nurses (Washington): Appointed Karen S. Tucker Thomas, executive director of the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (Alexandria, Va.), to be executive director.

Des Moines Metro Opera (Indianola, Ind.): Announced the retirement of Jerilee M. Mace, executive director.

Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (Hollywood, Fla.): Appointed Shari Fleschner-Albert, executive director of the American Friends of Herzog Hospital (New York), to be director of the foundation’s Long Island, N.Y., regional operations.

Earthwatch Institute (Maynard, Mass.): Appointed Mathew Edward (Ed) Wilson, interim chief executive officer and executive vice president, to be president and chief executive officer.

Everyman Theatre (Baltimore): Appointed Sara Rutstein, managing director at Curious Theatre Company (Denver), to be managing director.

Executive Service Corps of Houston: Appointed Jane Harding, director of the research and grants-management department at DePelchin’s Children Center (Houston), to be executive director. This group provides free management-consulting services to other nonprofit organizations.

Fine Arts Fund (Cincinnati): Appointed Vanessa Y. White, community representative at the Parents of Public Schools of Cincinnati, to be director of community engagement and diversity.

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: Appointed John E. Buchanan Jr., executive director of the Portland Art Museum (Ore.), to be director, effective February 1.

Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County (Winston-Salem, N.C.): Appointed Sylvia Oberle, executive director of Winston-Salem State U.’s Center for Community Safety, to be executive director.

Heifer International (Little Rock, Ark.): Appointed James Neal, a global-business consultant in Chicago, to be chief financial officer.

Interfaith House (Chicago): Appointed Jennifer Nelson, associate executive director, to be executive director.

La Jolla Music Society (Calif.): Appointed Christopher Beach, director of the Performing Arts Center at the State U. of New York-Purchase College, to be president and artistic director.

Marietta College (Ohio): Appointed Julie A. Jones, data coordinator for the office of advancement, to be coordinator of advancement-information systems.

Medaille College (Buffalo, N.Y.): Appointed Richard Davis, vice president for institutional advancement at Alvernia College (Reading, Pa.), to be vice president of institutional advancement.

Meridian International Center (Washington): Announced the retirement of Walter Cutler, president, effective in April 2006.

Pathways Awareness Foundation (Chicago): Appointed R. Deirdre Cutliffe, associate executive director of Wings Program (Chicago), to be executive director. This group provides therapy for young children with limited mobility.

Pine Mountain Music Festival (Hancock, Mich.): Appointed Peter Van Pelt, former president of Runzheimer International (Rochester, Wis.), to be executive director.

Presidential Prayer Team (Scottsdale, Ariz.): Appointed Richard Webb, a consultant at Champion Golf Events (Birmingham, Ala.), to be director of stewardship. This nonpartisan group encourages citizens to pray for the president and the nation.

Reynolds Homestead (Critz, Va.): Appointed Ellen A. Brown, former director of the Radford Heritage Foundation and Glencoe Museum (Radford, Va.), to be director.

Richmond of New York and Richmond Children’s Foundation (Yonkers): Apppointed Edward Spauster, president and chief executive officer of LMG Programs (Stamford, Conn.), to be president and chief executive officer.

Safe Horizon (New York): Appointed Angelia Dickens, a corporate associate at Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft (New York), to be general counsel, and Patricia Eng, program officer for safety at the Ms. Foundation for Women (New York), to be senior vice president of domestic-violence programs.

Strathmore Hall Foundation (North Bethesda, Md.): Appointed Mary C. Kopper, director of the campaign for the arts at American U. (Washington), to be vice president for development.

Tech Museum of Innovation (San Jose, Calif.): Appointed Peter Friess, president and chief executive officer of ZeigerZeit (Munich), to be president.

U. of California at Los Angeles, School of the Arts and Architecture: Appointed Terry Morello, director of development at UCLA Live (Los Angeles), to be executive director for external affairs.

GRANT MAKERS

California HealthCare Foundation (Oakland): Appointed Jonah Frohlich, manager of reporting and analysis at Brown & Toland Medical Group (San Francisco), to be senior program officer for health-information technology, and Kate O’Malley, senior project manager for the nursing-home team at Lumetra (San Francisco), to be senior program officer for the hospitals and nursing-homes program.

Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards & Winery (Windsor, Calif.): Appointed Pamela Harrington, senior manager of program development at the Avon Foundation (New York), to be director of philanthropy for the Chalk Hill Estate and director of the Furth Family Foundation.

Community Foundation of Broward (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.): Appointed Carrie Reppert, assistant director and director of operations at Alachua Habitat for Humanity (Gainesville, Fla.), to be director of the Non-Profit Resource Center.

Gill Foundation (Denver): Appointed Patrick M. Flaherty, former executive director at Project Angel Heart (Denver), to be senior program officer for state-based programs.

Girl’s Best Friend Foundation (Chicago): Announced the death of Cynthia K. McLachlan, founder, on November 23. She was 65.

Greater Cincinnati Foundation: Appointed Megan E. Elicker, regional giving-strategies assistant, to be regional giving-strategies officer, and Minda Thompson, relationship manager at Schwab Institutional (San Francisco), to be director of professional-adviser relations.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation (Battle Creek, Mich.): Appointed Kimberlee Andrews, a program officer at the Michigan Community Service Commission (Lansing), to be a program director.

Rockefeller Foundation (New York): Appointed Derek Yach, a professor of public health and head of the Division of Global Health at Yale U. (New Haven, Conn.), to be director of the global-health program.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

American Cancer Society (Atlanta): Elected Carolyn D. Runowicz, director of the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the U. of Connecticut Health Center (Farmington), to be president of the Board of Directors.

Big Apple Circus (New York): Elected Christopher A. Wearing, managing partner at Accenture (New York), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Carnegie Corporation of New York: Elected Amy Gutmann, president of the U. of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), and Ana Palacio, a member of the Spanish Parliament (Madrid), to the Board of Trustees.

CDC Foundation (Atlanta): Elected Phil S. Jacobs, president of community technologies at BellSouth (Atlanta), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Community Foundation Silicon Valley (San Jose, Calif.): Elected to the Board of Directors: John Dean, managing general partner at Startup Capital Ventures (San Jose); Jorge Fernandes, chairman and co-founder at ViVOtech (San Jose); Greg Gallo, a lawyer at DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary (East Palo Alto, Calif.); and Lata Krishnan, president of the American India Foundation (Santa Clara) and chief financial officer of Shah Management (San Jose).

Minnesota Public Radio (St. Paul): Elected Glen Nelson, chairman of GDN Holdings (St. Paul), to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Auctionpay (Portland, Ore.): Appointed Brian Carman, vice president of sales and services at NetIQ’s WebTrends Business Unit (San Jose, Calif.), to be vice president of sales, and Peter Hoogerhuis, founder and president of Videre Design (Menlo Park, Calif.), to be vice president of marketing and business development.

Blackbaud (Charleston, S.C.): Appointed Marc Chardon, chief financial officer for the Information Worker Business program at Microsoft (Redmond, Wash.), to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Robert J. Sywolski, who is retiring. Blackbaud produces fund-raising, accounting, and other software for nonprofit organizations.

Brakeley Briscoe (New York): Appointed Melanie M. Brandston, senior vice president, to be associate managing director, and Jacqueline Venable, vice president for development and alumni relations at Sage Colleges (Albany, N.Y.), to be vice president. This consulting firm specializes in fund-raising and governance services.

Graham-Pelton Consulting (Summit, N.J.): Appointed Clare McCully, executive director of the Newton Schools Foundation (Mass.), to be senior manager for New England, based in Boston.

M+R Strategic Services (Washington): Appointed Louis Nemeth, founder and president of FRAX (San Jose, Calif.), to be director of Web services.

Wachovia Wealth Management (Winston-Salem, N.C.): Appointed Mark W. Glickman, executive director of the Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park (Boca Raton, Fla.), to be vice president and senior charitable adviser, based in Boca Raton.

Wilmington Trust (Del.): Appointed Benjamin J. Ledyard, managing director and senior private client adviser, to be managing director and head of East Coast operations.