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American Accreditation HealthCare Commission/URAC (Washington): Appointed Alan P. Spielman, senior adviser for health care-reimbursement policy at Covington & Burling (Washington), to be president and chief executive officer.

American Kidney Fund (Rockville, Md.): Appointed LaVarne Addison Burton, a senior partner at Martin & Associates (Cincinnati), to be chief executive officer.

American Theological Library Association (Chicago): Appointed Barbara Kemmis, vice president of library services at the Donors Forum of Chicago, to be director of member services.

ArtsWest (Seattle): Announced the resignation of Michael Harris, producing artistic director.

Asia Foundation (San Francisco): Appointed Philip W. Yun, a scholar in Korean studies at Stanford U.’s Institute for International Studies (Calif.), to be vice president for resource development.

BELL Foundation (Dorchester, Mass.): Appointed Carole Y. Prest, former executive director of the Commonweal Foundation (Silver Spring, Md.), to be executive director of the mid-Atlantic region, based in Baltimore. BELL, which stands for Building Educated Leaders for Life, provides after-school programs for inner-city students.

Bethesda Foundation (Cincinnati): Appointed Mary C. Fischer, executive director of the foundation at Community Hospital (Springfield, Ohio), to be major-gifts officer and capital-campaign coordinator.

Bible League (Chicago): Appointed Michael A. Southworth, director of international festivals at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (Charlotte, N.C.), to be executive vice president of ministries.

Big Sister Association of Greater Boston: Announced the retirement of Jerry Martinson, executive director.

Boston Landmarks Orchestra: Appointed Rebecca Reiner, stewardship coordinator at the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts (Boston), to be director of development.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington (D.C.): Appointed Col. Will A. Gunn, chief defense counsel for the Office of Military Commissions at the Department of Defense (Washington), to be chief executive officer.

Brain Tumor Society (Watertown, Mass.): Appointed Brianna S. Nadelberg, manager of corporate and foundation relations at the Franciscan Hospital for Children (Boston), to be director of development.

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Spokane (Wash.): Announced the death of Donna M. Hanson, executive director, on October 7. She was 65.

Charity Navigator (Mahwah, N.J.): Appointed Michael Smith, executive director of the For All Kids Foundation (Allen-dale, N.J.), to be chief operating officer.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (Bethesda): Appointed Amy DeMaria, executive director of communications at Georgetown U. Medical Center (Washington), to be senior vice president for communications.

Earthjustice (Oakland, Calif.): Appointed Melinda Carmack, a consultant in San Francisco, to be vice president of development, and Donnell (Trip) Van Noppen, director of the Carolinas office of the Southern Environmental Law Center (Chapel Hill, N.C.), to be vice president of litigation.

First Night Boston: Appointed Terri Hootstein, director of development at the Greater Boston chapter of the American Jewish Committee, to be director of development.

Goodwill Industries Foundation of Central Indiana (Indianapolis): Appointed Linda Brimmer, director of development and communications at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana U. (Indianapolis), to be vice president and chief operating officer.

Hands On Network (Atlanta): Appointed Shawn Reifsteck, founder of Philanthropy Associates (San Francisco), to be president. Michelle Nunn will continue as chief executive officer.

HealthCare Chaplaincy (New York): Appointed Tim Ettenheim, associate dean at the New School U.’s Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy (New York), to be vice president for pastoral-care services.

Howard Brown Health Center (Chicago): Appointed Michael C. Cook, executive director of Interfaith House (Chicago), to be president and chief executive officer.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago: Appointed Jeannine Russo, executive director of the Employment Resource Center at the Faith Community of St. Sabina (Chicago), to be director of finance and administration.

International Teams (Elgin, Ill.): Appointed David E. Schroeder, president of Nyack College and Alliance Theological Seminary (Nyack, N.Y.), to be senior vice president for international ministries. International Teams is an evangelical Christian ministry group.

Iredell Museums (Statesville, N.C.): Appointed Theresa Golas, director of finance and administration at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, to be executive director.

Keshet Dance Company (Albuquerque): Appointed Jacqueline M. Garcia, a recent graduate of the U. of Cincinnati’s College of Business, to be managing director.

Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (Washington): Appointed Donald V. West, former editor in chief of Broadcasting and Broadcasting & Cable magazines (New York), to be president and chief executive officer.

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage (Beachwood, Ohio): Appointed Mark Davidson, family-retreats coordinator at the Agnon School (Beachwood), to be manager of school and family programs, and Jennifer L. Phelps, director of major gifts at Case Western Reserve U. (Cincinnati), to be director of development.

National Center for Youth Law (Oakland, Calif.): Appointed Patricia Arthur, director of the Institutions Project at Columbia Legal Services (Seattle), to be senior attorney; Bryn Martyna, a recent graduate of Stanford Law School (Calif.), to be a lawyer for foster-care issues; Laura Townsend, a recent graduate of Northwestern U. Law School (Evanston, Ill.), to be a lawyer for juvenile mental-health issues; and Carin Ward, a recent graduate of the U. of Virginia Law School (Charlottesville), to be a lawyer for children’s mental-heath issues.

National Endowment for Financial Education (Greenwood Village, Colo.): Appointed Theodore Beck, associate dean of executive education and corporate relations at the U. of Wisconsin at Madison School of Business, to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds William L. Anthes, who is retiring.

NCB Development Corporation (Washington): Appointed Cynthia Muller, a consultant in Washington, to be director of development. This group is the nonprofit affiliate of the National Cooperative Bank.

Open Arms Care Foundation (Nashville): Appointed Joe Beavon, director of development at Historic Rugby (Tenn.), to be executive director.

Peninsula Bridge (Menlo Park, Calif.): Appointed Grainger Marburg, manager of investments at the Omidyar Network (Redwood City, Calif.), to be executive director.

Project Exploration (Chicago): Appointed Kimberly Jones, director of external relations and program development at the Boston Arts Academy, to be manager of individual giving, and Julio L. Guerrero, development associate at the Resurrection Project (Chicago), to be manager of foundation and corporation giving.

San Diego Grantmakers: Appointed Nancy Jamison, a senior consultant at the TrustWorks Group (San Diego), to be executive director.

St. Albans School (Washington): Appointed Pascale Pritsios, associate director of development at the Johns Hopkins U. School of Advanced International Studies (Washington), to be director of major gifts.

Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center (Boston): Appointed Arthur N. Pearson, vice president of Energy Service Group (Pembroke, Mass.), to be president and chief executive officer.

Trinity Episcopal School (Galveston, Tex.): Appointed P.J. Murray, admissions director, to be advancement director.

United Way of New York City: Appointed Gladys Carrión, executive director of Inwood House (New York), to be senior vice president for community investment.

Washington Institute for Near East Policy (D.C.): Appointed Stephen Borko, executive director of the Washington Bach Consort (D.C.), to be deputy director.

Wichita State U. Foundation (Kan.): Appointed Elizabeth King, vice president for university advancement, to be president and chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2006.

Xaverian Brothers High School (Westwood, Mass.): Appointed John F. Bowen, senior vice president of development at the YMCA of Greater Boston, to be director of advancement.

GRANT MAKERS

Otto Bremer Foundation (St. Paul): Appointed Kaying Hang, a senior program officer at the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation (Eagan), to be a program officer.

California HealthCare Foundation (Oakland): Appoined David Olmos, editor of the health section of The Los Angeles Times, to be director of publishing and communications.

Community Foundation for Livingston County (Howell, Mich.): Appointed Lee Reeves, president of the Howell Area Chamber of Commerce (Mich.), to be officer of philanthropic services.

Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan (Detroit): Appointed David C. Contorer, director of donor development and assistant campaign director at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, to be director for philanthropic services; and Lynn Norwood, communications director and assistant to the bishop at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Southeast Michigan Synod (Detroit), to be communications associate.

Golden Leaf Foundation (Rocky Mount, N.C.): Appointed Ted Lord, an associate at Nexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier (Greensboro, N.C.), to be a program officer.

Hitatchi Foundation (Washington): Appointed Nalin Liyanamana, finance director at the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission/URAC (Washington), to be chief financial officer and director of administration.

Kraft Foods (Northfield, Ill.): Appointed Patricia Garza, senior manager for corporate contributions, to be associate director for focus giving; Julia Gin, financial manager at Kraft Foods Global Human Resources (Northfield), to be senior manager for contributions compliance; and Nicole Robinson, manager of business analysis at Kraft Foods Global Marketing Resources, to be senior manager for focus giving.

Liberty Hill Foundation (Santa Monica, Calif.): Appointed Jeffrey L. Richardson, campaign director at SEIU Local 1877, a labor-union branch in Los Angeles, to be executive director. He succeeds Torie Osborn, who will help part time with the foundation’s endowment campaign.

Lumina Foundation for Education (Indianapolis): Announced the resignation of Robert C. Dickeson, senior vice president for policy and organizational learning, effective December 31.

McKnight Foundation (Minneapolis): Announced the resignation of Carol Berde, executive vice president, effective December 31. The foundation also appointed Ron Kroese, executive director of the Minnesota Environmental Partnership (St. Paul), to be a program officer for the environment program.

NBC Universal (New York): Appointed Susan Haspel, vice president of community relations and public affairs, to be vice president for corporate-community affairs.

NEA Foundation (Washington): Appointed Harriet Sanford, principal consultant for the Crafting Cultural Understanding program at South by South Africa (Charlotte, N.C.), to be president and chief executive officer.

Northern Trust Company (Chicago): Appointed Marguerite H. Griffin, a vice president, to be a senior vice president and national director of philanthropic services.

Santa Barbara Foundation (Calif.): Appointed Catherine Brozowski, grant maker and grant manager at Washington Mutual and the Washington Mutual Foundation (Seattle), to be vice president of programs.

Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland and Saint Ann Foundation (Cleveland): Appointed Kym Hemley, a program officer at the Missouri Foundation for Health (St. Louis), to be program officer of health and human services.

Surdna Foundation (New York): Appointed Dara Major, special assistant to the executive director, to be director for planning and strategic initiatives.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Baptist Health Foundation (Birmingham, Ala.): Elected William B. Morton Jr., senior vice president of the Robins & Morton Group (Birmingham), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Fine Arts Fund (Cincinnati): Elected Nancy Heffner Donovan, president of Ames Travel (Cincinnati), to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (San Francisco): Elected Rob Garofalo, director of youth services at Howard Brown Health Center (Chicago) and director of the adolescent HIV program at Children’s Memorial Hospital (Chicago), to be president.

Hadassah Foundation (New York): Elected to the Board of Directors: Paula Jarnicki, a community volunteer in Cincinnati; Rabbi Naamah Kelman, director of the Year-in-Israel program and educational initiatives at Hebrew Union College, based in Jerusalem; Ellen Landis, a marriage and family therapist and a program-development consultant in Amherst, Mass.; and Debra Aleinikoff, a community volunteer in Denver.

Hope Haven (Charlotte, N.C.): Elected Sherri Ladislas, vice president of application support at the Wachovia Corporation (Charlotte), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Icouldbe.org (New York): Elected Niall Byrne, vice president and head of asset and wealth management at JPMorgan Chase (New York), to be chair of the Board of Directors. This group pairs high-school students with adult mentors.

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (Menlo Park, Calif.): Elected Sheila P. Burke, deputy secretary and chief operating officer at the Smithsonian Institution (Washington), to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

Surdna Foundation (New York): Elected David Grant, president and chief executive officer of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation (Morristown, N.J.), and Nadya K. Shmavonian, a consultant in New York and interim vice president at the Rockefeller Foundation (New York), to the Board of Directors.

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program (Malvern, Pa.): Elected Christine James-Brown, president and chief executive officer of United Way International (Alexandria, Va.), to the Board of Trustees.

Woods Charitable Fund (Lincoln, Neb.): Elected Henry C. Woods II, a realtor at NAI FMA Realty (Lincoln), and Nelle Woods Jamison, a community volunteer, to the Board of Directors.

YMCA of Southern Nevada (Las Vegas): Elected Roger Ostendorf, owner and president of Desert Shore Tile (Las Vegas), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.