People

Abraham Lincoln Centre (Chicago): Appointed Kenneth G. Roberts, assistant to the president at the Chicago Urban League, to be president and chief executive officer. Mr. Roberts succeeds Zirl S. Smith, who is retiring. This organization provides career-oriented and educational programs and services for residents of Chicago’s South Side neighborhood.

American Hospital of Paris Foundation (New York): Appointed Gary D. Jaworski, senior account executive at Ghiorsi and Sorrenti (Woodcliff Lake, N.J.), to be executive director.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Appointed Paul Meecham, executive director of the Seattle Symphony, to be president and chief executive officer.

Big Shoulders Fund (Chicago): Appointed John Moran, vice president of planning at ServiceMaster (Downers Grove, Ill.), to be director of the patrons program. This organization supports Catholic schools in low-income areas of Chicago.

Build Initiative (Newton Centre, Mass.): Appointed Gerrit Westervelt, president of Qualistar Early Learning (Denver), to be executive director. This group supports early-childhood-education policy programs and financing strategies.

City Year (Boston): Appointed Michael Brown, co-founder and president, to be chief executive officer. Mr. Brown succeeds Alan Khazei, co-founder and chief executive officer, who is leaving.

Colorado State U. (Fort Collins): Appointed Joyce Berry, dean of the university’s College of Natural Resources, to be vice president for university advancement and strategic initiatives.

Council on Foundations (Washington): Appointed Rodney Emery, vice president at the Capitol Hill Consulting Group (Washington), to be vice president of government relations and public policy.

Crista Ministries (Seattle): Appointed Bob Lonac, executive vice president and chief operating officer at International Justice Mission (Washington), to be president and chief executive officer.

Dance/USA (Washington): Appointed Victoria S. Kimble, director of development at the Washington Performing Arts Society, to be director of development.

Duke U. School of Medicine (Durham, N.C.): Appointed Michael J. Morsberger, associate vice president of development and alumni relations at the U. of Virginia Health System and executive director of the U. of Virginia Health Foundation (Charlottesville), to be vice president for development and alumni affairs.

Fight for Sight (New York): Appointed Judy Ann Merritt, development director at the Fund for Modern Courts (New York), to be director of development. This charity supports research into the causes of and cures for blindness, particularly among children.

Heritage Pointe (Mission Viejo, Calif.): Appointed Michael L. Halpern, associate vice president of development at Orange County Peforming Arts Center (Costa Mesa, Calif.), to be president and chief executive officer. This organization provides residential services for elderly Jewish people.

Irvine Public Schools Foundation (Calif.): Appointed Jaimee C. Niles, community-marketing and devlopment consultant at the Butterfly Connection (Huntington Beach, Calif.), to be chief development officer.

Kansas State U. Foundation (Manhattan): Appointed Marty Kramer, an independent financial adviser at OFG Financial Services (Salina, Kan.), to be assistant director of development for the College of Veterinary Medicine, and Michelle Robben, executive director of the Manhattan Community Foundation, to be a development officer for the College of Arts and Sciences.

Kids Hope United (Miami): Appointed Leah Weatherspoon, communications consultant at Robert Half Inc. (Miami), to be director of public relations.

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (Dallas): Appointed Hala Moddelmog, chief executive officer of Catalytic Ventures (Atlanta), to be chief executive officer.

Mercy Housing (Denver): Appointed Dick Banks, chief operating officer at GSW (Berlin), to be president and chief operating officer. This organization provides affordable housing for families, formerly homeless people, individuals with chronic mental illnesses and physical impairments, those with HIV/AIDS, and older people.

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (Washington): Announced the resignation of Rick Cohen, executive director. Mary Lassen, president and chief executive officer of the Women’s Union (Boston), will serve as interim executive director.

National Mental Health Association (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed David L. Shern, dean at the U. of South Florida’s Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute (Tampa), to be president and chief executive officer.

Northern California Presbyterian Homes and Services (San Francisco): Appointed Susan Rotella, vice president of operations for the northern California and Washington State regions at Sunrise Senior Living (McLean, Va.), to be vice president of operations.

Northwestern U. (Evanston, Ill.): Appointed Rebecca Hoffman, director of development and corporate relations at the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Institute of Design (Chicago), to be vice president for institutional advancement at the Family Institute.

Rutgers U. School of Law (Camden, N.J.): Appointed Barbara Maylath, director of major gifts and vice president of resource development at the United Way of Camden County (Camden, N.J.), to be director of development.

Salvation Army (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Paul Bollwahn,, national social-services director, to be Southern California divisional commander, based in Los Angeles.

Stamford Health Foundation (Conn.): Appointed Mary Henwood-Klotz, vice president of the American Cancer Society, Eastern Division (New York), to be director of development.

Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation (Los Angeles): Appointed Sloane Berrent, development coordinator at the Archer School for Girls (Los Angeles), to be development officer. This organization provides information and recreational resources for seriously ill children and their families.

Support Network for Battered Women (Sunnyvale, Calif.): Appointed Chata Alfaro, founder of Alfaro Associates (Los Gatos, Calif.), to be executive director.

Thiel College (Greenville, Pa.): Appointed Kelly Bailey, executive director of the Northern Mercer County United Way (Pa.), to be director of annual giving.

U. of California at San Diego: Appointed Keith E. Brant, assistant vice chancellor for alumni relations at the U. of California at Los Angeles and executive director of the U. of California at Los Angeles Alumni Association, to be vice chancellor for external relations.

U. of Utah, Utah Museum of Natural History (Salt Lake City): Appointed Chris Eisenberg, station manager at KCPW (Salt Lake City), to be capital-campaign manager.

VolunteerMatch (San Francisco): Appointed Greg Baldwin, executive officer of development and strategic initiative, to be president. Mr. Baldwin succeeds Deborah Dinkelacker, who is resigning.

Ethel Walker School (Simsbury, Conn.): Appointed Pilar Schmidt, director of development at St. Francis Hospital (Hartford, Conn.), to be director of institutional advancement.

Ways to Work (Milwaukee): Appointed Zorian Lasowsky, senior consultant at the I2Group (Germantown, Wis.), to be national program manager. This organization provides loans for low-income families.

Wildlife Trust (New York): Appointed Thomas M. Exton, vice president of development at the Big Apple Circus (New York), to be executive vice president for external relations.

World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth: Appointed Kathy Ward, an associate director of development at the Dallas Opera, to be director of membership and development.

GRANT MAKERS

S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation (San Francisco): Appointed Lauren B. Dachs, executive director, to be president and chief operating officer. Ms. Dachs succeeds Stephen D. Bechtel Jr., who is resigning.

Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel (Delmar, N.Y.): Appointed Alice Kolman, director of the Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Charitable Family Funds (Baltimore), to be president.

Cleveland Foundation: Appointed Lisa L. Bottoms, executive director and coordinator at the Cuyahoga County Family and Children First Council (Cleveland), to be program director for human services and child/youth development, and India Pierce Lee, senior vice president of programs at Neighborhood Progress (Cleveland), to be program director for neighborhoods, housing, and community development.

The Colorado Trust (Denver): Appointed Irene Ibarra, executive vice president of the California Endowment (Los Angeles), to be president and chief executive officer.

William T. Grant Foundation (New York): Appointed Vivian Tseng, postdoctoral fellow specializing in community and developmental psychology, to be a program officer.

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Brandee Butler, a lawyer at the Alliance for Children’s Rights (Los Angeles), and Steven Gerber, senior counsel in the government-affairs department at Cablevision Systems (Bethpage, N.Y.), to be human-rights and international-justice program officers.

Mertz Gilmore Foundation (New York): Appointed Lukas Haynes, director of the New York office of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago), to be vice president.

Skillman Foundation (Detroit): Appointed Dorrian L. McGhee, letters editor at the Detroit Free Press, to be communications manager.

Stupski Foundation (Mill Valley, Calif.): Appointed Alexa Cortes Culwell, chief executive officer at the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation (San Mateo, Calif.), to be chief executive officer; John Simpson, senior executive of the foundation’s District Alliance program, to be director of the District Alliance; and Louise Bay Waters, senior academic, to be director of the Knowledge, Learning, and Results program.

Toys “R” Us Children’s Fund (Wayne, N.J.): Appointed Sloane Lucas, vice president and associate director of corporate communications at Draft (New York), to be manager of corporate philanthropy.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Bikkurim: an Incubator for New Jewish Ideas (New York): Elected Richard Marker, a senior fellow at New York U.’s George H. Heyman, Jr. Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising, to the Board of Directors.

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation (New York): Elected Sherry Lansing, founder of the Sherry Lansing Foundation (Los Angeles) and former chairman of Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Group (Hollywood, Calif.); Cathy Sulzberger, a partner at LHIW Real Estate Development Partnership (Chevy Chase, Md.); and Kern Wildenthal, president of the U. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas), to the Board of Directors.

Skillman Foundation (Detroit): Elected Lizabeth Ardisana, chief executive officer of ASG Renaissance (Detroit); Ralph W. Babb Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Comerica and Comerica Bank (Detroit); and David Baker Lewis, chairman and chief executive officer of Lewis and Munday (Detroit), to the Board of Trustees.

Young Audiences New York: Elected Christopher Brown, a partner at Mitchell and Titus (New York), to be president of the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Alexander Haas Martin and Partners (Atlanta): Appointed Jack Hannings, executive vice president of the American Heart Association, Southeast Affiliate (Marietta, Ga.), to be a partner. This firm provides consulting services on capital campaigns, communications, fund raising, membership programs, and planned giving.

Grizzard Agency (Atlanta): Appointed Lonnie Kirby, director of financial development and public relations at the American Red Cross Central Virginia Chapter (Charlottesville), to be an account director. This company provides direct-response-marketing services for nonprofit organizations.

Innovative Charitable Solutions (Fort Collins, Colo.): Appointed Diane Hogerty, a consultant at the Endowment Development Institute (Vista, Calif.); Sharon Omahen, vice president at the Endowment Development Institute; and Clare Payne Symmons, senior director of development at the National Park Conservation Association (Jackson, Wyo.), to be partners. This new firm provides consulting services for charities on board retreats, donor development, endowments, evaluation, grant-making evaluations, and strategic and transition planning.

LatzBruni Partners (Oak Park, Ill.): Appointed Tim Rippinger, assistant vice president for development and director of leadership gifts at U. of Notre Dame (Ind.), to be a senior consultant. This company provides fund-raising and strategic-management consulting.

TCC Group (New York): Appointed Alexandrea Ravenelle, director of the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity (New York), to be marketing manager, and Shao-Chee Sim, a research and evaluation officer at the Wallace Foundation (New York), to be a senior evaluation consultant. This company provides evaluation, organizational-development, planning, and strategy-development services for nonprofit groups.