People

All Kinds of Minds (Durham, N.C.): Announced the resignation of Melvin D. Levine, co-founder and a consultant for the organization. Mary Jo Dunnington, consultant for elementary and secondary education at the North Carolina Network of Grantmakers (Chapel Hill), was appointed vice president for strategic partnerships. This group offers programs for children with academic difficulties.

American Diabetes Association (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed R. Paul Robertson, president and scientific director of the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute (Seattle) and professor of medicine and pharmacology at the U. of Washington (Seattle), to be president of medicine and science.

American Humane Association (Denver): Appointed Audrey Lang, human-resources director at the Association of Perioperative Nurses (Denver), to be human-resources director.

Birthright Israel Foundation (New York): Appointed Robert Aronson, chief executive officer of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, to be president. Mr. Aronson succeeds Jay Golan, who will serve as an executive consultant for the organization.

Boston Center for the Arts: Appointed Veronique Le Melle, executive director of the Louisiana Division of the Arts (Baton Rouge), to be executive director.

Boston Women’s Fund: Appointed Josefina Vázquez, an independent management consultant (San Francisco), to be executive director.

California Baptist U. (Riverside): Appointed Marilyn Johnson, president of the Healthcare Foundation at the Yampa Valley Medical Center (Steamboat Springs, Colo.), to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Washington): Appointed James Acton, lecturer at the Center for Science and Security Studies in the Department of War Studies at Kings College London, to be an associate for its nonproliferation program.

Catholic Charities CYO (San Francisco): Appointed Jeff Bialik, vice president for finance and chief financial officer at Dominican U. (San Rafael, Calif.), to be executive director.

Chemical Heritage Foundation (Philadelphia): Appointed Kara Mitzel, chief fund raiser, to be director of development.

CNA Corporation (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Constance Custer, vice president of communications and director of external communications at Science Applications International Corporation (McLean, Va.), to be vice president for communications and public affairs. CNA is a research organization that operates the Center for Naval Analyses and the Institute for Public Research.

College of the Desert Foundation (Palm Desert, Calif.): Appointed Ralph E. Plumb, president and chief executive officer of the Global Community Foundation (Temecula, Calif.), to be executive director.

Community Access (New York): Appointed Lenore Neir, interim director of communications at the Center for Arts Education (New York) and former director of marketing and communications at the American Liver Foundation (New York), to be director of marketing communications.

D.A.R.E. America (Los Angeles): Appointed Scott A. Hayman, director of principal and major gifts for the Western region at the Alzheimer’s Association (Chicago), to be director of philanthropy. D.A.R.E. supports programs that teach children to avoid drugs and violence.

George Washington U. (Washington): Appointed Barbara L. Tesner, executive director of development for the universitys Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, to be vice president of development for the college.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (New York): Appointed Alan J. Lewis, president and chief executive officer at Novocell (San Diego), to be president and chief executive officer.

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area: Appointed Lateefah Simon, director of re-entry services at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, to be executive director.

Manchester College (North Manchester, Ind.): Appointed Stephen Carr, director of planned giving at Clarke College (Dubuque, Iowa), to be director of development, and Melinda Lantz, assistant managing editor for design at The Elkhart Truth (Ind.), to be grants and advancement writer.

Marriott Foundation for People With Disabilities (Bethesda, Md.): Appointed Shelby Hill, senior manager of Marriott Learning and Development at Marriott International (Bethesda), to be program director of the Washington, D.C./Metro Bridges office.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Baltimore): Appointed Stephen J. Hawkins, program executive at the Atlantic Philanthropies (New York), to be executive vice president; Maxim Thorne, executive director of Brooklyn Child and Family Services (N.Y.), to be senior vice president and chief development and communications officer; and Roger C. Vann, director of the African American Hiring Initiative for Unite Here (New York), to be vice president of field operations and membership.

New College of Florida Foundation (Sarasota): Appointed Andrew Walker, international director of trustee programs at the Nature Conservancy (Arlington, Va.), to be president.

New York Hall of Science: Appointed Margaret Honey, director of the Center for Children and Technology and vice president at the Education Development Center (New York), to be president and chief executive officer.

North Side Housing and Supportive Services (Chicago): Appointed Geraldine L. Palmer, foundations and community-relations manager at Housing Opportunities for Women (Chicago), to be executive director.

Northwest Florida State College (Niceville): Appointed Ray Sansom, speaker of the Florida House of Representatives (Tallahassee), to be vice president of planning and development.

NPower NY (New York): Appointed John Smart, chief administrative officer, to be interim chief executive officer. Mr. Smart succeeds Barbara Chang, who has resigned.

Reading Area Community College (Pa.): Appointed Patricia R. Helfenstein, director of corporate, foundation, and government relations at Immaculata U. (Pa.), to be director of grants development, and Michael E. Nagel, director of major and capital gifts at Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network (Allentown, Pa.), to be vice president of institutional advancement and executive director of the college’s foundation.

Scholarship America (Minneapolis): Appointed Rhianna Quinn Roddy, chief marketing officer at Lighthouse International (New York), to be executive director of national designated funds and initiatives, and Mary Wynne, professional development director at the Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network (St. Paul), to be assistant vice president of community programs.

Smithsonian Institution (Washington): Announced the resignation of Paul Warwick Thompson, director of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum (New York). Mr. Thompson will become rector of the Royal College of Art (London).

Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute (Williamstown, Mass.): Appointed Thomas J. Loughman, curator of European art and assistant to the director for exhibitions at the Phoenix Art Museum, to be assistant deputy director.

Sterling College (Kan.): Appointed Scott Carter, director of annual giving at the YMCA of the Rockies (Estes Park, Colo.), to be director of advancement; David Earle, director of development, to be alumni director; and Karin Lederle, senior marketing assistant, to be director of marketing communications.

Truman Medical Center (Kansas City, Mo.): Appointed Jim Dawson, vice president for strategic business development, also to be executive director of the Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation.

U. of Cincinnati Foundation: Appointed Laura Raines, senior vice president of the Private Client Group at National City Bank (Cincinnati), to be associate vice president of corporation and foundation relations.

U. of Florida (Gainesville): Appointed Karen Legato, director of development and alumni affairs for the College of Veterinary Medicine, to be senior director of development and alumni affairs for the College of Veterinary Medicine, and Zoe Seale, senior director of development and alumni affairs for the College of Veterinary Medicine, to be senior director of development and alumni affairs for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

U. of Pittsburgh at Greensburg: Appointed Linda Morlacci, executive director of the Education Foundation at Westmoreland County Community College (Youngwood, Pa.), to be manager of foundation and corporate relations.

YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta: Appointed Ed Munster, executive vice president and chief operating officer, to be president and chief executive officer.

GRANT MAKERS

Atlanta Women’s Foundation: Appointed Deborah Ryan, director of development at Oglethorpe U. (Atlanta), to be vice president of philanthropy.

Chicago Community Trust: Appointed Tom Irvine, vice president of worldwide operations and technology at the Northern Trust Company (Chicago), to be chief information officer and vice president, and Eva Penar, marketing manager for events, promotions, and publicity at Time Out Chicago, to be manager of public relations.

Fairfield County Community Foundation (Norwalk, Conn.): Appointed Jeff Yates, editor of The Wilton Bulletin (Conn.), to be communications manager.

Ford Foundation (New York): Announced the death of James W. Armsey, former director of programs in higher education, public broadcasting, and journalism, on November 2. He was 90.

George Family Foundation (Minneapolis): Appointed Peg Birk, co-executive director of the Minnesota Early Learning Foundation (St. Paul), to be executive director.

Hogg Foundation for Mental Health (Austin, Tex.): Appointed Stephany Bryan, regional technical-assistance coordinator at the Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health (Washington), and Tammy Heinz, outreach program director for the Mental Health Association of Tarrant County (Fort Worth, Tex.), to be consumer and family liaisons.

Newman’s Own Foundation (Westport, Conn.): Appointed Cari Hills, director of operations at the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (New York), to be managing director.

Retirement Research Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Irene Frye, vice president at the Community Memorial Foundation (Hinsdale, Ill.), to be executive director. Ms. Frye succeeds Marilyn Hennessy, who plans to retire.

Rose Community Foundation (Denver): Appointed Peggy Hermann, grants officer at Jewish Family Service of Colorado (Denver), to be executive director of the Jewish Women’s Fund of Colorado.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

AIDS Project Los Angeles: Elected James L. Arnone, a lawyer at Latham Watkins (Los Angeles), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation (Eagan): Elected Pat Geraghty, president and chief executive officer, to be chair of the Board of Trustees. Also elected to the Board: Deborah Meehan, founder and executive director of the Leadership Learning Community (Oakland, Calif.), and Shawn Patterson, vice president of marketing at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Eagan).

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (Stanford, Calif.): Elected Larry Berger, chief executive officer and co-founder of Wireless Generation (New York); David K. Cohen, a professor of education and professor of public policy at the U. of Michigan (Ann Arbor); Paul Romer, senior fellow at the Stanford Center for International Development and the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (Calif.); and Beverly Daniel Tatum, president of Spelman College (Atlanta), to the Board of Trustees.

Girl Scouts of the USA (New York): Elected Connie L. Lindsey, an executive vice president at Northern Trust Company (Chicago), to be president of the National Board of Directors.

Grantmakers for Education (Portland, Ore.): Elected Jay Sherwin, vice president for programs at the College Access Foundation of California (San Francisco), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Nature Conservancy (Arlington, Va.): Elected Roger Milliken Jr., president and chief executive officer of the Baskahegan Company (Brookton, Me.), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.