People

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County (Fla.): Appointed John Richard, chief operating officer and executive vice president of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (Newark), to be president and chief executive officer.

American Farmland Trust (Washington): Appointed Kate Greiner, director of major gifts at the Alaska Wilderness League (Washington), to be associate director of major gifts, and Mary J. Ray, director of development at the Global Child Nutrition Foundation (Alexandria, Va.), to be foundations director.

Autism Speaks (New York): Appointed Leslie Chambers, senior vice president of field management at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (White Plains, N.Y.), to be executive vice president of field operations and chapter development.

Catholic U. of America, Columbus School of Law (Washington): Appointed David M. Levite, vice chancellor and chief development officer at the Archdiocese for the Military Services (Washington), to be executive director of development and alumni relations.

Cedarcrest Center for Children with Disabilities (Keene, N.H.): Appointed Jeffrey L. Fuller, director of development at Currier Museum of Art (Manchester, N.H.), to be director of development and community relations.

Chester County Council on Addictive Diseases (Exton, Pa.): Appointed Gary Chilutti, Main Street manager at Lansdowne Economic Development Corporation (Lansdowne, Pa.), to be executive director.

Cheyney U. of Pennsylvania (Cheyney): Appointed Sulayman Clark, vice president for institutional advancement at Fisk U. (Nashville), to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Children’s Burn Foundation (Sherman Oaks, Calif.): Appointed Marilyn W. de Leo, director of development at Mount Sinai Medical Center (New York), to be director of development.

Children’s Miracle Network (Salt Lake City): Appointed Steve Oshin, vice president and general manager for Entercom Seattle, to be senior vice president for its radiothon fund raising.

Christian Children’s Fund (Richmond, Va.): Appointed Mike Pressendo, director of brand communication at Make-a-Wish Foundation of America (Phoenix), to be vice president of marketing and strategic resources.

Cleveland Scholarship Programs: Appointed Linda J.N. Prosak, senior director of development at the Cleveland Clinic Health System, to be chief development officer.

Council on Foundations (Washington): Appointed Linda L. Raybin, chief executive officer and executive director of the Bertha Abess Children’s Center (Miami), to be managing director of community-foundation services.

Discovery Eye Foundation (Los Angeles): Appointed Susan Lee DeRemer, director of development for the Los Angeles Ronald McDonald House, to be vice president of development.

Foundation of Wesley Woods (Atlanta): Appointed Michael A. Watson, co-chair of the Atlanta region for the capital campaign at Auburn U. (Ga.), to be president and chief executive officer. This organization supports education and research on geriatric health issues.

Gateway for Cancer Research (Schaumburg, Ill.): Appointed Lynette Bisconti, advocate for cancer patients, to be president.

Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan (Detroit): Appointed Colin K. Baumgartner, print and Web editor at the Lake Orion Review newspaper (Lake Orion, Mich.), to be communications coordinator.

Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (New York): Appointed Melvin Spigelman, director of research and development, to be president and chief executive officer.

Harvard U., Graduate School of Education (Cambridge, Mass.): Appointed Lynn Miles, acting vice president for resources at Wellesley College (Mass.), to be senior associate dean for development and alumni relations.

JFL Media (Newton, Mass.): Appointed Abby Klieman, prospect-research officer at Lifespan, a nonprofit hospital system in Rhode Island, to be director of development.

Jewish Theological Seminary (New York): Appointed Rabbi Abby Treu, Rabbinic fellow at the seminary, to be director of donor relations.

Kehillah Jewish High School (Palo Alto, Calif.): Appointed Stuart J. Rogoff, owner and president of SR Productions (Los Angeles), to be director of development.

Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (St. Louis): Appointed Judith C. Miniace, director of development for the Humane Society of Missouri (St. Louis), to be director of development.

Manchester College (North Manchester, Ind.): Appointed Stephen Thomas, director of planned giving at Kiwanis International Foundation (Indianapolis), to be director of gift and estate planning.

Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations (Baltimore): Appointed Darryl A. Jones Sr., executive director of Communities in Schools of the Nation’s Capital (Washington), to be chief executive officer.

Mercy College (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.): Appointed Fran Davies, foundation director at WebMD (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.), to be foundation director, and Joseph Valenti, assistant vice president for development at Iona College (Iona, N.Y.), to be vice president of institutional advancement.

Mount Carmel Health System Foundation (Columbus, Ohio): Appointed Douglas H. Stein, senior director of development and alumni relations at St. Charles Preparatory School (Columbus, Ohio), to be president and executive director.

MPD (Myeloproliferative Disorders) Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Ann Brazeau, associate director, to be vice president of development. The MPD Foundation finances blood-cancer research.

National 4-H Council (Chevy Chase, Md.): Appointed Linda Jo Tuner, director of the Flagship Scholars program at U. of Missouri (Columbia), to be foundation-relations consultant.

Partnership for the Homeless (New York): Appointed Scott Cotenoff, former executive director of the Children’s Hope Foundation (New York), to be senior vice president of programs and new initiatives.

Pressley Ridge (Pittsburgh): Appointed Susanne Cole, vice president of residential and educational services, to be senior vice president for programs. This organization provides services to troubled and developmentally challenged children.

Project Exploration (Chicago): Appointed Chris Angus, deputy director, to be co-executive director. This organization supports programs that make science more accessible to children.

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (New York): Appointed James O’Sullivan, senior program officer at the John A. Hartford Foundation (New York), to be director of donor services.

Rollins College (Winter Park, Fla.): Appointed James Gerhardt, senior associate director of major gifts at Yale U. (New Haven, Conn.), to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Saint Joseph College (West Hartford, Conn.): Appointed Karen J. Hoke, executive director of the Community Foundation of the Tri-County Area (Willimantic, Conn.), to be director of annual giving and alumni relations.

Sarah Lawrence College (Bronxville, N.Y.): Appointed Robert Sweet, director of gift planning at Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), to be vice president for advancement.

St. Francis Medical Center Foundation (Lynwood, Calif.): Appointed Dennis Robinson, chief advancement officer at Arizona State U. Foundation (Tempe), to be director of development.

Stop It Now (Northampton, Mass.): Appointed Deborah Donovan Rice, acting president, to be president. This organization supports programs that work to prevent child sexual abuse.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (Dallas): Apointed Gary Dicovitsky, vice president for development and alumni relations at the California Institute of Technology (Pasadena), to be vice president of development; Martina Hone, executive director of Congressional Quarterly Events (Washington), to be vice president of public policy and president of the organization’s Advocacy Alliance; and Gail Marcus, president and chief executive of Caris Diagnostics (Irving, Tex.), to be chief financial officer.

U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation (Park City, Utah): Appointed Chris Ritrievi, associate athletic director for external communications at the U. of Utah (Salt Lake City), to be vice president.

U. of Texas at Dallas: Appointed Aaron T. Conley, executive director for development and alumni relations at U. of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering, to be vice president for development and alumni relations.

Winston-Salem State University (N.C.): Appointed Catherine Wood Lough, associate director and director of programs at Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina (Winston-Salem), to be associate vice chancellor for university advancement.

YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities Network (New York): Appointed Philip H. Levy, president and chief operating officer, also to be chief executive officer, effective July 1.

Young Survival Coalition (New York): Appointed Marcia Stein, former chief development officer at Senior Whole Health (Cambridge, Mass.), to be chief executive officer. This organization provides support to women under the age of 40 afflicted by breast cancer.

GRANT MAKERS

Bush Foundation (St. Paul): Appointed Elizabeth Villaume, vice president for finance and administration at the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, to be controller.

Cleveland Foundation: Appointed Nelson Beckford, assistant director at the Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization (Cleveland), to be a program officer, and Shilpa Kedar, director of business attraction and expansion at Team NEO (Cleveland), to be associate program director for economic development.

Clowes Fund (Indianapolis): Appointed Dana Harrison, executive director of Dress for Success Indianapolis, to be program associate.

Community Foundation Sonoma County (Santa Rosa, Calif.): Announced the resignation of Kay Marquet, president and chief executive officer, effective March 31.

Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation (Baltimore): Appointed Julie Hettleman, event coordinator for U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, Democrat of Maryland, to be special projects coordinator.

Kern Family Foundation (Waukesha, Wis.): Appointed Greg Forster, director of research at the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice (Indianapolis), to be program director for American history, economics, and religion, and Timothy Kriewall, president of Wisconsin Lutheran College (Milwaukee), to be program director of engineering entrepreneurship.

Nokomis Foundation (Grand Rapids, Mich.) Appointed: Anne Hagen, vice president of Fifth Third Bank (Cincinnati), to be program director.

Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation (Pottstown, Pa.): Appointed Laurie Betts, health and wellness coordinator for the Spring-Ford School District (Collegeville, Pa.), to be program officer for access to health care.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, N.J.): Appointed Susan B. Hassmiller, senior program officer and team leader of its Human Capital Portfolio, to be senior adviser for nursing.

United Nations Foundation (Washington): Appointed Daniel Carucci, director of science at the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, Md.) to be vice president of global health.

BOARD MEMBERS

American Civil Liberties Union (New York): Elected Susan Herman, a professor at Brooklyn Law School (N.Y.), to be president of the Board of Directors.

Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (Fall Church, Va.): Elected Lisa Hillman, senior vice president and chief development officer for Anne Arundel Health System (Annapolis, Md.) and executive director of the Anne Arundel Medical Center Foundation (Annapolis), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Bayer USA Foundation (Pittsburgh): Elected Greg Babe, president and chief executive officer of the Bayer Corporation (Pittsburgh), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Boys Hope Girls Hope of Southern California (Costa Mesa): Elected Mitchell Shatzen, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Woodside Credit (Newport Beach, Calif.), to be chairman of the board.

Campbell Hoffman Foundation (McLean, Va.): Elected Tadasha E. Culbreath, assistant professor at the Howard U., College of Dentistry (Washington), to the Board of Trustees.

Caring for Colorado Foundation (Denver): Elected Michael L. Maestas Jr., vice president of Trinidad State Junior College (Alamosa, Colo.), to the Board of Directors.

Center for Effective Philanthropy (Cambridge, Mass.): Elected Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (New York), to be chairman of the Board of Directors, effective January 1.

Children’s Rights Council (Landover, Md.): Elected David L. Levy, chief executive officer, to be president of the Board of Trustees.

Community Action Partnership (Washington): Elected John W. Edwards Jr., executive director of Northeast Florida Community Action Agency (Jacksonville), chair of the national Board of Directors.

Independent Colleges of Washington (Seattle): Elected Philip W. Eaton, president of Seattle Pacific U., to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

National Constitution Center (Philadelphia): Elected former President William J. Clinton, to be chairman of the Board of Trustees, effective January 1.

National 4-H Council (Chevy Chase, Md.): Elected James C. Borel, group vice president of Dupont Agriculture and Nutrition (Wilmington, Del.), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

New Jersey Youth Symphony (Murray Hill): Elected Jeffrey Giroux, partner for financial services at Ernst and Young (New York), to be president of the Board of Trustees.

Oceana (Washington): Elected Keith Addis, chairman of the American Oceans Campaign (Washington), to be chairman of the Board of Directors. Oceana works to reduce ocean pollution and preserve marine life.

Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation: Elected to the Board of Directors: Edward Bardowski, director of client services at the Institutional Group (Oaks, Pa.); Jonathan C. Corson, assistant finishing operator at Arkema Chemicals (Birdsboro, Pa.); Arthur L. Green, a community volunteer in West Chester, Pa.; and Nancy S. Threlfall, owner of Nancy S. Threlfall Marketing and Development (Worchester, Pa.).

Project Exploration (Chicago): Elected Anthony Shaneen, president of OAS Software Corporation (St. Charles, Ill.), to be chairman of the Board of Directors

Rex Foundation (San Francisco): Elected Tim Walther, founder of Walther Productions (Jefferson, Md.), to the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Arabella Philanthropic Investment Advisors (New York): Appointed Wayne Farmer, director of the HealthStore Foundation (Minneapolis), to be managing director. The company also appointed: Fawzia Ahmed, director of special projects for Achievement First (New York), and Joe Weinstein, associate policy and program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Seattle), both to be associate directors.

Blackbaud (Charleston, S.C.): Appointed Meg McKinley, director of enterprise solutions, to be vice president of professional services for the Kintera division.

Brakeley Briscoe (San Mateo, Calif.): Appointed Timothy Snyder, executive director of the Parental Stress Center (Pittsburgh), to be senior vice president, based in Washington. Brakeley Briscoe helps charities raise money.

Cliff Consulting (Oakland, Calif.): Appointed Mary P. Carryer, executive vice president of private client services at Wells Fargo and Company (San Francisco), to be a consultant. Cliff Consulting helps nonprofit organizations manage projects and implement information systems.