People

Alfred U. (N.Y.): Appointed Amy Jacobson, director of the university’s Women’s Leadership Center, to be director of gift planning.

American Chestnut Foundation (Asheville, N.C.): Appointed Bryan Burhans, director of land-management programs at the National Wild Turkey Federation (Edgefield, S.C.), to be president and chief executive officer. The foundation works to restore the American chestnut tree to its native forests in the eastern United States.

Arthritis Foundation, New Jersey Chapter (Iselin): Appointed Linda Gruskiewicz, vice president of field management at the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (White Plains, N.Y.), to be president and chief executive officer.

Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education (Philadelphia): Appointed Kenneth Holdsman, senior program officer and director of the youth-engagement team at the Academy for Educational Development (Washington), to be president.

ArtServe Michigan (Wixom): Appointed Jennifer H. Goulet, interim president and former director of development, to be president.

California State U.Dominguez Hills (Carson): Appointed Greg Saks, interim vice president for university advancement and former associate vice president of development, to be vice president for university advancement.

CDC Foundation (Atlanta): Appointed Alan Harrison, director of operations at the Nature Conservancy, Georgia Chapter (Atlanta), to be vice president for administration. The CDC Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports partnerships between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the private sector.

Children’s Defense Fund (Washington): Appointed Pakou Hang, field director at America Votes Minnesota (St. Paul), to be deputy vice president of field operations, and Sheadrick A. Tillman IV, district director for contract compliance and strategic planning at the City Colleges of Chicago, to be managing director of its Haley Farm (Clinton, Tenn.).

Cleveland Sight Center: Appointed Jonathan C. Ivec, former vice president for finance and administrative services and treasurer at John Carroll U. (University Heights, Ohio), to be chief financial officer, and Thomas L. Tobin, vice president for development and communications at the Hadley School for the Blind (Winnetka, Ill.), to be chief development officer.

Colorado Nonprofit Association (Denver): Appointed Renny Fagan, state director for former U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar of Colorado, now secretary of the interior, to be president and chief executive officer.

Edmonds Community College Foundation (Lynnwood, Wash.): Appointed Chris Marx, executive director of Rosehedge (Seattle), to be executive director.

Environmental Defense Fund (New York): Appointed Elgie Holstein, senior adviser on energy for the campaign and transition operation of President Obama, to be vice president for rivers and deltas.

Gannon U. (Erie, Pa.): Appointed Jack H. Sims, vice president for college advancement at Virgina Wesleyan College (Norfolk), to be vice president for university advancement.

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution (Washington): Appointed Richard Koshalek, former president of the Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, Calif.), to be director.

Historic House Trust of New York City: Appointed Franklin D. Vagnone, executive director of the Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks, to be executive director.

Human Rights Watch (New York): Announced the death of Alison L. Des Forges, senior adviser to the organization’s Africa Division, on February 12. She was 66.

Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles: Announced the resignation of John Fishel, president, effective December 31. Mr. Fishel plans to remain a consultant to the organization in 2010.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (New York): Appointed Amy Franze, vice president of major donor relations and planned giving, to be executive vice president for development.

Kids Hope United (Chicago): Appointed Bill A. Gillis, acting president and chief executive officer and former chief operating officer, to be president and chief executive officer.

LaGuardia Community College (New York): Appointed E. Ramone Segree, president of Segree Associates (New York), to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights (Washington): Appointed Daniel DuPont, vice president for development and communications at TechnoServe (Washington), to be deputy director and chief development officer.

Maine Audubon Society (Falmouth): Appointed Ted Koffman, director of government relations and summer programs at College of the Atlantic (Bar Harbor, Me.), to be executive director.

Mentors Inc. (Washington): Appointed Deirdre Bagley, interim executive director and former chief operating officer at the YWCA National Capital Area (Washington), to be executive director.

Nasher Sculpture Center (Dallas): Appointed Jeremy Strick, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles), to be director.

National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution (Washington): Appointed Johnnetta Cole, chair of the Johnnetta B. Cole Global Diversity and Inclusion Institute at Bennett College for Women (Greensboro, N.C.), to be director.

National Parks Conservation Association (Washington): Appointed Theresa Pierno, senior vice president for regional operations, to be executive vice president.

Nature Conservancy (Arlington, Va.): Appointed Karen Anderson, manager of the global health equity fund at PATH (Seattle), to be director of its program in Washington State, based in Seattle.

North Carolina Central U. (Durham): Appointed Douglass Yopp, director of Hoyas Unlimited at Georgetown U. (Washington), to be director of annual giving.

OneStar Foundation (Austin, Tex.): Appointed Elizabeth Seale, chief operating officer at the Corporation for National and Community Service (Washington), to be president. She succeeds Susan Weddington, founder of OneStar, who is retiring. This group promotes community service and volunteerism.

Open Hand (Atlanta): Appointed Matthew Pieper, director of development at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Georgia Chapter (Atlanta), to be development director.

Pearl Theatre Company (New York): Appointed J.R. Sullivan, associate artistic director of the Utah Shakespearean Festival (Cedar City), to be artistic director.

Public Agenda (New York): Appointed Will Friedman, director of public-engagement programs, to be chief operating officer, and Alison Kadlec, associate director of its Center for Advances in Public Engagement, to be vice president of public engagement and director of the Center for Advances in Public Engagement.

Public Theater (New York): Appointed Andrea Nellis, chief financial officer, to be general manager, and Daniel C. Smith, controller, to be director of finance.

Redwood Day School (Oakland, Calif.) Appointed Sarah Lehman, director of advancement at the Catherine Cook School (Chicago), to be director of advancement.

Samaritan Inns (Washington): Appointed Paula Thompson Felder, director of development at Voices for America’s Children (Washington), to be director of development.

Sharing Community (Yonkers, N.Y.): Appointed Ron Zopf, vice president of operations at the National Cristina Foundation (Greenwich, Conn.), to be executive director.

Thirteen/WNET (New York): Appointed Rob Edney, a media consultant and former vice president at A&E Television Network (New York), Marcia Renert, director of marketing partnerships at Lifetime Television Network (New York), and Stewart Roberts, associate media director at Mullen Advertising (New York), to be directors of corporate sponsorships.

Underwood-Memorial Hospital (Woodbury, N.J.): Appointed Peter A. Kaprielyan, executive director of the Underwood-Memorial Hospital Foundation, to be vice president of organizational improvement and philanthropy.

United Way Capital Area (Austin, Tex.) Announced the resignation of David Balch, president and chief professional officer. Mr. Balch plans to become a partner at Civic Interest (Austin, Tex.), a consulting group that works with clients on community-based projects and public policy.

U. of Indianapolis: Appointed Katie Kaminski, stewardship and campaign coordinator at the Phi Kappa Psi Foundation (Indianapolis), to be assistant director of the annual fund; Christen Oganowski, director of the annual fund, to be development officer for major and planned gifts; and Lora Teliha, assistant director of the annual fund, to be director of the annual fund.

Xavier U. of Louisiana (New Orleans): Appointed Okyeame Haley, an adjunct professor in the business department, to be director of planned giving, and Nannette Smith, director of community relations at the Audubon Nature Institute (New Orleans), to be director of university events.

GRANT MAKERS

Google.org (San Francisco): Announced that Larry Brilliant, executive director, will step down to become Google’s “chief philanthropy evangelist.” Megan Smith will take over as general manager of Google.org while keeping her current position at Google as vice president of new business development.

MetLife Foundation (New York): Appointed A. Dennis White, head of its social-investment program, also to be chief executive officer and president.

Seattle Foundation: Announced the resignation of Phyllis Campbell, chief executive officer. She will become chairman of JPMorgan Chase and Company’s Pacific Northwest region (Seattle).

Teagle Foundation (New York): Appointed Richard Morrill, chancellor of the U. of Richmond (Va.), to be president.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly (Washington): Elected William A. Isaacson, a lawyer in Washington, to be chair of the Governing Board.

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (New York): Elected Peter S. Kim, president of Merck Research Laboratories (Whitehouse Station, N.J.), to the Board of Trustees.

American Council on Education (Washington): Elected Judy Genshaft, president of the U. of South Florida (Tampa), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

California Wellness Foundation (Woodland Hills): Elected Elizabeth M. Gomez, executive director of the Los Angeles Youth Network, to be chair of the Board of Directors. Also elected to the Board: Isabel Becerra, chief executive officer of the Coalition of Orange County Community Clinics (Irvine, Calif.), and Elisabeth Hallman, health systems director of enterprise information services at Cedars-Sinai Health Systems (Los Angeles).

Denver Foundation: Elected to the Board of Trustees: Rico Munn, executive director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (Denver); Bill Ryan, a principal at Trammell Crowe Company (Denver); and Maria Zubia, community-outreach and resource coordinator at Community Health Services (Denver).

Frist Center for the Visual Arts (Nashville): Elected William R. Frist, chairman and president of Frist Capital (Nashville), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Lawrence P. Doss Scholarship Foundation (Detroit): Elected Glenda D. Price, president emerita of Marygrove College (Detroit), to be chair of the board.

McGregor Fund (Detroit): Elected James B. Nicholson, president and chief executive officer of PVS Chemicals (Detroit), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

National Civic League (Denver): Elected Sandra Freedman, former mayor of Tampa, Fla., to be chair of the Board of Directors.

United Way of Greater St. Louis: Elected Douglas H. Yaeger, chief executive officer of the Laclede Group (St. Louis), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

William T. Grant Foundation (New York): Elected Henry Gooss, senior adviser at Investor Growth Capital (New York), to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

Woods Charitable Fund (Lincoln, Neb.): Elected Kathleen Rutledge, retired editor of the Lincoln Journal Star (Neb.),