People

American Civil Liberties Union (New York): Appointed Caroline Frederickson, general counsel and legal director at NARAL Pro-Choice America (Washington), to be director of the Washington legislative office.

Arc of the United States (Silver Spring, Md.): Appointed Sue Swenson, assistant executive director for membership and program services, to be executive director, effective September 20. She will succeed Steven M. Eidelman, who is resigning.

Arthritis Foundation (Atlanta): Appointed Roberta Byrum, assistant vice president for finance at Georgia State U. (Atlanta), to be chief operating officer.

Bide-a-Wee (New York): Appointed Raymond Cushmore, vice president of logistics business planning at Cablevision Systems Corporation (New York), to be vice president of finance and administration, and Beth Mavro, manager of major gifts and planned giving at the International Tennis Hall of Fame (Newport, R.I.), to be manager of corporate and foundation relations. This animal-adoption group also provides veterinary services and runs a retirement home for pets.

Big Shoulders Fund (Chicago): Appointed Joshua Hale, director of development and public relations at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School (Chicago), to be executive director, and Heidi Waltner-Pepper, executive director, to be chief advancement officer.

Business Volunteers Unlimited (Cleveland): Appointed Brian F. Broadbent, global director of human resources at Accenture (Cleveland), to be president and chief executive officer.

Catholic Charities USA (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Robert Colbert, director of mission services at Bon Secours Health System and Spiritual Center (Marriottsville, Md.), to be director of mission and Catholic identity.

CFED (Washington): Appointed Andre Alexander, chief financial officer and vice president of operations at the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education, and Conservation (Silver Spring, Md.), to be chief financial officer. This organization, formerly known as the Corporation for Enterprise Development, works with companies to foster economic opportunities for low-income people.

Children’s Museum of Denver: Appointed Tom Downey, a lawyer in Denver, to be executive director.

Citizens for NYC: Appointed Peter H. Kostmayer, president of the Population Connection (New York), to be president.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting (Washington): Appointed Patricia S. Harrison, assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs at the U.S. State Department (Washington), to be president and chief executive officer.

Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland: Appointed Jacquie M. Dickinson, vice president and chief operating officer, to be president and chief executive officer. She succeeds Harriet L. Fader, who has retired.

Girl Scouts of the USA (New York): Appointed Mary Lee Hoffman, chief executive officer of the Girl Scout Council of St. Croix Valley (St. Paul), to be senior vice president for fund development.

HHC Foundation of New York City: Appointed Ann Jackowitz, executive director of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (New York), to be executive director. The organization is the fund-raising arm of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company (New York): Appointed Jean Davidson, managing director at the Silk Road Project (Providence, R.I.), to be executive director.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (New York): Announced the retirement of Peter Van Etten, president and chief executive officer, effective at the end of the year.

Local Initiative Support Corporation (New York): Appointed Mark Edwards, senior vice president and chief operating officer at Germantown Settlement (Philadelphia), to be program director for LISC Philadelphia.

March of Dimes (White Plains, N.Y.): Appointed Robert Lucas, vice president of corporate relations, to be senior vice president for revenue development.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Baltimore): Appointed Bruce S. Gordon, former president of retail markets at Verizon Communications (New York), to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Dennis Courtland Hayes, general counsel, who has served as interim president for several months.

New England Aquarium (Boston): Appointed Howard (Bud) Ris, a senior fellow at the World Economic Forum (Geneva), to be president and chief executive officer.

Newberry Library (Chicago): Appointed David Spadafora, a professor of history at Lake Forest College (Chicago), to be president and librarian, effective October 1. He will succeed Charles T. Cullen, who is retiring.

NewSchools Venture Fund (San Francisco): Appointed Theodore R. Mitchell, president of Occidental College (Los Angeles), to be chief executive.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Philadelphia): Appointed Ka-Msiyara Corbett, director of development at the National Constitution Center (Philadelphia), to be director of development.

Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (Springfield, N.J.): Appointed Peter Wilderotter, vice president at WNYC (New York), to be vice president of development.

Wellness Community of Philadelphia: Appointed Kimerly Hinkelman, director of development at Project Forward Leap (Philadelphia), to be executive director.

Women & Philanthropy (Washington): Appointed Mark Daley, communications director at the Washington Area Women’s Foundation, to be director of communications and outreach.

YMCA of the USA (Chicago): Appointed Susan Kolon, communications director, to be chief marketing officer.

GRANT MAKERS

Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation (Atlanta): Appointed Janine E. Lee, vice president of Kansas City community and philanthropic initiatives at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (Kansas City, Mo.), to be vice president for the Fostering Opportunity program, and Megan McAllister, a recent graduate of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State U. (Atlanta), to be a program officer.

The California Endowment (Woodland Hills): Appointed Joaquin Garza Jr., director of industrial services at the Farmworker Institute for Education and Leadership Development (Keene, Calif.), to be a program officer for the Agricultural Worker Health Initiative, based in Fresno, and Earl S. Johnson, associate director of the Working Communities program at the Rockefeller Foundation (New York), to be a senior program officer for the California Works for Better Health program, based in San Francisco.

Comcast Foundation (Wilmington, Del.): Appointed Diane Dietz, vice president of corporate affairs at Comcast’s Midwest division (Detroit), to be vice president.

Community Foundation in Jacksonville (Fla.): Appointed John Zell, senior program officer, to be vice president of donor services.

Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky (Louisville): Appointed Susan G. Zepeda, chief executive officer of the HealthCare Foundation for Orange County (Santa Ana, Calif.), to be executive director.

Fund for New Jersey (New Brunswick): Appointed Mark M. Murphy, executive director, to be president.

Gill Foundation (Denver): Appointed Patricia Evert, founder of Patricia Evert Productions (New York), to be director of the Leverage Center.

Hearst Foundations (New York): Appointed Paul Dinovitz, president and general manager of KRON-TV (San Francisco), to be vice president and Western director, based in San Francisco. He succeeds Thomas Eastham, who is retiring.

Heinz Endowments (Pittsburgh): Appointed Grant Oliphant, associate director for communications, evaluation, and planning, to be head of programs, and Doug Root, communications officer and manager of media relations, to be communications director.

Inasmuch Foundation and the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation (Oklahoma City): Appointed Robert J. Ross, vice president and executive director, to be president and chief executive officer.

Richard King Mellon Foundation (Pittsburgh): Appointed Scott D. Izzo, associate director, to be director, and Michael Watson, director, to be senior vice president.

Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (Arlington, Va.): Appointed Kevin R. Webb, executive director of the International Visitors Council (Columbus, Ohio), to be a program officer for grant making for children and youth with disabilities.

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Flint, Mich.): Appointed Patrick N. Naswell, manager of special initiatives for the president and liaison to faculty, students, and staff at the U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor, to be a program officer for the Flint area.

Roll International Corporation (Los Angeles): Appointed Joel Epstein, a consultant to the Annenberg Foundation (Los Angeles), to be director of charitable giving.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

American Diabetes Association (Alexandria, Va.): Elected Lawrence T. Smith, founder and manager of Smith Market Research (Lexington, Ky.), to be chair of the board of the Executive Committee.

American Marketing Association Foundation (Mount Pleasant, S.C.): Elected Michelle Elster, vice president at Rabin Research (Chicago), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Association of Philanthropic Counsel (Charlotte, N.C.): Elected Beth Hershenhart, president and chief executive officer of Innovative Resources Group (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Direct Relief International (Santa Barbara, Calif.): Elected Denis Sanan, a consultant in Santa Barbara, to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

The Door (New York): Elected LeRoy Kim, a director at Allen & Co. (New York), to be president of the Board of Directors. The Door provides counseling, education and career development, heath care, and other services to low-income young people.

Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (New York): Elected Jim Johnson, president of the Johnson Family Foundation (Pittsburgh), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Global AIDS Alliance (Washington): Elected the Rev. Mpho Tutu, clergy resident at Christ Church (Alexandria, Va.), to be chair of the Board of Directors. Rev. Tutu is the daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the human-rights activist.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Elected Nancy Daly Riordan, founder of United Friends of the Children (Los Angeles), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago): Elected Jack Fuller, a former journalist at the Chicago Tribune and former president of Tribune Publishing (Chicago), to the Board of Directors.

Markle Foundation (New York): Elected Edward F. Rover, president of the Dana Foundation (New York), to the Board of Directors.

Ms. Foundation for Women (New York): Elected Katherine M. Grover, former vice president and stockbroker at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (New York), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Pittsburgh Foundation: Elected George A. Davidson Jr., former chairman of Dominion Resources (Pittsburgh), to be chairman of the Board of Directors. Also elected to the board: Peter F. Mathieson, managing director and executive vice president at Guyasuta Investment Advisors (Pittsburgh), and Robert B. Webb, an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon U.’s H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management (Pittsburgh).

Teach For America (New York): Elected Walter Isaacson, president and chief executive officer of the Aspen Institute (Washington), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.