People

Accion New Mexico (Albuquerque): Appointed Lynn Trojahn, director of advancement at the Bosque School (Albuquerque), to be vice president of advancement.

Alliance for Children and Families (Milwaukee): Appointed Justyna D. Szymanski, a program manager at Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions (New York), to be director of marketing.

Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity (Indianapolis): Appointed Michael Holub, director of development at the Israel Project (Washington), to be national executive director.

American Liver Foundation (New York): Appointed Frederick G. Thompson, president and chief executive officer of the Jane Goodall Institute (Silver Spring, Md.), to be president and chief executive officer.

American Red Cross Missouri-Illinois (St. Louis): Appointed David Chumley, chief executive officer of the Red Cross Greater Ozarks-Arkansas Region (Springfield, Mo.), to be chief executive officer.

Atlas Performing Arts Center (Washington): Appointed Patrick E. Stewart, managing director for theater programs at the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture (La Jolla, Calif.), to be executive director.

Cancer Recovery Foundation of America (Harrisburg, Pa.): Appointed Roy Jones, director of direct marketing at Judicial Watch (Washington), to be vice president of development.

Care for the Homeless (New York): Appointed G. Robert Watts, finance officer at the New York City HIV Health and Human Services Planning Council, to be executive director.

Catholic Charities USA (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Angela White Narain, a project manager for the Home Again Initiative at the Business Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (Washington), to be director of housing.

Chabot Space & Science Center (Oakland, Calif.): Appointed Robert Derbin, financial manager at the Berkeley Public Library (Calif.), to be director of finance.

Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: Appointed Richard Musson, director of accounting at Steiner Manufacturing Company (Naperville, Ill.), to be controller.

Chicagoland Bicycle Federation: Appointed Anne Davis, events coordinator, to be director of sponsorship, and Arline Welty, development coordinator, to be director of corporate and foundation relations.

College of St. Catherine (St. Paul): Appointed Katy Lowery, a consultant, to be director of foundation relations.

Community Family Life Services (Washington): Announced the resignation of Mary Lou Tietz, executive director.

Cook Children’s Health Foundation (Fort Worth): Appointed Diane Crane, a consultant and partner at Bentz Whaley Flessner (Minneapolis), to be vice president of development.

Florida Atlantic U. (Boca Raton): Appointed Brenda Coto, director of technology programs for the university’s InternetCoast Institute, to be director of development for the College of Engineering and Computer Science; Dianne Reeves, development director, to be assistant vice president of university advancement for the northern campuses; and Margie Walden, executive director of the Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation (New York), to be director of development for the College of Science.

Forum for Youth Investment (Washington): Appointed Elizabeth Gaines, volunteer coordinator at America Coming Together-Missouri (St. Louis), to be a program manager.

Fulfillment Fund (Los Angeles): Appointed Carolyn A. Lee, national executive consultant at the Wellness Community-National (Washington), to be chief operating officer.

Goodwill Southern California (Los Angeles): Appointed Gregory A. Silberman, vice president of development at the Partners in Care Foundation (Burbank, Calif.), to be vice president of development and community relations.

Groundspring.org (San Francisco): Appointed Joseph Mouzon, director of marketing at the YMCA of San Francisco, to be executive director.

Habitat for Humanity International (Americus, Ga.): Appointed Mark Crozet, director of resource development and communications at Habitat for Humanity-South Africa (Pretoria), to be senior vice president of development, and Jim Thie, chief information officer and vice president of information technology at Ultimate Software (Weston, Fla.), to be vice president of information services and chief information officer.

Handi-Crafters (Thorndale, Pa.): Appointed Elaine Durham, a guidance counselor at Collegium Charter School (West Chester, Pa.), to be coordinator of youth services.

Hormone Foundation (Chevy Chase, Md.): Appointed James J. Straight, senior director of medical and community programs and development at the National Kidney Foundation of the National Capital Area (Washington), to be director.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago: Appointed Martin Grochala, director of major gifts and development services at the Goodman Theatre (Chicago), to be director of development.

Institute of Notre Dame (Baltimore): Appointed David W. Jones, director of development at Prologue (Baltimore), to be director of institutional advancement.

Legal Aid of Napa Valley (Napa, Calif.): Appointed Karen Stevenson, vice president and general counsel at Knight Ridder (San Jose, Calif.), to be executive director.

Lutheran Medical Center (New York): Appointed Amy Mugavero, director of development at Brooklyn Friends School (New York), to be director of development.

Metropolitan State U. Foundation (St. Paul): Appointed Mark N. Langseth, executive director of Minnesota Campus Compact (St. Paul), to be executive director of the foundation and vice president for university advancement.

National Association for Biomedical Research (Washington): Appointed Cindy O’Conner, a consultant, to be counsel.

National Community Capital Association (Philadelphia): Appointed Adina Abramowitz, chief operating officer, to be executive vice president and chief knowledge officer, and Ed Fischer, director of external communications, to be executive vice president and chief external-relations officer.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society (New York): Appointed Joyce Nelson, vice president of field operations, to be president and chief executive officer. She will succeed Michael J. Dugan, who has retired.

National Museum of African American History and Culture (Washington): Appointed Lonnie G. Bunch, president of the Chicago Historical Society, to be director, effective in July.

National Partnership for Women & Families (Washington): Appointed Jane A. Loewenson, senior health-policy adviser for former Senator Tom Daschle, Democrat of South Dakota, to be director of health policy.

Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York: Appointed Michael E. Clark, president of Citizens for NYC (New York), to be president and executive director.

Oakton Community College (Des Plaines, Ill.): Appointed Carlee R. Drummer, director of college relations and marketing, to be executive director of college advancement.

Oneida Community Mansion House (N.Y.): Appointed Patricia A. Hoffman, director of development at the Woodmere Art Museum (Philadelphia), to be executive director.

Partners in Care Foundation (Burbank, Calif.): Appointed Scott J. Bass, director of development at the Parents Television Council (Los Angeles), to be vice president of development.

Population Council (New York): Appointed Ragui Assaad, a professor at the U. of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs (Minneapolis), to be regional director for programs and research in West Asia and North Africa, based in Cairo.

Prevent Blindness America (Chicago): Appointed Joseph Leiser, a consultant, to be senior vice president of development.

ResearchILD (Lexington, Mass.): Appointed Elizabeth Cameron, co-host of the Matty in the Morning radio program at KISS-FM (Boston), to be development coordinator.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana (Oak Brook, Ill.): Appointed Doug Porter, executive vice president and worldwide management director at Leo Burnett (Chicago), to be executive director.

Rural Community Assistance Corporation (West Sacramento): Appointed Robert Longman, loan officer, to be credit officer for its loan fund.

Sewickley Academy (Pa.): Appointed Paula J. Dillig, major-gifts officer at the Medical and Health Sciences Foundation (Pittsburgh), to be director of development.

Shady Hill School (Cambridge, Mass.): Appointed Abigail T. Thomas, senior development officer at Judge Baker Children’s Center (Boston), to be director of major gifts.

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (San Diego): Appointed Greg Svatora, director of finance and business services at California State U.-San Marcos Foundation, to be chief financial officer.

St. Louis Black Repertory Company: Appointed Cheryl Beal, IT professional in the management-information-systems department at IBM (St. Louis), to be house manager and volunteer coordinator, and Rudy Nickens, vice president at St. Louis 2004, to be executive director.

Syracuse U. (N.Y.): Appointed Ruth Benedict, director of development for the School of Education, to be director of development and foundation relations for the College of Arts and Sciences, and Brian Harper, director of leadership gifts and the annual fund at the Cornell U. Law School (Ithaca, N.Y.), to be senior director of development for the College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Tacoma Art Museum (Wash.): Appointed Stephanie A.F. Stebich, assistant director at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, to be executive director.

Texas Christian U. (Fort Worth): Appointed Donald J. Whelan Jr., vice president for development and university relations at Saint Louis U., to be vice chancellor for university advancement.

United Cerebral Palsy (Washington): Announced the death of Isabelle Charlotte Weinstein Goldenson, founder, on February 21. She was 84.

United Way of Greater Rochester (N.Y.): Appointed Peter C. Carpino, president of United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley (Bethlehem, Pa.), to be president and chief executive officer.

GRANT MAKERS

Dallas Foundation: Appointed Kathryn L. McGill, vice president for regional marketing at U.S. Trust (Dallas), to be director of gift planning.

Denver Foundation: Appointed Kim Hacker, program director for the Hot Issues in Health Care program at the Rose Community Foundation (Denver), to be executive director of Social Venture Partners Denver, a donor-advised fund.

Dyson Foundation (Millbrook, N.Y.): Appointed Dawn M. Carolei, staff assistant, to be Mid-Hudson Valley Funders project coordinator, and Cecilia Stancell, communications assistant, to be a program officer.

Ford Foundation (New York): Appointed Marta L. Tellado, vice president for communications at the Partnership for Public Service (Washington), to be vice president for communications.

Health Foundation of South Florida (Miami): Appointed Peter N. Wood, chief program officer, to be vice president of programs.

Massachusetts Bar Foundation (Boston): Appointed Elizabeth M. Lynch, grants manager, to be executive director, and Mo Sook Park, program manager at City Year (Boston), to be development coordinator.

Rose Community Foundation (Denver): Appointed Barbara Yondorf, president of Yondorf & Associates (Denver), to be senior program officer for the health program.

Saint Paul Foundation: Appointed Claire J. Chang, senior program officer, to be director of program planning and special initiatives.

St. Vincent’s Foundation (Birmingham, Ala.): Appointed Jeffrey (Scott) Powell, executive director of the Challenger Learning Center (Woodstock, Ill.), to be director of development, and Dawn Marie Williams, a program officer at the Missouri Foundation for Health (St. Louis), to be grants manager.

Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation (Baltimore): Appointed Rachel Garbow Monroe, chief operating officer at The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, to be chief operating officer.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (Rosemont, Ill.): Elected Stuart L. Weinstein, a professor of orthopaedic surgery at the U. of Iowa (Iowa City), to be president.

Bush Foundation (St. Paul): Elected Jan K. Malcolm, chief executive officer of the Courage Center (Golden Valley, Minn.), to the Board of Directors.

Daniels Fund (Denver): Elected Tom Marinkovich, former president and chief operating officer of Daniels & Associates (Denver), to the Board of Directors.

Dow Jones Newspaper Fund (Princeton, N.J.): Elected Barney Calame, a former deputy managing editor at The Wall Street Journal (New York), to be president of the Board of Directors.

Health Foundation of South Florida (Miami): Elected Quinton L. Hedgepeth, a dentist in Coconut Grove, Fla., and Omar Pasalodos, foundation vice chairman at Baptist Health Systems’ Doctors Hospital (Miami), to the Board of Directors.

Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles: Elected Cathy Siegel Weiss, an entertainment lawyer, to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

Peckham Community Partnership Foundation (Lansing, Mich.): Elected Frank L. Mortl, president and chief executive officer of the Michigan Oil & Gas Association (Lansing), to the Board of Directors.

Stuart Foundation (San Francisco): Elected Stuart E. Lucas, chief executive of Integrated Wealth Management (Scottsdale, Ariz.), to the Board of Directors.

Woods Charitable Fund (Lincoln, Neb.): Elected Ann Chang-Barnes, senior lecturer of music at the U. of Nebraska at Lincoln, to the Board of Directors.