People

Brooklyn Children’s Museum (New York): Appointed Nikia Redhead, public-relations and marketing coordinator at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum (New York), to be public-relations manager.

Catholic Charities CYO (San Francisco): Appointed Jim Willford, executive director of YMCA Storer Camps (Jackson, Mich.), to be executive director of CYO Camp and Retreat Center, located in Occidental, Calif.

Children’s Partnership (Washington): Appointed Ken Kelly, a staff lawyer and lobbyist for the food-safety program at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (Washington), to be director of the Washington office. This advocacy and policy group works to improve children’s health and education.

Coalition Against Trafficking in Women International (New York): Appointed Gunilla Ekberg, adviser on prostitution and trafficking in human beings for the government of Sweden (Bromma), to be executive director for Europe, based in Brussels, and Norma Ramos, an environmental-justice lawyer in New York, to be executive director, based in New York.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Va.): Appointed Glenn Williams, director of principal gifts, to be vice president of development.

Colorado State U. at Pueblo Foundation: Appointed DenaSue Potestio, a vice president and financial consultant at Charles Schwab and Company, based in Denver, to be executive director of university development.

Columbia U. Business School (New York): Appointed Lisa Yeh, assistant dean for external relations and development, to be associate dean for external relations and development.

Community Health Charities Minnesota (Minneapolis): Appointed Sarah Carufel, an account manager at C.H. Robinson (Eden Prairie, Minn.), to be client-services manager.

Corporation for Enterprise Development (Washington): Appointed Kimberly Pate, director of field development, to be vice president for strategic partnerships and business development. This organization provides low-cost housing and business-development help to poor people.

Deliver the Dream (Deerfield Beach, Fla.): Appointed Paul Withrow, executive director of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, South Florida Chapter (Fort Lauderdale), to be executive director. Deliver the Dream offers retreats for families of people with serious illnesses.

Education Development Center (Newton, Mass.): Appointed Daphne Northrop, interim director of communications and former managing editor in the design and editing department, to be director of communications.

Educational Broadcasting Corporation (New York): Appointed Barbara Bantivoglio, vice president of development at WNYC New York Public Radio, to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Environmental Working Group (Washington): Appointed Donna M. Batcho, director of development and special projects at the Pacific Council on International Policy (Los Angeles), to be development director. This organization conducts research and advocacy for policies regarding health, natural resources, and sustainable agriculture.

Frist Center for the Visual Arts (Nashville): Appointed Ashley Brown, a financial consultant at the Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston), to be director of development.

Grantmakers in Health (Washington): Appointed Faith Mitchell, senior program officer at the Institute of Medicine (Washington), and Eileen Salinsky, principal research associate at the National Health Policy Forum (Washington), to be vice presidents for program and strategy.

Independent Sector (Washington): Appointed David L. Thompson, senior pension counsel for the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (Washington), to be director of legislative affairs.

Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.): Appointed Ashvin Chhabra , managing director and head of wealth-management strategies and analytics in the global private-client group at Merrill Lynch (Pennington, N.J.), to be chief investment officer.

International Center for Research on Women (Washington): Appointed Roberta Geidner-Antoniotti, chief operating officer at the Whitman-Walker Clinic (Washington), to be chief operating officer.

Jazz at Lincoln Center (New York): Appointed Adrian Ellis, president of AEA Consulting (New York), to be executive director, effective October 1. He will succeed Katherine E. Brown, who has resigned.

Kenyon College (Gambier, Ohio): Appointed Nancy Duncan Porter, deputy director of advancement at the Columbus Museum of Art (Ohio), to be philanthropic adviser.

Lancaster County Partners for Youth Foundation (Lancaster, S.C.): Appointed Sharon Frain Novinger, executive director of the United Way of Lancaster County (S.C.), to be executive director. This group works to improve educational opportunities for children in Lancaster County.

Leadership Rhode Island (Providence): Appointed Diane Dolphin, executive director of the Rhode Island Organ Donor Awareness Coalition (Providence), to be director of programs. Leadership Rhode Island steers efforts to strengthen community-development leadership.

Lighthouse International (New York): Appointed Vivian Torres Suarez, chief operating officer and senior vice president at Selfhelp Community Services (New York), to be senior vice president of services. This organization works to prevent blindness and provide health-care services to those who have lost their vision.

Literacy Partners (New York): Appointed Terence M. Boyd, vice president for development at the I Have a Dream Foundation (New York), to be director of external affairs.

Little Brothers, Friends of the Elderly, Chicago Chapter: Appointed Phyllis Barker, manager of agencywide volunteer services at the Safer Foundation (Chicago), to be director of volunteer services.

Lown Cardiovascular Research Foundation (Brookline, Mass.): Appointed Vikas Saini, a co-founder and director of Cardiovascular Specialists (Hyannis, Mass.), to be president.

Maryland Zoo in Baltimore: Announced the resignation of Billie Grieb, president and chief executive officer, effective in December.

Michigan Nonprofit Association (Lansing): Appointed Kyle Caldwell, president and chief executive officer of the ConnectMichigan Alliance (Lansing), to be president and chief executive officer. The ConnectMichigan Alliance will merge with the Michigan Nonprofit Association on July 1.

National Community Reinvestment Coalition (Washington): Appointed James H. Carr, senior vice president for financial innovation, planning, and research at the Fannie Mae Foundation (Washington) and vice president for housing research at Fannie Mae (Washington), to be chief operating officer.

New Center for Arts and Culture (Boston): Appointed Francine Achbar, director of development and marketing, to be deputy director.

New City Public Schools (Long Beach, Calif.): Appointed Bruce Alexander, director of gift planning at the Orange County Performing Arts Center (Costa Mesa, Calif.), to be director of development.

Nord Center (Lorain, Ohio): Appointed Betsey Kamm, executive director of the Cleveland Psychoanalytic Center, to be director of marketing and development. The Nord Center provides behavioral-health services to residents of Lorain County.

Peter Blum Family YMCA of Boca Raton (Fla.): Appointed Vicki Pugh, vice president of philanthropy at the YMCA of South Palm Beach County (Boca Raton), to be executive director. She succeeds Joanne Foster, who is retiring.

Public Relations Society of America (New York): Appointed Philip T. Bonaventura, vice president for finance and operations at the United Nations Association of the United States of America (New York), to be chief financial officer.

Saint Joseph Ballet (Santa Ana, Calif.): Appointed Amy Larson, director of individual giving at the Laguna Playhouse (Laguna Beach, Calif.), to be director of major gifts.

Selfhelp Community Services (New York): Appointed Russell Lusak, director of marketing at Jefferson’s Ferry Lifecare Retirement Community (South Setauket, N.Y.), to be vice president of administration. This organization helps older adults live independently by providing care services at their homes.

Smithsonian Institution (Washington): Announced the resignation of Sheila P. Burke, deputy secretary and chief operating officer, effective September 30.

Teach for America (New York): Appointed Matthew Kramer, chief program officer, to be president.

Tuesday’s Children (New York): Appointed Carmine Calzonetti, former commissioner of the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference, to be president. Tuesday’s Children assists people who were affected by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

U. of Alabama (Tuscaloosa): Appointed Shanna A. Hocking, director of advancement for the university’s School of Social Work, to be director of leadership gifts.

U. of California at San Francisco: Appointed Angelo Turner, director of the United States Advocates for Youth Foundation (San Diego), to be director of development for the department of psychiatry and the Pritzker Center.

United Negro College Fund (Fairfax, Va.): Appointed Therese Badon, area development director for Louisiana and Arkansas, to be regional development director for the New Orleans region.

United Way of the National Capital Area (Washington): Appointed Steven L. Sanderson, vice president of investor relations at United Way of America (Alexandria, Va.), to be chief development officer.

Wave Hill (New York): Announced the resignation of Kate French, executive director, effective in March 2008. Wave Hill is a public garden and cultural center.

Western Resource Advocates (Boulder, Colo.): Appointed Karin Sheldon, associate dean for the environmental-law program and director of the Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law School (South Royalton), to be executive director. Western Resource Advocates is a conservation organization that works to protect the environment in the Western region of the United States.

World Resources Institute (Washington): Appointed Manish Bapna, executive director of the Bank Information Center (Washington), to be executive vice president and managing director. World Resources Institute is an environmental think tank that studies climate change.

YMCA of Greater Indianapolis: Appointed Tangela Floyd, communications manager at the Association Forum of Chicagoland, to be public-relations and communications director.

GRANT MAKERS

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Seattle): Appointed Heidi Sinclair, president and chief executive officer of Burson-Marsteller Europe, based in Madrid, to be director of communications.

Buhl Foundation (Pittsburgh): Appointed Frederick W. Thieman, co-founder and a partner at Thieman & Ward (Pittsburgh), to be president. He succeeds Doreen Boyce, who will become a board consultant to nonprofit organizations.

Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo (N.Y.): Appointed Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker, vice president for program, to be president and chief executive officer, effective November 1. She succeeds Gail Johnstone, who plans to retire as president but remain with the organization.

Goodman Family Foundation (Skokie, Ill.): Appointed Jennifer Jobrack, associate vice president of communications and community relations at the Chicago Community Trust, to be executive director.

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (Miami): Appointed Meredith Hector, assistant to the vice president for communities program, also to be program director for Bradenton, Fla.

Joyce Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Kimberly McMorris, public-information officer at the City of Chicago Department of Human Resources, to be communications officer.

New York Life Foundation: Appointed Christine Park, president of the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation (Murray Hill, N.J.), to be president and vice president of corporate responsibility for the company.

Skillman Foundation (Detroit): Appointed Lisa Cylar Miller, a program officer at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan (Detroit), to be special-projects officer.

Skoll Foundation (Palo Alto, Calif.): Appointed Daniel Crisafulli, senior corporate-strategy officer at the World Bank (Washington), to be senior program officer; Sandy Herz, vice president of marketing, to be senior advancement officer; Katie Kalemba, internal audit manager at Marvell Semiconductor (Santa Clara, Calif.), to be investment analyst; Lakshmi Karan, a consultant for the Alchemy Foundation (Boston), to be a program officer; Paula Kravitz, marketing-projects manager, to be marketing director; Bridget McNamer, program-design consultant at Northern California Grantmakers (San Francisco), to be a program officer; and Laura Vais, marketing director, to be vice president for marketing.

Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation (San Jose, Calif.): Appointed Susan Frank, vice president for public policy, to be president and chief executive officer. She succeeds Kathi Gwynn, who has resigned.

X Prize Foundation (Santa Monica, Calif.): Appointed Bretton S.F. Alexander, president of the Personal Spaceflight Federation (Washington), to be executive director for space prizes and the Wirefly X Prize Cup, and Donald J. Foley, founding partner at Prism Public Affairs (Washington), to be senior director for the Automotive X Prize and general manager of the foundation’s Washington operations.

Y & H Soda Foundation (Moraga, Calif.): Appointed Michael Montoya, community youth-development policy and program specialist for the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at the Stanford U. School of Education (Calif.), to be program officer for education and youth development.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Ad Council (Washington): Elected Philip I. Kent, chairman and chief executive officer of Turner Broadcasting System (Atlanta), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (New York): Elected Lawrence S. Blumberg, managing partner at Gerald & Lawrence Blumberg (New York), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Brain Tumor Society (Watertown, Mass.): Elected Mary Catherine Calisto, business-development manager at Saltigo, based in Pittsburgh, to be chair of the Board of Directors.

California HealthCare Foundation (Oakland, Calif.): Elected Walter W. (Bill) Noce Jr., former president and chief executive officer of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, to be chair of the Board of Directors. Also elected to the board: Micheline Chau, president and chief operating officer of Lucasfilm (San Francisco).

Community Health Charities (Arlington, Va.): Elected James A. Horbowicz, a vice president at M&T Bank (Buffalo, N.Y.), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Mexican Heritage Corporation (San Jose, Calif.): Elected Daniel W. Ballesteros, a lawyer at Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Apel (San Jose), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Recording Academy (Santa Monica, Calif.): Elected Jimmy Jam, a record producer in Beverly Hills, Calif., to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Recovery Resources (Cleveland): Elected Kenneth A. Louard, a managing director of Trust Navigator (Mayfield Heights, Ohio), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Silicon Valley Community Foundation (Mountain View, Calif.): Elected Nancy Handel, former chief financial officer at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, Calif.), to the Board of Directors.

United Way of the National Capital Area (Washington): Elected Lynnwood Campbell Jr., director of securities filings and review for the Office of Thrift Supervision at the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Washington), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

World Jewish Congress (Washington): Elected Ronald S. Lauder, founder and president of the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation (New York), to be president of the Governing Board.