People

American Foundation for Clinical Pharmacology (New Hartford, N.Y.): Appointed Andrew J. Thompson, director of advancement at the Michigan Land Use Institute (Traverse City), to be executive director.

American Philosophical Society (Philadelphia): Appointed Mary Patterson McPherson, vice president and program officer for the liberal-arts-colleges program at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (New York), to be executive officer. She succeeds Mary Maples Dunn and Richard S. Dunn, co-executive officers, who are retiring.

Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation (Annapolis, Md.): Appointed John M. Huber, executive director of the American Urological Association Foundation (Linthicum, Md.), to be executive director.

Christian Children’s Fund (Richmond, Va.): Appointed Isam Ghanim, vice president for program resources and learning at CARE (Atlanta), to be vice president for Africa.

Kimbell Art Museum (Fort Worth): Announced the resignation of Timothy Potts, director, effective September 1. He will serve as a consultant for the museum.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (New York): Appointed Larisa Ortiz, a senior project manager at the New York City Economic Development Corporation, to be program director for the commercial-markets advisory service.

Lutheran World Relief (Baltimore): Appointed the Rev. John Arthur Nunes, assistant professor of theology at Concordia U. (River Forest, Ill.) and a pastor at Bethany Lutheran Church (Chicago), to be president.

Morgan Library & Museum (New York): Appointed William M. Griswold, director and president of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, to be director, effective March 4, 2008. He succeeds Charles E. Pierce Jr., who is retiring.

National Center for Family Philanthropy (Washington): Appointed Susan Crites Price, managing director of the family-foundation services department at the Council on Foundations (Washington), to be vice president.

Nature Conservancy (Arlington, Va.): Appointed Rebecca L. Patton, managing director of the conservancy’s Pacific North America Region, to be chief conservation-strategies officer.

Nature Conservancy in Arizona (Phoenix): Appointed Tom Collazo, director of conservation, to be associate state director for conservation programs, and Susan Waschler, chief advancement officer for the Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State U. (Tempe), to be deputy state director of philanthropy, marketing, and operations.

PATH (Seattle): Appointed Christian Loucq, director of strategy and operations for the organization’s Malaria Vaccine Initiative, to be director of the Malaria Vaccine Initiative.

Pew Charitable Trusts (Philadelphia): Appointed Monica Medina, acting director of the U.S. office of the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the organization’s deputy director of the U.S. office, based in Washington, to be director of the Pew Whale Conservation Project, based in Washington.

Phillips Collection (Washington): Announced the retirement of Jay Gates, director, effective in 2008.

Praxis Housing Initiatives (New York): Appointed John Foran, chief financial officer, to be chief executive officer. He succeeds Charlie King, who has resigned to work for civil-rights causes. This organization offers transitional housing for homeless people.

Public Agenda (New York): Appointed Andrew Yarrow, a visiting U.S. history professor at American U. (Washington), to be vice president and director of the Washington office. Public Agenda conducts public-policy research and promotes civic engagement.

Quinnipiac U. (Hamden, Conn.): Appointed John DeMezzo, founder and principal/managing director of K&J Futures (Boonton, N.J.), to be regional development officer for New York and New Jersey, and Kristen Mengold, director of alumni relations and development for the Carroll School of Management at Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Mass.), to be development director for the School of Law.

Rutgers U. School of Business at Camden (N.J.): Appointed Cynthia Muir Quinton, vice president of development and board relations at the Haddonfield Symphony (N.J.), to be assistant dean for development.

Shepherd’s Center of Charlotte (N.C.): Appointed Linda R. Pellerin, director of public relations at the Better Business Bureau of Southern Piedmont (Charlotte), to be executive director. She succeeds Brigid Norton, who has retired. Shepherd’s Center of Charlotte offers volunteering opportunities and classes for older adults.

U. of Rochester (N.Y.): Appointed Darnell Hines Jr., director of donor relations and stewardship for the Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State U. (Columbus), to be director of stewardship.

GRANT MAKERS

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (New York): Appointed Paul L. Joskow, a professor of economics and management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge) and director of the institute’s Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, to be president, effective January 1, 2008. He will succeed Ralph E. Gomory, who will become director of special programs.

BetterWorld Together Foundation (Temecula, Calif.): Appointed Paul Thompson, principal and senior partner of Global Community Solutions (Carlsbad, Calif.), to be executive director. Also appointed: John Blake, vice president and corporate counsel at Vistage International (San Diego), to be director of venture philanthropy, and Larry Joseph, a tax adviser at the Garrett Group (Temecula), to be chief financial officer.

California Community Foundation (Los Angeles): Appointed Gabriele Burkard, director of teen family services at Foothill Family Service (Pasadena, Calif.), to be program officer for human-development programs; Crystal Jones, associate director of development for social sciences at the U. of California at Los Angeles, to be major-gifts officer; and Virginia Mosqueda, a legislative director and policy adviser for Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, Democrat of California, to be director of civic engagement.

Comcast Foundation (Philadelphia): Appointed Allen Gomez, vice president and regional corporate-giving manager at Washington Mutual, based in New York, to be director for public affairs and executive director.

Danville Regional Foundation (Va.): Appointed Karl Stauber, president and chief executive officer of the Northwest Area Foundation (St. Paul), to be president and chief executive officer.

Greater Cincinnati Foundation: Appointed Vanessa Freytag, co-founder and co-publisher of Women’s Business Cincinnati and founder and president of W-Insight (Cincinnati), to be executive director of the Women’s Fund.

Heinz Endowments (Pittsburgh): Announced the retirement of Maxwell King, president, effective in 2008.

John P. McGovern Foundation (Houston): Announced the death of John P. McGovern, president and chairman of the Board of Directors, on May 31. He was 85.

Mead Family Foundation (Washington): Announced the death of Gilbert Dunbar Mead, co-founder, on May 29. He was 76.

Open Society Institute (New York): Appointed Maryam Elahi, founder and director of the human-rights program at Trinity College (Hartford, Conn.), to be director of the international women’s program.

R. Howard Dobbs Jr. Foundation (Atlanta): Appointed David D. Weitnauer, executive director of the Rockdale Foundation (Atlanta), to be president.

Rockefeller Brothers Fund (New York): Appointed Betsy Campbell, a consultant who specializes in evaluation, program research, and project management for nonprofit organizations, based in La Paz, Bolivia, to be vice president for programs.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (New York): Elected Stephen Brown, former chairman and chief executive officer of John Hancock Financial Services (Boston), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Association for Enterprise Opportunity (Arlington, Va.): Elected Daniel Betancourt, president and chief executive officer of the Community First Fund (Lancaster, Pa.), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

California Community Foundation (Los Angeles): Elected to the Board of Directors: Paul Schulz, chief executive officer of the American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles; Jean Bixby Smith, chairman and president of Alamitos Land Company (Newport Beach, Calif.); Catherine Unger, a public-affairs consultant in Los Angeles; and Ronald T. Vera, a partner at Gutierrez & Vera (Claremont, Calif.).

Carnegie Corporation of New York: Elected Kurt L. Schmoke, dean of the Howard U. School of Law (Washington) and former mayor of Baltimore, to the Board of Trustees.

Carnegie Hero Fund Commission (Pittsburgh): Elected Linda Thorell Hills, a community volunteer in Littleton, Colo., to the Board of Directors.

Exploratorium (San Francisco): Elected George W. Cogan, partner and vice president at Bain & Company, based in Palo Alto, Calif., to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Healthcare Georgia Foundation (Atlanta): Elected Francis J. Tedesco, former president of the Medical College of Georgia (Augusta), to the Board of Directors.

Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation (Washington): Elected Deborah Ratner Salzberg, president of Forest City Washington (D.C.), and Jim Sandman, senior partner at Arnold & Porter, based in Washington, to the Board of Directors.

Museum of Modern Art (New York): Elected Jerry I. Speyer, president and chief executive officer of Tishman Speyer Properties (New York), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City, Mo.): Elected Estelle G. Sosland, a community volunteer in Kansas City, Mo., to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

Rhode Island Foundation (Providence): Elected Ronald K. Machtley, president of Bryant U. (Smithfield, R.I.), and Benjamin G. Paster, principal of Paster & Harpootian (Providence), to the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Coxe Curry & Associates (Atlanta): Appointed Christine Hunt, a consultant, and Jennie Sheppard, senior campaign manager, to be associate campaign directors. Coxe Curry & Associates helps nonprofit organizations raise money.

DHR International (Chicago): Appointed Joe Hale, chief communications officer at Duke Energy (Cincinnati) and president of the Cinergy Foundation (Cincinnati), to be executive vice president and managing director, based in Indianapolis, and Emily Hall, founder and president of Olive Grove Consulting (San Mateo, Calif.), to be executive vice president, based in Foster City, Calif. DHR International is an executive-search firm that works with nonprofit clients.

Mindshare Interactive Campaigns (Washington): Appointed Huard G. Smith, senior vice president at Digitas (Boston), to be executive vice president. Mindshare Interactive Campaigns helps charities raise money online.

Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications (Boston): Appointed Melissa Monahan, associate vice president overseeing nonprofit and academic accounts, to be vice president and group leader of the nonprofit, health-care, and academic practice. This company provides public-relations for nonprofit groups and companies.

Springbanc Philanthropy Advisors (Los Angeles): Appointed Jonathan Jaffrey, chief operating officer and vice president at the W.M. Keck Foundation (Los Angeles), to be a partner. Springbanc Philanthropy Advisors is a newly established firm that advises wealthy people and private foundations on charitable giving, grant making, and operations.

Notices of personnel changes and board-member appointments may be sent to people@philanthropy.com.