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Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association (Chicago):

Appointed Ronald O. Champagne, vice president of development at Roosevelt U. (Chicago), to be vice president of the development division.

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (Asheville, N.C.): Appointed Anita Metcalf, director of training and development for Buncombe County, N.C., to be vice president for college relations.

Boggy Creek Gang (Eustis, Fla.): Appointed Col. Roger F. Murtie, retired from the U.S. Army, to be executive director of this organization that sponsors a camp for children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses and their families.

Chapman U. (Orange, Calif.): Appointed Sandra Estok, a fund-raising consultant in New York, to be director of development for the School of Film and Television.

Children’s Scholarship Fund Los Angeles: Appointed Michael Y. Warder, vice president at the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy (Calif.), to be executive director.

Deafness Research Foundation (Washington): Appointed Susan M. Greco, chief operating officer, to be executive director.

Dieu Donné Papermill (New York): Appointed Brett Littman, associate director and atelier manager at UrbanGlass (New York), to be executive director of administration, and Mina Takahashi, executive director, to be executive director of programs. This organization works with artists to produce archival paper and promote art that uses paper produced by hand.

Easter Seals-Eastern Pennsylvania (Allentown): Appointed Nancy Teichman, project director at Partnership for Community Health of the Lehigh Valley (Bethlehem, Pa.), to be senior vice president of program services.

Eliza Jennings Group (Lakewood, Ohio): Appointed Charla Irwin, development assistant, to be manager of public relations; Beth Lukco, assistant director of planning, to be director of marketing and corporate communications; and Toby J. Miletta, desktop specialist, to be manager of information technology. This group manages several long-term health-care facilities in Ohio.

Hasbro Children’s Hospital (Providence, R.I.): Appointed Charles Guida, director of corporate and foundation relations at the U. of Massachusetts Medical School and UMass Memorial Health Care (Worcester), to be chief philanthropy officer.

Indiana U. Center on Philanthropy (Indianapolis): Appointed Deborah Hollis, special-project manager at the Indiana State Museum Foundation (Indianapolis), to be manager of fund raising, and Monica Peterson, grants-development coordinator for research and sponsored programs and the office for professional development at Indiana U.-Purdue U. Indianapolis, to be manager of research and proposal development.

Iowa State U. Foundation (Ames): Appointed Barbara Dietrich Boose, publications director at Drake U. (Des Moines), to be communications director.

International Justice Mission (Washington): Appointed Robert Lonac, senior vice president at Young Life (Colorado Springs), to be chief operating officer and executive vice president.

Jewish Federation of Cincinnati: Appointed Elliot B. Karp, executive vice president of Waters, Pelton, Ostroff & Associates (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), to be director of financial-resource development.

Jewish Theological Seminary (New York): Appointed Rabbi Carol Davidson, vice president and director of the capital campaign, to be vice chancellor for institutional advancement; Sheldon Moss, executive director of the Midwest office in Chicago, to be director of major gifts in that office; and Marcia Seltzer Tobias, regional women’s campaign director at United Jewish Communities (New York), based in the Chicago office, to be executive director of the Midwest office.

Junior Achievement (Colorado Springs): Appointed Tom Dewar, president of Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan (Detroit), to be senior vice president of resource generation.

Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan (Detroit): Appointed Lynn Feldhouse, recently retired vice president and secretary of the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund (Auburn Hills, Mich.), to be interim president.

Levine School of Music (Washington): Appointed Kenneth Cole, executive director of GALA Choruses (Washington), to be director of development.

Medical College of Ohio Foundation (Toledo): Appointed John Adams, vice president and account supervisor at Roman/Peshoff (Toledo), to be director of institutional communications; Dawn Hauter, director of institutional advancement, to be director of foundation relations; and Sabrina Taylor, director of accounting, to be administrative director.

Museum of Photographic Arts (San Diego): Appointed Jennifer Harris, visitor-services associate, to be public-relations director.

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Appointed Jane G. Pisano, senior vice president for external relations at the U. of Southern California (Los Angeles), to be president and director.

Nichols College (Dudley, Mass.): Appointed David Sokolnicki, assistant director of alumni affairs, to be manager of the annual fund.

Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation (New Hyde Park, N.Y.): Appointed Andrew Grant, director of foundation and corporate relations at the Hebrew Home for the Aged (Riverdale, N.Y.), to be director of grant development for the Nerken Research Center.

Phipps Houses (New York): Appointed Adam Weinstein, senior vice president and chief operating officer, to be president and chief executive officer.

Rochester Institute of Technology (N.Y.): Appointed Deborah H. Allen, director of annual giving at the Genesee Hospital Foundation (Rochester), to be development officer for the College of Applied Science and Technology.

Seattle U.: Appointed Michael Bisesi, managing director of program services at the Greater Houston Community Foundation, to be professor and director of the Center for Nonprofit and Social Enterprise Management.

St. Charles County Community College (St. Peters, Mo.): Appointed Barbara J. Keene, a staff member at the Center for Business, Industry, and Labor at St. Louis Community College, to be dean of corporate and community development.

St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, N.Y.): Appointed Lois Jungman, former associate manager of annual funds at Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (New York), to be director of foundation and community relations.

U. of Arizona (Tucson): Appointed Susan Cyran, director of fiscal analysis for athletics, to be chief financial officer and associate director of finance and administration for the university’s alumni association.

U. of Texas at Arlington: Appointed Mark Martin, chairman of military science, to be vice president for development.

U. of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: Appointed Jane G. Brust, director of communications at U. of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (Houston), to be assistant vice president for public affairs.

Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust (Wash.): Appointed Judith Nichols, president of New Directions in Philanthropy (Portland, Ore.), to be president.

Vanguard U. of Southern California (Costa Mesa): Appointed Sandy Wilson, associate director for development at Olive Crest (Irvine, Calif.), to be executive director of development.

Wellness Community of Southwest Florida (Sarasota): Appointed Cheryl C. Cox, director of marketing at the Sarasota Ballet of Florida, to be director of development. This group offers social support to people with cancer and their families.

Xavier U. of Louisiana (New Orleans): Appointed Adrienne Brooks, director of major gifts at Howard U. (Washington), to be associate vice president for institutional advancement, and Arthur Johnson, director of corporate and foundation relations at Tulane U. (New Orleans), to be executive director of major gifts.

GRANT MAKERS

Bank of America Foundation (Charlotte, N.C.): Appointed Jefferson Morgan, director of brand management, based in the Raleigh, N.C., office of Verizon Communications (New York), to be president. He succeeds Caroline Boitano, who is retiring.

Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan (Detroit): Appointed Norah M. O’Brien, a consultant in Rochester, Mich., to be administrative officer.

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (Los Angeles): Appointed Casey C. Lintern, development associate at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles), to be program officer.

Rose Community Foundation (Denver): Appointed Margie Gart, endowment-challenge project manager, also to be head of donor and endowment services.

Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation (San Mateo, Calif.): Appointed Alexa Cortes Culwell, chief executive officer of the Schwab Family Foundation and the Schwab Foundation for Learning, to be chief executive officer of this new group created from the merger of those two foundations. The foundation also appointed Ann Christen, president and chief executive officer of the Adult and Child Guidance Center (San Jose, Calif.), to be chief operating officer; Rick Lavoie, director of the Schwab Foundation for Learning, to be director of the Schwab Learning program; Ana Thompson, chief financial and administrative officer at Lutheran Social Services of Northern California (Oakland), to be chief financial officer; Ann Wallace, communications manager at the Schwab Foundation for Learning, to be communications director; Rick Williams, chief operating officer at EMQ Children and Family Services (San Jose), to be national programs director; and Tim Wilmot, chief executive officer of the Collaboration Company (Cleveland), to be chief knowledge and evaluation officer.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Boggy Creek Gang (Eustis, Fla.): Elected Lt. Gen. Jim Ellis, who is retired from the Army and is resigning as executive director, to be board chairman and president.

Commonwealth Fund (New York): Elected Robert C. Pozen, vice chairman of Fidelity Investments (Boston), to the Board of Directors.

New Jersey Historical Society (Newark): Elected Thomas W. Berry, a retired partner of Goldman Sachs (New York), to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

Phipps Houses (New York): Elected Ronay Menschel, who is resigning as president and chief executive officer, to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation (San Mateo, Calif.): Elected to the Board of Directors Nancy Bechtle, a director of the Charles Schwab Corporation (San Francisco), and Sally Bowles, a consultant and retired president of the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation (Meriden, Conn.).

West Central Initiative (Fergus Falls, Minn.): Elected Carol Walker Balk, owner of Heartland Insurance Agency (Breckenridge, Minn.), to the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

American Fundware (Denver): Appointed Brian Pawling, vice president of sales at NuEdge Systems (Milwaukee), to be vice president of sales at this company that produces accounting software for nonprofit groups and government agencies.

Marts & Lundy (Lyndhurst, N.J.): Appointed John M. Cash, associate vice chancellor for university relations and campaign director at the U. of California at Berkeley, to be a senior consultant, based in Belmont, Calif.

Russ Reid (Pasadena, Calif.): Appointed Thomas A. Harrison, executive vice president, to be president and chief executive officer, and Keith Jespersen, president and chief executive officer, to be chairman of this communications and fund-raising firm.

Vital Data Management (Woburn, Mass.): Appointed Jennifer L. Melker, a development specialist for Elliot Health System of New Hampshire (Manchester), to be a vice president of this direct-marketing firm.