People

Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association (Chicago): Appointed Alan J. Stone, former president of Alma College (Mich.), to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Edward F. Truschke, who recently retired.

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (Washington): Appointed Virginia D. Nuessle, vice president of vendor relations and business development, to be vice president of strategic projects.

American Red CrossMinneapolis Area Chapter: Appointed Lori Keller-Bents, campaign-development officer, to be director of development.

Applewood Centers (Cleveland): Appointed Roberta King, chief operating officer, to be chief executive officer of this social-service organization. She succeeds Richard A. Paulson, who retired.

Case Western Reserve U. (Cleveland): Appointed Bruce A. Loessin, vice president for university relations and development at the U. of Pittsburgh, to be senior vice president for the division of university relations and development.

Catholic Charities USA (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Robert Keyes, vice president of television sales and marketing based in the Washington office of Reuters (London), to be vice president for administration and finance.

College of Mount St. Joseph (Cincinnati): Appointed Barbara Crosset-Hoffmeier, director of the college’s diversity programs, to be director of foundation and government support.

Community Research Initiative (Brookline, Mass.): Appointed Diane C. Gilbert, director of research and service-grants administration at the Boston Medical Center, to be chief executive officer. This organization conducts research to improve treatment for people with H.I.V./AIDS.

Council for Basic Education (Washington): Appointed Anne Rogers Poliakoff, president of Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania (Harrisburg), to be editor of Basic Education.

Council on Foundations (Washington): Appointed Debby Blazquez, vice president at LUTC (Bethesda, Md.), to be vice president of finance and administration.

Dana Hall School (Wellesley, Mass.): Appointed Joy Haywood Moore, director of development and alumnae relations, to be acting head of school.

Healthy Futures (Kalamazoo, Mich.): Appointed Elizabeth Fehsenfeld, associate director of programs at the National Youth Leadership Council (St. Paul), to be director of marketing and fund development, and Lucinda M. Stinson, a doctoral student in public administration at Western Michigan U. (Kalamazoo), to be director of community health-careaccess programs.

Heritage Foundation (Washington): Appointed Brian McNicoll, sports editor at The Montgomery Journal (Rockville, Md.), to be a senior writer; Virginia L. Thomas, senior fellow in government studies, to be director of executive-branch relations; and Carsten Walter, manager of membership programs, to be director of membership programs.

Independent Sector (Washington): Appointed Fred Grandy, former chief executive officer of Goodwill Industries International (Bethesda, Md.) and a former U.S. Representative (R-Iowa), to be a senior adviser, and Patricia Read, executive director of the Colorado Association of Nonprofit Organizations (Denver), to be vice president for public affairs.

Management Center (San Francisco): Appointed Leyna Bernstein, principal at Bernstein Associates (San Francisco), to be director of consulting services.

Meridian International Center (Washington): Appointed McGrath Jean Thomas, former country director for Egypt for the National Council of Negro Women (Washington), based in Cairo, to be vice president for management.

Middle East Media Research Institute (Washington): Appointed Robert B. Demske, director of the legal division and government affairs at the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington (Rockville, Md.), to be executive vice president for financial-resource development.

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (Springfield, Mass.): Appointed Royster C. Hedgepeth, vice chancellor for university advancement at the U. of Massachusetts (Amherst), to be vice president of philanthropy.

National Council of Churches (New York): Appointed Wesley M. (Pat) Pattillo, North American representative for Hong Kong Baptist U., based in Birmingham, Ala., to be associate general secretary for communications, effective April 16.

National Women’s Hall of Fame (Seneca Falls, N.Y.): Appointed Billie Luisi-Potts, director of development at Regents College (Albany, N.Y.), to be executive director.

North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center (Charlotte): Appointed Mickie Senften, managing director for north China at D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles Advertising (New York), to be vice president of marketing.

Partners of the Americas (Washington): Appointed Malcolm Butler, president of Pax World Services (Washington), to be president and chief executive officer.

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (Washington): Appointed Keith Laughlin, former executive director of the White House Task Force on Livable Communities (Washington), to be president.

Road to Responsibility (Marshfield, Mass.): Appointed Sharon Smith, vice president of community services, to be executive director. Road to Responsibility provides employment training and other services to people with physical or emotional impairments.

Salvation ArmyEastern Michigan Division (Southfield): Appointed William V. Weatherston, executive director of Friends of the Detroit Public Library, to be executive director of development.

San Francisco Maritime National Park Association: Appointed Christopher Kelley, a consultant based in New York, to be director of external affairs and director of development.

The Smithsonian Institution (Washington): S. Dillon Ripley II, retired secretary, died on March 12, at age 87.

Texas Tech U. (Lubbock, Tex.): Appointed Ronald L. Streibich, senior director of development for the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M U. (College Station), to be vice president for institutional advancement.

U. of California at Berkeley: Appointed David J. Madson, director of development for the School of Dentistry at the U. of California at San Francisco, to be senior development director for principal and major gifts.

United Jewish Communities (New York): Announced the resignation of Lee Twersky, chief financial officer, effective May 31.

United Way of the National Capital Area (Washington): Appointed Norman O. Taylor, director of the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (Washington), to be chief executive officer. He succeeds Oral Suer, founder and executive vice president, who is retiring after 27 years with the organization.

Western U. of Health Sciences (Pomona, Calif.): Appointed Richard M. Nordin, director of major gifts at the U. of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine (Los Angeles), to be vice president of university advancement.

WHYY (Philadelphia): Appointed Georgette Macbeth, director of corporate giving and sponsorship at the Opera Company of Philadelphia, to be manager of corporate and foundation gifts.

Williams College (Williamstown, Mass.): Appointed Robert E. McQuinn, senior associate dean of development and affairs for the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences at the U. of Southern California (Los Angeles), to be associate vice president for development.

World Forestry Center (Portland, Ore.): Appointed Glen C. Gilbert, executive director of the Berkeley Public Library Foundation (Calif.), to be president.

World Relief (Wheaton, Ill.): Appointed R. Timothy Ziemer, vice president and chief operating officer at the Arlington Institute (Va.), to be executive vice president.

GRANT MAKERS

Atlantic Foundation (Bermuda): Appointed John R. Healy, managing director of Tara Consultants (Dublin), a group offering grant-making advice to the foundation, to be president and chief executive officer, effective September 1. He succeeds Harvey P. Dale, who will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors.

Blandin Foundation (Grand Rapids, Minn.): Appointed Wade Fauth, senior project manager for international development at Land O’Lakes (Arden Hills, Minn.), to be a senior program officer.

Colorado Trust (Denver): Appointed Jenny Lehman, senior consultant for AddVenture Network (Denver), to be executive assistant for board affairs and special projects; Christie McElhinney, public-relations director at the Education Commission of the States (Denver), to be senior communications officer; and John L. Samuelson, chief financial officer at the United States Olympic Committee (Colorado Springs), to be chief financial officer.

Johnson Foundation (Racine, Wis.): Leslie Paffrath, retired founding president, died on January 9, at age 85.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, N.J.): Appointed Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, a professor of medicine and health-care systems for the School of Medicine at the U. of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), to be senior vice president and director of the health-care group, effective April 2.

Marin Community Foundation (Larkspur, Calif.): Appointed Julie Absey, program director at Civic Ventures (San Francisco), to be program officer for human needs and religion, ethics, and conscience.

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Flint, Mich.): Appointed Donald F. Dahlstrom, communications officer, to be senior communications officer for publications, and Valerie A. Osowski, communications officer, to be communications director and senior communications officer for special projects.

David and Lucile Packard Foundation (Los Altos, Calif.): Appointed Mark D. Valentine, deputy director of conservation, to be director of the new cross-cuttinginitiatives program.

Caroline and Sigmund Schott Foundation (Cambridge, Mass.): Appointed Rosa A. Smith, superintendent of schools in Columbus, Ohio, to be president of the foundation and of the Schott Center for Public and Early Education, effective June 11.

J. Marion Sims Foundation (Lancaster, S.C.): Appointed Cheryl Quinn, executive director of Communities In Schools (Lancaster), to be grants officer.

Sonoma County Community Foundation (Santa Rosa, Calif.): Appointed Paul DeMarco, finance officer, to be vice president of finance and administration, and Lauren Maddox, development director, to be vice president of development.

Stuart Foundation (San Francisco): Appointed Christy Pichel, director of administration at the James Irvine Foundation (San Francisco), to be director of administration.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Columbus Foundation (Ohio): Elected Ann Isaly Wolfe, a community volunteer, to be a member of the governing committee.

James Irvine Foundation (San Francisco): Elected Peter J. Taylor, senior vice president at Lehman Brothers (Los Angeles), to be a member of the Board of Directors.

Tri-County United Way (Queensbury, N.Y.): Elected John S. Mucha, general manager of the local Adelphia Communications facility (Glens Falls, N.Y.), to be president of the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

LocusPocus (Berkeley, Calif.): Appointed Jackson R. Horton, a partner at Internet Enterprises (Washington), to be chief executive officer. LocusPocus helps membership organizations use the Internet to recruit supporters.

Phillips & Associates (Los Angeles): Appointed Linda Newton, director of management field study for the Anderson School of Management at the U. of California at Los Angeles, to be senior counsel.

Target Analysis Group (Cambridge, Mass.): Appointed Mary Beth W. McIntyre, vice president for strategic marketing in the fund-raising and membership-services division at Epsilon (Burlington, Mass.), to be vice president for innovation services.