People

ALS AssociationGreater Philadelphia Chapter (Fort Washington, Pa.): Appointed James Pinciotti, vice president at the Gleason Insurance Agency (Malvern, Pa.), to be executive director. The ALS Association offers support to individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and to their families. He succeeds Ellyn Phillips, who now will serve as president of the Board of Overseers.

Atlanta Opera: Appointed Harrison Perry, director of development and marketing at the Southeastern Flower Show (Atlanta), to be director of development.

Boys Hope Girls Hope (St. Louis): Appointed Paul Minorini, director of organizational advancement, to be chief executive officer.

Carnegie Hall (New York): Appointed Robert J. Harth, president and chief executive officer at the Aspen Music Festival and School (Colo.), to be executive and artistic director.

Chapman U. (Orange, Calif.): Appointed Annamaria Antoni, regional coordinator at the Muscular Dystrophy Association (Los Angeles), to be director of development for the School of Business and Economics; Barbara Bauer, former advancement officer at California State U. at Long Beach, to be director of development for the School of Music and the School of Communication; and Amy Esposito, former coordinator of the annual fund at La Sierra U. (Riverside, Calif.), to be program manager for annual giving.

Chautauqua Institution (N.Y.): Appointed Thomas M. Becker, vice president of development, to be executive vice president. He also will remain executive vice president and chief operating officer at the Chautauqua Foundation, which offers educational and recreational activities to its community.

Chrysalis (Los Angeles): Appointed Adlai Wertman, chairman of the board and managing director of the West Coast regional public investment-banking group at Prudential Securities (New York), to be president and chief executive officer. Chrysalis provides employment services to homeless and low-income people.

Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy (New York): Appointed Charles H. Moore, deputy to the chairmen, to be executive director. He succeeds Paul M. Ostergard, who is now the head of Junior Achievement International (New York).

Coro Northern California (San Francisco): Appointed Maureen McNulty, director of marketing and development at the Children’s Health Council (Palo Alto, Calif.), to be executive director. Coro offers postgraduate training in leadership and public affairs and policy.

Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (New York): Appointed Beth Harrison, a freelance grant writer based in New York, to be development specialist for literary publishing.

Eden Housing (Hayward, Calif.): Appointed Linda Mandolini, director of real-estate development, to be executive director. The group also appointed Joyce Boyd, chief financial officer at Asian Neighborhood Design of San Francisco, to be chief financial officer.

Episcopal Diocese of Texas (Houston): Appointed Nancy C. Brainerd, president and chief executive officer of the Downtown Houston Association, to be director of major gifts.

Frick Art & Historical Center (Pittsburgh): Announced the resignation of DeCourcy E. McIntosh, executive director, effective June 15.

George Washington U. (Washington): Announced the resignation of Michael J. Worth, vice president for development and alumni affairs. He will remain on the faculty as a professor of nonprofit management.

Health First Foundation (Melbourne, Fla.): Appointed Fred F. Thursfield, executive director of the Peninsula Regional Medical Center Foundation (Salisbury, Md.), to be executive director. H.F.F. is the fund-raising arm of the Holmes Regional Medical Center and Palm Bay Community Hospital and other Health First hospitals.

Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens (San Marino, Calif.): Appointed James M. Prescott, director of financial analysis at the Braille Institute of America (Los Angeles), to be controller.

Iowa State U. Foundation (Ames): Appointed Karlene Jennings, director of development for annual giving at U. of North Carolina at Wilmington, to be director of development for special projects.

Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago: Appointed Marvin R.Cohen, vice president based in the Chicago office of the Conservation Company (Philadelphia), to be assistant vice president for donor-advised funds for the legacies and endowments division, and Robert A. Schuckman, a partner at Jenner & Block (Chicago), to be assistant vice president of gift planning and administration for the legacies and endowments division.

Junior Achievement International (Colorado Springs): Appointed Paul M. Ostergard, chief executive officer of the Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy (New York), to be president and chief executive officer, based in New York. He succeeds James B. Hayes, who retired.

Los Angeles Philharmonic Association: Appointed Glenn A. Baker, vice president of finance and operations for Walt Disney Art Classics at Walt Disney (Burbank, Calif.), to be chief financial and administrative officer.

Lutheran Home & Services (Arlington Heights, Ill.): Appointed Noel A. Calhoun III, executive administrator at Winnetka Bible Church (Ill.), to be gift-planning counselor.

Lutheran Services in America (St. Paul): Appointed Jill Schumann, director of member services, to be president and chief executive officer.

Monterey Institute of International Studies (Calif.): Appointed Sarah Beth Lardie, director of development at the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education and Conservation (Silver Spring, Md.), to be director of development for the Center for Nonproliferation Studies.

Mountain Retreat Association (Montreat, N.C.): Appointed J. William Straughan Jr., group manager for development and membership at Ducks Unlimited (Memphis), to be vice president for development, effective June 1.

Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago): Appointed Patrick McCusker, associate director for public affairs at the Wexner Center for the Arts (Columbus, Ohio), to be director of development.

National Academy of Social Insurance (Washington): Appointed Elizabeth Docteur, research director for access and quality at the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (Washington), to be director of health-security policy.

National Executive Service Corps (New York): Appointed Robert N. Sellar, senior vice president for The Villager (New York) and Downtown Express (New York), to be president and chief executive officer.

National Parenting Association (New York): Appointed Nancy Rankin, director of research and programs, to be executive director.

North Carolina Dance Theatre (Charlotte): Announced the resignation of Carl Powell, managing director and former interim executive director.

Pacific U. (Forest Grove, Ore.): Appointed Christopher Wilkes, director of corporate, foundation, and government relations, to be assistant vice president for academic affairs.

The Philanthropic Initiative (Boston): Appointed Joseph Breiteneicher, senior fellow, to be president. He succeeds H. Peter Karoff, who will remain as chairman.

Purdue U. (West Lafayette, Ind.): Appointed Murray M. Blackwelder, vice president for external affairs at Iowa State U. (Ames), to be senior vice president for advancement.

RAND (Santa Monica, Calif.): Appointed Bruce Hoffman, director of the Arlington, Va., office, also to be vice president of external affairs.

St. Francis College (Brooklyn Heights, N.Y.): Ann M. Amore, vice president for college relations, has been appointed president of Rosemont College (Pa.).

SchoolTone Alliance (Chicago): Appointed Irene K. Spero, director of external relations at the Congressional Web-based Education Commission (Washington) and former executive director of federal and state relations at the College Board (New York), to be executive director of this group that designs Web portals for educational institutions.

Theatre Development Fund (New York): Appointed Victoria Bailey, former general manager at the Manhattan Theatre Club (New York), to be executive director.

U. of Miami (Coral Gables, Fla.): Appointed Ann House, member of the university-advancement staff, to be assistant vice president for advancement services, and Susan T. Jones, member of the university-advancement staff, to be assistant vice president for development.

U. of St. Thomas (Houston): Appointed Tom Overton, former member of the public-relations staff at the Houston Symphony Orchestra, to be director of public relations.

U. of St. Thomas (St. Paul): Appointed Mark Dienhart, senior vice president at US Banks (Minneapolis), to be senior vice president for external affairs.

Victor C. Neumann Association (Chicago): Appointed Eileen Durkin, executive director of the Howard Brown Health Center (Chicago), to be president and chief executive officer. The Neumann Association provides human services to developmentally disabled and mentally ill people.

WNYC Radio (New York): Appointed Kathy St. John, a consultant based in New York, to be director of development.

WTTW/Window to the World Communications (Chicago): Appointed Catherine Braendel, vice president of viewer and listener marketing, to be senior vice president for marketing and new media.

Yale U. (New Haven, Conn.): Appointed Helaine S. Klasky, deputy assistant secretary for public affairs at the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Washington), to be director of public affairs and special assistant to the president.

GRANT MAKERS

Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (New York): Appointed Benard Cummings, a part-time assistant, to be assistant for the Neighborhood Partners Initiative, and Ocynthia Williams, program and administrative assistant at the Highbridge Community Life Center (New York), to be finance and administration assistant.

Ford Foundation (New York): Christine J. Vincent, deputy director of the media, arts, and culture unit of the education, media, arts, and culture program, has been appointed president of the Maine College of Art (Portland).

Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund (San Francisco): Appointed Timothy J. Sweeney, deputy executive director for programs at the Empire State Pride Agenda and Foundation (New York), to be senior program officer for diversity and inclusiveness, focusing on gay and lesbian issues.

Hogg Foundation for Mental Health (Austin, Tex.): Appointed Carolyn Young, a project manager for the State Competency Education Programs at the Texas Education Agency (Austin), to be director of the youth-development program.

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation (New York): Appointed Neen Hunt, executive vice president, to be president. Ms. Hunt will continue to serve as executive director of the Mary Woodard Lasker Charitable Trust (New York).

Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation (Meriden, Conn.): Appointed Stewart J. Hudson, executive director of the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education and Conservation (Silver Spring, Md.), to be president.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Associated Colleges of Illinois (Chicago): Elected James M. Dennis, president of McKendree College (Lebanon, Ill.), to be president.

Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation (Winter Park, Fla.): Elected Joan Dial Ruffier, a community volunteer, to be a member of the Board of Directors.

California Endowment (Woodland Hills): Elected Cynthia Ann Telles, director of the Spanish-Speaking Psychosocial Clinic of the Neuropsychiatric Institute and an associate clinical professor with the School of Medicine, both at the U. of California at Los Angeles, to be a member of the Board of Directors.

Malachi House (Cleveland): Elected George R. Blaha, president of Blaha Financial Services (Rocky River, Ohio), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees. Malachi House is a residential facility for terminally ill people who lack financial or caregiver support.

Woods Charitable Fund (Lincoln, Neb.): Elected Donna W. Woods, a community volunteer, to be a member of the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Changing Our World (New York): Appointed Judith S. Nathan, senior hospital-district business manager at Bristol-Myers Squibb (New York), to be a managing director.

Deloitte & Touche (New York): Appointed Anne Rouse Sudduth, senior vice president for education and work-force development at the New York City Partnership and Chamber of Commerce, to be national director of external affairs.

Hartsook and Associates (Wichita, Kan.): Appointed Robert F. Hartsook, founder and president, to be chairman and chief executive officer, based in the Wrightsville Beach, N.C., office, and Robert G. Swanson, executive vice president, to be president, based in Emporia, Kan. The group also appointed Shelly R. Chinberg, director of operations, to be executive vice president; Cathy Rutz, administrative assistant, to be business manager; and R. Eric Staley, executive vice president, also to be vice chairman, based in Columbia, Mo.