People

A.A.C.S.B. — International Association for Management Education (St. Louis): Appointed Leslie Bradley, associate director of undergraduate admissions at Washington U. (St. Louis), to be director of corporate relations.

American Farmland Trust (Washington): Appointed Helen Pelzman, media and government-affairs director at INFORM (New York), based in Washington, to be director of communications.

American International College (Springfield, Mass.): Appointed Carol M. Harris, vice-president for development at Valley Health Care Management (Springfield), to be coordinator of annual giving.

American Society for Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (New York): Appointed Nancy Gad-Harf, director of programming and development at Temple Israel (West Bloomfield, Mich.), to be director of the East Central region, based in Detroit; Martha Molnar, public-relations manager at the Reader’s Digest Association (Pleasantville, N.Y.), to be public-relations director; and Ileane Rayman-Kaufman, former senior director of development for City of Hope’s Florida region, to be assistant regional director for the Palm Beach chapter, based in Palm Beach, Fla.

American Society of Association Executives (Washington): Appointed Helen Hoeflich, vice-president of human resources at the National Association of Manufacturers (Washington), to be director of human resources.

Appalachian State U. (Boone, N.C.): Appointed Beth Adams Alexander, associate executive director of support services at the American Red Cross-Northwest North Carolina Chapter (Winston-Salem), to be director of development for the College of Business; Wayne Clawson, director of gift planning, to be assistant vice-chancellor for planned giving; and Crystal Hinson, development officer, to be director of the annual fund.

Arizona State U. (Phoenix): Appointed K. Scott Sheldon, director of the annual fund at Golden Gate U. (San Francisco), to be director of development for the College of Extended Education.

Arizona’s Children Foundation (Phoenix): Appointed Marc Kellenberger, director of development at the Phoenix Theatre, to be associate executive director.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Appointed Yuri Temirkanov, music director and principal conductor of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Russia) and principal conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, to be music director. He succeeds David Zinman, who resigned after 13 seasons.

Barnard College (New York): Appointed Lisa G. Cohen, associate director of the Barnard Campaign, to be director of alumnae affairs.

Bowdoin College (Brunswick, Me.): Appointed Kevin P. Wesley, assistant managing editor of the Boston Business Journal, to be assistant director of public affairs.

California State U.-Dominguez Hills (Carson): Appointed Pat Callahan, director of marketing and development at Saddleback College (Mission Viejo, Cal.), to be assistant vice-president for development and marketing, and Kent Gibson, executive director of the San Jose State U. Foundation (Cal.), to be executive director of the CSUDH Foundation.

Columbia Theological Seminary (Decatur, Ga.): Appointed M. Genevra Kelly, director of development at Union Theological Seminary in Virginia (Richmond), to be vice-president for institutional advancement.

Concordia College at Moorhead (Minn.): Appointed Brenda Peterson, director of development at Northwestern U. Settlement (Chicago), to be director of development, and Tom Schaffer, a consultant in Fargo, N.D., to be director of development for corporate and business relations.

Concordia U. (Austin, Tex.): Appointed Les Winkler, director of student discipleship and ministry at Trinity Lutheran Church (Tyler, Tex.), to be annual-fund director.

Council on Foundations (Washington): Appointed Alfonso E. Lenhardt, former commanding general of the U.S. Army recruiting command at Fort Knox (Ky.), to be executive vice-president and chief operating officer.

Exploratorium (San Francisco): Appointed Patricia Evans, director of marketing at the San Francisco Zoo, to be director of marketing, and Linda Saulsby Gaston, senior vice-president of operations and global analysis for GE Capital Fleet Services at the General Electric Corporation (Minneapolis), to be human-resources director for the center.

Fairleigh Dickinson U. (Teaneck, N.J.): Appointed Khatmeh Hanna, director of annual giving and special projects at the American U. of Beirut, based in New York, to be director of the annual fund.

Farm Safety 4 Just Kids (Earlham, Iowa): Appointed Martha S. Cline, associate general secretary for finance and administration of the General Board of Church and Society at the United Methodist Church (Washington), to be executive director. Farm Safety 4 Just Kids works to prevent farm-related childhood injuries, health risks, and fatalities.

Florida International U. (Miami): Appointed Steve Sauls, associate vice-president for university relations, to be vice-president.

Franklin & Marshall College (Lancaster, Pa.): Appointed Cathleen Voelker, vice-president for administration, to be vice-president for alumni programs and development.

Futures for Children (Albuquerque, N.M.): Appointed Jim West, principal of Okom Enterprises (Albuquerque), a financial-consulting firm, and treasurer of Futures for Children’s board of directors, to be president, effective December 31. He will succeed Ruth Frazier, who is retiring. F.F.C. promotes education and self-reliance in American Indian and Latin American communities.

Golden Gate U. (San Francisco): Appointed Jett Pihakis, assistant for external relations and academic affairs in the School of Education at Stanford U. (Palo Alto, Cal.), to be director of alumni relations.

Grant/Riverside Methodist Hospitals Foundation (Columbus, Ohio): Appointed Anita Laterro, director of development, to be vice-president of development.

Greater Boston Food Bank: Appointed Kathleen Marre, former director of human resources at Mac-Gray (Cambridge, Mass.), to be human-resources officer, and James McElhiney, manager of business operations at WBUR-FM (Boston), to be manager of business services. The food bank also appointed Pam Dimond, manager of the “End Hunger Food Loop” program at the End Hunger Network (Houston), to be marketing manager for the “Second Helping” program.

Houston Community College System: Appointed Tom Kennedy, a journalist in Houston, to be executive director of the office of public information.

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (New York): Appointed Seth Berkley, former associate director of the health-sciences division of the Rockefeller Foundation (New York), to be president.

International Women’s Health Coalition (New York): Appointed Adrienne Germain, vice-president, to be president, effective April 1. She will succeed Joan Dunlop, who has served as president for 14 years.

Jewish National Fund (New York): Appointed Stephanie R. Stein, former director of marketing and special events at Richnik’s Ltd. (New York), to be director of student activities, based in Rockville Centre, N.Y.

Johns Hopkins U. (Baltimore): Appointed Carl M. Moyer, former assistant vice-president for development and alumni affairs at the Health Science Center of the U. of Florida (Gainesville), to be director of development for the Oncology Center.

Kalamazoo College (Mich.): Appointed Bernard Palchick, professor of art, to also be vice-president for college advancement.

Kean College of New Jersey (Union): Appointed Gerald C. Crane, executive director of the City College Fund at the City U. of New York City College, to be vice-president for institutional advancement.

Manhattan College (Bronx, N.Y.): Appointed James Heisey, campaign director at Fairleigh Dickinson U. (Teaneck, N.J.), to be director of the capital campaign.

Massachusetts College of Art (Boston): Appointed Michele Furst, director of the Visiting Artists Program, to be director of communications.

Memorial Healthcare System (Hollywood, Fla.): Appointed Doris Kulik Sipos, executive vice-president at the Henry H. Kessler Foundation (West Orange, N.J.), to be executive director of the Memorial Foundation and the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Mental Health Association in Delaware (Wilmington): Appointed Diane Treacy, executive director of the Philadelphia Coalition of Mental Health/Mental Retardation Centers, to be executive director.

Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged: Appointed Richard A. Dorn, president and chief executive officer of First Security Trust Company (Kendall, Fla.), to be director of planned giving, and Norma A. Orovitz, former director of development services and assistant director of development, to be director of development.

Mount Vernon Nazarene College (Mount Vernon, Ohio): Appointed Ron Hyson, dean of enrollment services, to be vice-president for institutional advancement and marketing, and Ron Phillips, vice-president for institutional advancement, to be executive assistant to the president.

Mount Wachusett Community College (Gardner, Mass.): Appointed Leaann Erickson, director of alumni affairs, to be director of press relations, and Phil Waterman, a consultant, to be executive director of the Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation.

New York U. Medical Center: Appointed Myra J. Biblowit, senior vice-president for development, public affairs, and membership at the American Museum of Natural History (New York), to be vice-president of external affairs.

Newberry Library (Chicago): Appointed Maureen A. Mizwicki, development coordinator for corporate, government, and foundation relations at the Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), to be director of corporate and foundation relations.

Oregon State U. (Corvallis): Appointed Orcilia Zuniliga Forbes, vice-president for institutional advancement at the U. of New Mexico (Albuquerque), to be vice-president for university advancement, effective in January.

Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts (Santa Maria, Cal.): Appointed Melia L. Parchman, director of public support at the American Red Cross-San Luis Obispo County (Cal.), to be executive director.

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) (Washington): Announced the resignation of Sandra Gillis, executive director.

Pegasus Therapeutic Riding (Darien, Conn.): Appointed Jay Colan, former assistant executive director of the Hudson Guild (New York), to be executive director. Pegasus provides therapeutic activities on horseback to improve the mobility, strength, and self-confidence of disabled children and adults.

Pennsylvania State U. (University Park): Appointed Amy L. Hensal, external-relations assistant in the College of Communications, to be development assistant.

Philadelphia Futures: Appointed Debra Kahn, assistant to the president for enrollment management at Temple U. (Philadelphia), to be executive director.

Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum Foundation (New York): Appointed Steven D. Goldberg, director of development at Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel (Philadelphia), to be development director.

Reading Is Fundamental (Washington): Appointed Christina Dykstra Mead, director of finance, to be chief financial officer, and James H. Wendorf, director of programs and planning, to be vice-president and chief operating officer.

Rio Hondo College (Whittier, Cal.): Appointed Teri Razor, public-information coordinator at the Rancho Santiago Community College District (Santa Ana, Cal.), to be director of marketing and external relations.

Saint Peter’s College (Jersey City): Appointed Michael F. Larkin, vice-president for institutional advancement at Polytechnic U. (Brooklyn, N.Y.), to be vice-president for advancement.

San Francisco State U.: Appointed Carole Hayashino, director of corporate and foundation relations, to be director of university development, and Allen Sherwood, director of alumni and parent relations at California State U. at Chico, to be executive director of the alumni association.

Save the Children (Westport, Conn.): Appointed George Guimaraes, a consultant for planning and new-business development at Omnicom (Dallas), to be vice-president of global marketing.

School of American Ballet (New York): Appointed Larry Alan Smith, dean of the Hartt School of the U. of Hartford (Conn.), to be president. He succeeds Curtis Harnack, who is retiring.

Smith College (Northampton, Mass.): Appointed B. Ann Wright, dean of enrollment management, to be chief public-affairs and college-relations officer.

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (Atlanta): Appointed Martin Luther King III, founder of Americans United for Affirmative Action (Atlanta) and a former Fulton County, Ga., commissioner, to be president, effective January 15. He will succeed Joseph E. Lowery, who has led the organization since 1977.

St. John’s U. (Jamaica, N.Y.): Appointed the Rev. Bernard M. Tracey, former associate vice-president and executive assistant to the president, to be vice-president for institutional advancement.

State U. of New York at Stony Brook: Appointed Patricia R. Ondrick, vice-president for university advancement at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark), to be associate vice-president for university advancement.

Stonehill College (Easton, Mass.): Appointed Wendy Bishop, a staff member in the office of individual giving at the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge), to be assistant director of development.

U. of Alabama at Birmingham: Appointed Bennie L. Harris, interim director of corporate and foundation relations at Washington State U. (Pullman), to be director of development for the School of Education.

U. of California at Irvine: Appointed Thomas R. Moebus, director of corporate relations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge), to be vice-chancellor of university advancement.

U. of Massachusetts at Amherst: Appointed Deborah S. Koch, director of the Center for Public Policy of the Union Institute (Washington), to be director of foundation relations.

Vista Maria (Dearborn Heights, Mich.): Appointed Thomas J. Akalis, clinical and program director at St. John’s Home (Grand Rapids, Mich.), to be deputy executive director. Vista Maria provides education, treatment, shelter, and other services to troubled and abused adolescent girls.

Volunteers of America (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Kathleen Rae King, director of development-field relations at the American Red Cross (Alexandria), to be vice-president of development. V.O.A. also appointed Lee Dachi, development specialist at the American Red Cross (Alexandria), to be development associate; Gabriella Guccia, paralegal in telecommunications regulatory law at Swidler & Berlin (Washington), to be development coordinator; Robin Hicks-Connors, director of development at the Navy Marine Coast Guard Residence Foundation (McLean, Va.), to be director of development for major gifts; and Anne Paul King, director of the capital campaign at Trinity College (Washington), to be director of development.

Washington College (Chestertown, Md.): Appointed Robert G. Smith, interim vice-president for development, to be vice-president for development.

Western Michigan U. (Kalamazoo): Appointed Stephen M. Keizer, assistant director of annual giving and director of the phonathon and Mike Gary Athletic Fund, to be director of annual giving.

Wheat Ridge Ministries (Itasca, Ill.): Appointed Richard Hinz, associate pastor at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (Springfield, Va.) and executive director of Wellspring Inc. (Silver Spring, Md.), to be an area representative.

WNYC (New York): Appointed David Mehr, development director at KSJR and KNSR (Collegeville, Minn.), to be manager of corporate underwriting.

WTTW (Chicago): Appointed Donna Davies, development director, to be vice-president for corporate development.

GRANT MAKERS

Foundation for the Carolinas (Charlotte, N.C.): Appointed Sara Collins, regional account executive at The Business Journal of Charlotte, to be communications officer; Jenene Herring, a staff member in the enrollment-services office at Lynchburg College (Va.), to be scholarship manager; and Renee Peeler, program officer for scholarships, to be development manager.

Johnson Foundation (Racine, Wis.): Appointed Boyd H. Gibbons III, senior research scholar at Yale U.’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (New Haven, Conn.) and former director of the California Department of Fish and Game (Sacramento), to be president. He succeeds Charles W. Bray, who is retiring.

W. K. Kellogg Foundation (Battle Creek, Mich.): Appointed La June Montgomery-Talley, controller, to be assistant vice-president for finance and assistant treasurer.

Winston-Salem Foundation (N.C.): Appointed James Delvin Gore, a recent graduate of Yale U. (New Haven, Conn.) and a community organizer in the Cleveland area, to be program associate, and George H. Knostman IV, senior tax accountant at Royster Smith Shelton and Company (Winston-Salem), to be comptroller.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

American Jewish World Service (New York): Elected Don Abramson, director of Kessler Asher (San Francisco) and a former governor of the Pacific Stock Exchange (San Francisco), to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

Boston Community Access and Programming Foundation: Elected Carol Owens, program director at the Public Facilities Department for the City of Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development, to be president.

Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art: Elected William R. Joseph, a partner in the law firm of Weston Hurd Fallon Paisley & Howley (Cleveland), to be president of the Board of Trustees.

Great Lakes Protection Fund (Chicago): Elected Craig Shaver, a vice-president at the Minneapolis office of Piper Jaffray, to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (New York): Elected Lee Smith, retired president of Levi Strauss International (San Francisco) and chair of the National Leadership Coalition on AIDS (Washington), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

International Women’s Health Coalition (New York): Elected Ellen Chesler, a scholar and author who lives in New York, to be chairperson.

Jane Addams Hull House Association (Chicago): Elected Dick Riley, chairman and chief executive officer of AON Risk Services of the Americas (Chicago), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

National Gallery of Art (Washington): Elected Alexander M. Laughlin, a private investor at Deltec Asset Management Corporation (New York), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Rashi School-the Boston Area Reform Jewish Day School (Needham, Mass.): Elected Anne E. Rosenfeld, president of Public Information Resources (Boston), a firm that consults with private schools on planning and public relations, to be president of the board.