People

Advertising Council (New York): Appointed Patty Kornfield Goldman, research manager,

to be director of research.

Afterschool Alliance (Washington): Appointed Judy Y. Samuelson, a communications consultant and former vice president at the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Flint, Mich.), to be executive director. The Afterschool Alliance, which promotes after-school programs, evolved from a project of the Mott Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education.

Albright College (Reading, Pa.): Appointed Thomas M. Knadig, director of special gifts and planned giving at Valley Forge Military Academy and College (Wayne, Pa.), to be director of leadership and planned gifts, and Justin T. Pusczykowski, a staff member at the Berks County Bank (Reiffton, Pa.), to be director of annual giving.

American Red Cross-Inland Valley Chapter (Ontario, Calif.): Appointed Sandra E. Silva, director of chapter advancement, to be executive director.

American Theological Library Association (Chicago): Appointed Yehoshua Ben-Avraham, coordinator of special projects, to be coordinator of member programs and services.

Bethel College and Seminary (St. Paul): Appointed Joseph LaLuzerne, senior executive at Accenture (St. Paul), to be vice president for alumni and parent services.

Bowdoin College (Brunswick, Me.): Appointed Peter H. Hansen, vice president for development at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (Newark), to be associate vice president and director of development.

Catholic Medical Mission Board (New York): Appointed Rabia Mathai, public-health adviser at the American Red Cross (Washington), to be director of programs.

Chicago Commons Association: Appointed Frank C. Schell III, senior vice president of international treasury services at Bank One (Chicago), to be president and chief executive officer.

Connemara Conservancy (Dallas): Founder Frances Montgomery Williams died on March 10, at age 77.

Eisenhower Fellowships (Philadelphia): Appointed John G. Sommer, former dean of academic studies at the School for International Training (Brattleboro, Vt.), to be vice president for programs at this nonpartisan group that promotes intellectual exchanges between U.S. leaders and those in other countries.

Elderhostel (Boston): Appointed James A. Moses, acting president and senior vice president of program services, to be president and chief executive officer. Elderhostel offers educational travel programs for people aged 55 and over.

Episcopal Church Foundation (New York): Appointed Kirsten Fenik, major-gifts officer at City Harvest (New York), to be director of development.

Everybody Wins Foundation (New York): Appointed Arthur Makar, executive director and chief executive officer of the American Lung Association of Queens (Rego Park, N.Y.), to be executive director and chief executive officer. The Everybody Wins Foundation promotes children’s literacy using mentor programs.

Florida International U. (Miami): Appointed Howard R. Lipman, chief executive officer of the American Red Cross of Greater Miami and the Keys, to be vice president for advancement.

Folger Shakespeare Library (Washington): Appointed Gail Kern Paster, an English professor at George Washington U. (Washington), to be director.

Franciscan Friars of the Assumption B.V.M. Province (Pulaski, Wis.): Appointed Patrick D. Frase, director of special events at the American Cancer Society-Midwest Division (Green Bay, Wis.), to be national director of development.

Girl Scouts-Totem Council (Seattle): Appointed Amy Mayfield, development specialist and volunteer program manager at the Nature Conservancy of Washington (Seattle), to be director of fund development, and Sue Ramsey, director of community relations at the Denton State School (Texas), to be major-gifts and planned-giving officer.

Goucher College (Baltimore): Appointed Donna G. Frithsen, executive director of university development and vice president of the university foundation at U. of Maryland at College Park, to be vice president for development and alumni affairs.

Graduate Theological Union (Berkeley, Calif.): Appointed Katherine E. Atkos, vice president for advancement at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Hemlock Society (Denver): Appointed David F. Walker, president and chief executive officer of the Parents as Teachers National Center (St. Louis), to be president and chief executive officer. The Hemlock Society advocates patients’ rights and choices at the end of their lives.

Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Geneva, N.Y.): Appointed Leila C. Rice, an assistant vice president at Fleet National Bank (Rochester, N.Y.), to be gift-planning officer.

Houghton College (N.Y.): Appointed Eric Alcott, senior director of development, to be vice president for advancement.

Hudson Institute (Indianapolis): Appointed Pat Hasselblad, director of executive administration and special events, to be major-gifts coordinator, and Leslie Swift, a marketing and communications coordinator, to be annual-fund coordinator at this public-policy research center.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (New York): Appointed Reynold Levy, president of the International Rescue Committee (New York), to be president.

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation (White Plains, N.Y.): Appointed Joel Preston, major-gifts director at the American Heart Association (Dallas), to be vice president of major gifts.

Meharry Medical College (Nashville): Appointed Rhona Williams, assistant vice president for health-affairs communications and a lecturer in the College of Health Professions at the U. of Florida (Gainesville), to be associate vice president for institutional advancement.

National Park Foundation (Washington): Appointed Mike Bento, senior vice president at Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide’s Washington office, to be senior vice president for marketing and communications.

Nehemiah Corporation of California (Sacramento): Appointed Hazaiah Williams, director of major gifts and leadership giving at the United Way-California Capital Region (Sacramento), to be executive director. Nehemiah supports homeownership, affordable housing, and community development.

Owens Community College (Toledo, Ohio): Appointed Gary Dettling, dean of college advancement at St. Clair County Community College (Port Huron, Mich.), to be vice president for college advancement.

Partners in Care Foundation (Burbank, Calif.): Appointed Gregory A. Silberman, director of corporate, foundation, and government giving at the Northridge Hospital Foundation (Calif.), to be vice president for development.

Plymouth State College (N.H.): Appointed Retha Lindsey Fielding, director of public relations and advancement, to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Queens College (Charlotte, N.C.): Appointed Patton McDowell, former vice chancellor for university advancement at the U. of North Carolina at Wilmington, to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Renfrew Center Foundation (Philadelphia): Appointed Jane Fleming, an event planner at the Eating Disorders Coalition for Research (Washington), to be executive director. The foundation is the education and research affiliate of the Renfrew Center, a treatment facility for women with eating disorders.

Roger Williams U. (Bristol, R.I.): Appointed James C. Noonan, chief financial officer at the Colibri Group (Providence, R.I.), to be vice president of finance and chief financial officer.

St. Bonaventure U. (N.Y.): Appointed David P. Ferguson, vice chancellor for public relations at the State U. of New York System (Albany), to be vice president for marketing and public relations.

Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management (Glendale, Ariz.): Appointed John Seybolt, senior vice president for academic affairs, to be senior vice president for alliances and institutional advancement.

U. of Hawaii Foundation (Honolulu): Appointed Elizabeth Sloane, former president of Kat@pult Inc. (Cambridge, Mass.) and former director of corporate and foundation relations and associate vice president for development at Trinity College (Hartford, Conn.), to be president.

U. of North Texas (Denton): Appointed David Shrader, a professor of music and special assistant to the chancellor, to be vice president for development.

U. of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia): Appointed Linda N. Dalch, president of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (Richmond) and former director of leadership gifts for the business school at U. of Virginia (Charlottesville), to be executive director of development for the Wharton School.

U. of Washington (Seattle): Appointed Lynn Schrader, president of the Schrader Group (Seattle), to be director of development for the School of Public Affairs.

Washington Ballet: Appointed Jennifer Baker Howard, associate director of development at Arena Stage (Washington), to be director of development.

World Relief (Baltimore): Appointed Lawrence A. Fox, chief financial officer at CarePartners (Baltimore), to be senior vice president for finance and administration, and Karen Wright, an estate-planning attorney based in Kansas City, Mo., to be director of corporate and foundation relations.

YMCA of the USA (Chicago): Appointed Mark C. Johnson, executive director of the YMCA-Silver Bay Association (N.Y.), to be director of philanthropic initiatives.

GRANT MAKERS

Eli & Edythe L. Broad Foundation (Los Angeles): Appointed Pia Saengswang, corporate development analyst at the Aspen Marketing Group (Los Angeles), to be associate director.

California Endowment (Woodland Hills): Appointed Mary Rainwater, a mental-health consultant to the foundation, to be program officer in the area of mental health; Carolina Reyes, an attending faculty member in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) and an assistant professor at the U. of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine, to be vice president of evaluation and planning; and Brenda Solórzano, program officer at the California Health Care Foundation (Oakland), to be program officer working with community-based organizations.

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (Miami): Appointed Lisa Versaci, vice president and Florida director of the People for the American Way Foundation (Washington), based in the Miami office, to be director of the National Venture Fund.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Association of Fundraising Professionals Foundation for Philanthropy (Alexandria, Va.): Elected E. Ramone Segree, managing director of Segree Associates (Nashville), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Community Foundation of Morgan County (Mooresville, Ind.): Elected to be members of the Board of Directors: Art Brill, owner of Town & Country Real Estate (Martinsville, Ind.); David Kollmeyer, engineering adviser at Lilly Technology Center (Brooklyn, Ind.); Dana Lynn, utility analyst for the State of Indiana (Brooklyn); Ruth Rusie, a retired teacher based in Martinsville, Ind.; and Pamela Siddons, deputy prosecutor of Morgan County (Mooresville).

Community Foundation of the Napa Valley (Napa, Calif.): Elected Russy D. Sumariwalla, senior associate at the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute (Washington) and former president and chief executive officer of United Way International (Alexandria, Va.), to the Board of Directors.

Hospital and Health System Association of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg): Elected Gerald Miller, president and chief executive officer of Crozer-Keystone Health System (Springfield, Pa.), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Leeway Foundation (Philadelphia): Elected Sara Becker, a community volunteer, to be president of the Board of Directors.

Moses Cone-Wesley Long Community Health Foundation (Greensboro, N.C.): Elected Hayes Clement, a retired managing partner of Arthur Andersen (Chicago), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

New Israel Fund (Washington): Elected Peter Edelman, a law professor at Georgetown U. (Washington), to be president of the Board of Directors.

Urban Gateways (Chicago): Elected Jack L. Calabro, vice president of human resources at DeVry (Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.), to be president of the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

BMO Harris Private Banking (Toronto): Appointed Marvi Ricker, executive director of the Richard Ivey Foundation (Toronto), to be managing director of philanthropic advisory and management services.

Creative Direct Response (Crofton, Md.): Appointed Kirsten Sanda, senior account executive, to be vice president of training.

Lipman Hearne (Chicago): Appointed Damon Thompson, former communications director at the U.S. Office of Public Health and director of public affairs for former Surgeon General David Satcher (Washington), to be vice president in the Washington office.

Stellar Fundraising Executives (Alpharetta, Ga.): Appointed Terry Cusack, senior vice president at National Community Development Services (Atlanta), to be president.