People

Advertising Council (New York): Appointed Isabel Caicedo, a campaign manager, to be campaign director.

African Wildlife Foundation (Washington): Appointed Patrick J. Bergin, vice president for African operations, based in Nairobi, to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Michael Wright, who now serves at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago).

American Heart Association (Dallas): Appointed Janet M. Brooks, senior program director for minority program initiatives at the association’s Western States Affiliate (Los Angeles), to be program vice president for the National Minority Initiatives program. (For more on Ms. Brooks, see article on Page 32.)

American Humanics (Kansas City, Mo.): Appointed Barbara J. Keener, a member of the graduate faculty in the department of educational leadership, policy, and foundations at the U. of Florida (Gainesville), to be vice president for academic partnerships. American Humanics helps universities and charities work together to train undergraduate students for careers with nonprofit organizations.

Catholic Health Association of the United States (St. Louis): Appointed Michael F. Rodgers, senior director for government relations, to be vice president for public policy and advocacy.

Cleveland Museum of Art: Appointed Cynthia E. Rallis, deputy director of the UCLA Hammer Museum (Los Angeles), to be director of development.

Coe College (Cedar Rapids, Iowa): Announced the retirement of Jack Laugen, senior gifts officer, after 33 years of service.

College Art Association (New York): Appointed Joan LaRacuente, manager of finance and administration at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Columbia U. (New York), to be director of finance and administration, and Richard L. Selden, principal at Sand Fiddler Marketing (New Haven, Conn.), to be director of marketing and communications.

Conservation Fund (Washington): Appointed Lawrence A. Selzer, senior vice president of sustainable programs, to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds John F. Turner, who now serves as the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environment and Scientific Affairs.

Craft Alliance (St. Louis): Appointed Schuyler Gott Andrews, director for corporate relations at Washington U. in St. Louis, to be executive director. This organization promotes the visual arts through exhibitions and instructional classes for adults and children.

East Bay Agency for Children (Oakland, Calif.): Appointed Susan Corlett, director of development, to be executive director.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. (Daytona Beach, Fla.): Appointed Lisa L. Ledewitz, director of communications and marketing, to be vice president for communications and marketing.

Guilford College (Greensboro, N.C.): Appointed Leslie Daisy, director of the Guilford Fund, to be director of corporate and foundation relations, and Mike Strader, assistant director of development for campaigns, to be director of the Guilford Fund.

Heifer International Foundation (Little Rock, Ark.): Appointed Janet K. Ginn, vice president, to be president. She succeeds Jo Luck, who will continue to serve as the president and chief executive officer of Heifer Project International.

International Fund for Animal Welfare (Yarmouth Port, Mass.): Appointed Jeffrey Fischer, director of development at the Jewish Museum (New York), to be director of major and planned gifts.

Kentucky Educational Television (Lexington): Appointed Michele D. Ripley, national marketing director at the U. of Kentucky (Lexington), to be president.

Knox College (Galesburg, Ill.): Appointed Beverly B. Holmes, director of communications at Lands’ End (Dodgeville, Wis.), to be major-gifts officer.

Lincoln U. (Pa.): Appointed André E. Dixon, associate director of prospect research at Tuskegee U. (Ala.), to be director of corporation and foundation relations.

Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buzzards Bay): Appointed George F. Gillis, director of the academy’s Center for Maritime Training, to be director of advancement and alumni affairs.

Meharry Medical College (Nashville): Appointed Garvin S. Maffett, associate dean for development for the School of Medicine at the U. of Maryland (Baltimore), to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Minnesota Humanities Commission (St. Paul): Appointed Stanley Romanstein, director of development at the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum (Minneapolis), to be president. He succeeds Cheryl Dickson, who has retired.

North Carolina Dance Theatre (Charlotte): Appointed Cheri Walsh, director of corporate affairs, to be director of development.

Northwestern College (St. Paul): Appointed Alan Cureton, vice president for university advancement at John Brown U. (Siloam Springs, Ark.), to be president.

Oberlin College (Ohio): Appointed John C. Hays, director of capital campaigns, to be vice president of development and alumni affairs.

Oregon Symphony (Portland): Appointed Graham McReynolds, chief development officer at the National Court Appointed Special Advocates Association (Seattle), to be director of development; Jed Shay, a development consultant for Court Appointed Special Advocates for Multnomah and Washington Counties (Portland, Ore.), to be director of corporate development; and Joanne Van Ness Menashe, development director at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Portland), to be director of individual development.

Partnership for Public Service (Washington): Appointed John M. Palguta, director of the office of policy and evaluation at the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (Washington), to be vice president for policy and research. This organization promotes employment with the federal government as a means of public service.

Rand (Santa Monica, Calif.): Appointed Thomas L. McNaugher, acting director of the organization’s Arroyo Center, to be director of the center.

Ranken Technical College (St. Louis): Appointed Anthony Pisciotta, director of development at St. Mary’s Health Center (St. Louis), to be director of major gifts, and Cathy Harper, secretary of the St. Louis Children’s Hospital Foundation, to be coordinator of research and records.

South Carolina Autism Society (Columbia): Appointed Wanda Gamaché, a program director at the South Carolina Department of Social Services (Columbia), to be director of program services.

Southern Education Foundation (Atlanta): Appointed Lynn Walker Huntley, executive vice president, to be president. She succeeds Elridge W. McMillan, who retired after 23 years in the position.

U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Appointed Shawn Jackson, associate vice president of development and donor services at the Foundation for the Carolinas (Charlotte, N.C.), to be director of development for the School of Information and Library Science.

U. of Puget Sound (Tacoma, Wash.): Appointed Elizabeth Herman, director of development, to be associate vice president for development.

U. of Southern California (Los Angeles): Appointed Carolyn Webb de Macias, senior associate provost, to be vice president for external relations.

U. of Texas at Arlington: Appointed Victoria Stoneman, business manager at Country Day School of Arlington, to be director of development.

Wheat Ridge Ministries (Itasca, Ill.): Appointed Anne K. Schoenherr, director of media relations and sports information at the U. of Illinois at Chicago, to be director of communications.

Women in Community Service (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Jacquelyn L. Lendsey, vice president of public policy at the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (New York), to be president and chief executive officer.

Youth Service America (Washington): Appointed Silvia Golombek, learning manager at the International Youth Foundation (Baltimore), to be vice president of programs.

GRANT MAKERS

Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies (New York): Appointed Simon Klarfeld, a noted Jewish educator and founding director of the Genesis summer program at Brandeis U. (Waltham, Mass.), to be vice president.

Chicago Community Trust: Appointed Clint Mabie, director of development at the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northern Illinois (Chicago), to be director of donor services and program development.

Erickson Foundation (Catonsville, Md.): Appointed Sharon Wallsten, a research assistant professor for the Center on Aging at the U. of Maryland at College Park, also to be falls risk-reduction manager. The Erickson Foundation seeks to improve geriatric research, education, and urban renewal.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation (Battle Creek, Mich.): Appointed Teresa Behrens, evaluation manager, to be director of evaluation.

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Michael Wright, president and chief executive officer of the African Wildlife Foundation (Washington), to be director of the conservation and sustainable-development area of the program on global security and sustainability.

Maine Health Access Foundation (South Portland): Appointed Wendy Wolf, a senior adviser in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Washington), to be executive director of this group formed from the sale of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine to Anthem Insurance Companies (Indianapolis).

David and Lucile Packard Foundation (Los Altos, Calif.): Appointed Lois Salisbury, chief executive and president of Children Now (Oakland, Calif.), to be director of the children, families, and communities program, effective in March.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (Washington): Elected William T. Smith, president and chief executive officer of Aging in America (Bronx, N.Y.), to be chair.

Arts Center Stage (Austin, Tex.): Elected Rusty Tally, senior vice president of Morgan Stanley (Austin), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Carnegie Hero Fund Commission (Pittsburgh): Elected Mark Laskow, chief executive officer of Greycourt & Company (Pittsburgh), to be president of this operating foundation that recognizes civilian heroism in the United States and Canada.

Chicago Community Trust: Elected Adela Cepeda, president of A.C. Advisory Inc. (Chicago), to the Executive Committee.

Chicago Women in Philanthropy: Elected Linda J. Harlan, program director at the Chicago Foundation for Women, to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Charles A. Dana Foundation (New York): Elected Charles Dana III, managing director of the Newport Shipyard (R.I.), to the Board of Directors.

Jazz at Lincoln Center (New York): Elected Lisa Schiff, managing director of After Nine Music (New York), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

McKnight Foundation (Minneapolis): Elected Peggy J. Birk, senior vice president and general counsel for Federated Insurance Companies (Owatonna, Minn.), to the Board of Directors.

Nature Conservancy-Delaware Chapter (Wilmington): Elected D. Wayne Holden, a vice president and office manager at Merrill Lynch (Dover, Del.), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Neighborhood Small Grants Network (Denver): Elected David Portillo, program officer for the Strengthening Neighborhoods Initiative at the Denver Foundation, to be chair of this national group for grant makers concerned with aiding low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.

Skillman Foundation (Detroit): Elected to be trustees: Amyre Makupson, a television-news anchor for WKBD (Southfield, Mich.); Kari Schlachtenhaufen, president and chief executive officer of the foundation; and Robert Taubman, president and chief executive officer of Taubman Centers (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.).

Women in Community Service (Alexandria, Va.): Elected Kae Dakin, executive director of the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers, to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Alford Group (Chicago): Appointed Gregory G. Simoncini, vice president at the Hadley School for the Blind (Winnetka, Ill.), to be vice president.

Cohn Davis Associates (New York): Appointed Peter B. Carzasty, vice president of the Kreisberg Group (New York), to be executive vice president of this public-relations company.

United States Trust Company of North Carolina (Greensboro): Appointed Michael Sholtz, director of planned giving at Duke U. (Durham, N.C.), to be senior vice president of the planned-giving services group at this company, which provides banking and investment services.