People

Canisius College (Buffalo, N.Y.): Appointed Francine R. Mergl, assistant director of the annual fund, to be director of the annual fund.

Capital Research Center (Washington): Appointed Philip F. Kelly, Jr., a freelance writer on politics, religion, and culture based in Hartford, Conn., to be editor of its monthly newsletter Labor Watch.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Washington): Appointed Staci Warden, development associate at the Harvard Institute for International Development (Cambridge, Mass.), to be deputy director of the economic-reform project.

Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation (Washington): Appointed Anne House Quinn, president and founder of Quinn Marketing and Development (Washington), to be vice-president of development.

Council of Michigan Foundations (Grand Haven): Appointed Robert S. Collier, vice-president and chief operating officer, to be president and chief executive officer, effective February 1. He succeeds Dorothy A. (Dottie) Johnson, who is retiring after 25 years as president.

Eastern Kentucky U. (Richmond): Appointed Vern Snyder, vice-president for development and community affairs at Youngstown State U. (Ohio), to be vice-president for university advancement.

Eureka Communities Boston: Appointed Stephen M. Pratt, executive director of Horizons for Youth (Sharon, Mass.), to be executive director of this human-services organization.

Franklin-Wright Settlements (Detroit): Appointed Risarg (Reggie) Huff, deputy director, to be interim executive director.

Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge (Pa.): Announced the retirement of Lon W. Weber, senior vice-president for education.

Georgetown U. (Washington): Appointed F. Scott Biddy, former interim vice-president for university advancement at Rice U. (Houston), to be associate vice-president for development.

Goucher College (Baltimore): Appointed Thomas Phizacklea, vice-president for finance and administration at Centenary College of Louisiana (Shreveport), to be vice-president of finance.

Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America (New York): Appointed Pegg Nadler, president of her own marketing consultant firm based in Bethesda, Md., to be director of marketing and communications.

Heritage Foundation (Washington): Appointed Mark Tapscott, managing editor of The Journal Newspapers (Alexandria, Va.), to be manager of media programs.

Iowa State U. (Ames): Appointed Keith A. Fortmann, former executive director of the Republican Party of Iowa (Des Moines), to be director of development for special projects, and James H. Moore, Jr., director of development at Northwest Missouri State U. (Maryville), to be associate director of leadership giving.

Kansas State U. (Manhattan): Appointed Tim Chapman, former director of development at St. John’s Military School (Salina, Kan.), to be director of development for the College of Veterinary Medicine, and Larry Fox, a residential and commercial real-estate appraiser and owner of Fox Appraisal (Manhattan), to be real-estate manager.

Kennesaw State U. (Ga.): Appointed Bill Doughty, director of communications at Florida Gulf Coast U. (Fort Myers), to be director of public relations.

Lighthouse International (New York): Appointed Mark Watson, associate director of development at New York U. Medical Center, to be managing director of major and planned gifts. This organization performs research and services for people with impaired vision.

Malone College (Canton, Ohio): Appointed Howard Taylor, a consultant in Canton, to be vice-president for college advancement.

Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, Mass.): Appointed Patricia R. VandenBerg, assistant vice-chancellor for communications and marketing at U. of Massachusetts at Amherst, to be executive director of communications and strategic initiatives.

National Kidney Foundation (New York): Appointed Sheila Weiner, a clinical social worker at the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (Philadelphia), to be patient-services director.

National PTA (Chicago): Appointed Barbara Carney, executive director of Art Resources and Teaching (Chicago), to be development director.

The Nature Conservancy-Connecticut Chapter (Middletown): Appointed Melinda M. Brayton, managing director of the Center for Creative Youth at Wesleyan U. (Middletown), to be director of operations.

New England Conservatory of Music (Boston): Appointed Julianne J. Larsen, director of development, to be vice-president for institutional advancement.

North Carolina A&T State U. (Greensboro): Appointed David W. Hoard, vice-chancellor for development at North Carolina Central U. (Durham), to be vice-chancellor for development and university relations.

Northern Kentucky U. (Highland Heights): Appointed Deborah A. Read, vice-president for advancement at Lebanon Valley College (Annville, Pa.), to be vice-president for university relations and development.

John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art (Sarasota, Fla.): Appointed Lisa Intagliata, director of development at Cardinal Mooney High School (Sarasota), to be manager of annual giving.

River Network (Portland, Ore.): Appointed Cary R. Schaye, executive development director at Trillium Family Services (Portland), to be director of development. This organization recently merged with River Watch Network of Vermont (Montpelier), retaining its former headquarters, name, and president, Ken Margolis.

San Jose Museum of Art (Cal.): Appointed Robert I. Woods, Jr., vice-president for university advancement at Charles R. Drew U. of Medicine and Science (Los Angeles), to be development director.

Scleroderma Foundation (Danvers, Mass.): Appointed Peter Giusti, chief executive officer of the Celebration of Health Foundation (Provo, Utah), to be executive director and chief executive officer.

U. of Illinois Foundation (Urbana): Appointed Sidney S. Micek, vice-president for development at Syracuse U. (N.Y.), to be president, effective January 3. He will succeed Bill A. Nugent, who is retiring after 13 years as president.

U. of Massachusetts at Amherst: Appointed Richard H. Conner, associate director of state-government relations, to be assistant vice-chancellor for government and community relations; Mahala Kephart, director of development, to be assistant vice-chancellor for development; and Susan Mattei, director of alumni relations, to be assistant vice-chancellor for alumni relations and executive director of the alumni association.

Urban Institute (Washington): Appointed Robert D. Reischauer, a senior fellow of economic studies at the Brookings Institution (Washington) and a former senior vice-president at the Urban Institute, to be president, effective February 1. He will succeed William Gorham, who has served as founding president since 1968.

Virginia Wesleyan College (Norfolk): Appointed Tim McDermott, associate vice-president for development, medicine, and biological sciences at Brown U. (Providence, R.I.), to be vice-president for college advancement.

Washington Ballet: Appointed Martin D. Cohen, executive director of Dance/USA (Washington), to be executive director. He succeeds Elvi Moore, who is resigning from her position as general director.

WTTW/Window to the World Communications (Chicago): Appointed Kim S. Swinton, director of development at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, to be development director for major gifts for WTTW Channel 11.

Zoo New England (Boston): Appointed Kristin Oaas Prieur, assistant dean for development and external relations for the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State U. (Pullman), to be executive vice-president and chief development officer.

GRANT MAKERS

The California Endowment (Woodland Hills): Appointed Julie Tugend, senior adviser to the chief executive officer, to be chief of staff.

Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan (Detroit): Appointed Katie Goatley, a consultant to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (Battle Creek, Mich.), to be program officer.

Community Foundation of Louisville (Ky.): Appointed Anne E. Monell, director of communications and development at the Family Place: A Child Abuse Treatment Agency (Louisville), to be the assistant director of fund development, and Alexandra M. Spoelker, grants-administration manager at the Jewish Hospital Foundation (Louisville), to be director of grants.

Jewish Community Foundation of South Palm Beach County (Boca Raton, Fla.): Appointed H. Philip Cohn, foundation director at Menorah Manor (St. Petersburg, Fla.), to be associate foundation director, and Ava Sobel, assistant director at the Jewish National Fund (New York), to be assistant foundation director.

Pollock-Krasner Foundation (New York): Appointed Charles C. Bergman, executive vice-president and chief operating officer, to be chairman of the board and chief operating officer, and Kerrie Buitrago, vice-president, to be executive vice-president.

USA Group Foundation (Indianapolis): Appointed Jerry S. Davis, president of the Sallie Mae Education Institute (Washington) and director of education and student-loan research at Sallie Mae (Reston, Va.), to be vice-president for research for the philanthropic arm of the USA Group, which manages student loans.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Los Angeles Philharmonic Association: Elected Robert I. Weingarten, chairman of the board at Whitehall Financial Group (Los Angeles) and at Veritas Holdings (Munich), to be president of the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

The Collins Group (Seattle): Appointed Jean M. Bateman and Ashley L. Hulsey, senior account executives, to be principals at this fund-raising consulting firm.

LarsonAllen (St. Paul): Appointed Linda Tacke, executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Minneapolis, to be a financial consultant.