People

Belmont U. (Nashville): Appointed Angie Emery Henderson, a writer in the office of stewardship at Dartmouth College (Hanover, N.H.), to be director of foundation relations.

Boys Harbor (New York): Appointed Thomas E. Wynn, chairman and chief executive officer of Liberty Service Corporation (Detroit), to be president. This organization offers health and educational services to boys and girls.

California State U. at Fullerton: Appointed F. Owen Holmes Jr., associate director of governmental and community relations, to be director of state and federal relations, and Karon Kaelin, liaison for governmental and community relations, to be director of community relations.

The Coexistence Initiative (New York): Appointed Eric S. Nonacs, executive director of Co-operation Ireland U.S.A. (New York), to be executive director. This organization works to educate policy makers and the public on issues surrounding social diversity.

College of St. Catherine (St. Paul): Appointed Angelo Gentile, a communications consultant and freelance journalist based in St. Cloud, Minn., to be media-relations manager.

Community Reinvestment Fund (Minneapolis): Appointed Mary Tingerthal, former president and chief executive of the National Equity Fund (Chicago), to be vice president and chief credit officer.

Evergreen State College (Olympia, Wash.): Appointed Francis C. McGovern, director of development for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at Utah State U. (Logan), to be vice president for college advancement and executive director of the college foundation.

Far East Broadcasting (La Mirada, Calif.): Appointed Debra A. Brink, Pacific regional director of advancement at Prison Fellowship (Reston, Va.), based in the Azusa, Calif., office, to be director of ministry of advancement for Voice of Friendship, FEB’s international evangelical radio network.

Fashion Institute of Technology (New York): Appointed Loretta Lawrence Keane, director of college relations, to be vice president for communications and external relations.

Greater Bay Area Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation (San Francisco): Appointed Susan Hawk, director of development at the San Francisco Girls Chorus, to be director of development.

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens (San Marino, Calif.): Announced the retirement of Robert A. Skotheim, president, effective June 30, 2001.

“I Have a Dream” Foundation (New York): Appointed Richard Ungerer, executive director of the Organization Development Network (South Orange, N.J.), to be president and chief executive officer. This group provides tutors and mentors for children from poor neighborhoods, focusing on an entire school class or children of a particular age, and also giving tuition assistance for higher education.

Indiana State U. (Terre Haute): Appointed Connie Flood, director of advancement services at College of Saint Benedict (St. Joseph, Minn.) and Saint John’s U. (Collegeville, Minn.), to be director of advancement services.

Jane Addams Hull House Association (Chicago): Appointed Clarence Wood, president of the Human Relations Foundation of Chicago, to be president and chief executive officer, effective October 1. He will succeed Gordon Johnson, who is retiring.

Junior Achievement (Colorado Springs): Appointed Michael R. Turner,senior director for disaster fund raising at the American Red Cross (Washington), to be senior vice president of resource generation.

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington): Appointed Michael Kaiser, executive director of the Royal Opera House (London), to be president, effective in early 2001. He succeeds Lawrence J. Wilker, who resigned to begin an Internet venture.

Long Island U. at Brooklyn (N.Y.): Appointed Patricia A. Boswell, former assistant vice president for marketing and sales operations at Innovative Products Group (Tallahassee, Fla.), to be director of development and alumni relations.

National 4-H Council (Chevy Chase, Md.): Appointed Donald T. Floyd Jr.,vice president and chief operating officer, to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Richard J. Sauer, who retired at the end of June.

National Press Foundation (Washington): Appointed Pamela Roberts, associate director of development and campaign director at the Shakespeare Theatre (Washington), to be director of development.

Painted Turtle Camp Foundation (Malibu, Calif.): Appointed Michael D. Welch, former assistant vice chancellor of university advancement at Pepperdine U. (Malibu), to be chief executive officer. The foundation raises money to enable children with chronic diseases to attend therapeutic summer camps, and is a member of the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp Association founded by the actor Paul Newman.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (New York): Appointed Glenn Mones, director of media and public relations at the UJA–Federation of New York, to be director of media relations.

Regis College (Weston, Mass.): Appointed Ann Sponberg Peterson, vice president for advancement at Lutheran Social Services of New England (Boston), to be vice president for development.

Rollins College (Winter Park, Fla.): Appointed Ann Marie Varga, regional communications manager at the Florida Power Corporation (Orlando), to be director of public relations.

Saint Anselm College (Manchester, N.H.): Appointed Anne Broderick Botteri, assistant vice president of college advancement, to be associate vice president for public relations.

Stephens College (Columbia, Mo.): Appointed Ron Graves, architectural assistant in design services at the U. of Missouri at Columbia, to be director of campaign relations.

Sullivan County Community College (Loch Sheldrake, N.Y.): Appointed Judy Eurich, promotions manager at The Times Herald-Record (Loch Sheldrake), to be director of public relations.

Thirteen/WNET New York: Appointed Ann Mauze, director of the department of educational services and outreach, to be deputy director of the Educational Resources Center.

Thomas Edison State College (Trenton, N.J.): Appointed Stephanie R. M. Bray, director of the 50th-anniversary campaign at Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (Princeton, N.J.), to be director of college development.

U. and Community College System of Nevada (Reno): Appointed Michael Graham, director of development for the College of Business Administration at the U. of Nevada at Reno, to be deputy state director of the university system’s Nevada Small Business Center (Las Vegas).

U. of North Carolina at Wilmington: Appointed Jay Dowd, vice president for institutional advancement at Methodist College (Fayetteville, N.C.), to be assistant vice chancellor for development.

U. of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia): Appointed Samuel T. Lundquist, managing director of administrative services for the graduate division of the Wharton School, to be assistant vice president for development, effective September 1.

United Hospital Fund (New York): Appointed Sheila M. Abrams, vice president for finance at the Central Park Conservancy (New York), to be vice president for administration and finance.

Villa Julie College (Stevenson, Md.): Appointed Valerie Wilson,director of resource development at Family and Children’s Services of Central Maryland (Baltimore), to be director of individual and planned giving.

Wayne State College (Neb.): Appointed Judy Johnson, a consultant based in West Point, Neb., to be director of college relations.

Western Michigan U. (Kalamazoo): Appointed Carl M. (Bud) Bender, associate vice president for development, to be vice president for development.

Western Washington U. (Bellingham): Appointed Robert G. Edie, director of legislative affairs for the governor of Washington State, to be vice president for external affairs.

Women’s American Organization for Educational Resources and Technological Training (New York): Appointed Pat Pollock, a fund-raising consultant based in New York and former managing director of development at Gay Men’s Health Crisis (New York), to be national director of fund development.

Youth for Understanding International Exchange (Washington): Appointed Leonard J. Doran, director of development, to be vice president for public affairs and development.

GRANT MAKERS

Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Christi Turner, assistant program officer at the Harris Foundation (Chicago), to be education program officer.

San Antonio Area Foundation: Appointed Clarence R. (Reggie) Williams, former senior vice president of operations support at the United Services Automobile Association (San Antonio), to be interim executive director and chief executive officer. He succeeds Marion T. Lee, who resigned. The foundation also appointed Janet Irwine, director of internal audit at Luby’s (San Antonio), to be chief financial officer.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Akron Community Foundation (Ohio): Elected to the Board of Directors: Mark Bober, a partner at Bober, Markey & Company (Akron); Isiah Daniels, a contract-compliance officer at the U. of Akron; George Daverio Jr., a retired vice president at Merrill Lynch (Akron); Kathryn Dindo, vice president for nonregulated energy services and business group at FirstEnergy (Akron); George H. (Mike) Lewis III, president of Akron Porcelain and Plastics; and William Sharp, president of Goodyear North American Tire (Akron).

Avi Chai Foundation (New York): Elected George Rohr, a general partner at New Century Holdings (New York), to be a member of the Board of Trustees. This foundation seeks to help American Jews learn how to follow the traditions of their faith and to help Israeli Jews understand the traditions of the different branches of Judaism.

Blandin Foundation (Grand Rapids, Minn.): James R. Oppenheimer, former chairman of the Board of Trustees, died June 27. He was 78.

Catholic Health Association (Washington): Elected Sr. Phyllis Hughes, vice president of healthy-communities initiatives at Mercy Housing (Denver), to be chairperson of the Board of Trustees.

Duke Endowment (Charlotte, N.C.): Elected Erskine B. Bowles, managing director and general partner at Carousel Capital (Charlotte) and a former White House Chief of Staff during the Clinton administration, to be a member of the Board of Trustees.

Ford Foundation (New York): Elected Paul A. Allaire, chairman and chief executive officer of Xerox (Stamford, Conn.), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees, effective in September.

J. Paul Getty Trust (Los Angeles): Elected David Pierpont Gardner, recently retired president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (Menlo Park, Calif.), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees. The trust also elected to be members of the board Barbara Fleischman, a community volunteer, and Luis Nogales, president of Nogales Partners (Los Angeles).

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Alexander Haas Martin & Partners (Atlanta): Appointed H. Hall Powell Jr., president of the South-Atlantic Group for First Counsel (Charlotte, N.C.), to be senior consultant, based in Atlanta and Charlotte.