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American Heart AssociationFlorida/Puerto Rico Affiliate (St. Petersburg, Fla.): Appointed Jane Riley Leach, executive director of development and law relations for the School of Law at Regent U. (Virginia Beach), to be vice president of major gifts.

American Red Cross (Washington): Appointed Joanne O´Rourke Hindman, chief financial officer and secretary at the Internet company AGIS (Bethesda, Md.), to be executive vice president for operations.

Arts & Business Council (New York): Appointed Tara Dwyer, development-records assistant at the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), to be development assistant, and Jill Weiner, vice president of education at Community Associations Institute (Alexandria, Va.), to be vice president of education and training.

Bethany College (W.Va.): Appointed Kathleen M. Barton, director of the annual fund at Oglebay Institute (Wheeling, W.Va.), to be senior director of development.

Bowie State U. (Md.): Appointed Arthur Brooks, former director of the Data Conversion and Management Laboratory at Hampton U. (Va.), to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Brewton-Parker College (Mount Vernon, Ga.): Appointed Lee Ragsdale, director of institutional advancement, to be director of planned and special gifts.

Buck Center (Novato, Calif.): Appointed John L. Colonghi, national campaign director and director of external affairs and the development office at the National Museum of the American Indian (Washington), to be vice president for external affairs, development, and marketing. The Buck Center conducts research on aging and age-related diseases.

Business Committee for the Arts (New York): Appointed Alexandra Mann, curator of education at the American Craft Museum (New York), to be director of public affairs.

California Lutheran U. (Thousand Oaks): Appointed Nancy Strouse, former director of advancement and alumni relations at Pepperdine U. (Malibu, Calif.), to be senior director of development.

California U. of Pennsylvania: Appointed Howard Goldstein, director of the Jewish Community Center of South Hills (Pittsburgh), to be associate vice president for university advancement.

Center for Creative Studies (Detroit): Appointed Donna J. Broderick, a development officer at Wayne State U. (Detroit) who coordinated annual-giving campaigns, to be director of individual and annual giving.

Children´s Health Council (Palo Alto, Calif.): Appointed Christopher Harris, interim executive director and former executive director of the Chartwell School (Seaside, Calif.), to be executive director.

Council on Foundations (Washington): Appointed Suzanne Feurt, a loaned executive from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Flint, Mich.) to the European Foundation Centre (Brussels), to be managing director of community foundations.

Doane College (Crete, Neb.): Appointed Robert M. Ryan, vice president for sales and marketing at Gooch Foods (Lincoln, Neb.), to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Duke U. (Durham, N.C.): Appointed Steven A. Rum, executive director of development for Duke Children´s Hospital of Duke U. Medical Center, to be vice chancellor for development and alumni affairs for the medical center.

Episcopal Community Services (Philadelphia): Appointed the Rev. John E. Midwood, archdeacon of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), to be associate director.

Franklin & Marshall College (Lancaster, Pa.): Appointed D.J. Korns, owner and president of Associates Trade Bindery (St. Petersburg, Fla.), to be director of alumni programs.

Gettysburg College (Pa.): Appointed Laura B. Cotton, assistant director of annual giving at Union College (Schnectady, N.Y.), to be assistant director of annual giving.

Glaucoma Foundation (New York): Appointed Bonnie Osinki, director of development at the Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey (Astoria, N.Y.), to be director of development.

Goodwill Industries International (Bethesda, Md.): Appointed Mark H. Goldberg, chief information officer for the Law Center at Georgetown U. (Washington), to be chief information officer.

Heritage Foundation (Washington): Appointed James Weidman, deputy director of regional media communications at the National Federation of Independent Business (Washington), to be director of public relations.

Houston Symphony: Appointed George Marshall Worthington, director of development at Stages Repertory Theatre (Houston), to be director of major gifts and planned giving.

Indiana State U. (Terre Haute): Appointed Jeffrey Pohlen, joint director of advancement services at the College of Saint Benedict (Saint Joseph, Minn.) and Saint John´s U. (Collegeville, Minn.), to be director of advancement services.

Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles: Appointed Paul S. Castro, associate executive director, to be executive director.

Johns Hopkins U. (Baltimore): Appointed Kathleen H. Hider, associate director of development for the School of Nursing, to be director of development for the School of Professional Studies in Business and Education.

Lees-McRae College (Banner Elk, N.C.): Appointed Jeffrey S. Boggan, director of development and alumni relations, to be senior director of development; Andy Jackson, a consultant based in Charlotte, N.C., to be director of public relations and marketing; and M. Michelle Vance, sales director at the Holiday Inn (Banner Elk), to be director of alumni relations.

LaGrange College (Ga.): Appointed Dean Hartman, communications-services manager at WestPoint Stevens (LaGrange), to be director of public relations.

Lehigh U. (Bethlehem, Pa.): Appointed Bradley M. Drexler, director of corporate communications at Binney & Smith (Easton, Pa.), to be vice president for university relations.

Lexington Theological Seminary (Ky.): Appointed David H. Bowles, former business manager and director of development at the Lexington Salvation Army (Ky.), to be director of the annual fund.

Los Angeles Regional Food Bank: Appointed Janice Vogel Ackles, a consultant at Ackles Communications (Tujunga, Calif.), to be director of development and public relations.

Lutheran Home and Services (Arlington Heights, Ill.): Appointed Gail Archibald Lawler, development director at Residents for Effective Shelter Transitions (Chicago), to be development associate.

Maricopa Community College District (Tempe, Ariz.): Appointed Raúl Cárdenas, president of Paradise Valley Community College (Phoenix), to be vice chancellor for external relations.

The Mariner´s Museum (Newport News, Va.): Appointed Anna Holloway, a doctoral student in the history department at the College of William and Mary (Williamsburg, Va.), to be director of education.

MDS Research Foundation (Tallahassee, Fla.): Appointed Michael D. Devine, vice chancellor for research at the U. of Tennessee at Knoxville, to be executive director. The MDS Research Foundation promotes chemical and biomedical research in molecular design and synthesis.

Mercy College (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.): Appointed Ann R. Hyatt, director of development and alumni relations for the School of Law at Pace U. at White Plains (N.Y.), to be director of development, and Mary Pat Wagner, assistant vice president for external affairs at Marymount College (Tarrytown, N.Y.), to be director of alumni relations.

Mount St. Mary´s College (Los Angeles): Appointed Joseph M. Zanetta, vice president for advancement at Whittier College (Calif.), to be vice president for institutional advancement.

National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (Washington): Appointed Tony Pals, assistant director of public affairs, to be director of public information.

National Kidney Foundation (New York): Appointed Tanja Heinen, vice president at the Polycystic Kidney Research Foundation (Kansas City, Mo.), to be national development director. The NKF also appointed Eileen Brown, director of development at Children International (Kansas City), to be direct-mail director; Wendy Davis, director of development at the NKF´s Kansas and western Missouri office (Kansas City), to be campaign director; and Mindy Weixelman, a volunteer-program manager at the Polycystic Kidney Research Foundation (Kansas City), to be affiliate development director.

National Maritime Museum Association (San Francisco): Appointed Margaret (Gail) Miller, director of finance and administration, to be chief financial officer.

National Policy Association (Washington): Appointed Stephen Crawford, executive director of the Governor´s Workforce Board for the State of Maryland (Baltimore) and special assistant to the Maryland Higher Education Commission (Annapolis), to be vice president and secretary/treasurer.

National Tuberous Sclerosis Association (Landover, Md.): Appointed Michael J. Coburn, vice president of International Service Agencies (Alexandria, Va.), to be president and chief executive officer.

North Carolina State U. (Raleigh): Appointed Terry G. Wood, interim vice chancellor for university advancement, to be vice chancellor for university advancement.

Owens Community College (Toledo, Ohio): Appointed Rusty Smith, assistant vice president for development management at the U. of Findlay (Ohio), to be executive director of institutional advancement.

Robert F. Kennedy Children´s Action Corps (Boston): Appointed Carol A. Phillips Rimpas, director of development at the Walker Home and School (Needham, Mass.), to be director of development and public relations.

St. Mary´s U. (San Antonio): Appointed Ben Hart, a member of the development staff, to be director of the annual fund.

UCLA Foundation (Los Angeles): Appointed Keenan Behrle, executive vice president at Westminster Capital (Los Angeles), to be president.

U. of Michigan at Dearborn: Appointed Jennifer Sroka, a reporter at Press & Guide (Dearborn), to be information officer.

U. of Northern Colorado (Greeley): Appointed Sherri Moser, interim alumni director, to be alumni director.

U. of San Francisco, Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management: Appointed Michael E. Cortés, an assistant research professor in the Graduate School of Public Affairs at the U. of Colorado at Denver, to be director.

Virginia Tech (Blacksburg): Appointed Thimothy G. Corvin, senior director of development for capital support, to be interim associate vice president for development; Elizabeth (Betsy) Flanagan, assistant vice president for development and director of individual, major, and planned gifts at the U. of Virginia (Charlottesville), to be vice president for development and university relations; Judy Graham, director of annual giving, to be director of development for the College of Architecture and Urban Studies; Martha McCollum, executive director of the Virginia 4-H Foundation (Blacksburg), to be assistant director of development for the College of Engineering; Ann Nadjar, the publications manager at the National Communication Association (Washington), to be assistant director of development at the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center; Bryan Rowland, director of development for the College of Natural Resources, to be director of development for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; and Michael J. Westfall, associate director of annual giving at Michigan State U. (East Lansing), to be director of annual giving.

Westport/Weston Y.M.C.A. (Westport, Conn.): Appointed Ann O´Leary, director of campaign and communications at the United Way of Norwalk and Wilton (Norwalk, Conn.), to be director of development.

WTTW/Window to the World Communications (Chicago): Appointed Susan E. Beck, a consultant at Beyond DDB (Chicago), to be senior vice president of marketing, and Brian Walker, marketing manager, to be development director.

GRANT MAKERS

The Achelis and Bodman Foundations (New York): Appointed John B. Krieger, a manager at Globecon Group (New York), to be program officer. The foundations are independent entities, but share employees, trustees, officers, and offices.

Bayer Foundation (Pittsburgh): Appointed Rebecca L. Lucore, acting director, to be director. She also serves as manager of community affairs for the Bayer Corporation.

Catholic Community Foundation (St. Paul): Appointed Jeff Pederson, community-affairs director at Catholic Cemeteries (St. Paul), to be planned-giving officer.

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (Miami): Appointed Ava Christian, an automation technician in the Pembroke Pines, Fla., office of the U.S. Census Bureau, to be accounting assistant; Susan L. Gomez, president of Genesis Way (Miami), to be travel and meeting specialist; Scott D.A. Jones, a residence coordinator at the U. of Miami (Coral Gables, Fla.), to be a grants-administration assistant; and Asya Pashenko, senior financial analyst at United Healthcare of Florida (Sunrise), to be controller.

McKnight Foundation (Minneapolis): Appointed Gretchen Bonfert, principal and owner of Green Strategies (Springfield, Ill.), to be program officer for the environment, and Denise Mayotte, an arts consultant in Minneapolis and former general manager of KFAI Radio (Minneapolis), to be program officer for the arts.

Sobrato Family Foundation (Cupertino, Calif.): Appointed Diane S. Ford, executive director of Community Impact (Palo Alto, Calif.), to be foundation director.

St. Paul Companies: Appointed Mary Pickard, president of the St. Paul Companies Foundation, also to be vice president of community affairs.

WallaceReader´s Digest Funds (New York): Appointed Lydia Davis Barrett, vice president and grants officer in corporate social responsibility at the Chase Manhattan Bank Foundation (New York), to be director of the communities program; Ann-Marie Buckley, senior accountant, to be manager of financial reporting and analysis; Mary Lee Fitzgerald, program director for education, also to be director of “Leaders Count,” a new education project; Judith Johnson, deputy assistant secretary in the office of elementary and secondary education at the U.S. Department of Education (Washington), to be senior program officer for education; Lee D. Mitgang, assistant director of the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media at Teacher´s College, Columbia U. (New York), to be communications director; and Sheila Murphy, program officer, to be senior program officer for communities.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

American Medical Association Foundation (Chicago): Elected Herman I. Abromowitz, a physician and clinical professor in the School of Medicine at Wright State U. (Dayton, Ohio), to be president of the Board of Trustees.

Durham Public Education Network (N.C.): Elected Kay Morgan, public-relations director at Morgan Dodge/Jeep/Eagle (Durham), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

J. Marion Sims Foundation (Lancaster, S.C.): Elected Dexter L. Cook, a partner with Rock Hill Pediatric Associates (S.C.), to be a trustee.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Olson Management Group (Raleigh, N.C.): Appointed David J. Feild, executive vice president at the Atlanta Cardiovascular Research Institute, to be vice president and general manager. This group manages planning, publications, and other services for associations.

Rusher, Loscavio & LoPresto (San Francisco): Appointed Robert W. Kile, vice president and partner, to be senior partner at this executive-search and consulting firm.