People

Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries (Hollidaysburg, Pa.): Appointed Julia Elvey, assistant director of development at Juniata College (Huntingdon, Pa.), to be director of annual giving.

American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (New York): Appointed Jeffrey J. Sussman, vice-president in the marketing-communications group at Ruder Finn (New York), to be vice-president for communications and public relations.

Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International (Fort Collins, Colo.): Appointed Deborah Blom, senior vice-president for chapter relations and board development at the Lupus Foundation of America (Rockville, Md.), to be executive director.

Bristol Community College (Fall River, Mass.): Appointed Elizabeth S. Palter, dean of grants and contracts at Bunker Hill Community College (Boston), to be director of grant development.

Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Foundation: Appointed August A. Napoli, Jr., president and chief executive officer of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Cleveland, to be president and chief executive officer of this new organization that will serve as the fund-raising arm of Catholic Charities and all other diocesan activities in Cleveland.

Chicago Scholars Foundation: Appointed Shawn Haugen, managing consultant at Xpedior (Chicago), to be executive director. CSF awards a scholarship to one college-bound student from each of Chicago’s 112 private and public high schools.

Christian Stewardship Association (Milwaukee): Appointed Scott M. Preissler, chief operating officer, to be president. He succeeds Brian Kluth.

Cleveland Zoological Society: Appointed Christine L. Butler, assistant office manager at Nuszer Kopatz Urban Design Association (Denver), and Wendy M. Kunkle, director for the Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio, markets of the Sports & Social Clubs of the U.S., to be development associates.

Council of Independent Colleges (Washington): Announced the retirement of Allen P. Splete, president, effective June 30, 2000.

Erie Family Health Center (Chicago): Appointed Xichel Woods, assistant to the executive vice-president and chief operating officer at Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago), to be president and chief executive officer.

George Washington U. (Washington): Appointed Marsha F. Shinkman, coordinator for the “Stanford in Washington” program of Stanford U. (Palo Alto, Cal.), to be director of alumni relations at the Law School.

Georgetown U. (Washington): Appointed Kristen Dorn Saltelli, development assistant for the Medical Center, to be associate director of medical-alumni programs and annual funds for the Medical Center, and Teresa Kemp Zielenski, sub-contracts administrator at Booz-Allen & Hamilton (McLean, Va.), to be assistant director of development for corporate and foundation relations for the Medical Center.

Grantmakers in Aging (Dayton, Ohio): Appointed Carol A. Farquhar, program officer at the Kettering Foundation (Dayton), to be executive director.

Habitat for Humanity International (Americus, Ga.): Appointed Roger Congdon, director of donor development, to be vice-president for development; Paul George, director of information systems, to be vice-president for information systems; and Don Patrick, director of human resources, to be vice-president of human resources.

The Heard Museum (Phoenix): Appointed Marcia Halstead, director of the capital campaign at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, to be director of development.

Indiana U. (Indianapolis): Appointed Paul G. Schervish, director of the Social Welfare Research Institute at Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Mass.), to be a distinguished visiting professor at the Center on Philanthropy.

Kent State U. (Ohio): Appointed Lindsey H. Loftus, associate director of alumni relations, to be executive director of alumni relations and executive director of the alumni association.

Kettering U. (Flint, Mich.): Appointed Meagan Bataran, former promotional manager in university development at Michigan State U. (East Lansing), to be director of annual giving, and Patricia A. Mroczek, manager of news services at Eastern Michigan U. (Ypsilanti), to be associate vice-president for public relations and communications.

KidsPeace (Schnecksville, Pa.): Appointed C.T. O’Donnell II, national executive director of Lehr Management (Bethlehem, Pa.), to be president and chief executive officer. KidsPeace is a human-services organization that promotes children’s psychological well-being.

Knox College (Galesburg, Ill.): Appointed Bruce Downsbrough, associate vice-president for development and alumni affairs, to be vice-president for advancement, and John Mohr, vice-president for development and alumni affairs, to be senior development officer and secretary to the Board of Trustees.

Maine College of Art (Portland): Appointed Patricia Layman, associate director of development for the arts and sciences at Tufts U. (Medford, Mass.), to be associate director of advancement for special gifts.

N.A.A.C.P. (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) (Baltimore): Appointed Alexis C. Davis, former chief financial officer at Spectera (Baltimore), to be chief operating officer.

National Center for Learning Disabilities (New York): Appointed Shirley K. Gazsi, a consultant for the African American Institute (New York) and director of communications and publications for the Media Studies Center at Columbia U. (New York), to be director of communications and marketing.

National Jewish Medical and Research Center (Denver): Appointed Jim Carpenter, a public-affairs consultant at Gonzales Consulting Services (Denver), to be director of public affairs, and Leslie Karotkin, director of special events at Scottish Rite Children’s Medical Center (Atlanta), which now is known as Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, to be national director of special events.

Neuberger Museum of Art (Purchase, N.Y.): Appointed Elena Pellegrini, director of programs at the Anne Frank Center USA (New York), to be coordinator of public programs.

Norton Museum of Art (West Palm Beach, Fla.): Appointed Jacquelin Crebbs, director of advancement at Chatham Hall (Va.), to be director of advancement.

Occidental College (Los Angeles): Appointed Jon Keates, vice-president for development and external affairs at Claremont McKenna College (Cal.), to be the vice-president for institutional advancement.

Oregon Health Sciences Foundation (Portland): Appointed Jonathan Ulsh, executive director of Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation (Portland), to be president. O.H.S.F. also appointed Barbara Mahoney, senior development officer at Willamette U. (Salem, Ore.), to be senior vice-president for development.

The Pennsylvania Economy League-Western Division (Pittsburgh): Appointed Yvonne Cook, a program officer at the Pittsburgh Foundation, to be a project manager.

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Foundation (Louisville, Ky.): Appointed Robert E. Leech, president and chief executive officer of the asset-management division at Keystone Financial (Harrisburg, Pa.), to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Larry Carr, who resigned earlier this year, and R. James Henderson, who had served as interim president and chief executive officer.

Rider U. (Lawrenceville, N.J.): Appointed Patrick F. Corrigan, former resident director, to be assistant director of annual giving; Amanda L. Paul, administrative fellow for championships and marketing at Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (Edison, N.J.), to be assistant director of alumni relations; and Natalie M. Pollard, the associate director of alumni relations, to be director of gift planning.

Saint Anne’s Hospital (Fall River, Mass.): Appointed Susan Benetti Oldrid, director of development and public relations at the American Red Cross-Southeastern Massachusetts Chapter (Brockton), to be director of development.

Saint Martin’s College (Lacey, Wash.): Appointed Todd Monohon, parish administrator at All Saint’s Parish (Puyallup, Wash.), to be director of development.

Saint Mary’s College (South Bend, Ind.): Appointed Melanie Engler, account executive at BJ Thompson Associates (South Bend), to be director of public relations.

Saint Michael’s College (Colchester, Vt.): Appointed Trevor M. Law, senior development officer at Good Samaritan Hospital (Los Angeles), to be director of special gifts.

St. Bonaventure U. (N.Y.): Appointed John Brannelly, Jr., director of planning and communications at the Central Connecticut Coast Y.M.C.A. (New Haven), to be development officer for metropolitan New York.

Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center (New York): Appointed Mary Di Donato, associate vice-president for public relations and development, to be vice-president for public relations and development for this institution and for St. Clare’s Hospital and Health Center (New York). Both organizations are part of the Catholic Health Care Network (New York).

Tufts U. (Medford, Mass.): Appointed Brian K. Lee, development officer, to be vice-president for development.

U. of California at San Francisco: Appointed Candler Gibson, director of development for the basic sciences at the Johns Hopkins U., School of Medicine (Baltimore), to be director of development for clinical neuroscience, and David N. Randall, assistant dean for development and external relations for the College of Engineering at U. of Washington (Seattle), to be director of school- and constituent-development programs.

United Way of Metropolitan Dallas: Announced the resignation of Ed McDunn, president and chief executive officer, effective in March.

Virginia Tech (Blacksburg): Appointed Charles W. Steger, vice-president for development and university relations, to be president of the university, effective January 1.

Westminster College of Salt Lake City: Appointed Rebecca A. Dukes, former assistant vice-president for development and director of planned giving at Utah State U. (Logan), to be vice-president for institutional advancement.

WTTW/ Window to the World Communications (Chicago): Appointed Jon Kavanaugh, director of corporate communications for the organization’s 98.7 WFMT & The Radio Networks, to be vice-president of new media.

GRANT MAKERS

Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation (Pittsburgh): Appointed James V. Denova, executive director of the Forbes Fund (Pittsburgh), to be senior program officer.

Boston Globe Foundation: Appointed Klare Shaw, associate director, to be executive director. She succeeds Suzanne W. Maas, who will continue working with the foundation as consultant for special projects.

The Cleveland Foundation: Appointed Julianne Goss, a program officer at the Central Indiana Community Foundation (Indianapolis), to be gift-planning officer.

Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan (Detroit): Appointed Robin D. Ferriby, a shareholder and lawyer at the firm of Berry Moorman (Birmingham, Mich.), to be vice-president for donor relations.

The FleetBoston Foundation: Appointed Michele Courton Brown, director of corporate contributions at BankBoston, to be president of this foundation created after the merger of Fleet and BankBoston.

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (Miami): Appointed Raul A. Diaz, comptroller at Eastern National Bank of Miami, to be investment associate, and Zenobia I. Lopez, administrative assistant at Spectrum Programs (Miami), to be records coordinator.

The Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, Wash.): Appointed Bruce Brooks, senior vice-president at MWW/Savitt (Seattle) and a former deputy mayor of Seattle, to be director of community affairs, succeeding Barbara Dingfield, who retired in July.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

American Medical Association Foundation (Chicago): Elected William H. Mahood, a gastroenterologist in Fluortown, Pa., to be president of the Board of Directors.

The Howard Heinz Endowment (Pittsburgh): Elected Shirley M. Malcom, head of the directorate for education and human-resources programs at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Washington), to be a member of the board.

The Jerusalem Foundation (New York): Elected William Ackman, co-manager of Gotham Partners (New York), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Kansas State U. Foundation (Manhattan): Elected Robert DeBruyn, chairman of the board at the Master Teacher (Manhattan), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

National Kidney Foundation (New York): Elected Fred Herbert, a realtor in Ocala, Fla., to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Nazareth College (Rochester, N.Y.): Elected Stephen D. Natapow, president of Natapow Management (Rochester), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Alexander Haas Martin & Partners (Atlanta): Appointed Jennifer Mach, campaign manager, to be senior campaign manager, and Pressley Harris Peters, senior campaign manager, to be consultant.

The Gable Group (San Diego): Appointed Jack Beresford, account supervisor for public affairs, to be director for public affairs; Rick Cook, account supervisor for public relations, to be the director for public relations; and Scott Pansky, account supervisor for promotions and cause marketing, to be director for promotions and cause marketing.

Paneth, Haber & Zimmerman (New York): Appointed Jimmie E. Spears, assurance manager at KPMG (New York), to be a manager of the non-profit-organization services group of this accounting firm.