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December 12, 2002 | Read Time: 11 minutes
American Lung Association of Eastern Missouri (St. Louis): Appointed Kristi Meyers Gallup, director of financial resource development at the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, to be vice president for development and marketing.
American Red Cross in Nassau County (Mineola, N.Y.): Appointed Joan Desir, coordinator of volunteers in the pediatric center at the New York Foundling Hospital, to be director of volunteer resources, and Jennifer Wolf, financial-development associate, to be director of special events.
Americans for the Arts (Washington): Appointed Evelyn Fine, vice president for strategic development at the Media Access Project (Washington), to be vice president of communications.
Association of Public Television Stations (Washington): Appointed Jeffrey L. Bobeck, vice president of corporate communications at the National Association of Broadcasters (Washington), to be vice president of government relations.
Belmont Abbey College (N.C.): Announced the retirement of John Marshall, vice president for institutional advancement, effective at the end of the year.
Boomer Esiason Foundation (New York): Appointed Giacomo Picco, an associate with the Carlyle Group (Washington), to be director of business development. The foundation raises funds for research on cystic fibrosis.
California State U.-Channel Islands (Camarillo): Appointed Tanya Gonzales, a consultant to the university, to be director of development, and Peggy Hinz, vice president of communications at the California Endowment (Woodland Hills), to be director of communications and marketing.
Carle Foundation (Urbana, Ill.): Appointed Robert Driver, director of development and major-gifts director at the Washington Hospital Center Foundation (D.C.), to be vice president for development.
Center for Health Care Strategies (Lawrenceville, N.J.): Appointed Nikki Highsmith, director of policy, to be vice president for programs, and Seth Klukoff, director of communications, to be vice president for operations.
Childhelp USA (Scottsdale, Ariz.): Appointed Amy Harrison, chairman, president, and chief operating officer of Children’s Comprehensive Services (Nashville), to be chief administrative officer.
Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, Md.): Appointed Tyrrell Flawn, executive director at the RGK Foundation (Austin, Tex.), to be executive director.
Children’s Museum (Boston): Appointed Amy L. Auerbach, senior vice president at ABB Energy Capital (Boston), to be chief financial officer.
Community College of Allegheny County Educational Foundation (Pittsburgh): Appointed Amy I. Pauley, development-operations coordinator at the Watson Institute (Sewickley, Pa.), to be director of development and alumni affairs.
DCH Health System (Tuscaloosa, Ala.): Appointed Larry O’Neal, a financial adviser at UBS PaineWebber (Tuscaloosa), to be vice president of development.
Demos: A Network for Ideas and Action (New York): Appointed Stephen Meswarb, director of development at the Michael Callen-Audre Lorde Community Health Center (New York), to be director of development at this research and advocacy organization.
Dillard U. (New Orleans): Appointed John P. Donohue, vice president for development, to be vice president for institutional advancement and development.
Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation (Atlanta): Appointed T. Patrick Brennan, executive director and chief executive officer at the Historic Columbia Foundation (Columbia, S.C.), to be senior director of properties, and Harrison H. Perry, director of development at the Atlanta Opera, to be senior director of development and communications.
GuideStar (Williamsburg, Va.): Appointed Dan Moore, registrar of charities for the State of New Mexico (Albuquerque), to be vice president of public affairs in its new affiliate office in Washington, effective January 1.
House Ear Institute (Los Angeles): Appointed Martin E. Maren, director of finance and corporate treasurer at the Doheny Eye Institute (Los Angeles), to be executive vice president and chief financial officer.
International Trachoma Initiative (New York): Appointed Jacob Kumaresan, executive secretary of the World Health Organization’s Stop TB Partnership (Geneva), to be president.
James Madison U. Foundation (Harrisonburg, Va.): Appointed Thomas H. Schaeffer, vice president and chief financial officer, to be executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Jewish Women’s Archive (Brookline, Mass.): Appointed Joanne Wilson, director of development at the Palm Beach Community College Foundation (Fla.), to be director of development.
May Institute (Norwood, Mass.): Appointed Marcia T. Allen, director of alumni affairs at the Community College of Rhode Island (Warwick), to be major-gifts officer, and Joseph O’Brien Jr., interim vice chancellor for institutional advancement at the U. of Massachusetts at Boston, to be senior director of development. The May Institute provides behavioral health-care, education, and rehabilitation services.
MediSend/International (Dallas): Appointed Rebecca Williams, director of community relations, development, and volunteers at LifeNet Community Behavioral Healthcare (Dallas), to be executive director. MediSend collects and distributes donated surplus medical supplies and equipment to hospitals worldwide.
Meharry Medical College National Alumni Association (Nashville): Appointed Benetta Bashaw-Waller, special assistant for policy and legislative affairs at the Montgomery County Housing Opportunity Commission (Kensington, Md.), to be executive director.
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (Great Neck, N.Y.): Appointed Louis Innamorato, audit manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers (New York), to be director of finance.
National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise (Arlington, Va.): Appointed Linda Lumbert, a consultant based in Cleveland, to be managing director of its national office.
National Public Radio (Washington): Appointed Joyce MacDonald, director of program services, to be director of station relations.
Nauticus, the National Maritime Center (Norfolk, Va.): Appointed Mark D. Roberts, director of annual giving at the Virginia Commonwealth U. Foundation (Richmond), to be director of development.
Neighborhood Writing Alliance (Chicago): Appointed Annie Knepler, associate editor of the Journal of Ordinary Thought (Chicago), to be editor.
New School U. (New York): Appointed Kristin E. Sorenson, associate director of external affairs and director of special gifts at the Museum of Modern Art (New York), to be vice president for development.
New York Academy of Sciences: Appointed Ellis Rubinstein, editor of the journal Science, to be chief executive officer.
Peconic Land Trust (Southampton, N.Y.): Appointed Rebecca A. Chapman, associate dean of public affairs and vice president of philanthropy and communications at Stony Brook U. Hospital and Medical Center (N.Y.), to be vice president of philanthropy.
Phoenix Symphony: Appointed Maryellen H. Gleason, regional sales director at Qwest Global Business Markets (Denver), to be president and chief executive officer.
Prairie Public Broadcasting (Fargo, N.D.): Appointed Nancy L. Wood, development director at Nevada Public Radio (Las Vegas), to be development director.
Pratt Fine Arts Center (Seattle): Appointed Simon Siegl, president of the American Vintners Association (Washington), to be executive director.
Roger Williams U. (Bristol, R.I.): Appointed Shawn P. Buckless, a certified trust and financial adviser (Westport, Mass.), to be executive director of development and alumni relations.
San Francisco Film Society: Appointed Marly Norris, development director at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (Calif.), to be director of development.
Sclerodema Foundation (Byfield, Mass.): Appointed Donna Kohli, interim president and chief executive officer, to be president and chief executive officer.
Technology Council of Maryland (Rockville): Appointed Charles E. Scott, manager of state issues at Stateside Associates (Arlington, Va.), to be director of membership and business development.
Temple U. Health System (Philadelphia): Appointed Rhonda Gelman Kelley, senior vice president at Brakeley (Stamford, Conn.), to be executive director of development.
U. of Louisville (Ky.): Appointed Christine D. Allen, director of development at Shands Healthcare and the U. of Florida Health Sciences Center (Gainesville), to be assistant vice president of development for the U. of Louisville Health Sciences Center, and Robert Micou, development director at St. Francis School (Goshen, Ky.), to be development director for the Brandeis School of Law.
Urban Gateways (Chicago): Appointed Sandra Tanzer, director of development at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, to be development director.
Vanderbilt U. (Nashville): Appointed Robert L. Early, associate vice chancellor for principal gifts, to be executive associate vice chancellor for development and alumni relations.
Wayne State U. Research and Technology Park (Detroit): Appointed Howard Bell, associate director of venture development, to be executive director.
WBAI/Pacifica Radio (New York): Appointed Don Rojas, founder and chief executive officer of The Black World Today and BlackWorldRadio.com (New York), to be general manager.
WFYI (Indianapolis): Appointed Susanne McAlister, chief executive officer of Jerome P. Greene & Associates (Indianapolis), to be director of corporate underwriting, and Sally Zelonis, director of development at Young Audiences of Indiana (Indianapolis), to be director of major gifts.
WKNO (Memphis): Appointed Linda Philpot, development assistant at Pink Palace Family of Museums (Memphis), to be development manager.
GRANT MAKERS
ADC Foundation (Minneapolis): Appointed William Linder-Scholer, director of the Mathematics and Science Unit at the Minnesota Department of Children, Families, and Learning (Roseville), to be executive director. He replaces Sandra Larson, director of community relations and executive director, who is retiring.
Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan (Detroit): Appointed Diane A. Roegner, an assistant vice president and financial adviser at Merrill Lynch & Company (New York), to be director of donor relations.
Eleanor Women’s Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Rosanna A. Marquez, former regional administrator for the Midwest region of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Chicago), to be president. The foundation supports programs that advance economic self-sufficiency and safe, affordable housing for women.
Greater Cincinnati Foundation: Appointed J. Scott McReynolds, director of enterprise risk management at Hillenbrand Industries (Batesville, Ind.), to be vice president for finance and administration.
Institute of Mental Hygiene (New Orleans): Appointed Nancy Freeman, an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Lousiana State U. Health Sciences Center (New Orleans), to be executive director. She succeeds founding executive director Nancy J. Aronson, who has resigned. IMH supports mental-health services for children and families in New Orleans.
Koret Foundation (San Francisco): Appointed Meredith Alexander, executive editor of Jewish Community News (San Jose, Calif.), to be director of communications.
Henry Luce Foundation (New York): Announced the retirement of Henry Luce III as chairman of the Board of Directors and chief executive officer. Margaret Boles Fitzgerald, executive vice president and director of community relations at Hill/Holliday (Boston), was elected to succeed Mr. Luce as chair of the board in June.
Minneapolis Foundation: Appointed Desiree Heller, director of planned giving at the American Heart Association’s Northland Affiliate Office (Minneapolis), to be vice president for philanthropic consulting services.
Minnesota Community Foundation (St. Paul): Appointed Judi Dutcher, state auditor, to be president.
Rainbow Endowment (Philadelphia): Appointed Jean Bochnowski, executive vice president and chief administrative officer at Zoo New England (Boston), to be executive director. The Rainbow Endowment makes grants to promote the health and social well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICERS
CDC Foundation (Atlanta): Elected Klaus Kleinfeld, president and chief executive officer of Siemens Corporation (New York), to the Board of Directors.
Community Foundation of Louisville (Ky.): Elected Michael B. Mountjoy, managing partner at Carpenter, Mountjoy & Bressler (Louisville), to be chair of the Board of Directors.
Dayton Foundation (Ohio): Elected to the Governing Board: Helen Jones-Kelley, executive director of Montgomery County Children Services (Dayton); Leo E. Knight Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of National City Mortgage Company (Dayton); Laura B. Pannier, vice president of administration at Northgate Chrysler Jeep (Cincinnati); and Douglas C. Scholz, president of Unibilt Industries (Vandalia, Ohio).
Delaware Community Foundation (Wilmington): Elected to the Board of Directors: David G. Burton, director of I.G. Burton & Company (Milford); Martha S. Gilman, partner and vice president of Gilman Development Company (Yorklyn); Cecil C. Gordon Jr., a physician in Greenville, Del.; Maria M. Matos, executive director of the Latin American Community Center (Wilmington); and Marcia V. Raniere, former contributions officer at DuPont Public Affairs (Greenville).
Eleanor Women’s Foundation (Chicago): Elected Darlene M. Ziebell, president and founder of Actoras Partners (Hoffman Estates, Ill.), to be chair of the Board of Directors.
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (Miami): Elected Mariam C. Noland, president of the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan (Detroit), to the Board of Trustees.
Venice Foundation (Fla.): Elected to the Board of Directors: Iona Anderson-Janniere, a retired professor at Manatee Community College (Venice); Richard Conroy, an ophthalmologist (Venice); Charles J. Fishman, president of Fishman and Associates (Venice); and Karl Kokomoor, president and chief engineer of DMK Group Engineers, Surveyors and Planners (Englewood, Fla.).
CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS
Clements Group (Salt Lake City): Appointed Clark Townsend, president of the Council for Resource Development (Washington), to be a senior consultant, and Jan Van Note, a senior consultant, to be a vice president. The firm provides development consulting services to universities in the United States and Canada.
DeWitt & Associates (Richmond, Va.): Appointed Clarence R. Bauman, director of development at Eastern Mennonite U. (Harrisonburg, Va.), to be vice president at this development consulting firm.
Phillips & Associates (Los Angeles): Appointed Garen Smith, vice president for development at Children’s Institute International (Los Angeles), to be senior counsel at this fund-raising management consulting firm.