People

Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (Baltimore): Appointed C. Robert Skinner, director of corporate relations at Johns Hopkins U. (Baltimore), to be director of development.

American Humane (Englewood, Colo.): Appointed Suzanne Barnard, a project director at the Annie E. Casey Foundation (Baltimore), to be vice president of public policy in the Washington office.

American Symphony Orchestra League (New York): Appointed Henry Fogel, president of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, to be president and chief executive officer, effective July 1.

Aspen Institute (Washington): Appointed Robert M. Shireman, program director for higher education at the James Irvine Foundation (San Francisco), to be a senior fellow for the Program on Education in a Changing Society.

Atlanta Opera: Appointed David Schaeffer, senior director of development at the Shepherd Center (Atlanta), to be director of development.

Atlas Economic Research Foundation (Fairfax, Va.): Appointed Nikolai Wenzel, director of academic programs, to be director of development.

Capital Area United Way (Lansing, Mich.): Announced the resignation of Bob Berning, president.

Catholic Medical Mission Board (New York): Appointed Eduardo H. Retes, regional health consultant for Central America to the Pan American Health Organization (Washington), to be regional technical director for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research (Washington): Appointed Susan Frank, director of public policy at the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation (San Jose, Calif.), to be vice president of operations.

Community Action (Athens, Ohio): Appointed Kent Ahrens, a consultant, to be director of development.

Community Legal Resources (Detroit): Appointed Angela Zemboy, program manager, to be executive director, and Alan W. Reiter, an associate at George P. Mann & Associates (Farmington Hills, Mich.), to be legal director.

Community Renewal Society (Chicago): Appointed Kristine Scott, membership director at Friends of the Parks (Chicago), to be development officer for individual giving, and Lowell Young, executive director at Lutheran Day Nursery (Chicago), to be development officer for church relations.

Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (Hollywood, Fla.): Appointed Deborah L. Chodrow, associate vice president at American Friends of the Hebrew U. (New York), to be vice president of major gifts.

Elon U. (N.C.): Appointed Cindy Wall Sarwi, supervisor of athletic facilities at Rockingham Community College (Reidsville, N.C.), to be director of alumni and parent relations, and Larry Vellani, assistant administrator for program services at the North Carolina Administrative Office of Courts (Raleigh), to be director of foundation relations.

Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (New York): Appointed Fatima Goldman, executive director of Brookwood Child Care (New York), to be chief executive officer and executive director. She succeeds Megan E. McLaughlin, who is retiring.

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund (Boston): Appointed Jon J. Skillman, chief operating officer, to be president.

Foundation for United Way of Sarasota County (Sarasota, Fla.): Appointed William C. Austin, director of gift planning at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital (Memphis), to be director. He succeeds Carol Johnston Krug, who is retiring.

Greyston Foundation (Yonkers, N.Y.): Appointed Kevin Marrinan, principal at Westage Corporation (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), to be vice president of capital projects, and Joe Tribbie, acting deputy director at the Mayor’s Office of AIDS Policy (New York), to be vice president of health services.

Heart of Florida United Way (Orlando): Announced the resignation of Brian Quail, president and chief professional officer.

Iowa State U. Foundation (Ames): Appointed John R. Glover, director of annual giving at North Dakota State U. (Fargo), to be director of annual giving; Carla Wiedmier, director of development and campaign manager at Central College (Pella, Iowa), to be senior director of development for the College of Engineering; and Ann Wilson, a consultant, to be director of communications.

Kempe Children’s Foundation (Denver): Appointed Barbara B. Ritchie, director of development at Graland Country Day School (Denver), to be development director.

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts (Philadelphia): Appointed Hank Mullany, president of Genuardi’s Family Markets (Norristown, Pa.), to be executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Library of Virginia Foundation (Richmond): Appointed Mary Beth McIntire, assistant vice president of resource development and donor relations at United Way Services (Richmond), to be executive director.

LifeLine Pilots (Peoria, Ill.): Appointed Robert C. Hultgren, Intranet security officer at Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria), to be executive director. LifeLine organizes volunteer pilots who provide free air transportation to underprivileged people in need of medical treatment.

Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum: Appointed Peter Tokofsky, a professor of folklore, German, and world arts and cultures at the U. of California at Los Angeles, to be executive director.

Miami City Ballet (Miami Beach, Fla.): Appointed E. Ramone Segree, president of Segree Associates (Nashville), to be vice president for development.

Minnesota Opera (Minneapolis): Appointed Betsy Gardella, vice president for development and chief operating officer at WNYC (New York), to be vice president of development.

Netherland-America Foundation (New York): Appointed David B. Roosevelt, president and chief executive officer of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (Iowa), to be executive director.

Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum (Queens, N.Y.): Appointed Jenny Dixon, executive director of the Bronx Museum of the Arts (N.Y.), to be director.

Northern California Presbyterian Homes and Services Foundation (San Francisco): Appointed Judith W. Loura, development director at the Institute on Aging (San Francisco), to be executive director.

Pittsburgh Public Theater: Appointed Matthew P. Hughes, director of development for the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon U. (Pittsburgh), to be director of development; Kimberly Mauersberg, account supervisor at McMahon & Cardillo Communication (Pittsburgh), to be assistant director of development; Audra Mellix, development associate at the Kingsley Association (Pittsburgh), to be director of corporate relations; and Sara Werner, assistant to the director of the Center for International Legal Education at the U. of Pittsburgh, to be development officer.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (New York): Appointed Barbara A. DeBree, planned-giving officer at the National Audubon Society (New York), to be Southeastern regional director for planned giving.

Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), Malaria Vaccine Initiative (Seattle): Appointed Melinda Moree, senior program officer for business development, to be executive director, and Filip Dubovsky, senior program officer, to be scientific director.

San Francisco Symphony: Appointed Martha Brigham, executive director of major and principal gifts at the U. of California at Berkeley, to be director of development.

Seattle Opera: Appointed Kelly Tweeddale, director of marketing and communications, to be director of administration.

Shanti (San Francisco): Appointed Hywel Sims, chief executive officer of Adfam (London), to be executive director. Shanti provides volunteer-based support services to terminally ill people.

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Indianapolis): Appointed Myrna J. Petersen, associate development director at Johns Hopkins U. (Baltimore), to be director of philanthropic services.

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History (Washington): Appointed Cristian Samper, deputy director and staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Ancon, Panama), to be director.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Santa Clara County (San Jose, Calif.): Appointed Kathie Sheehy, associate at Luckoff Consulting Services (San Jose), to be director of development and public relations.

Syracuse U. (N.Y.): Appointed Lori Golden Kiewe, campaign-development associate at the Syracuse Jewish Federation, to be manager of lead annual gifts.

U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor: Appointed Jerry A. May, vice president for development and president of the foundation at Ohio State U. at Columbus, to be vice president for development.

Union Rescue Mission (Los Angeles): Appointed Robert S. Hobbs, chief development officer at American Leprosy Missions (Greenville, S.C.), to be vice president of marketing and communications.

United Way of the Bay Area (San Francisco): Appointed Chet Carey, executive director of the Council of California Community Foundations (San Francisco), to be vice president and director of planned giving, and Richard Hall, senior vice president at Pipevine Giving Systems Integration (San Francisco), to be chief major-gifts officer.

Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services (Los Angeles): Appointed Elias Lefferman, executive vice president and chief operating officer, to be chief executive officer.

WBGO (Newark, N.J.): Appointed Kenya Travitt, a grant writer and development officer at Newark Emergency Services for Families, to be grant writer.

Yellowstone Association (Yellowstone National Park, Wyo.): Appointed Peggy Owens, chief executive officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Gallatin County (Bozeman, Mont.), to be director of development.

GRANT MAKERS

Alphawood Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Laura Samson, program director, to be executive director.

Blue Shield of California Foundation (San Francisco): Appointed Marianne Balin, manager of Blue Shield Against Violence at Blue Shield of California (Chico), to be program manager for Blue Shield Against Violence, and Sandra Mills, medical-policy administrator at Blue Shield of California (Chico), to be program manager for technology assessment.

Annie E. Casey Foundation (Baltimore): Appointed Christa Velasquez, an associate partner at Brody, Weiser, Burns (San Francisco), to be a senior fellow for social investments.

Chicago Bar Foundation: Appointed Leslie A. Corbett, executive director of the Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services (Chicago), to be associate director.

Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles: Appointed Steve Shean, vice president and chief financial officer at WattsHealth Foundation (Los Angeles), to be chief financial officer.

Joyce Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Jane R. Patterson, executive director of the Illinois State Board of Investment (Springfield), to be director of investments.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Amistad Foundation at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (Hartford, Conn.): Elected JoAnn Price, a founding principal and president of Fairview Capital Partners (Farmington, Conn.), to be president of the Board of Trustees. The foundation owns and exhibits artworks that document the artistic expression and history of black Americans.

Connecticut Health Foundation (Farmington): Elected Maximino Medina Jr., a partner at Zeldes, Needle, & Cooper (Bridgeport, Conn.), to the Board of Directors.

Dayton Foundation (Ohio): Elected Jamie King, chief executive officer of Crowe Manufacturing Services (Dayton), to the Governing Board.

Denver Foundation: Elected Dean Prina, a pediatrician and general partner at Partners in Pediatrics (Denver), to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

Houston Endowment: Elected D. Kent Anderson, former president of Allied Bancshares (Houston), to be chair of the Board of Directors, and Anthony W. Hall Jr., city attorney for the city of Houston, to the board.

InterAction (Washington): Elected Daniel E. Pellegrom, president of Pathfinder International (Watertown, Mass.), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Minnesota Council on Foundations (Minneapolis): Elected Charlotte Johnson, a trustee of the Otto Bremer Foundation (St. Paul), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

National Women’s Hall of Fame (Seneca Falls, N.Y.): Elected Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker, executive director of the Erie County Commission on the Status of Women (Buffalo, N.Y.), to be president of the Board of Directors.

San Diego Grantmakers: Elected Ruth Lyn Riedel, founding president and chief executive officer of the Alliance Healthcare Foundation (San Diego), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Fenton Communications (New York): Appointed Parker Blackman, vice president and lead strategist for the Detroit Project (Los Angeles), to be managing director of the San Francisco office; Kathleen Moazed, executive director of the Center for Innovative Policies (San Francisco), to be director of public affairs; Daniel Silverman, vice president at the San Francisco office, to be senior vice president; and Lisa Witter, managing director of the San Francisco office, to be executive vice president and general manager.

Grizzard Advertising (Los Angeles): Appointed Brandi Shaw, a consultant with Lindberg International (Århus, Denmark), to be senior account executive at this direct-marketing firm.

O’Neill & Associates (Atlanta): Appointed Allie O’Brien, a consultant, to be campaign manager at this firm that provides fund-raising consulting services.