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American Education Services (Harrisburg, Pa.): Appointed Richard E. Willey, chief operating officer,

to be president and chief executive officer. He succeeds Michael H. Herschock, who is retiring.

Lance Armstrong Foundation (Austin, Tex.): Appointed Eileen Earhart Oldag, executive director of Caritas of Austin (Tex.), to be executive director.

J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center (Columbus, Ohio): Appointed Jonathon D. Bailey Sr., patient-relations coordinator at Grant Medical Center (Columbus), to be executive director.

Asian U. for Women Support Foundation (New York): Appointed Judith J. Plows, vice president for finance and operations at the Nonprofit Finance Fund (New York), to be executive director.

Heinrich Böll Foundation (Berlin): Appointed Helga Flores-Trejo, a science adviser to the German Parliament (Berlin), to be director of the Washington office. She succeeds Sascha Müller-Kraenner, who has resigned.

Boston Latin School Association: Appointed David S. Weiner, a consultant and visiting professor of health policy at Brandeis U. (Waltham, Mass.), to be executive director.

Brooklyn Public Library (N.Y.): Appointed Ginnie Cooper, director of the Multnomah County Library (Portland, Ore.), to be executive director.

California Voter Foundation (Davis): Appointed Rachel Zenner, national director of American affairs and domestic policy at Ha-dassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America (New York), to be program director. This organization promotes the use of technology to improve democratic institutions and provides nonpartisan voter information on the Internet.

Carnegie Institution of Washington: Appointed Richard A. Meserve, chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Washington), to be president. He replaces Maxine F. Singer, who has retired.

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

Children’s Aid Society (New York): Appointed C. Warren Moses, chief operating officer and associate executive director, to be executive director.

Colburn Gem and Mineral Museum (Asheville, N.C.): Appointed Debbie Mowrey, executive director of the Transylvania Arts Council (Brevard, N.C.), to be executive director.

Columbus Jewish Federation (Ohio): Appointed Marsha F. Hurwitz, executive director of the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond (Va.), to be president and chief executive officer.

Davenport Museum of Art (Iowa): Appointed Linda Downs, education director at the National Gallery of Art (Washington), to be director.

D.C. Employment Justice Center (Washington): Appointed Arthur P. Rogers, partner at Whiteford, Taylor, and Preston (Washington), to be senior attorney at this nonprofit organization that provides legal services and other support to low-wage workers.

Gilda’s Club Chicago: Appointed Jennifer Mower, director of special events and auxiliary boards at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago, to be development manager. Gilda’s Club, named after the late comedian Gilda Radner, provides support services to people living with or affected by cancer.

Heritage Foundation (Washington): Appointed Peter Brookes, senior research fellow for homeland security and national defense, also to be director of the Asian Studies Center. He succeeds Larry M. Wortzel, who has been appointed vice president and director of the organization’s Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies. Also, Rebecca Hagelin, director of communications, was appointed vice president of communications and marketing.

Home of Guiding Hands Foundation (Lakeside, Calif.): Appointed Martha Baker, a consultant in San Diego, to be director of this organization that assists people with developmental disabilities.

Independent Sector (Washington): Appointed Peter Shiras, senior vice president for programs, to be interim president and chief executive officer. Sara E. Meléndez, president since 1994, announced in August her intent to resign at year’s end. Ms. Meléndez will teach nonprofit management at George Washington U. (Washington).

Lafayette College (Easton, Pa.): Appointed James W. Dicker, director of development and alumni affairs, to be vice president for development and college relations. He succeeds Gary A. Evans, who will become special assistant to the president.

Lawyers Alliance for New York: Appointed Sunita Subramanian, a corporate associate at Weil, Gotshal, and Manges (New York), to be a staff attorney, leading the alliance’s Disaster Relief and Recovery Program.

Selma M. Levine School of Music (Washington): Appointed Peter A. Jablow, director of the broadcast practice at KPMG Consulting (McLean, Va.), to be president and chief executive officer.

Martha Graham Center for Contemporary Dance (New York): Appointed Terese Capucilli, a dancer and professor at the Juilliard School (New York), and Christine Dakin, a dancer and professor at the Juilliard School (New York), to be artistic directors. The center also appointed Janet Eilber, principal arts consultant to the Dana Foundation (New York), to be artistic director of Martha Graham Resources, the center’s archive and licensing arm.

National Council for Adoption (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Tho-mas C. Atwood, interim president and vice president for public policy and research, to be president and chief executive officer.

National Institute for School Leadership (Washington): Appointed Delaine Eastin, superintendent of public instruction for the State of California (Sacramento), to be executive director.

Northwestern U. (Evanston, Ill.): Appointed Sarah R. Pearson, associate vice president for development and alumni relations at U. of Chicago, to be vice president for university development.

Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (New York): Announced the resignation of Juan A. Figueroa, president and general counsel.

San Francisco Food Bank: Appointed Christopher Wiley, assistant development director, to be development director.

San Francisco Maritime National Park Association: Appointed Frederick Peck, chief development officer at the California Institute of Integral Studies (San Francisco), to be executive director.

Seedco (New York): Appointed Al J. Macchioni, president of Quantum Consulting (New York), to be senior vice president for finance. Seedco provides financial support and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations and small businesses engaged in community-development work.

Staten Island Historical Society (N.Y.): Appointed Janet Falk, a consulting director of marketing at Deutsche Bank (New York), to be director of institutional advancement.

Texas Tech U. System (Lubbock): Appointed Mark D. Lindemood, vice president for university relations and development at Kent State U. (Ohio), to be vice chancellor for institutional advancement.

United Animal Nations (Sacramento): Appointed Mercedes Chatfield-Taylor, chief executive officer of Icom Consultants (San Francisco), to be president and chief executive officer. This organization advocates the humane treatment of abused and neglected animals.

WGTE (Toledo, Ohio): Appointed Ross D. Pfeiffer, vice president for institutional advancement at the Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago), to be director of major gifts.

GRANT MAKERS

Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation (Atlanta): Appointed Elise Eplan, co-director, to be vice president for special initiatives, and Deva Hirsch, co-director, to be vice president for program.

Arnold P. Gold Foundation (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.): Appointed Barbara Packer, a consultant to health-care nonprofit groups in New York, to be managing director.

Horizons Foundation (San Francisco): Appointed Julie Dorf, vice president at Vanguard Public Foundation (San Francisco), to be director of philanthropic services at this foundation that makes grants to benefit lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.

M.R. & Evelyn Hudson Foundation (Kansas City, Mo.): Appointed Karen Baxter Rodman, co-founder and executive director of Dallas Social Venture Partners, to be director of venture philanthropy.

Koret Foundation (San Francis-co): Appointed Sharon Collins, director of development at the International Diplomacy Council (San Francisco), to be program director.

Mitsubishi International Corporation Foundation (New York): Appointed Tracy Austin, assistant general counsel and assistant secretary for the Mitsubishi Corporation, to be executive director.

Ms. Foundation for Women (New York): Appointed Susan Fryberger, development director at the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (New York), to be development director.

Stuart Foundation (San Francisco): Announced the resignation of Theodore E. Lobman, president. Christy Pichel, director of finance and administration, will serve as acting president.

Wallace-Reader’s Digest Funds (New York): Appointed Richard Laine, director of education policy and initiatives at the Illinois Business Roundtable (Chicago), to be deputy director of education programs.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Alliance for Nonprofit Management (Washington): Elected David J. Maurrasse, president and chief executive officer of DJM Associates (New York) and an assistant professor at Columbia U.’s School of International and Public Affairs, to be chair of the Board of Directors.

American Association of Fund Raising Counsel Trust for Philanthropy (Indianapolis): Elected Leo P. Arnoult, president of Arnoult & Associates (Memphis), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Catholic Charities USA (Alexandria, Va.): Elected J. Thomas Mullen, president and chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Health and Human Services of Cleveland, to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

Community Foundation of Louisville (Ky.): Elected to the Board of Directors: Diane Cornwell, a C.P.A. in Louisville; John M. Cranor III, a partner at the Yearling Fund (Louisville); Laura M. Douglas, vice president, general counsel, and secretary of the Louisville Water Company; and Yung T. Nguyen, founder and president of IVS (Louisville).

Foundation for the National Archives (Washington): Elected Tom Wheeler, president and chief executive officer of the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (Washington), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Georgia Planned Giving Council (Atlanta): Elected David W. Brown, a senior consultant at Alexander, Haas, Martin, and Partners (Atlanta), to be president of the Board of Directors.

Jewish Fund (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.): Elected David K. Page, a senior partner at Honigman, Miller, Schwartz, and Cohn (Detroit), to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

KQED Public Broadcasting (San Francisco): Elected James E. Ca-nales Jr., vice president and corporate secretary at the James Irvine Foundation (San Francisco), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation (Port Washington, N.Y.): Elected Stephen Walsh, general partner of WG Trading Company (North Hills, N.Y.), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

McKnight Foundation (Minneapolis): Virginia McKnight Binger, honorary chair of the Board of Directors, died December 22 at age 86. From 1974 to 1987 she served as president of the foundation, which was established in 1953 by her father, William L. McKnight, long-time chairman of the 3M Company.

National Business Committee for the Arts (New York): Elected Raymond D. Nasher, founder and chairman of the Nasher Company (Dallas), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

San Francisco Food Bank: Elected Bruce Miller, a former senior partner at E&Y Kenneth Leventhal Real Estate Group (Phoenix), to be president of the Board of Directors.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Blackbaud (Charleston, S.C.): Appointed Charlie Cumbaa, vice president of professional services, to be executive vice president; Anthony Powell, director of consulting services, to vice president of professional services; Heidi Strenck, controller, to be vice president and controller; and Christopher Todd, director of corporate development, to be vice president of corporate development.

Mirenda & Associates (Denver): Appointed Kate West, development director at Urban Peak (Denver), to be a senior consultant at this strategic-planning and development consulting firm.