People

Academy of Hope (Washington): Appointed Susan Ely, director of development and public relations at the Domestic Violence Crisis Center (Norwalk, Conn.), to be executive director.

American Associates of Ben-Gurion U. of the Negev (New York): Appointed Seth Moskowitz, chief development officer at the Jewish National Fund (New York), to be executive vice president.

American National Red Cross (Washington): Appointed Mary S. Elcano, a partner at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood (Chicago), to be general counsel and corporate secretary.

American Society of Clinical Oncology Foundation (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Julia McCormack, director of leadership gifts at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York), to be executive director.

The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore: Appointed Rachel E. Garbow Monroe, vice president of marketing and communications, to be chief marketing and operations officer.

Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (Washington): Appointed Susan Whealler Johnston, director of independent-sector programs, to be vice president for programs and research. She succeeds Thomas C. Longin, who is retiring. The association also appointed Richard Novak, executive director of its Center for Public Higher Education Trusteeship and Governance, to be vice president.

Bennett College (Greensboro, N.C.): Appointed Jacqueline Pollard, vice president for institutional advancement at Albany State U. (Ga.), to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Case Western Reserve U., School of Medicine (Cleveland): Appointed Beth Trecasa, a recent recipient of an M.A. in English from the U. of Akron (Ohio), to be director of special projects in the office of development and alumni affairs.

Catholic Charities USA (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Douglas Rice, a professor at the U. of San Francisco, to be a legislative liaison for housing and immigration issues.

Center for Neuro-Genomics at the Translational Genomic Research Institute (Phoenix): Appointed David Nakayama, director of development at the Children’s Research Institute (Washington), to be national director of development.

Chicago Children’s Museum: Appointed Mark Saalfield, deputy Rwanda country director for the International Rescue Committee (Kigali, Rwanda), to be vice president of the Community Connections department.

Cornell U., Weill Medical College (New York): Appointed Mindy S. Miller, director of development at the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (New York), to be director of the capital campaign.

Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts (Wilmington): Appointed Neil Watson, chief curator at the Museum of Glass: International Center for Contemporary Art (Tacoma, Wash.), to be executive director.

Elmhurst College (Ill.): Appointed Scott LaMorte, associate director of corporate and foundation relations, to be director of corporate and foundation relations.

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (Santa Monica, Calif.): Appointed Jim Jennings, executive vice president at America’s Promise (Alexandria, Va.), to be chief operating officer, based in the foundation’s Washington office.

Groundspring.org. (San Francisco): Appointed Donald Lobo, director of engineering, international at Yahoo (Sunnyvale, Calif.), to be chief technical officer. Groundspring.org provides Internet training and services to help nonprofit groups improve their fund-raising operations.

Hiram College (Ohio): Appointed William S. Johnson, associate vice president for major gifts at Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.), to be vice president for development and alumni relations.

Hudson Institute (Indianapolis): Appointed William A. Schambra, director of programs at the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation (Milwaukee), to be director of the new Washington-based Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal, which will encourage philanthropic support for local, faith-based organizations.

Iowa State U. Foundation (Ames): Appointed Marika Jones, assistant director of corporate and foundation relations at the U. of Michigan (Ann Arbor), to be senior director of development for the Plant Science Institute.

International Food Policy Research Institute (Washington): Appointed Joachim von Braun, director of the Center for Development Research at the U. of Bonn, to be director general.

KAET (Phoenix): Announed the retirement of Chuck Allen, general manager.

KPFK (Los Angeles): Appointed Sharon Jennings, general manager and program director at KSJS (San Jose, Calif.), to be development director.

KQED (San Francisco): Appointed Patricia Evans, interim executive director of communications and community and government relations, to be vice president of communications and community and government relations.

Latino Public Broadcast (Los Angeles): Appointed Luca Bentivoglio, a programming executive, to be executive director of this group that supports the production and distribution of cultural and educational television programs.

Myers U. Foundation (Cleveland): Appointed Donald H. Holt, senior vice president of student and university affairs at Myers U., to be president. (This corrects an item that appeared in the January 23 issue.)

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (Washington): Appointed Jeff Krehely, special assistant to the president at Atlantic Philanthropies (Hamilton, Bermuda), to be research director.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Desert Southwest Chapter (Phoenix): Appointed Christine Uithoven, vice president of marketing and communications at the American Cancer Society-Southwest Division (Tucson), to be president.

National Public Radio (Washington): Announced the resignation of Celeste James, vice president of communications.

National Safety Council (Itasca, Ill.): Appointed Michael W. Cathey, director of development at the Foundation of the American Medical Association (Chicago), to be executive director for development.

New York Regional Association of Grant Makers: Announced the retirement of Barbara Bryan, president, effective June 30.

North Carolina Dance Theatre (Charlotte): Appointed LaRue Allen, executive director of the Trisha Brown Dance Company (New York), to be executive director.

Open Arms of Minnesota (Minneapolis): Appointed Mark Hiemenz, manager of philanthropy and community relations at American Express (Minneapolis), to be executive director. Open Arms of Minnesota prepares and delivers meals to individuals with HIV/AIDS in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Oregon State U. Foundation (Corvallis): Announced the resignation of Dwayne Foley, president and chief executive officer.

Person-to-Person International (Darien, Conn.): Announced the retirement of Janet Evans, executive director.

Prime Time Palm Beach County (West Palm Beach, Fla.): Appointed Kay Pfeiffer, senior adviser for learning and organizational development at CARE USA (Atlanta), to be coordinator for research and technical assistance. This organization promotes expanded high-quality after-school programs for children and youths.

Scleroderma Foundation (Byfield, Mass.): Appointed Craig Comins, vice president for marketing and development at Special Olympics Massachusetts (Danvers), to be chief development officer.

Sheldon Calvary Camp (North Kingsville, Ohio): Appointed Tim Green, a teacher in the Buckeye Local School District (Rayland, Ohio), to be director.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul-International Council (Paris): Appointed Steve M. Pearson, executive director of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul-Council of Pittsburgh, to be international executive director.

St. Bonaventure U. (N.Y.): Appointed Alfred Szymanski, assistant director of special events at the New School U. (New York), to be development officer for the New York metropolitan area.

State U. of New York at Stony Brook: Appointed Joseph H. Escovitz, director of major gifts at New York U., to be senior director of advancement for the College of Arts and Sciences, and Kevin S. Meyer, sales manager at New York Life and Financial Services (New York), to be senior director of advancement for athletics.

State U. of New York College at Brockport: Appointed Mary Kay Bishop, former director of development for the College of Business at the Rochester Institute of Technology (N.Y.), to be vice president for institutional advancement and president of the college foundation.

Thomas U. (Thomasville, Ga.): Appointed Michelle Alexander, vice president for institutional advancement at Texas A&M International U. (Laredo), to be vice president for institutional advancement, and Micky West, food-services director, to be director of alumni relations and special projects.

U. of California at San Francisco: Appointed David Madson, senior regional development director at U. of California at Berkeley, to be director of development for clinical neurosciences.

U. of Cincinnati Foundation: Appointed Jay Fridy, assistant director of gift planning, to be regional director of development for the eastern Midwest; Linda Heines, an advancement officer at the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, to be regional director of development for the Northeast; Marvin Kelley, director of gift planning, to be assistant vice president and senior planned-giving adviser; David Linnenberg, external affairs director at SBC Ameritech (Cincinnati), to be regional director of development for the Southeast; Patty Ragio, director of development and alumni affairs for the university’s College of Nursing, to be director of corporate and foundation relations; and William Stovall, director of multicultural programs and regional director of development at Kansas State U. (Manhattan), to be regional director of development for the Southwest and West Coast.

U. of Texas System (Austin): Appointed John de la Garza Jr., regional public-affairs manager at Bank of America (Dallas), to be vice chancellor for community relations.

West Suburban YMCA (Newton, Mass.): Announced the retirement of Barry J. Lavalle, executive director, effective in July.

WHUT (Washington): Announced the resignation of Adam Clayton Powell IV, general manager.

YWCA of the City of New York: Appointed Rennie Roberts, senior vice president and head of corporate human resources at American Express (New York), to be chief executive officer and executive director.

GRANT MAKERS

Hugh J. Andersen Foundation (Bayport, Minn.): Appointed Bradley E. Kruse, organizational-development specialist at the Initiative Foundation (Little Falls, Minn.), to be a program officer.

Marguerite Casey Foundation (Seattle): Appointed Thomas G. David, executive vice president of the California Wellness Foundation (Woodland Hills), to be director of organizational learning and evaluation.

Energy Foundation (San Francisco): Appointed David Wooley, director of Windpower New York (Madison), to be vice president for domestic operations.

Foundation Northwest (Spokane, Wash.): Appointed William B. Pratt, program director at the Montana Community Foundation (Helena), to be director of philanthropic services.

Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation (Toronto): Appointed Patrick Johnston, president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy (Toronto), to be president and chief executive officer.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, N.J.): Appointed Tedi Nessas, a consultant to the foundation, to be production administrator for the grants-results reporting unit; Brian S. O’Neil, head of the funds-management group at Equitable Life Assurance Society (New York), to be chief investment officer; and Radha Reddy, a senior software developer at mFormation Technologies (Edison, N.J.), to be a senior programmer analyst.

Orange County Community Foundation (Irvine, Calif.): Appointed Kristi Munns, communications director at the American Lung Association of Orange County (Santa Ana), to be donor communications officer.

Pittsburgh Foundation: Appointed Carol Carter, vice chancellor for institutional advancement at the U. of Pittsburgh, to be vice president for development.

Qwest Communications International (Denver): Appointed Joni Baird, vice president of community relations at U.S. Bank (Denver), to be vice president of corporate social responsibility with responsibility to oversee the Qwest Foundation.

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (Owatonna): Appointed Rod Kollman, controller at Zumbro Valley Mental Health Center (Rochester, Minn.), to be finance director, and Kristin Numedahl, director of nonprofit initiatives, to be vice president of programs.

John Templeton Foundation (Radnor, Pa.): Appointed Dennis Cheek, director of the Office of Research on High School Reform and Adult Education at the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Providence), to be vice president for venture philanthropy innovation and managing director of Templeton Venture Philanthopy Associates, and Barnaby Marsh, a research fellow for strategic decision making at the U. of Oxford (Britain), to be director of venture philanthropy and new-programs development.

Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation (Oakland, Calif.): Appointed Michael D. Desler, associate director, to be executive director and vice president. He succeeds Stephen M. Chandler, president and executive director, who has retired.

West Central Initiative (Fergus Falls, Minn.): Appointed Mary Dwyer, a career counselor at the College of Liberal Arts of the U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, to be coordinator of the career-advancement program.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Community Foundation of Cape Cod (Yarmouthport, Mass.): Elected Jim Vaccaro, business consultant and principal at Foster Burton Business Brokerage (Mashpee, Mass.), to be president of the Board of Directors, and the following to be members of the board: Mary Cotoia, regional president of Citizens Bank (Boston); Bob Marshall, principal and managing director of Gordon Brothers Group (Boston); and Brian O’Connell, founding president of Independent Sector (Washington) and a professor of public service at the University College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts U. (Medford, Mass.).

Dade Community Foundation (Miami): Elected Jimmy Morales, a member of the Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners, to be chair of the Board of Governors.

Irene Diamond Fund (New York): Irene Diamond, founding president and former president of the Aaron Diamond Foundation, died on January 21. She was 92.

William Randolph Hearst Foundation (New York): Elected William R. Hearst III, a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (Menlo Park, Calif.), to be president of the Board of Directors.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, N.J.): Elected Ralph S. Larsen, former chief executive officer of Johnson & Johnson (Princeton), to the Board of Trustees.

Missouri Foundation for Health (St. Louis): Elected to the Board of Directors: Steve M. Pu, medical director at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center (Kennett, Mo.); Gertrude Scott, coordinator of children’s clinical-outreach services at Cox Health Systems (Springfield, Mo.); and H. Lynn Stuhlman, a retired real-estate and insurance broker (Jefferson City, Mo.).

Northland Foundation (Duluth, Minn.): Elected Cindy Hansen, owner of Sawbill Canoe Outfitters (Tofte, Minn.), and Kenneth A. Johnson, principal engineer at Wheeler Consolidated (Bloomington, Minn.), to the Board of Trustees.

Philadelphia Foundation: Elected to the Board of Managers: Alicia Christian, co-founder and executive director of the Committee for Dignity and Fairness for the Homeless Housing Development (Philadelphia); Edward Y. Kung, a retired chemical engineer (Philadelphia); and Andrew S. Park, program director at Wellspring Advisors (Philadelphia).

Primary Care Development Corporation (New York): Elected Bruce Vladeck, former president of the United Hospital Fund (New York) and current senior vice president for policy and professor of geriatrics at the Mount Sinai Medical Center (New York), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Telluride Foundation (Colo.): Elected to the Board of Directors: C. Michael Armstrong, chairman of Comcast Corporation (Philadelphia); Ken Gart, president of Specialty Sports (Pompton Plains, N.J.); and Mary Rubadeau, superintendent of the Telluride School District.

Women’s Sports Foundation (East Meadow, N.Y.): Elected Dawn Riley, chief executive officer and captain of America True (San Francisco), to be president of the Board of Trustees.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

MajorGiving.com (Winchester, Va.): Appointed Kate Peterson, director of major and mid-level giving and member programs at Oregon Public Broadcasting (Portland), to be an associate at this philanthropic-consulting firm.

Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (San Francisco): Appointed Holly Ross, senior consultant at TechRocks (San Francisco), to be director of programs at this company that provides technology services to nonprofit organizations.

Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams (Chicago): Appointed James G. Quaid, a senior manager at Thomas Havey (Washington), to be a senior associate at this financial and philanthropic consulting firm.

Wishoo (Indianapolis): Appointed Ron Dickson, a partner at Three Wide Marketing (Kansas City, Mo.), to be chief operating officer at this event-marketing company.