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Advertising Council (New York): Appointed Tim Davis, co-founder and managing partner of Brain Dump Unlimited (New York), to be executive vice president of media.

Alpha Chi Omega Foundation (Indianapolis): Appointed Matthew Holley, development officer at the Damien Center (Indianapolis), to be director, and Jennifer Nuckles, communications coordinator at the Community Foundation of Morgan County (Mooresville, Ind.), to be programs coordinator. The foundation, which is affiliated with the Alpha Chi Omega Fraternity, raises and distributes funds for charitable and educational purposes.

American Association for Higher Education (Washington): Appointed Clara M. Lovett, former president of Northern Arizona U. (Flagstaff), to be president.

American Association of School Administrators (Arlington, Va.): Appointed Ellen Kerszencwejg Coppley, director of development and publications at the Eurasia Foundation (Washington), to be director of corporate relations and strategic alliances.

Association of Alumni and Alumnae of MIT (Cambridge, Mass.): Appointed Elizabeth Garvin, managing director of the association and director of the annual fund, to be executive vice president.

Baylor College of Medicine (Houston): Appointed Lisa Kennedy, assistant vice president of development, to be vice president of development.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Washington): Appointed Anders Aslund, senior associate, to be director of the Russian and Eurasian Program.

Catholic Schools Foundation/Inner-City Scholarship Fund (Boston): Appointed Tracey E. McDevitt, assistant to the senior vice president at Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Mass.), to be development associate.

Central Baptist Family Services (Chicago): Appointed Timothy Snowden, regional administrator at Cook South (Chicago), to be senior vice president for the Cook County (Ill.) region.

Coalition for the Homeless (New York): Appointed Bonnie Osinski, a fund-raising consultant and trainer based in New York, to be director of development.

Connecticut College (New London): Appointed Bridget McShane, director of events, to be director of alumni relations.

Crocker Art Museum (Sacramento): Appointed Lynn Upchurch, a management and development consultant to museums and cultural groups in the San Francisco Bay Area, to be director of development.

Five Acres (Altadena, Calif.): Appointed Regina Bette, director of residential care, to be assistant executive director. Five Acres is a treatment center for neglected and abused children.

Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne): Appointed Thomas G. Fox, senior vice president of advancement and sponsored programs at Wheeling Jesuit U. (W. Va.), to be senior vice president of advancement.

Franklin & Marshall College (Lancaster, Pa.): Appointed Maura Umble, director of admissions at Lancaster Country Day School, to be major-gifts officer.

Gilmour Academy (Gates Mills, Ohio): Appointed Vicki J. Stouffer, director of annual giving at the Hawken School (Gates Mills), to be director of the annual fund and constituent relations.

Glens Falls Hospital Foundation (New York): Appointed Dennis Buckley, director of major gifts at Manhattan College (Riverdale, N.Y.), to be charitable-resources officer.

Greater Baltimore Medical Center Foundation: Appointed John Jeppi, assistant vice president at Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust Company (Baltimore), to be director of gift planning.

Helen Keller Worldwide (New York): Appointed Nan Dale, president and chief executive officer of The Children’s Village (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.), to be president, and John Palmer, president, to be country director for Indonesia. Helen Keller Worldwide works to combat and treat preventable cases of blindness.

Intrepid Museum Foundation (New York): Appointed Bill White, chief operating officer, to be president of this organization that administers the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum (New York).

Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum (New York): Appointed Tom Tyrrell, chief operating officer, to be executive director and chief executive officer.

Jazz at Lincoln Center (New York): Appointed Brice Rosenbloom, music director at the 92nd Street Y’s Makor program (New York), to be artistic programmer.

Living Bank International (Houston): Appointed Elisabeth J. Whitaker, operations manager, to be president and chief executive officer. The Living Bank operates a registry for organ and tissue donation.

Meadows School (Dallas): Appointed Judy Reese, director of institutional advancement at the Derryfield School (Manchester, N.H.), to be director of development.

Minnesota Council on Foundations (Minneapolis): Appointed Wai Wong-Lai, research manager at the Salvation Army-Northern Division (Roseville, Minn.), to be research and information-services manager.

Montclair State U. (Upper Montclair, N.J.): Appointed Thomas J. Haynes Jr., associate vice president for university relations and executive director of the Industry Cluster at Florida A&M U. (Tallahassee), to be vice president of university advancement.

Nova Southeastern U. (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.): Appointed David C. Dawson, group director of marketing communications at Ryder Systems (Miami), to be executive director of university relations.

Oklahoma City U.: Appointed Art Cotton, vice president of development at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (Oklahoma City), to be vice president of the office of institutional advancement.

School of the Holy Child (Rye, N.Y.): Appointed Meghan McCarthy, director of special events, to be director of annual giving and major events, and Lyell Parker, director of annual giving and major events, to be director of special events.

Second Stage Theatre (New York): Appointed Timothy J. McClimon, executive director of the AT&T Foundation (New York), to be executive director.

Sonoran Institute (Tucson): Appointed Don Chatfield, executive director of the Primavera Foundation (Tucson), to be associate director of development and communications. The institute works with communities to conserve and restore natural landscapes in western North America.

Stephen F. Austin State U. (Nacogdoches, Tex.): Appointed Susan Hammons, director of public relations and marketing at the Tarrant County College District (Tex.), to be director of public affairs.

Swedish Medical Center (Seattle): Appointed Don Theophilus, vice president for corporate and foundation relations at the U. of Colorado Foundation (Boulder), to be vice president of the center and executive director of its foundation.

Tucson Children’s Museum: Appointed Sandy Napombejra, development director at the Southwest Washington Medical Center Foundation (Vancouver), to be executive director.

U. of California at Berkeley: Appointed Michael S. Broder, communications director at the Harvard School of Public Health’s Harvard AIDS Institute (Boston), to be principal publications coordinator for the School of Public Health.

U. of Mississippi at Oxford: Appointed Jeffrey W. Alford, executive director of communications, to be assistant vice chancellor of university relations and communications.

U. of Missouri at Columbia: Appointed Dale Wright, assistant director of alumni programs at the U. of Missouri Alumni Association (Columbia), to be development officer.

U. of North Texas (Denton): Appointed Brent E. Davison, assistant vice president for development, to be interim vice president of development.

U. of the Pacific (Stockton, Calif.): Appointed Joe Brennan, executive director of public relations and marketing at U. of Toledo (Ohio), to be executive director of university relations and marketing.

United Jewish Communities (New York): Appointed Diane S. Feinberg, former president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, to be chair of missions and overseas programs.

US/Israel Women to Women (New York): Appointed Helen Katz, national executive director of the Women’s International Zionist Organization USA (New York), to be executive director.

Vanderbilt U. (Nashville): Appointed Paula Cleggett, deputy associate administrator of public affairs at NASA (Washington), to be associate director for policy for the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy.

VH1 Save the Music Foundation (New York): Announced the resignation of Bob Morrison, chief executive officer.

Western New England College (Springfield, Mass.): Appointed Keith M. McKittrick, director of development and alumni relations at Framingham State College (Mass.), to be assistant dean and director of development and alumni relations for the School of Law.

World Neighbors (Oklahoma City): Announced the retirement of Ron Burkard, executive director, effective March 2004. World Neighbors works with poor people in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to solve problems such as disease, hunger, and poverty.

GRANT MAKERS

Blandin Foundation (Grand Rapids, Minn.): Announced the retirement of Paul M. Olson, president.

Clay Foundation (Charleston, W.Va.): Buckner W. Clay, co-chair and co-founder, died August 24 of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 84. The foundation supports the arts, education, and social-service organizations in West Virginia.

Community Foundation of North Central Washington (Wenatchee): Appointed Beth A. Stipe, executive director and grants manager at the Bohemian Foundation (Fort Collins, Colo.), to be executive director.

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (Kansas City, Mo.): Appointed Kelly Welch, assistant professor of finance at the U. of Kansas School of Business (Kansas City), to be senior investment analyst.

Reva and David Logan Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Kristina Davis, program officer at the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, to be executive director.

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago): Appointed Judith F. Helzner, acting director of the Population and Reproductive Health Program, to be director of the program.

Saint Paul Foundation: Appointed Carleen Rhodes, president of the Minnesota Children’s Museum (St. Paul), to be president, effective October 15. She will succeed Paul Verret, who is retiring. Mr. Verret has served as president since 1975.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Alpha Chi Omega Foundation (Indianapolis): Elected Marny Hardiman Gilluly, a consultant in Washington, to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Hollywood (Los Angeles): Elected Earle Vaughan, general manager of Page Private Schools (Los Angeles), to be president of the Board of Directors.

Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County (Tex.): Elected George Greanias, a management consultant in Houston, to be president of the Board of Directors.

DC Agenda: Elected Oramenta F. Newsome, executive director of the Washington office of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, to be chair of the Board of Directors.

El Paso Community Foundation (Tex.): Elected Guillermo E. Avila, a restaurateur in El Paso, and Margie Melby, a general partner in MKE Investments (El Paso), to the Board of Directors.

Greater Milwaukee Foundation: Elected Stephen H. Marcus, chairman and president of the Marcus Corporation (Milwaukee); Linda T. Mellowes, a community volunteer in Milwaukee; and Agustin A. Ramirez, chairman and chief executive officer of HUSCO International (Waukesha, Wis.), to the Board of Directors.

Intrepid Museum Foundation (New York): Elected Arnold Fisher, senior partner at Fisher Brothers (New York), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Jerome Foundation (St. Paul): Elected W. Andrew Boss, chairman of the board of Drake Bank (St. Paul); Catherine Jordan, president and chief executive officer of Achieve! Minnesota (Minneapolis) and program director of Achieve (Minneapolis); and Cynthia Mayeda, deputy director for institutional advancement at the Brooklyn Museum of Art (New York), to the Board of Directors.

Northwest Area Foundation (St. Paul): Elected Bruce Brooks, director of corporate and community affairs at the Federal Home Loan Bank (Seattle), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Point Foundation (San Francisco): Elected Joseph McCormack, founder and managing partner of McCormack & Associates (Los Angeles), to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

Points of Light Foundation (Washington): Elected Evern Cooper, president of the UPS Foundation and vice president of UPS corporate relations (Atlanta); Mary Foley, executive director of the Voluntary Action Center of the Prince William Area (Manassas, Va.); and David C. Warshaw, executive director of GE Elfun Volunteers (Fairfield, Conn.), to the Board of Directors.

Rasmuson Foundation (Anchorage): Elected Rob Allen, president of Allen Marine Tours (Sitka, Alaska) and vice president of Allen Marine (Sitka), and Nadine Hargesheimer, senior consultant for Nortech Environment and Engineering Consultants (Fairbanks, Alaska), to the Board of Directors.

Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (Richmond): Elected James E. Cherry, chief executive officer of Mid-Atlantic Bank (Charlotte, N.C.), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Convio (Austin, Tex.): Appointed Vinay Bhagat, chief executive officer and co-founder, to be chief strategy officer. Convio provides Internet and technical support to nonprofit groups.

U.S. Trust (New York): Appointed Jeffrey L. Shields, business-development officer, to be relationship manager for U.S. Trust’s Planned Giving Services Group in the Western Region, based in Los Angeles.