PeopleGRANT MAKERS

Aurora Health Care (Milwaukee): Appointed Nancy J. Kaufman, a vice president at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, N.J.), to be vice president of philanthropy.

Carnegie Hall (New York): Appointed Hollis Headrick, executive director of the Center for Arts Education (New York), to be director of the Weill Music Institute.

Catholic Health East (Newtown Square, Pa.): Appointed J. William Kingston, executive director at Community Counseling Services Company (New York), to be vice president of philanthropy.

Center for Arts Education (New York): Appointed Greg McCaslin, director of programs, to be interim executive director.

Columbia College Chicago: Appointed Sam Ross, vice president of institutional advancement at St. Bonaventure U. (N.Y.), to be vice president of institutional advancement.

Discovery Place (Charlotte, N.C.): Appointed Kara Newport-Paige, director of development at the Franklin Institute (Philadelphia), to be vice president of development at this science museum.

East Lake Community Foundation (Atlanta): Appointed Ray Robinson, vice chairman, to be chairman.

Equal Rights Advocates (San Francisco): Appointed Kathleen Meyer, executive director of the Business Enterprise Trust (Palo Alto, Calif.), to be deputy director. Equal Rights Advocates provides legal and other services to women facing problems such as employment discrimination and sexual harassment.

Fritz Institute (San Francisco): Appointed Charles Vinick, executive vice president and chief operating officer at the Ocean Futures Society (Santa Barbara, Calif.), to be senior vice president for external relations. The institute provides technical and other support to disaster-relief organizations.

Indiana Youth Institute (Indianapolis): Appointed Tyrone Chandler, president and chief executive officer of the Police Athletic League of Indianapolis, to be director of community development.

Loyola Marymount U. (Los Angeles): Appointed Cathy Cosgrove, campaign and deputy director at Boston Latin School Association, to be executive director of development.

Menil Collection (Houston): Appointed Josef Helfenstein, director of the Krannert Art Museum at the U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Urbana), to be director. This museum houses antiquities and Byzantine, medieval, tribal, and 20th-century artworks.

National Economic Development and Law Center (Oakland, Calif.): Appointed Roger A. Clay Jr., senior adviser at ICF Consulting (Fairfax, Va.), to be president.

Partnership for the Homeless (New York): Appointed Heidi Jane Siegfried, executive director of the Capital Region and Genesee Valley Chapters of the New York Civil Liberties Union (Rochester), to be supervising attorney.

Pro Bono Partnership (White Plains, N.Y.): Appointed Lisa Rosenbloom, director of planned and annual giving at Westchester Community College Foundation (Valhalla, N.Y.), to be director of development.

Project Enterprise (New York): Appointed Arva Rice, executive director of Public Allies New York City, to be executive director. Project Enterprise provides business loans, peer support, and technical assistance to New York City entrepreneurs who lack access to business financing.

Syracuse U. (N.Y.): Appointed Donald C. Doerr, a partner at McDermott, Doerr, & Britt (Syracuse), to be assistant vice president of alumni relations.

Thirteen/WNET (New York): Appointed Deborah Cross MacFarlane, president and chief executive officer of Per Scholas (Bronx, N.Y.), to be director of development and membership.

U. of Michigan at Dearborn: Appointed Thomas A. Baird, director of philanthropy at the Michigan office of the Nature Conservancy (Lansing), to be vice chancellor of institutional advancement.

United Cerebral Palsy of Orange County (Santa Ana, Calif.): Appointed Kathy Chennault, a recent graduate of California State U. at San Bernardino, to be director of development.

United Way of Ocean County (Toms River, N.J.): Appointed Judy McClellan, senior vice president of brand strategy at the United Way of Central New Jersey (Milltown), to be executive director.

Wellness Community of Philadelphia: Appointed Ellen Grill, a senior consultant at Campbell and Company (Chicago), to be development director, and DeVera Henry, scheduler for State Senator Anthony Williams (Philadelphia), to be community-based program assistant.

Eli and Edythe L. Broad Foundation (Los Angeles): Appointed Kevin Hall, senior vice president and co-founder of Chancellor Beacon Academies (Miami), to be chief operating officer, and Robin Kramer, senior fellow at the California Community Foundation (Los Angeles), to be senior director.

Frank H. and Eva B. Buck Foundation (Vacaville, Calif.): Appointed Robert Walker, executive director of the Management Center (San Francisco), to be executive director.

California Community Foundation (Los Angeles): Appointed Antonia Hernández, president of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (Los Angeles), to be president and chief executive officer, effective February 1, 2004. She will succeed Jack Shakely, who is retiring after serving as president for 23 years.

California Endowment (Woodland Hills): Appointed Irene Ibarra, director of LA Health Action, a project of the endowment in Los Angeles, to be executive vice president.

William T. Grant Foundation (New York): Appointed Edward Seidman, professor of psychology and coordinator of the community-psychology program at New York U., to be senior vice president of program.

Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis: Appointed Nancy Chapman, administrative assistant, to be program assistant, and Stephen L. Everett, program manager at the Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center (Indianapolis), to be director of the Indiana AIDS Fund.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Chevy Chase, Md.): Appointed Landis Zimmerman, chief investment officer at the U. of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), to be vice president and chief investment officer. He succeeds Nestor V. Santiago, who died in June.

James Irvine Foundation (San Francisco): Appointed Ann Clarke, director of grants administration, to be director of administration; Sherry Lin, equity research associate at Thomas Weisel Partners (San Francisco), to be investment analyst; and Kelly Martin, grants associate, to be grants manager.

Ms. Foundation for Women (New York): Appointed Holly Houston, president and senior counselor of Sky’s the Limit Communications (Rochester, N.Y.), to be director of communications.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana (Indianapolis): Elected Stewart Stockdale, president of Simon Brand Ventures and Simon Property Group (Indianapolis), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Habitat for Humanity International (Americus, Ga.): Elected Rey Ramsey, chief executive officer of One Economy Corporation (Washington), to be chair of the Board of Directors.

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (Kansas City, Mo.): Elected Thomas M. Hoenig, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Mo.), to the Board of Trustees.

Marin Community Foundation (Novato, Calif.): Elected Faye D’Opal, a lawyer in private practice in San Rafael, Calif., to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

Minnesota Public Radio (St. Paul): Elected Richard L. Marcantonio, president and chief executive of G&K Services (Minnetonka, Minn.), to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center (Charlotte): Elected D. Edwin Rose, president and chief executive officer of Shelco (Charlotte), to be chair of the Board of Trustees.

Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers (D.C.): Elected Lyndon Haviland, chief operating officer of the American Legacy Foundation (Washington), to be chair.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Comerica, Charitable Services Group (Ann Arbor, Mich.): Appointed Scott A. Drogs, vice president in Comerica’s Financial Planning Group, to be vice president and relationship manager for tax accounting. This division provides support for the tax administration of charitable gifts for Comerica, a financial-services company.

Creative Direct Response (Crofton, Md.): Appointed Geoff Peters, executive vice president, to be president. He succeeds Ray Grace, who will become chairman of the board of this direct-marketing company.

Grizzard (Los Angeles): Appointed Christina S. Grigg, public-support director at the American Red Cross of Ventura County (Camarillo, Calif.), to be account supervisor of the western region and database manager for American Red Cross clients, in the Glendale, Calif. office. Grizzard provides direct-marketing services to nonprofit and corporate clients.

Mellon Financial Corporation, Private Wealth Management Group (New York): Appointed Linda R. FitzPatrick, first vice president, to be senior vice president. The Private Wealth Management Group provides investment services to planned-giving programs at education institutions and other nonprofit organizations.

Richner & Richner (Ann Arbor, Mich.): Appointed Jessica Fossee, a recent graduate of Miami U. (Oxford, Ohio), to be project coordinator. Richner & Richner is a fund-raising consulting firm specializing in major and planned gifts.