U. of Southern California Names Senior Vice President for University Advancement; Other New Appointments

Accordia Global Health Foundation (Washington): Appointed Dale Mott, vice president for major gifts at the Sister to Sister Foundation (Chevy Chase, Md.), to be vice president for development and communications.

Amigos de las Americas (Houston): Appointed Martin Sinnott, a principal search consultant at Kittleman and Associates (Chicago), to be president and chief executive officer of this organization that helps young people develop leadership skills through community service in Latin America.

Boston College High School: Appointed Colleen FitzGerald, director of donor relations and stewardship, to be director of development.

California Institute of the Arts (Valencia): Appointed Bianca M. Roberts, executive director of development, to be vice president and chief advancement officer.

City U. of New York, York College: Appointed Dolores Swirin, chief executive officer of the Girl Scout Council of Greater New York, to be vice president of institutional advancement.

Clarkson U. (Potsdam, N.Y.): Appointed Richard W. Johnson III, executive vice president at the United States Naval Academy Foundation (Annapolis, Md.), to be vice president for philanthropy and alumni relations.

College Summit New York: Appointed Christopher Perry, executive director of Boys Hope Girls Hope New York, to be executive director.

Enterprise Community Partners (Columbia, Md.): Appointed Terri L. Ludwig, executive vice president and chief operating officer, to be president and chief executive officer. She succeeds Doris Koo, who will become a senior adviser, working in Seattle.

Frick Collection (New York): Announced the retirement of Anne L. Poulet, director, effective in the fall of 2011.

Montgomery College (Rockville, Md.): Appointed Susan Lasker Dankoff, chief development officer at the U.S. Diplomacy Center (Washington), to be director of development.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater Illinois Chapter (Chicago): Appointed John Blazek, director of major gifts at Northwestern U. School of Law (Chicago), to be president.

New York Philharmonic: Announced the resignation of Zarin Mehta, president and chief executive officer, effective after the conclusion of its 2011-12 season.

New York U., School of Continuing and Professional Studies: Appointed Doug White, an instructor and fund-raising consultant, to be academic director for the university’s George H. Heyman Jr. Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising.

Ounce of Prevention Fund (Chicago): Appointed Diana Mendley Rauner, executive director, to be president. She succeeds Harriet Meyer, who will become head of strategic initiatives. This organization provides early-childhood care and education for needy children.

ProLiteracy (Syracuse, N.Y.): Appointed Barry A. Benson, executive director at Literacy Chicago, to be vice president for development and communications.

Sunnylands Trust (Rancho Mirage, Calif.): Appointed Geoffrey Cowan, former dean of the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the U. of Southern California (Los Angeles), to be president. The Sunnylands Trust was established by the Annenberg Foundation to hold retreats to discuss global issues.

Tides Network (San Francisco): Appointed Melissa L. Bradley, founder and managing director of New Capitalist (Washington), to be chief executive officer.

U. of Southern California (Los Angeles): Appointed Albert R. Checcio, vice president of development and university relations at Fordham U. (New York), to be senior vice president for university advancement.

Washington National Opera: Announced the resignation of Placido Domingo, general director, effective on June 30, 2011.

Grant Makers

Atlantic Philanthropies (New York): Appointed Kimberley Chin, director of Maryland Hunger Solutions (Baltimore), and Kavitha Mediratta, principal associate for community-organizing research and youth organizing at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown U. (Providence, R.I.), both to be program executives for the children and youth program.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Seattle): Appointed Frank Rijsberman, a program director responsible for public health grant making at Google.org (Mountain View, Calif.), to be director of the water, sanitation, and hygiene program.

Peter G. Peterson Foundation (New York): Announced the resignation of David M. Walker, president and chief executive officer. He will start his own organization focused on fiscal matters, called the Comeback America Initiative.

PetSmart Charities (Phoenix): Appointed Alison Johnston, chief administrative officer at the Wildflower Bread Company (Phoenix), to be senior director of operations, a newly created role.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation (Battle Creek, Mich.): Appointed Nicole G. de Beaufort, president of Fourth Sector Consulting (Minneapolis), to be director of communications.

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (Menlo Park, Calif.): Appointed Brett Johnson, chief investment officer and portfolio manager at Grubb & Ellis AGA (San Mateo, Calif.), to be associate director for public investments.

Woods Fund (Chicago): Appointed Becky Belcore, executive director of the Korean American Resource & Cultural Center (Chicago), to be a program officer.