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California Community Foundation (Los Angeles): Antonia Hernández will become president and CEO February 1. Hernandez will succeed Jack Shakely, who is retiring after leading the foundation for 23 years.

The Cameron Foundation (Petersburg, VA): Cleveland A. Wright is the first president of the new foundation. Handy L. Lindsey, Jr. is the first executive director.

The Community Health Foundation of Western and Central New York (Buffalo and Syracuse): Ann F. Monroe was appointed president of the newly created foundation.

The Duke Endowment (Charlotte, NC): President Elizabeth H. Locke announced her intention to retire in December 2004. Locke will be succeeded as president by Eugene W. Cochrane, Jr., currently vice president and director of the healthcare division. Cochrane will be succeeded by Mary L. Piepenbring, associate director of the division. Linwood B. Hollowell III will succeed Piepenbring. J. Porter Durham, Jr. will succeed Locke as director of the education division.

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (Los Altos, CA): On January 1, Carol S. Larson will become the third president and CEO of the foundation, succeeding Richard T. Schlosberg III, who is retiring.

The Rockefeller Foundation (New York City): President Gordon Conway announced that he intends to retire in December 2004.

STAFF

Otto Bremer Foundation (St. Paul, MN): Program Associate Kari Suzuki Bardy was promoted to program officer.

The California Endowment (Los Angeles): Irene Ibarra is executive vice president.

The Chicago Community Trust: Terry Mazany is chief operating officer.

William T. Grant Foundation (New York City): Edward Seidman will become senior vice president for program in early 2004.

Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis: Three new staff members joined: Stephen L. Everett, director of the Indiana AIDS Fund; Nancy Chapman, program assistant; and Lori Lee, administrative assistant.

The James Irvine Foundation (San Francisco): Promoted Martha S. Campbell to the new position of vice president for programs. Greg Avis, founding managing partner of Summit Partners, was elected to the board.

KnowledgeWorks Foundation (Cincinnati): Promoted two program officers to senior program officers: Marcy Raymond, school improvement program area, and Terry Seery, communities and school facilities program area.

Lumina Foundation for Education (Indianapolis): Appointed Holiday Hart McKiernan vice president and general counsel.

The Skoll Foundation (San Jose, CA): Created two new positions: Joyce Dickerson is director of operations and planning; Will Morgan is program officer.

Southwest Florida Community Foundation (Fort Myers): Elizabeth Acosta joined as communications specialist.

BOARD MEMBERS

Blandin Foundation (Grand Rapids, MN): Marian Barcus, mayor of Cohasset and an Itasca County Health and Human Services manager, and Dr. Timothy Bonner, ophthalmologist, were appointed to the board of trustees.

Carnegie Hero Fund Commission (Pittsburgh): Dr. Jerald A. Solot, chairman of emergency medicine at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center–Shadyside and Carol A. Word, formerly with the World Bank, joined the board and the executive committee.

Catholic Community Foundation (St. Paul, MN): New directors are: Gerald D. Brennan, first vice president of investments, UBS Financial Services; Allen U. Lenzmeier, president/COO, Best Buy Co., Inc.; Larry Matthews, entrepreneur and cofounder, Zytec Corp. and Vendtronics; Tuan Joseph Pham, president/owner, Capital Market; John M. Pohlad, vice president/regional manager, Bel Air Investment Advisors, LLC; and Roger Schnobrich, attorney/partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson.

The Goldman Sachs Foundation (New York City): Appointed three new trustees: Josef Joffe, publisher and editor of Die Zeit and contributing editor of Time; Stuart Rothenberg, head of the Goldman, Sachs & Co. Real Estate Principal Investment Area and chairman of the Whitehall Investment Committee; and Dinakar Singh, head of Goldman Sachs' Principal Strategies Department.

KnowledgeWorks Foundation (Cincinnati): Donna Alvarado, president of Anguilla International, joined the board.

Marin Community Foundation (Novato, CA) Attorney Faye D'Opal and artist and community volunteer Sara Barnes are the new chair and vice chair, respectively, of the foundation.

Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust (Scottsdale, AZ): Appointed Sharon C. Harper, president and CEO of The Plaza Companies, to its board of trustees.

PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS

Council on Foundations (Washington, DC): Lynne Manrique joined as program manager for Community Foundation Services.

Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families (Washington, DC): Elected Debra Delgado, senior associate, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, as chair; Maria Mojica, senior program officer, William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, as vice chair; Bruce Astrein, senior vice president for programs, Arizona Community Foundation, as secretary; and Duncan Bayne, trustee, Casey Family Programs and Marguerite Casey Foundation, as treasurer. New board members are: David Fukuzawa, program officer, The Kresge Foundation; Nathan Gilbert, executive director, The Laidlaw Foundation; Casey Lintern, program officer, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation; Ed Guajardo Lucero, program officer, The Colorado Trust; and Lisa Philp, vice president, Global Foundations Group, J.P. Morgan Private Bank.

Grantmakers for Education (Portland, OR): Phil Gonring, senior program officer at Rose Community Foundation, is board co-chair; Susan Wally, vice president, K-12 education, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, is co-chair; Ivye Allen, trustee, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, is treasurer; and Lata Reddy, vice president, The Prudential Foundation, is secretary. Three new board members are: Stephen Patrick, vice president and director, New Mexico Daniels Fund; Jay Sherwin, program officer, Nellie Mae Education Foundation; and Robin Willner, director, corporate community relations, IBM Corporation.

Grantmakers in Health (Washington, DC): Kim Moore, president of the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, and Susan Zepeda, CEO of The HealthCare Foundation for Orange County, will join the board of directors February 27, 2004.

Independent Sector (Washington, DC): John Seffrin, CEO of the American Cancer Society, was re-elected as board chair. Gary Yates, president and CEO of the California Wellness Foundation, is the new vice chair; Paula Van Ness, president and CEO, Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, is treasurer; and Christopher Gates, president, the National Civic League, is secretary. Barry Gaberman, senior vice president, The Ford Foundation, and Brian Gallagher, president and CEO, United Way of America, are new board members. Märianne Eby is vice president for membership and development. Brin Frazier is speechwriter and special assistant to the president for executive communications. John Thomas, vice president for strategic outreach, retired in December after almost 24 years of service.

National Network of Grantmakers (Brooklyn, NY): On January 5, 2004, Ronald A. McKinley will become executive director.

Washington Grantmakers (Washington, DC): Lyndon Haviland, chief operating officer of the American Legacy Foundation, was named chair.