People

CEOs

Todd M. Beamer Foundation (Princeton, NJ): Alice Mae Britt was named CEO. Founder Douglas A. MacMillan will retain an ambassadorial role.

Charles K. Blandin Foundation (Grand Rapids, MN): Jim Hoolihan became president, succeeding Gene Radecki, interim president since Paul Olson resigned.

Cadillac Area Community Foundation (MI): Linda L. Kimbel joined as executive director. Chris Huckle, publisher of the Cadillac News, joined the board of trustees.

The Chicago Community Trust: Terry Mazany will succeed Donald Stewart as CEO on July 12. Stewart will remain president through December 31.

Community Foundation for the Capital Region (Albany, NY): E. Kristen Frederick is now president. She succeeded Judith Lyons, who retired.

Community Foundation of Tampa Bay (Tampa): David Fischer is the new president and CEO. George Baxter, founding president, will serve as president emeritus.

Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation (ND): Named Karla Aaland executive director.

The Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund (San Francisco): Samuel J. Salkin is the new executive director. He replaces Robert Gamble.

The Jewish Women's Foundation of New York (New York City): Immediate past president Francis Brandt installed new president Betsy Miller Landis. Also installed were eight vice presidents—Carol Goldsmith, Naomi Kronish, Aviva D. Budd, Barbara Horowitz, Mady Caslow, Judith Atlas Raff, Peggy Garfunkel and Enid Howard; Barbara Zuckerberg, treasurer; Anita Sands, secretary; Muriel Goldberg, Sari Miller and Elaine Pohl Moore, executive committee members at large; and 33 board members.

Mathile Family Foundation (Dayton, OH): Promoted Gregory Scott Edwards, vice president of operations, to executive director.

I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation (St. Paul, MN): Lawrence M. O'Shaughnessy retired after 23 years as president and was named president emeritus. Timothy J. O'Shaughnessy was elected president.

Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (Springfield, NJ): Kathy Lewis was appointed president and CEO.

Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust (Winston-Salem, NC): After 12 years as president, E. Ray Cope will retire December 31, 2004.

Fannie E. Rippel Foundation (Basking Ridge, NJ): Barbara Vanderkolk Gardner is the new president and CEO.

Rosenberg Foundation (San Francisco): Kirke Wilson will retire after 30 years as president, effective January 2005.

STAFF

The Boston Foundation: Gail Snowden was named vice president for finance and operations.

Casey Family Programs (Seattle): William Bell will become executive vice president of child and family services in July 2004.

The Marguerite Casey Foundation (Seattle): Hired Chantel L. Walker as director of programs.

The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (New York City): Nancy Roob is chief operating officer.

Community Foundation Silicon Valley (San Jose, CA): Welcomed a new director of development, Mari Ellen Reynolds.

The Duke Endowment (Charlotte, NC): Appointed M. Tina Markanda assistant director of its health care division.

A.J. Fletcher Foundation (Raleigh, NC): Chris Fitzsimon will head NC Policy Watch, a new initiative to help shape state policy affecting human services.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Seattle): Martha Choe was named director of the Global Library Program.

The James Irvine Foundation (San Francisco): Diane Olberg joined as director of communications and Amy Dominguez-Arms joined as program director. Dr. Steven A. Schroeder was elected to the board of directors.

The Leeway Foundation (Philadelphia): Kavita Rajanna is now program director.

Lumina Foundation for Education (Indianapolis): Appointed Tim Legesse director of Alternative Investments and Dollyne Pettingill Sherman director of communications.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago): Jonathan L. Leight was named managing director, Asset Allocation and Risk Management.

MetroWest Community Health Care Foundation (Framingham, MA): Rebecca H. Donham was appointed program officer.

Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA): Akhtar Badshah is senior director of community affairs.

The Siragusa Foundation (Chicago): Erin C. Hallock, formerly administrative assistant, is now grants manager, succeeding Meta Godsell, program officer, who is relocating to Seattle.

BOARD MEMBERS

American Legacy Foundation (Washington, DC): The Honorable Lawrence G. Wasden, attorney general of Idaho and George A. Strait, Jr., associate vice chancellor for public affairs, University of California, Berkeley, were appointed to the board of directors.

The California Endowment (Woodland Hills): Elected Cynthia Ann Telles board chair and Arthur Chen board vice chair.

Carnegie Corporation of New York (New York City): Fiona Druckenmiller and Richard W. Riley joined the board of trustees.

The Cleveland Foundation: Appointed Charles (Charlie) Bolton to its board of directors.

The Community Health Foundation of Western and Central New York (Buffalo): Added board members Kent A. Arnold, former healthcare executive; Marilyn J. Baader, former healthcare executive and registered nurse; and Angel Alfonso Gutierrez, physician in Erie County Medical Center's Immunodeficiency Services. Officers re-elected were Edward J. Marine, chair; George S. Deptula, vice chair; James H. Abbott, secretary; and Stephen C. Ames, treasurer. Board members re-elected are Catherine A. Gale, Bertha S. Laury, James L. Magavern, James P. Nolan and Stephen J. Suhowatsky.

The Dayton Foundation (OH): Judy D. McCormick, longtime community volunteer, succeeds Robert S. Neff as board chair. Named to five-year terms are: Gary L. LeRoy, medical director of East Dayton Health Center; Richard W. Schwartz, president of Primus, Inc.; and Jerome F. Tatar, retired chairman of MeadWestvaco Corporation.

El Paso Community Foundation (TX): Named Richard Harlan (Rickie) Feuille board chair.

El Pomar Foundation (Colorado Springs, CO): Jane L. Rawlings and Jeffrey K. Trujillo were elected trustees.

The Ford Family Foundation (Roseburg, OR): Elected Dave Frohnmayer, president of the University of Oregon, as a new director.

Ford Foundation (New York City): Kathryn S. Fuller, president and CEO of the World Wildlife Fund, was named board chair, succeeding Paul A. Allaire.

William T. Grant Foundation (New York City): Lisa Hess and Sara McLanahan were named trustees.

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation: Thomas G. Cody, vice chairman for Federated Department Stores, Inc.; community volunteer Jane V. Domaschko; and Nancy K. Swanson, vice president, North America Family Care division of Procter and Gamble, joined the governing board.

The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation (New York City): Joseph W. Polisi, president of the Juilliard School, and Michael L. Ziegler, a partner in the law firm of Brown, Raysman, Millstein, Felder & Steiner, LLP, joined the board of directors.

PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS

The Center for Effective Philanthropy (Cambridge, MA): Sarah Di Troia joined as associate director and Ellie Buteau joined as senior research advisor.

Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University (Indianapolis): David L. Sternberg is the new associate director of public service and strategic initiatives.

Charity Lobbying in the Public Interest (Washington, DC): Program director and counsel Elizabeth (Liz) Baumgarten became executive director. She succeeded founder and executive director Bob Smucker, who retired.

Community Foundation Network (London, England): Stephen Hammersley joined as chief executive.

The Community Reinvestment Fund (Minneapolis): Dawn Johnson joined as asset and portfolio manager.

Council on Foundations (Washington, DC): Elected Emmett D. Carson, president and CEO, The Minneapolis Foundation, as board chair. Officers elected are: Gary L. Yates, president and CEO, The California Wellness Foundation, vice chair; Lyn Wallin Ziegenbein, executive director, Peter Kiewit Foundation, secretary; and Sherry Salway Black, senior vice president, First Nations Development Institute, treasurer. New board members are: Victoria P. Garchitorena, president, Ayala Foundation; Stanley S. Litow, president, IBM Foundation; and Kathleen Odne, executive director, Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation. Arturo Vargas, trustee, Edward W. Hazen Foundation, and C. David Campbell, McGregor Fund, will complete unexpired terms. The following are staff changes: Andras Kosaras, joined as director of Building Strong and Ethical Foundations Initiative and for philanthropic outreach programs; Ira Apfel joined as written resources coordinator, Family Foundation Services; Ellen Dadisman, formerly vice president for media and government relations, was appointed vice president of communications and membership; and Grace Bee joined as assistant to the chief operating officer.

Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues (New York City): Robert Vazquez-Pacheco joined as program manager.

Innovation Network (Washington, DC): Allison Fine was promoted to president and Patrick Corvington to executive director.

March of Dimes (White Plains, NY): Alfred Childs, Carol Evans, Beth Ford, Marc Guild and Judith Nolte joined the board of trustees.

Mayfair Improvement Initiative (San Jose, CA): Appointed Jaime Alvarado executive director.

Minnesota Council on Foundations (Minneapolis): Hired Richard Harrison as the new web and technology manager.

National Center for Family Philanthropy (Washington, DC): Sarah Trzepacz has been named editor of Family Giving News.

The New York Regional Association of Grantmakers (New York City): Named Hildy Simmons, former board president, as its first senior fellow.

Northern California Grantmakers (San Francisco): Colin Lacon becomes president and CEO July 1.

Reading Is Fundamental (Washington, DC): Marilyn W. Smith is the new vice president and director of programs.