People

CEOs

Daniels Fund (Denver): Hank Brown will step down as president and CEO August 1, 2005, when Linda Childears will succeed him.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation (Battle Creek, MI): President and CEO William C. Richardson will retire December 31, 2005.

Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (New York City): President Michael Bailin will step down in June. Nancy Roob, currently vice president and COO, will succeed him.

The Waitt Family Foundation (La Jolla, CA): Chief Administrator Al Panico will step down May 26.

Staff

California Healthcare Foundation (Oakland): Kim Galvin is director of human resources. Sam Karp, chief information officer and director of health information technology, became chief program officer. Claudia Page was promoted to senior program officer.

Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan (Detroit): Colleen Ochoa Peters is director of development and Cassandra Joubert is senior program officer. Program Officer Anne S. Weekly became director of communications. Lisa Cylar Miller, director of development, became program officer and development specialist.

Delaware Community Foundation (Wilmington): Hugh D. Leahy, Jr. is now senior vice president for southern Delaware; Sue Bernetich is director of development; and Cathy Emerson is executive assistant and office manager.

Gill Foundation (Denver): Katherine Peck is national director, Movement Building Center.

The McKnight Foundation (Minneapolis): Jeannine Balfour and Mariam Mohamed joined as program officers in grantmaking for Children and Families. Sarah Lovan is program assistant for Environment and Research.

Missouri Foundation for Health (St. Louis): Promoted Policy Analyst M. Ryan Barker to policy analyst II; Program Associate Matthew Kuhlenbeck to program officer; Senior Administrative Assistant Toni McTyer to executive assistant to the president; and Director of Policy Studies Leslie Reed to vice president for health policy. Carlos Benitez joined the foundation as policy analyst and Moira Cahan as policy associate.

Board Members

The California Endowment (San Francisco): Kathleen Brown, head of public finance for the West region, Goldman, Sachs & Co., joined the board of directors. Program Officer Ignatius Bau was promoted to director of culturally competent health systems.

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (Miami): Robert W. Briggs, chairman emeritus, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, was named vice chair. University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman was elected to the board of trustees.

Philanthropic Organizations

The Jewish Funders Network (New York City): Elected Elisa Spungen Bildner, president, Freshpro, chair; David Ilan Weis, senior partner, Wainwright Investment Counsel, LLC, vice chair; Sanford Cardin, executive director, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, secretary; and Michael Rukin, president, The Concord Hill Group Trust, treasurer. New board members are: Rachel Bendit, mediation services coordinator, Dispute Resolution Center; Michael Hill, executive vice president, Dorot Foundation; Hubert Leven, president, Sacta-Rashi Foundation; Helaine Levy, executive director, Diamond Foundation; and Mark Weissman, director of emergency services, Ingalls Hospital. Rae Janvey joined as vice president, member relations; Jo-Ann Mort as vice president, strategic communications; and Idana Goldberg as program manager.