People for the American Way and People for the American Way Foundation
Ben Jealous has been selected as the next president of both organizations. Currently a senior partner at Kapor Capital, he previously was president and CEO of the NAACP from 2008 until 2013.
He follows Michael Keegan, who is stepping down after 11 years and will continue to serve as a member of both groups’ Boards of Directors.
Read more about Jealous’s time at the NAACP in this 2013 profile in the Chronicle.
Ploughshares Fund
Emma Belcher will be the global-security foundation’s next president. Most recently she led the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Nuclear Challenges grant-making program.
She replaces Joe Cirincione, who is retiring after 12 years as president.
CharityWatch
Laurie Styron has become executive director of CharityWatch, the American Institute of Philanthropy. Previously she was a program consultant there. Styron succeeds its founder and president, Daniel Borochoff, who retired in February.
Marguerite Casey Foundation
The $722 million foundation has named two new vice presidents.
Rhonda Carter, chief of staff at Sound Transit, is now vice president of culture and operations.
Jonathan Jayes-Green will serve as vice president of programs, having previously worked as national Latinx outreach director for Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign.
Volunteers of America-Greater New York
Myung Lee has been tapped as its next president and CEO. She was the first executive director of Cities of Service, a global nonprofit organization founded by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2009.
Lee succeeds Tere Pettitt, who is retiring after 18 years with the voluntarism group and six years as its leader.
More New CEOs
Mary Blanusa has been appointed executive director of the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation. She joins the $442 million community fund from the Council for Economic Education where she was vice president of government relations and partnerships.
Randy Fiser, CEO and president of the American Society of Interior Designers, will become CEO and executive director of AGU, an international nonprofit group that advances Earth and space sciences, effective August 17.
Mark Fowler, deputy CEO, has been promoted to CEO of Tanenbaum, the Center for Interreligious Understanding. He succeeds Joyce Dubensky, who is stepping down after 18 years and will become CEO emerita and senior strategic adviser.
Nina Hanan has been named CEO of the American Friends of Bar-Ilan University, a fundraising organization for the Israeli university. She will be based in New York. Most recently she was chief development officer at Friends of the Israel Defense Forces.
Kenton Harmer, director of certification and impact at the Equitable Food Initiative since 2013, has been promoted to managing director.
Other Notable Appointments
Laura Bishop will begin serving as executive vice president for advancement at Palm Beach Atlantic University on July 1. Most recently she was vice president of advancement at Oral Roberts University.
Donna Catalano, regional representative for Lake, Porter, and LaPorte Counties at South Shore Arts’ Indiana Arts Commission, is now community-development director at the South Shore Neighborhood Development Corporation.
Tom Jennings, vice president for university advancement at Florida State University in Tallahassee and president of the FSU Foundation, has been named the next vice president for university advancement at Washington and Lee University, effective August 10. He will succeed Dennis Cross, who is stepping down after 16 years in the role.
Adam Luna has joined Opportunity Agenda as vice president of program strategy and impact. Most recently he was a senior adviser at United We Dream.
Pamela Mattel, chief program officer at the Public Health Management Corporation, has joined the Institute for Community Living as chief operating officer.
Dave Steadman, director of major gifts at St. Albans School, has been tapped as chief development officer at the National Theatre, in Washington.
Departures
Susan Delvalle, who has been president and executive director of Creative Capital since 2016, will step down on September 1.
Jane Moss will step down as artistic director of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on August 1. She has served in the role since 1992. A successor has not yet been named.
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