National Trust for Historic Preservation
Carol Quillen will begin on January 16 as president and CEO of the $456 million grant maker for historic sites and buildings. She was president of Davidson College from 2011 until 2022.
Quillen will follow Jay Clemens, its board chair who has served as interim president and CEO since March.
Hudson-Webber Foundation
Donald Rencher has been named president and CEO of the $191 million foundation, effective in January. He currently serves as the group executive of housing, planning, and development for the city of Detroit.
Rencher succeeds Melanca Clark, who departed in May after six years at the helm.
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Maribel Perez Wadsworth has been tapped as its next president. When she starts in January, she will be the $2.5 billion foundation’s first woman leader.
A veteran news journalist, she previously served as publisher of USA Today and president of Gannett Media.
Read more about Wadsworth’s appointment in the Chronicle.
More New CEOs
Himesh Bhise, executive in residence at the venture-capital and private-equity firm LLR Partners, has been appointed CEO of Arabella Advisors, a company that works to streamline philanthropic efforts. He succeeds Rick Cruz, who was dismissed in August after 18 months there.
Tania Castroverde Moskalenko, an arts and culture consultant in Florida, will become CEO of the Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation on February 5. Since September, she has served as interim CEO of Oolite Arts, in Miami Beach.
Michael Kubacki, chairman of Lake City Bank and its holding company, the Lakeland Financial Corporation, will step in as interim president and CEO of Newfields. He has served on the museum’s board since 2014. Kubacki follows Colette Pierce Burnette, who has resigned after one year as its leader.
Greg Masten will be the first president of the National Congress of American Indians Foundation. Until earlier this year, he was vice president for tribal nations engagement and special projects at Native Americans in Philanthropy.
Other Notable Appointments
Rebecca D’Amico, director of operations, programs, and events for the Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, has been appointed director of development at the Pride Center at Equality Park.
Janet Godfrey has been named director of community development and strategic partnerships at University City Partners, an economic-development nonprofit group in Charlotte, N.C. Previously she was relationship-engagement partner at Novant Health.
Hope Levin, vice president for major giving at the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, has been named vice president of leadership giving at the MorseLife Foundation.
Caroline Maddox, a nonprofit consultant in Athens, Ga., has joined South Arts as vice president of advancement.
John Peters, a certified public accountant and founder of GoKnock, a Christian-ministry nonprofit group, has become chief financial officer at the Arc of Palm Beach County.
Sue Pechilio Polis, director of health and wellness at the National League of Cities, has joined Lutheran Services in America as vice president of public relations and government affairs.
Scarlett Rockhold, communications manager at Zoo Knoxville, is now communications manager at Blood:Water, an international nonprofit group that works with organizations in Africa to end health disparities.
Alaina Tassinari has joined YouthBuild USA as its major-gifts officer. Previously she was managing director of campaign strategy and development operations at the Trustees of Reservations.
Amanda Whitmire has been hired as senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer at MAP International. Most recently she was vice president of finance and controller at Compassion International.
Kyle Wood, director of school operations at Achievement First’s high school in New Haven, Conn., is now chief operating officer at the Military Child Education Coalition.
Departures
Carlos Tortolero, co-founder of the National Museum of Mexican Art, will retire as its president and CEO on December 31. He has led the museum for more than 40 years.
Vesela Sretenović, director of contemporary-art initiatives and academic affairs at the Phillips Collection, has departed after 15 years at the museum in Washington.
Legacies
Lyn McLain, a clarinetist who founded the D.C. Youth Orchestra Program, died on October 25. He was 95.
Robert Moody Sr., who was a member of the Moody Foundation’s board for more than 30 years, died November 7. He was 88. Under his guidance, the $2.9 billion foundation that was established by his grandparents gave $100 million to Rice University in 2021 to build a student center and back student opportunities, including the Robert L. Moody Sr. Fund for Undergraduate Business Students. In 2019, the foundation gave $100 million to Southern Methodist University to establish the Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies and build Frances Anne Moody Hall, which is named for Robert Moody’s daughter.
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