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Dr. Aaron Kowalski Appointed President and CEO of JDRF

JDRF recently appointed leading international diabetes expert and advocate, Dr. Aaron J. Kowalski, Ph.D. as its president and CEO. He succeeds Derek Rapp who...

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SPLC Names Karen Baynes-Dunning Interim President and CEO

Karen Baynes-Dunning is the interim president and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) after its board voted unanimously to name...

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Stefaan Poortman Appointed World of Children Executive Director

World of Children has appointed Stefaan Poortman as its next executive director following a lengthy nationwide search. Poortman comes to World of...

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Greg Zweber to be Next President & CEO of Camp Fire

Greg Zweber, chief affiliate officer at Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, will be the new national president and CEO of Camp...

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John Palfrey Named MacArthur Foundation President

John Palfrey has been named president of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. He succeeds Julia Stasch, who has led the...

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Casey Trupin is New Director of Youth Homelessness at Raikes Foundation

Casey Trupin is the new director for youth homelessness at the Seattle-based Raikes Foundation. His appointment comes as his successor, Katie Hong,...

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Robert G. Riney Elected Board Chair of Nemours Children’s Health System

The Nemours Children's Health System Board of Directors recently announced the election of Robert G. Riney as its chair. He succeeds 13-year...

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Galit Lipa Joins Public Welfare Foundation as Youth Justice Program Director

Galit Lipa recently joined the Public Welfare Foundation as its new youth justice program director. She will now lead its youth justice...

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Dr. William Bell Elected Board Chair for the National CASA Association

The National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association recently announced the election of William C. Bell, Ph.D. as chair of its board of trustees. Dr....

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Cathy Cha Named President of Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund

Cathy Cha has been named president of the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, capping off a two year period of transition...

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Christine Stoner-Mertz Announced as Executive Director of California Alliance

Christine Stoner-Mertz is the new executive director at the California Alliance of Child and Family Services (California Alliance). She succeeds Carroll Schroeder,...

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Sam Reiman is New Director of Richard King Mellon Foundation

Sam Reiman has been named director of the Richard King Mellon Foundation. The announcement comes after the current director, Scott Izzo, informed...

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Dr. Elizabeth González Named Chief Program & Strategy Officer at College Futures Foundation

Dr. Elizabeth González, Ph.D. has been named chief program and strategy officer of the California-based College Futures Foundation (CFF). González’s career is...

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Dr. Faith Mitchell, President & CEO of Grantmakers in Health, To Step Down

Dr. Faith Mitchell, president and CEO of Grantmakers in Health, recently informed the GIH board and staff that she will be stepping...

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Dr. Todd Sosna Appointed Chief Program Officer at Children’s Institute

Dr. Todd Sosna, Ph.D. is the new chief program officer of Children’s Institute (CI) in Los Angeles, CA. Sosna’s new role will...

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Sara Sneed Named President and CEO of NEA Foundation

Sara A. Sneed will be the new president and CEO of the NEA Foundation. She succeeds Harriet Sanford on Mar. 1, 2019...

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Marian Wright Edelman, Founder & President of Children’s Defense Fund, Steps Down

Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), is stepping down effective Dec. 31, 2018.

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Nicole Taylor Named President and CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation

The embattled Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) recently named Nicole Taylor as its new president and CEO. She officially assumes the responsibilities...

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Rebecca Villarreal, Ph.D. Joins Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation as Dir. of Education Grantmaking

Rebecca C. Villarreal, Ph.D. is the new director of education grantmaking in the Community Investments Division of the Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation...