Newsmakers.

Bill Achenbach is the new vice president of human resources for the national office of the American Heart Association in Dallas. He was the northeast region human resource director for Sears, Roebuck and Co. prior to the appointment.

Nancy Brown was recently appointed executive vice president in the office of science operations of the American Heart Association's national office in Dallas. Brown was serving as executive vice president for AHA's New England affiliate.

Ilan Chet was appointed president of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. Chet previously served as vice president for research and development for the Hebrew University.

Mark Costello is the new assistant director of financial development of the Orange County Chapter of the American Red Cross in Santa Ana, Calif. Prior to the appointment, Costello served as marketing and public relations consultant for El Prado Sales and Marketing in Yorba Linda, Calif.

C. Edwin Davis, CFRE, was appointed director of development of The Florida Orchestra in Tampa. He most recently served as director of development for The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia.

Claudia Dawn French was appointed executive director of the Gill Foundation in Denver, Colo. Most recently she served as executive director for AIDS Action, based in Washington, D.C.

James P. Digan was appointed president and CEO of The Glaucoma Foundation in New York City. Digan previously directed all capital gifts fundraising for the Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center.

Jon M. Fitzgerald is the new president of the Children's Hospital Foundation in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to the hiring, Fitzgerald served as vice president of development for Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Lois Giovacchini was appointed executive director of the Jewish Federation of the North Shore in Salem, Mass. Giovacchini was serving as the federation's chief operating officer.

Adrienne Hahn was appointed director of government relations for Washington, D.C.-based Independent Sector. Most recently Hahn served as senior counsel for Consumers Union in Yonkers, N.Y.

Kathryn "Kit" M. Hope was appointed assistant director of disaster operations of the Orange County Chapter of the American Red Cross in Santa Ana, Calif. Hope served as station manager for Armed Forces Emergency Services prior to the hiring.

Lynn Howes was recently appointed director of public affairs of the Orange County Chapter of the American Red Cross in Santa Ana, Calif. Prior to joining the Red Cross Howes served as public relations manager for Irvine, Calif.-based Rieches-BairdAdvertising, Public Relations and e-Business.

Bruce A. Hurwitz is the new director of fundraising and public relations of the Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club in Bronx, N.Y. He previously served as director of development for the Bronx-based Aging in America.

Richard Kaplan was promoted to assistant vice president for institutional research and grants management of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in Chicago.

Ed Manekin was recently appointed chief engineering officer of The Enterprise Foundation based in Columbia, Md. Manekin was serving the foundation as its interim chief administrative officer.

Ferrand McDonald O'Donoghue was appointed director of development of the Cancer Research Foundation of America in Alexandria, Va. She previously served as director of leadership advancement for the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.

Esther Molina is the new national breeding and puppy raising program manager of Santa Rosa, Calif.-based Canine Companions for Independence. Molina previously served as northwest puppy program manager for CCI.

Julie Paradis was hired as Washington counsel of the Chicago-based America's Second Harvest. Paradis previously was serving as deputy under secretary for food, nutrition, and consumer services for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C.

Jane Riley Leach was recently appointed executive director of Florida Blood Services Foundation in St. Petersburg, Fla. She most recently served as director of major gifts for the American Heart Association in Dallas.

Rev. Peter Sipple was appointed director of development of Episcopal Community Services in Philadelphia. Rev. Sipple was serving as interim rector for Church of the Redeemer, Bryn Mawr, Pa.

Mary Szymanski Tindall is the new vice president of leadership giving and estate planning of United Way Community Services (UWCS) in Detroit. Tindall served as vice president for external relations for the Center for Creative Studies prior to the hiring.

Peter Werwath was recently appointed vice president and deputy director of program services of The Enterprise Foundation in Columbia, Md. He served as director, grants management research and information for the foundation prior to this new appointment.

Daniel Williams was appointed vice president of finance and technology of Chicago-based Alzheimer's Association. He was serving as vice president, finance, and chief financial officer for Holy Cross Hospital, also in Chicago.