Newsmakers.Emilio Alonso-Mendoza is the new corporate chief development officer of the Orlando, Fla.-based Children's Home Society. He formerly served as national executive director for the National Parkinson Foundation in Miami. Donna Blakemore was recently appointed director of development of the San Francisco Ballet San Francisco Ballet, or SFB, is a San Francisco, USA based ballet company, founded in 1933 as part of San Francisco Opera Ballet. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, where it is directed by Helgi Tomasson. . Blakemore served as vice president for institutional advancement for the California Institute of Integral Studies, also in San Francisco, prior to the appointment at the ballet. Barbara Buchanan Seed is the new senior development officer of the American Lung Association The American Lung Association (ALA) is a non-profit organization that "fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health". of Southeast Florida in West Palm Beach. She was the director of special events for the Palm Beach/Martin county regional officer of Easter Seals Florida prior to the hiring. Deborah Edison was hired as director of development of Seattle-based Northwest Folklife. Edison had been serving as director of major gifts for New York City-based Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Christopher Flavin is the new president of Washington, D.C.-based Worldwatch Institute. He was serving as vice president for research and as senior vice president for the New York City-based Ford Foundation. Mama Gielgud is the new artistic director of the Boston Ballet. She was the artistic director for The Royal Danish ballet Royal Danish Ballet, one of the oldest major ballet companies, established at the opening of Denmark's Royal Theater in Copenhagen in 1748. The company was developed over the centuries by three great masters. prior to the appointment. Constance Gerard was recently appointed vice president and director of human resources of the Ad Council, headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Gerard previously served as human resources director for Trinity Real Estate, also in New York City. Edward Granger-Happ was appointed chief technology officer of Save the Children based in Westport, Conn. He previously served as senior partner and founder of HP Management Decisions Ltd., also in Westport. Stephen B. Heintz is the new president of Rockefeller Brothers Fund The Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF), (Philanthropy for an Interdependent World), is an international philanthropic organisation created and run by members of the Rockefeller family. located in New York City. He was the founding president and chief executive officer for Demos, also based in New York City, prior to the hiring. Elizabeth J. Hess was hired as director of corporate and foundation relations of the Chicago-based Steppenwolf Theatre Company Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Tony Award-winning Chicago theatre company founded in 1974 by Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry in the basement of a church in Highland Park, Illinois. Its name comes from the Herman Hesse novel. . Hess previously served as manager of corporations and foundations for Chicago Youth Centers. Miriam E. Katowitz is the new chief financial officer, director of operations and strategic planning of the 92nd Street Y in New York City. She previously served as finance-division managing director for HSBC Bank USA HSBC Bank USA, N.A., the United States subsidiary of the HSBC Holdings plc, is a bank with its head office in New York City. History The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation acquired a 51% shareholding in Marine Midland Bank of New York State, headquartered in (formerly known as Republic National Bank of New York The Bank of New York, abbrieviated to BNY, was a global financial services company that existed until its merger with the Mellon Financial Corporation on July 2, 2007.[1] The bank now continues under the new name of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. ). Monice Kazczorowski was appointed senior information specialist of The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, philanthropic institution founded 1978 by John D. MacArthur (1897–1978), owner of a prominent insurance company and other businesses, and his wife Catherine T. in Chicago. Prior to joining the foundation Kazczorowski was director of libraries for the Chicago law firm Ross and Hardies. Anna Marie Wingron was recently appointed director of development of Jefferson National Parks Association in St. Louis. She served as chief executive for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or crib death, sudden, unexpected, and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant under one year of age (usually between two weeks and eight months old). Resource of Missouri in St. Louis prior to the appointment. Michelle Mason is the new vice president of research programs for the American Society of Association Executives The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) is a non-profit professional organization for executive directors and executive vice presidents of professional societies both in the United States and abroad. in Washington, D.C. Mason previously held the director of research programs position for the organization. Mary McClymont has joined Washington, D.C.-based InterAction as its president and chief executive officer. Previously, McClymont served as senior director of the Ford Foundation's Peace and Social Justice Program in New York City. Susan O'Reilly was recently appointed corporate director of marketing and communications of Orlando, Fla.-based Children's Home Society. O'Reilly had been the communications director for the national Watermelon Promotion Board, also located in Orlando. Kimberly Smith-Cofield is the new executive director of Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses Inc., based in Dorchester, Mass. SmithCofield served as executive vice president/chief operating officer for The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts prior to the appointment. Kathy Spahn was hired as president and executive director of ORBIS International in New York City. Previously, she served as executive director for God's Love We Deliver, also based in New York City. Michael Spiller was appointed vice president of technology and chief information officer of The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. He was serving as director of information systems for The Heritage prior to the appointment. Russell Willis Taylor is the new president and chief executive officer of Baltimore-based National Arts Stabilization. Previously, Willis Taylor served as executive director for the English national Opera English National Opera (ENO), located at the London Coliseum in St. Martin's Lane is the national opera company of England, and one of two opera companies in London, along with the Royal Opera at Covent Garden. in London. Melody Travis was appointed research specialist of the CDC Foundation in Atlanta. Travis had served as research manager for Atlanta-based Coxe Curry and Associates. Constance M. Yowell is the new program officer of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in Chicago. Yowell previously served as associate professor in the school of education for the University of Illinois at Chicago This article is about the University of Illinois at Chicago. For other uses, see University of Illinois at Chicago (disambiguation). UIC participates in NCAA Division I Horizon League competition as the UIC Flames in several sports, most notably Basketball. . |
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