The Hertz Foundation has named WENDY CONNORS as its new chief development officer. Connors will serve as a member of the foundation’s executive team and oversee all aspects of fundraising, including solicitation of principal gifts, campaign planning, program design, and volunteer and board partnerships. Connors has more than 20 years of experience in philanthropy, most recently as the executive director of the Office of External Relations at MIT’s Sloan School of Management.

The Kresge Foundation has announced several staffing updates. KEVIN GRAY will serve as a program officer with the American Cities program and work with partners and steward grants that align with the program’s focus on expanding opportunity by promoting effective and inclusive community development practices in American cities. Gray was a senior project and program manager with the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority, where he managed its strategic land acquisition, affordable housing, and commercial development financing and grant programs. STEPHANIE DAVISON has been promoted to senior program officer in the Human Services program; SIDRA FATIMA is a program officer in the American Cities program; WILL GUZMAN has been appointed social investment associate; BRYAN HOGLE has been promoted to senior program manager in the Detroit program; KRISTA LOWES is program operations coordinator for the Detroit and American Cities programs; INÉS FAMILIAR MILLER has been promoted to program officer in the Arts & Culture program; and ED SMITH will serve as senior program officer in the Education program.

The Meyer Foundation has announced that program officer JULIAN HAYNES is leaving to become a visiting practitioner at Georgetown University Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership. For the past six years, Haynes has served as the foundation’s program officer for Maryland, where he made connections in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has announced the promotion of JAMAICA MAXWELL to director of organizational effectiveness, succeeding longtime foundation leader LINDA BAKER. Maxwell has been with the foundation since 2013, serving as a program officer and deputy director of the foundation’s grantmaking efforts.

The California Health Care Foundation has announced the appointment of MARK LARET to its board of directors. Laret retired in December after 21 years as president and CEO of UCSF Health. He will join the Oakland-based healthcare philanthropy at its March board meeting.

The CDC Foundation has announced the election of LAURA LANE, chief corporate affairs officer at UPS, to a five-year term on the foundation’s board. Prior to her time at UPS, Lane served in both the public and private sectors and is currently a member of the board of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees USA, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Woodruff Arts Center, and the German-American Business Council.

Save a Child's Heart has announced the election of VIVIAN G. BASS as president of its board of directors. Bass, the CEO emeritus of Jewish Foundation for Group Homes, a nonsectarian provider which supports adults with intellectual, developmental, and other disabilities, also serves as a vice chair of RespectAbility, a national advocacy organization advancing opportunities and fighting stigmas for persons with disabilities. In addition, she sits on the executive committee of CaringMatters (formerly Hospice Caring in Maryland), which works to ensure that no one dies or grieves alone, regardless of their financial status. 

Common Impact has announced that DANIELLE HOLLY will be stepping down after a ten-year stint as CEO and nearly 15 years of cumulative service with the organization. During her tenure, Common Impact has grown into a nationally recognized leader in corporate skills-based volunteerism and employee engagement. Holly played a major role in recruiting and cultivating a strong leadership team with decades of pro bono, volunteer, and sector experience, and maintained a strong relationship with a powerful and diverse board of cross-sector leaders.

The Association for Creatine Deficiencies (ACD) has announced the appointment of HEIDI WALLIS as executive director, as well as the appointments of LAURA TRUTOIU, the organization’s director of research, as board chair. Wallis most recently managed the newborn screening informatics team at the Utah Department of Health and served as Utah team co-lead for the Mountain States Regional Genetics Network and as patient advocate representative for Utah's Newborn Screening Advisory Committee. She also served as ACD board president for two years. Trutoiu is ACD’s director of research. In addition, MIKELLE LAW will join the board and serve as the organization’s director of compliance, where she will focus on ensuring ACD’s compliance with nonprofit regulatory and partner requirements as well as building internal processes to ensure the organization maintains an inclusive and diverse environment.

Covenant House has announced that CEO KEVIN RYAN intends to retire effective March 31, 2023. Since Ryan became CEO in 2009, the organization has experienced the greatest period of expansion, renovation, and renewal in its 50-year history. Ryan first joined Covenant House in 1992 as a Skadden Fellow providing civil legal assistance to youth in New York City. The organization, which is dedicated to helping children and youth overcome homelessness and human trafficking, works in 33 cities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua and reaches tens of thousands of children and youth annually. 

Robin Hood has announced the appointment of MATTHEW KLEIN as its new chief program and impact officer. In this role, Klein will lead the alignment of Robin Hood’s programmatic and public policy work to support pathways out of poverty for low-income New Yorkers. For the last seven years, Klein has led the New York City Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity, a 70-person multidisciplinary team that helps local leaders use evidence and innovation to more effectively reduce poverty.

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors has named VALERIE ROCKEFELLER as chair of its board of directors, succeeding WENDY O’NEILL, who spent four of her ten years of board service as chair. Rockefeller brings to her role deep knowledge and experience in climate change and education. She currently chairs the board of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and co-chairs BankFWD, a network focused on persuading banks to phase out financing for fossil fuel and to lead on climate.