The Kenneth Rainin Foundation in Oakland, California, has announced the appointment of TAVIN JENSEN as an investment analyst. Jensen previously worked as a research associate for Meketa Investment Group’s marketable alternatives team. 

Math for America in New York City has announced the appointment of MARIA KLAWE as president. She will begin her new job later this year, after completing 17 years as president of Harvey Mudd College. 

Woods Fund Chicago has announced the additions of five new members to its board of directors: REY WENCES, communications director at Unemployed Workers United; KIMBERLEY RUDD, president/senior counselor at Rudd Resources; STACEY SUTTON, associate professor in the University of Illinois Chicago Department of Urban Planning and Policy and director of applied research and strategic partnerships at the  Social Justice Initiative; DAYO HARRIS, principal of Village Leadership Academy; and MATT REILEIN, CEO of National Equity Fund.

AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles has announced the additions of WENDY NEU and MATT HORTON to its board of trustees. Neu is a New Jersey-based philanthropist and entrepreneur, and Horton is a director at the Milken Institute.

The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia has announced the election of DAVID A. FLEISCHNER to the board of trustees. Fleischner is an executive vice president and board member at Asplundh Tree Expert. 

First Book in Washington, D.C., has announced the selection of KARI KURJIAKA as project director for its national Diverse Books for All Coalition. Kurjiaka previously served as senior manager of literacy and external affairs for Reach Out and Read of Greater New York, a founding member of the coalition. 

The Fund for Global Human Rights has announced the appointment of GABRIELA BUCHER as its next president and CEO. Bucher spent nearly twenty years at Plan International, where she worked her way from regional resource mobilization manager to chief operating officer (COO). 

Girl Scouts of the USA has announced the selection of BONNIE BARCZYKOWSKI as CEO of the national organization. Since 2012, she has served as CEO of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri council. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation has announced the appointment of MANNY A. ACEVES as chief program officer. Aceves previously served as associate dean for strategic engagement at the Loyola Marymount University School of Education. 

Mothers Against Drunk Driving in Dallas has announced the selection of STACEY D. STEWART as its new CEO. A longtime nonprofit official, Stewart previously served as president and CEO of the March of Dimes and as U.S. president at United Way Worldwide.

The National Independent Venue Foundation in New York City has announced the appointment of CARL ATIYA SWANSON as executive director. Swanson previously served as associate director at Springboard for the Arts, an arts-focused community development initiative based in Minnesota. 

The Ronald McDonald House Charities in Chicago has announced the appointment of KATIE FITZGERALD as president and CEO, effective March 6. Fitzgerald previously served as president and COO at Feeding America. 

World Resources Institute in Washington, D.C., has announced the appointment of PAMELA MATSON to its board of directors. Matson is a Goldman Professor of Environmental Studies and dean emerita in Stanford University’s Doerr School of Sustainability.

PND also notes the passing of CALVIN CAFRITZ, a D.C.-area developer and one of the region’s leading philanthropists. He and his wife, Jane, made major charitable contributions to organizations in the capital region, including through the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, which his father established. In the last half-century, the Cafritz Foundation has awarded more than $507 million in grants.