The Lavelle Fund for the Blind in New York City has announced the appointment of MARIA L.C. TAPIA to its board of directors. Tapia, who has served on the fund’s finance committee since 2022, previously served as managing partner of the Alternative Investment Group.

AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles has announced the appointment of JOHN MOLINA to its board of trustees. Molina is the founder of Pacific6 Enterprises.

The Apollo in New York City has announced the election of four new members to its board of directors: ANDRÉ BRANCH, MICHELLE GADSDEN-WILLIAMS, AARON HOLIDAY, and CARLOS WHITAKER. Branch is the senior vice president and general manager of M·A·C Cosmetics, North America at the Estée Lauder Companies. Gadsden-Williams is managing director and global head of diversity, equity, and inclusion at BlackRock. Holiday is a co-founder and managing partner at 645 Ventures. And Whitaker is senior managing director at Blackstone.

The Nemours Foundation in Jacksonville, Florida, has announced the appointment of JAMES S. HUNT as chair of the board of directors. Hunt is a CPA and member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s standards and emerging issues advisory group.

The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) has announced the election of seven new members to its board of trustees: RON BECHET, GAYLE BENSON, STEPHANIE BURKS, TERRAH GREEN, TULLY FORRESTER JORDAN, MICHAEL J. SAWAYA, and PEGGY SCOTT LABORDE. Bechet is a professor at Xavier University. Benson is a philanthropist, businesswoman, and owner of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans. Burks is co-founder, vice president, and division leader of administration for RYCARS Construction. Green is managing partner of TWG Investments. Jordan is 2024 chair of the NOMA volunteer committee. Sawaya is president and CEO of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. And Laborde is host and producer of WYES’s Steppin’ Out.

Project HOPE in Washington, D.C., has announced the appointment of UCHE RALPH-OPARA as chief health officer. Ralph-Opara started with Project HOPE in January 2021 as the country director for Nigeria and senior advisor for health systems strengthening for a USAID-funded program.

Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF) in the Bahamas has announced the selection of TINA CAMBRIDGE as president and chief operating officer. The first native Bahamian woman to lead the foundation, Cambridge most recently led and developed the Caribbean operations of Generali Worldwide, a global insurance firm.