People in the News (03/12/2023): appointments, promotions, obituaries
The Kresge Foundation in Troy, Michigan, has announced the appointment of AUDREY CHOI to its board of trustees. Choi is currently chief sustainability officer at Morgan Stanley, where she previously served as chief marketing officer, and has also served as chief of staff of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers and as bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal.
Newman’s Own Foundation in Westport, Connecticut, has announced the selection of ALEX AMOUYEL as president and CEO. In April, Amouyel will succeed MIRIAM E. NELSON, who is retiring. Currently, Amouyel is the executive director of MIT Solve.
The Samuel H. Kress Foundation in New York City has announced the retirement of MAX C. MARMOR as president. Since 2006, Marmor has led the foundation after a distinguished career as an art librarian with deep roots in the history of European art and a commitment to supporting the needs of art historians in both the academy and art museums.
Arnold Ventures in Houston has announced the selection of JENNIFER DOLEAC as executive vice president of criminal justice. She will succeed JEREMY TRAVIS. Doleac is an associate professor of economics at Texas A&M University and the director of the Justice Tech Lab.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) in Rye Brook, New York, has announced the selection of DR. E. ANDERS KOLB as president and CEO, effective May 1. He will succeed LOUIS J. DEGENNARO, who has led the organization since 2014 and is retiring on June 30. Currently the chief of the division of hematology and oncology at Nemours Children’s Health, Delaware Valley, Kolb has previously served as director of the Moseley Foundation Institute for Cancer and Blood Disorders and vice chairman for research in the department of pediatrics at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has announced the election of 11 new members to its board of trustees: H.E. SHEIKHA AL MAYASSA BINT HAMAD BIN KHALIFA AL-THANI, JON BROOKS, SUSAN HESS, BOOJIN LEE, CHEECH MARIN, ASHLEY MERRILL, RICH PAUL, LIONEL RICHIE, JIM TANANBAUM, GREGORY ANNENBERG WEINGARTEN, and JEFF YABUKI.
PND also notes the passing of JUDY HEUMANN. A longtime international disability rights activist, Heumann was regarded as the “mother” of the disability rights movement. She helped spearhead the passage of disability rights legislation, founded national and international disability advocacy organizations, and held senior federal government positions. During her career, she also held positions on a number of nonprofit boards, including the American Association of People with Disabilities, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Humanity and Inclusion, Human Rights Watch, United States International Council on Disability, and Save the Children.
