The Lumina Foundation has announced that CARMEN TWILLIE AMBAR has joined the foundation’s board of directors. Ambar currently serves as the 15th president and first Black leader in Oberlin College’s 188-year history. Before joining Oberlin, Ambar was president of Cedar Crest College in Pennsylvania for nine years.

The Overdeck Family Foundation has announced two promotions on the program team. MELANIE DUKES, previously senior program officer, innovative schools, has been named associate program director, K-9 education, and CARLY ROBERTS, previously senior program officer, early impact, has been named associate program director, out-of-school learning. In the newly created roles, the two will work together to lead the program team by managing the in-school and out-of-school investment portfolios, respectively.

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has announced that ALI NOORANI has been named the new program director of the foundation’s U.S. Democracy program. He will join Hewlett in July, succeeding DANIEL STID, who completed his eight-year term with the foundation this spring. Noorani previously served as president and CEO of the National Immigration Forum in Washington, D.C., where he was known for his creative coalition building.

The Jed Foundation has announced the appointment of LAURA ERICKSON-SCHROTH as chief medical officer, effective May 1. Reporting to president and chief operating officer REBECCA BENGHIAT, Erickson-Schroth will be responsible for ensuring that the information promulgated by JED is of the highest quality and in keeping with the most current evidence, based on effective clinical and public health practice.

The Alliance for Boys and Men of Color has announced that ERIC MORRISON-SMITH has been named the organization’s executive director. Previously the California policy director, Morrison-Smith will succeed MARC PHILPART, who has been appointed executive director of the California Black Freedom Fund.

Borealis Philanthropy has announced the appointment of NAKIA RENNE’ WALLACE as the new program associate for the Communities Transforming Policing Fund. She most recently was with the Michigan Justice Fund, where she worked to divert resources from law enforcement and the criminal legal system and into alternative investments and long-term strategies for change.

The California Pacific Medical Center Foundation has named ALLISON DUIGNAN as executive director. Duignan joins the foundation from CCS Fundraising—a strategic fundraising firm that partners with nonprofits for transformational change while embedding team members directly into those organizations.

The Energy Foundation has announced that four new members have joined the board of directors. The new members are: board vice chair STUART CLARKE,  director of the watershed protection program at the William Penn Foundation; ARVIN GANESAN, global head of environmental and energy policy at Apple; BRYAN GARCIA, president and CEO of the Connecticut Green Bank, the nation’s first state-level green bank; and HEATHER MCTEER TONEY, vice president, community engagement for the Environmental Defense Fund.

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) has announced the appointment of GRANT BEARD and MICHELLE GRIFFIN as chair and vice chair of its international board of directors. Beard, his wife Susan, and family first joined JDRF following their daughter Emily's Type 1 diabetes diagnosis in 2006. Griffin and her husband, Tom Parker, have actively been involved in JDRF since their son Cameron was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2007.

New Settlement, a nonprofit organization that aims to break systemic barriers, advance justice, promote leadership and strengthen neighborhoods in the Bronx, has announced the appointment of LEIGH REID as director of development and communications. Reid will take the lead on developing and implementing fundraising strategies, including establishing an individual giving program, overseeing special events, and providing corporate, government and foundation support.

New York Cares has announced the appointment of SAPREET K. SALUJA as the organization’s next executive director, effective May 16. She succeeds GARY BAGLEY, who stepped down after serving as executive director for more than 13 years. Saluja has held multiple senior management roles at Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), first as chief fund development officer and most recently as chief strategic partnerships and new ventures officer.

The Yidan Prize Foundation has announced the appointment of three advisory committee members to complement its existing advisory team: BAELA RAZA JAMIL—CEO of Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA); RUTH KAGIA—senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to the Executive Office of the President of Kenya; and PAULINE ROSE—director at the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre in the University of Cambridge.