The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation has announced the election of MARGERY BRONSTER, a former attorney general of Hawaiʻi, to its board, effective June 23. The board also appointed PAULA PRETLOW, who has served as a trustee since 2018, to a three-year term as board chair. Bronster and Pretlow succeed FAY HARTOG-LEVIN, who has served as a trustee since 2016 and as board chair since 2020.

The JPB Foundation has announced that BARBARA PICOWER will step down as president in February 2024, to be succeeded by DEEPAK BHARGAVA. Picower, who will become president emerita, has served as founding president and chair since the JPB Foundation’s creation in 2011—following the closing of the Picower Foundation in the aftermath of the Bernie Madoff scam—with an endowment bequeathed by Jeffry M. Picower. The foundation has awarded more than $2.5 billion in grants to nonprofits that work to advance economic justice, health equity, innovative medical research, women’s rights, environmental health, and green infrastructure across the United States. Bhargava has been a JPB grant recipient, board member, and board vice chair, and will take on the role of president on a part-time basis starting in August to work with Picower toward a smooth transition. Currently a distinguished lecturer at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies and senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, Bhargava previously led Community Change for 16 years and co-founded Leadership for Democracy and Social Justice.

The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has announced that MARY WEAVER has joined the staff as grants assistant. Weaver will work alongside the grants administrator as a resource and point of contact for organizations seeking funding opportunities. She previously served as a citizenship tutor for the Refugee Support Center, where she advocated for the needs of individuals and families completing the naturalization process.

The Open Society Foundations (OSF) has announced the appointment of LALEH ISPAHANI as executive director of Open Society-U.S., effective July. Ispahani has served as co-director of the program since December 2021, working alongside TOM PERRIELLO, who is stepping down after nearly five years as executive director. A former congressman from Virginia, Perriello helped build an environmental advocacy community at OSF. Ispahani’s work at OSF over the last 15 years has included creating the Partnership for Safe Voting, Communities Against Hate, and a strategy to build a multiracial, pro-democracy alliance. Before joining OSF, she served as senior policy counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union and litigated campaign finance reform issues at the Brennan Center for Justice.

Americares has announced the appointment of MEENAKSHI BATRA as director of Americares India. Batra will be responsible for designing, implementing, and directing programs that strengthen health systems and expand access to care for people affected by poverty or disaster across 23 states in India. Prior to joining Americares India, she served as board chair of Resource Alliance India, a global network for fundraising, resource mobilization, and philanthropy, and as CEO of Charities Aid Foundation India.

The CDC Foundation in Atlanta has announced the election of WINSTON WONG to a five-year term on its board. Currently a scholar-in-residence at the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity, Wong has served in executive roles at community health centers, in federal service, and most recently at Kaiser Permanente, where he was medical director for community benefit and has been dedicated to improving health equity and addressing socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities in health.

The National Women’s History Museum in Alexandria, Virginia, has announced the appointment of Frédérique Irwin as president and CEO. Since 2021, Irwin has served as managing director of impact strategy at the Sorenson Impact Center, managing high-level partnerships with leading organizations in the social impact sector. She also founded and led Her Corner, a company educating women on how to scale their businesses, from 2012 until its sale in 2021.

New York City-based NEO Philanthropy has announced the appointment of RUTLEDGE SIMMONS as vice president and general counsel. Simmons most recently served as NeighborWorks America’s executive vice president, general counsel, and secretary, playing a critical role in corporate policy development and board governance and advising on legal matters.

ServeMinnesota, the state’s Commission on National and Community Service, has announced the selection of JULIA QUANRUD as CEO. Quanrud is currently chief of staff at Ampact, a national service organization focused on education, environmental stewardship, and healthy futures for communities.

Spill the Honey, whose mission is to highlight the historic alliances between the African American and Jewish communities, has announced the appointment of CLARENCE B. JONES as chair. Jones, who once served as Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legal counsel, strategic advisor, and speechwriter, founded the Dr. Clarence B. Jones Institute for Social Advocacy and served as founding director emeritus of the Institute for Nonviolence and Social Justice at the University of San Francisco. As chair, he will work with executive director BRENDA LAWRENCE to leverage the powerful history of the Jewish and African American alliance during the Civil Rights era and share that history with current and future generations.

WRI India in Mumbai has announced the appointment of MADHAV PAI as CEO. Pai, who has been serving as interim CEO for the last few months, has spent 15 years with the World Resources Institute, most recently as executive director of the Sustainable Cities program. He succeeds OP AGARWAL, currently a senior advisor with the organization.