The Ford Foundation has announced the appointment of JAVIER VALDES as U.S. director of its Civic Engagement and Government (CEG) program. Valdés will assume the New York City-based role in August, taking over from current CEG director SANJIV RAO, whose term ends this year, and will lead the strategy for the foundation's work to strengthen representation, participation, and leadership in U.S. democracy. Valdés has over twenty years' experience in the social change sector and most recently served as co-executive director at Make the Road New York, New York's largest immigration advocacy organization, where he played an integral role in securing new policies that limit the local presence of federal immigration enforcement, improve the quality of affordable housing, expand translation and interpretation services at government offices, and reduce biased policing. During his tenure at Ford, Rao helped design the framework that guides the foundation's grantmaking approach across various program strategies and was one of the architects of the foundation's Next Generation Leadership initiative, which has significantly expanded Ford's commitment to youth organizing and civic engagement.

The Arnall Family Foundation in Oklahoma City has announced the hiring of TINA BROWN as program officer for its criminal justice reform initiatives. In that role, Brown will work with the foundation's partners to find data-driven solutions that ensure a just and fair criminal justice system and reduce over-incarceration, with a focus on community safety and pretrial programming within Oklahoma County. Before joining the foundation, Brown worked as an assistant municipal counselor for the City of Oklahoma City, where she prosecuted violations of city ordinances and was assigned to the newly created Homeless Court Program. She also served as an assistant public defender for Oklahoma County before working as a domestic violence staff attorney for Legal Aid in Palomar.

PepsiCo, Inc. has announced the appointment of C.D. GLIN, currently president and CEO of the U.S. African Development Foundation, as vice president, global head of philanthropy for the PepsiCo Foundation, effective May 17. In his new role, Glin will report to Jon Banner, executive vice president, global communications and president of the PepsiCo Foundation. Prior to joining USADF, Glin was an associate director in Nairobi, Kenya, for the Rockefeller Foundation and, before that, served as the first director of intergovernmental affairs and global partnerships at the Peace Corps as an Obama administration appointee. Earlier in his career, he served as vice president of business development at PYXERA Global, a nonprofit development consulting firm, an as an independent economic development and community engagement consultant based in Lagos and Kano, Nigeria.

The Seattle-based Marguerite Casey Foundation has announced the addition of seven new members to its board. In addition to the fresh perspectives they are expected to bring with respect to the foundation's core mission — creating more freedom for leaders working to increase community power and help bring about a truly representative economy — the new members also represent the foundation's commitment to racial justice, both in its work and in its leadership. The new board members are nonprofit sector and political leader STACEY ABRAMS; ELLIS CARR, president and CEO of Capital Impact Partners/CDC Small Business Finance; JANEEN COMENOTE, executive director of the National Urban Indian Family Coalition; MARISA FRANCO, executive director of Mijente; IAN FULLER, co-founder and partner, WestFuller Advisors; RASHAD ROBINSON, president, Color Of Change; and ZEKE SMITH, president, Empire Health Foundation.

The New York City-based Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) has announced the addition of seven new members to its Leadership Council. An advisory body of experts from the private sector, the military, and civil society, the council provides informed guidance, advice, and recommendations to support the foundation's mission. The newest members of the council are SALLY DONNELLY, former senior advisor to the secretary of defense and an expert on strategic positioning, communications, and policy issues; Gen. DAVID L. GOLDFEIN, a 37-year veteran in the United States Air Force, where he commanded at every level and finished his career as the twenty-first chief of staff, the service's highest-ranking four-star officer; DAWN GOLDFEIN, a U.S. Air Force advocate who has dedicated her life to supporting her family and the airmen community; EDWARD HAN, managing director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and a United States Marine Corps veteran; GIL MOTTLA, an award-winning fertility doctor and a founding advisor of BWF's VIVA (Veterans In Vitro InitiAtive) program; LINDA ROSENSWEIG, a philanthropist and longtime advocate for the nation's veterans and military families; and REGINALD M. TURNER, president-elect of the American Bar Association.

JORGE CRUZ, a thirty-year veteran of community investing who most recently served as chief external affairs officer with New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC), has been named the new executive director of LISC Greater Newark, the New Jersey arm of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), one of the nation's largest community development organizations. At NJCC, Cruz led the capitalization and fund design of the Garden State Relief Fund, which provided grants and loans to small businesses and nonprofits affected by the COVI-19 pandemic. He also led the capital-raise process to create the Equitable Small Business Initiative, a joint loan fund created in partnership with the African-American Chamber of Commerce of NJ to help close the capital gap for entrepreneurs of color, and the formation of the Partnership to Invest in Transformative Community Health fund, a collaboration with philanthropic groups and healthcare systems to address the social determinants of health in the state.

In other news, national venture philanthropy organization New Profit has announced the appointment of TULAINE MONTGOMERY as co-CEO alongside founder and current CEO Vanessa Kirsch. A member of the founding group of advisors who helped Kirsch create and incubate New Profit, Montgomery formally joined the organization in 2010 and has been an executive team member since 2017. During her time at the organization, she has led initiatives focused on strengthening education-to-employment pathways for underserved youth (Pathways Rising Fun); driving resources and support to entrepreneurs who have been directly impacted by the American legal system (Unlocked Futures); and building a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and philanthropic sector. More recently, she has been the lead architect of New Profit's Inclusive Impact strategy and Proximate Capital fund, which seeks to bridge the resource gap faced by Black, Latino/a/x, Indigenous, rural, and other underinvested social entrepreneurs. New Profit is currently raising $100 million for the fund to make investments in dozens of vetted leaders.

And JANICE JACKSON has announced her decision to step down as CEO of Effective Chicago Public Schools (CPS), effective June 30, and to accept a position as senior fellow at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in Stanford, California. In her new role, Jackson will inform the foundation's strategic efforts to improve high school and college attainment nationwide. Jackson's tenure at CPS — the nation's third largest school district, with more than 355,000 students, 38,000 employees, and an annual budget of $7 billion — has been notable for the results the district attained in advancing equitable outcomes for all students, propelling the district to record-breaking improvements in academic achievement, high school graduation rates, and postsecondary completion and earning it the regard of education experts across the country as a national leader in improving results for young people.