The Duke Endowment in Charlotte, North Carolina, has announced the selection of DIATRA FULLWOOD as events planner. Fullwood previously served as director of alumni at Leadership Charlotte. 

The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York has announced the appointment of LEANNE F. FISCOE as board chair. The foundation also announced the elections of CARRIE WHITWOOD as vice chair, CARRIE FRANK as treasurer, MARYBETH MCCALL as secretary, and ELIZABETH MAURO as an at-large member of the executive committee. 

The Presidents’ Council on Impact Investing has announced the appointment of TONYA ALLEN as co-chair. Allen, president of the McKnight Foundation, will work with Surdna Foundation president DON CHEN in leading the group. Allen succeeds Ford Foundation president DARREN WALKER, who served as an inaugural co-chair and led the group’s efforts to coordinate support for the impact investing ecosystem. 

The Walton Family Foundation in Bentonville, Arkansas, has announced the selection of STEPHANIE CORNELL as executive director. Cornell previously served as managing director of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation and co-founded three social ventures: Strategic Grant Partners, Project Healthy Children (now Sanku), and the Maranyundo Initiative.

The Black Trustee Alliance for Art Museums (BTA) in New York City has announced the appointment of DIANE JEAN-MARY as executive director. Jean-Mary previously served as a principal strategy consultant and partner and chief strategy officer at LaPlaca Cohen. 

Direct Relief in Santa Barbara, California, has announced the appointments of EMMA CARRASCO and ADAM COOPER to the organization’s board of directors. Carrasco is senior vice president of corporate affairs at NBCUniversal News Group, and Cooper previously served as senior managing director and general counsel of Citadel. 

The Epilepsy Foundation in Bowie, Maryland, has announced the appointment of BERNICE MARTIN LEE as president and CEO. Lee previously served as the senior philanthropy advisor at OhioHealth, the largest healthcare system serving central Ohio. 

Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, has announced the election of CAROL ANN SCHWARTZ as president. The election of Schwartz, who is from a four-generation Hadassah family, caps more than 30 years of service to the organization. She served as a Hadassah officer for six years and has held several national positions and chaired or served on multiple national committees. 

Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV) in White Plains, New York, has announced the appointment of three new members to its board of directors: LORRAINE LOPEZ, a longtime resident of Westchester County and former client of LSHV; JOHN T. ROSE, dean for diversity and compliance at Hunter College; and attorney NICHOLAS GROOMBRIDGE, founding partner of Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP. 

The March of Dimes in Arlington, Virginia, has announced the appointment of ELIZABETH CHEROT as president and CEO. Cherot previously led the nonprofit’s office of maternal and child health impact. 

UJA-Federation of New York has announced the selection of LINDA MIRELS as president and the appointment of MARC ROWAN to chair its board of directors. Mirels chairs a diversified global investment company with holdings in food distribution and real estate. Rowan is co-founder and CEO of Apollo Global Management. 

The Washington Project for the Arts in Washington, D.C., has announced the appointment of TRAVIS CHAMBERLAIN as director. Chamberlain previously served as executive director at Queer|Art. 

The Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering in Geneva, Switzerland, has announced the appointment of CRAIG COOK as head of business development and licensing. Cook previously served as chairman of PreciHealth, CEO of Herantis Pharma, and CEO of Midatech Pharma. 

PND also notes the passing of WILLIAM GRINKER, founder and first president of MDRC. Before creating MDRC, Grinker worked for the U.S. Civil Rights Commission and the Ford Foundation. In 1986, he was named Commissioner of New York City’s Human Resources Administration, where he oversaw the agency’s $4 billion annual budget. Grinker also founded Seedco, a national community development organization dedicated to advancing economic opportunity for people, businesses, and communities in need.