The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has announced the appointment of Ghanaian educational entrepreneur FRED SWANIKER as a senior fellow. Swaniker, who began his career as headmaster of a school in Botswana established by his mother, went on to study at Macalester College and Stanford University, founded the African Leadership Academy — a residential college-prep boarding school that brings together students from across Africa to learn leadership and entrepreneurial skills — and currently is founding CEO of the African Leadership Group. He will work with the foundation on setting strategic priorities in support of renewal and innovation in the postsecondary sector with the goal of improving equity, social mobility, and public purpose.

The Joyce Foundation has announced the promotion of senior accountant FRANCISCO VELASCO to controller, succeeding KERRY GOESE, who left the foundation this summer to become CFO and COO of the Michael Reese Health Trust. Velasco also serves on the foundation's Racial Equity Committee and on a foundation-wide task force that supports organizations working on COVID-19 recovery in Chicago communities.

The Kresge Foundation has announced the appointment of climate action advocates YEOU-RONG JIH and ALEJANDRA HERNANDEZ as a program officer and a fellow, respectively, in its Environment Program. Jih, who most recently served as the director of urban initiatives at Greenlink Analytics in Atlanta, will oversee the Climate Resilient and Equitable Water Systems (CREWS) portfolio, which comprises more than thirty organizations working to advance equitable solutions to climate-related urban flooding. Hernandez, who previously served as a conservation policy associate at the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in Madison, Wisconsin, will support the program's strategy to help cities combat and adapt to climate change while advancing racial and economic equity; she also will help the CREWS team mobilize equitable climate action in low-income communities by collaborating with healthcare institutions, health practitioners, and community advocates.

Living Cities, a collaborative of nineteen foundations and financial institutions working to close racial income and wealth gaps in American cities, has announced that JOE SCANTLEBURY will serve as its next CEO effective September 6. Scantlebury most recently served as vice president for program strategy at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and as vice chair of the Living Cities board, and previously was a senior program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he led policy advocacy in the Northeast, Ohio, Arkansas, and Louisiana, as well as civil rights and equity initiatives.

The Patterson Foundation in Sarasota, Florida, has announced the selection of Michael Zimmerman to participate in its Fellows Program, a yearlong career-building experience open to graduates of the M.A. in Philanthropic Studies program at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. As a fellow, Zimmerman, a grandchild of Holocaust survivors who began his career in the for-profit sector but transitioned to the nonprofit sector eight years ago to pursue his passion for philanthropy, will contribute his knowledge of effective philanthropy to the work of diverse initiatives strengthening people, organizations, and communities while accelerating his development as a leader in the field.

The ASCAP Foundation, a charity dedicated to supporting American music creators and encouraging their development through music education and talent development programs, has announced that ASCAP senior vice president of membership NICOLE GEORGE-MIDDLETON has been appointed executive director, reporting to ASCAP chief executive ELIZABETH MATTHEWS. George-Middleton, who joined ASCAP in 2008, will retain her role as SVP of membership, overseeing ASCAP's Rhythm & Soul and Symphonic and Concert Membership Departments on a worldwide basis. She previously worked as director of business and legal affairs at Zomba Music Group and practiced entertainment law at the Middleton Law Group PC. George-Middleton succeeds COLLEEN MCDONOUGH, who retired this month after twenty-one years with the ASCAP Foundation.

Calvert Impact Capital, an impact investor focused on supporting climate solutions, racial and gender equity, and access to opportunity, has announced the addition of four new members to its board — all women with expertise in global sustainable finance. They are MEESHA BROWN, executive director of PCI Media Impact; JENNIFER ISERN, founder of Catalyze Global Impact; FERN THOMAS, a senior finance executive providing strategic financial expertise to mission-driven organizations; and DEBORAH BURAND, a professor of clinical law at NYU Law School and co-faculty director of the Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship.

The Epilepsy Foundation has announced the election of seven new members to its twenty-two-member national board. The members, all of whom either have epilepsy or have a child with the condition, will serve three-year terms. COURTNEY INGRAFFIA BARTON is vice president and senior counsel of Marriott International. ELIZABETH CORBETT currently serves as general counsel and chief compliance officer at Petal Card and has extensive experience in corporate governance, government affairs, and strategic communications. GREG MAYES is CEO of Antios Therapeutics. DAVID B. MOORE is a neurologist and epileptologist. NOAH RICHMOND is head of legal for medical devices, machine learning, and artificial intelligence at Verily Life Sciences. RANDY SIEGEL, North American CEO of Dennis Publishing, previously served on the Epilepsy Foundation board. And COURTNEY GENOSI WATSON is senior vice president of government relations at Parsons Corporation.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced that STEPHAN WOLOHOJIAN has been named the John Pope-Hennessy Curator in Charge of the Department of European Paintings. A specialist in Italian Renaissance and Baroque painting as well as nineteenth-century French painting, Wolohojian has served as a curator in the Department of European Paintings since 2015 and as the Jayne Wrightsman Curator since 2019. He previously spent nearly a decade at the Harvard Art Museums as the Landon and Lavinia Clay Curator and as head of the Division of European and American Art.

NewSchools Venture Fund has announced the appointment of DANIELLE KRISTINE TOUSSAINT to the newly created role of chief external affairs officer. Toussaint will lead brand storytelling and engagement, broker strategic partnerships, and provide oversight and support to the organization's development and communications efforts. She currently is finishing a yearlong term as the inaugural Morgridge Communicator in Residence with Ascend at the Aspen Institute.