The Deaconess Foundation in St. Louis has announced the appointment of racial justice advocate and St. Louis Integrated Health Network CEO BETHANY JOHNSON-JAVOIS as its next president and CEO. As a Deaconess Foundation board member from 2011 to 2018, Johnson-Javois served on the Grants & Program and Policy & Advocacy committees and co-chaired the Community Advisory Board; she was instrumental in guiding the foundation's commitment to community capacity building and helping citizens shift public policy and change systems to advance child well-being. She also served as managing director of the Ferguson Commission, which was launched in 2014 as a response to civil unrest following the murder of Michael Brown — and was co-chaired by former Deaconess Foundation president and CEO STARSKY WILSON. CHERYL D.S. WALKER, who was appointed interim president and CEO last October following Wilson's departure to lead the Children's Defense Fund, will continue in her role until Johnson-Javois begins her tenure on October 18.

The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has announced that NORA CARR will join the foundation as assistant director effective next month. In that role, Carr will assist in promoting the mission and core values of the foundation by overseeing the implementation of All For NC: ZSR's Framework for Grantmaking and Learning — helping trustees identify programmatic priorities, taking on leadership roles in the field of philanthropy, actively listening to and learning from people and communities across the state, and coordinating the programmatic and grantmaking operations of the foundation. She most recently served as chief of staff for Guilford County Schools.

The Schott Foundation for Public Education has announced the appointment of DIALLO BROOKS as senior vice president of programs and advocacy. In this position, Brooks will lead all programmatic efforts, working closely with grantees and external stakeholders to cultivate and support effective campaigns, cultivate social justice philanthropy, and be a leading force in responding to national challenges. He most recently was senior director of field mobilization at People For the American Way, serving as a national spokesperson on issues including civil rights, voting rights, and civic engagement, and led the organization's initiative to reform policing and Defend the Black Vote campaign. The foundation also announced the departure of Leah Austin, director of Schott's National Opportunity to Learn Network, to become president and CEO of the National Black Child Development Institute later this month.

The Better Angels Society, a nonprofit dedicated to sharing stories about U.S. history through documentary films, has announced the election of four new members to its board: former U.S. secretary of transportation ANTHONY FOXX, consultant and business executive HENRY GOMEZ, Cornerstone Holdings partner BONNIE MCCLOSKEY, and LinkedIn executive ERIC OBENG. The new members, whose three-year terms begin immediately, will join a nineteen-member board committed to supporting filmmakers and programs focused on educating Americans about their history.

The Center for Public Integrity has announced the appointment of journalist PAUL CHEUNG as CEO, succeeding SUSAN SMITH RICHARDSON. Currently director of journalism and technology innovation at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Cheung manages an investment portfolio in support of efforts to scale AI, improve business sustainability, and mitigate misinformation; he previously led cross-functional teams of journalists, technologists, data-scientists, and interactive producers at NBC, the Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, and Miami Herald. He also has led efforts to push newsrooms to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion and actively dismantle racist policies in hiring, management, and coverage. He served as president of the Asian American Journalists Association from 2013 to 2016, where he helped raise more than $2 million for training programs for journalists of color.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has announced the election of Allstate Corporation chair, president, and CEO TOM WILSON to a three-year term as board chair, succeeding WILLIAM G. LITTLE, chair of Quam-Nichols Company. Wilson served as chair of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce board from 2017 to 2019. He also is a trustee of Rush University Medical Center; serves on the board of P33, a civic initiative focused on accelerating Chicago's leadership in the digital economy; and co-leads the Chicago-area efforts of OneTen, a corporate initiative to upskill, hire, and promote a million Black Americans into family-sustaining jobs over the next ten years.

World Relief has announced the appointment of MYAL GREENE as president and CEO effective August 16, succeeding retiring CEO TIM BREENE and president SCOTT ARBEITER. Currently senior vice president of international programs, Myal began his work with World Relief in Rwanda in 2007, where he led the development of a church-based programming model known as Church Empowerment Zones, which has grown from a pilot project with a hundred and fifty churches in Rwanda to a global model with more than five thousand churches in nine countries. In 2010, he became Rwanda country director, then was promoted to Africa regional director and later Developing Countries unit director.