The Barnes Foundation has announced that JAMES CLAIBORNE joined the foundation in September as curator of public programs. Claiborne, who most recently served as the public director of programming at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, will play a leading role in building the Barnes's relationship with artistic and programmatic partners in the Philadelphia region and beyond in developing, implementing, and assessing a wide variety of public programs aligned with the foundation's artistic, educational, and social missions.

The Lemelson Foundation has announced that executive director CAROL DAHL is stepping down after more than a decade at the helm. The board has appointed ROB SCHNEIDER, who joined the foundation in 2018 as its first senior director of strategy, to succeed Dahl, effective October 16. During Dahl's tenure, the foundation solidified its strategic approach and helped implement key initiatives that advance its mission of improving lives through invention, including making the case for the importance of investing across the full invention ecosystem, demonstrating the potential for invention-based businesses to address the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, and elevating the importance of environmental sustainability in inventing and nucleating a growing community dedicated to transforming engineering education.

The John Templeton Foundation has announced the appointments of two program officers — SARAH LANE RITCHIE and EMANUELA SANI. Ritchie, who previously was a lecturer in theology and science at the University of Edinburgh, will serve as the program officer in the Philosophy & Theology program, developing new funding initiatives and managing the full life cycle of the grant process. Sani, who was a research associate at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology at the University of Edinburgh, will develop new initiatives that advance current and future strategic priorities in the Life Sciences program; current strategic priorities include the science of purpose, cultural evolution, and intellectual humility.

The American Association of University Women has announced the appointment of GLORIA L. BLACKWELL as CEO, effective October 18. Blackwell, who currently serves as AAUW's executive vice president and chief program officer, was selected based on her deep executive experience and impressive record of innovative contributions to AAUW's mission for nearly two decades, said board chair Julia T. Brown. Prior to joining AAUW in 2004, Blackwell worked at the Institute of International Education, leading and managing girls' education programs in Africa and mid-career fellowships for global professionals.

The Human Rights Campaign has announced the election of eight new members to the HRC and HRC Foundation board: AARON WALTON, co-founder and CEO of advertising agency Walton Isaacson; transgender actor and LGBTQ+ advocate BRIAN MICHAEL SMITH; CHRISTINA HERNANDEZ, managing partner of Living In Recovery; former HRC Foundation board chair GWEN BABA; Secuoya Studios president and former U.S. ambassador JAMES COSTOS; JAY KUO, CEO of digital publishing and social media company The Social Edge; JOHNNIE LEE, global medical affairs leader for the HIV portfolio within global public health at Johnson & Johnson; and Century 21 CFO LAYNE RACKLEY.

The Museum of Modern Art has announced the appointment of four new members on its leadership team: SARAH SUZUKI as associate director, BEVERLY MORGAN-WELCH as senior deputy director of external affairs, CHRISTY THOMPSON as senior deputy director of exhibitions and collections, and NISA MACKIE as the Edward John Noble Foundation Deputy Director of Learning and Audience Engagement. Suzuki has served in various roles at MoMA, including deputy director for curatorial affairs; director of opening the new museum, a role in which she oversaw the planning and implementation of all aspects of the renovation and expansion and reopening of the museum in 2019; and curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints. Morgan-Welch's previous roles include associate director for external affairs at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture, executive director of the Museum of African American History in Boston and Nantucket, and executive director of the Greater Hartford Arts Council. Thompson previously worked at the Art Gallery of Ontario as the chief of exhibitions, collections, and conservation; associate director of administration; and corporate secretary. And Mackie has held several positions at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, including director and curator of education and public programs and head of public engagement, learning, and impact; prior to that, she was head of education and public programs at the Biennale of Sydney.

The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy has announced the election of three new members to its board, effective October 1: LORELLA PRAELI, co-president of Community Change and Community Change Action; DWAYNE PROCTOR, president and CEO of the Missouri Foundation for Health; and MARIA TORRES-SPRINGER, the Ford Foundation's vice president of U.S. programs. Also reelected to the board for three-year terms were Starsky Wilson, president and CEO of the Children's Defense Fund; United We Dream Network co-founder Cristina Jiménez; the Amalgamated Charitable Foundation's Bill Dempsey; Butler Family Fund executive director Molly Schultz Hafid; and Native American Rights Fund director of development Don Ragona.

The Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation has announced the appointment of SONU RATRA as chair. Co-founder and president of IT consulting and talent solutions provider Akraya and founder of the nonprofit Women Back to Work, Ratra is the first woman and person of color to lead the foundation. Established in 2002, the foundation works to improve the quality of life for communities across Silicon Valley by raising and distributing funds for food, clothing, shelter, medical care, education, and other needs.

The Indianapolis-based Simon Youth Foundation has announced the appointment of ANDREA L. NEELY as president and CEO, effective November 8. Neely most recently served as the regional development director for UNCF (United Negro College Fund), where she built and supported effective programs; established strong relationships with influential state, regional, and national leaders; and led strategies that raised more than $70 million. In her new role, she will lead SYF's national efforts to transform the lives of children and young adults and improve the well-being of communities through education.