The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) has announced the promotion of MAURINE KNIGHTON to chief program officer. Knighton will oversee DDCF’s five national grantmaking programs: Arts, Environment, Medical Research, Child Well-Being, and Building Bridges. Knighton joined DDCF in 2016 and, as program director for the arts, has led development and oversight of grantmaking programs to support artists and organizations in the contemporary dance, theater, jazz, and presenting fields. She previously served as a senior vice president for grantmaking at the Nathan Cummings Foundation.

The Surdna Foundation has announced the promotion of PATRICE R. GREEN to director of the inclusive economies program. Green will oversee a $9.2 million grantmaking portfolio, investing in strategies that expand access to quality jobs and build wealth for communities of color across the nation and support their full participation in the economy and democracy.

The William T. Grant Foundation has announced that ALEX DOÑÉ and ELIZABETH BIRR MOJE will join its board of trustees. Doñé is a managing director at Platinum Equity, where he is responsible for global functions related to strategic planning, investor capital development, and other leadership initiatives. Moje is dean of education at the University of Michigan, the George Herbert Mead Collegiate Professor of Education, and the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the School of Education.

The Alzheimer’s Association has announced that JOANNE PIKE will become the organization’s CEO in January 2023. Currently president of the organization, Pike will succeed HARRY JOHNS, who has served as CEO since 2005, and under whose leadership the Alzheimer’s public health crisis became a global priority.

America’s Voice and America’s Voice Education Fund has announced that VANESSA CÁRDENAS has agreed to serve as the next executive director of the organization. Cárdenas, who currently serves as acting deputy director, will replace the retired FRANK SHARRY, who founded America’s Voice and America’s Voice Education Fund.

Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America has announced that JUDITH T. ALPERIN has been named chief development officer. Alperin will lead a team of 90 philanthropy professionals around the country. Alperin joins Hadassah after serving nearly seven years as CEO of the Jewish Federation, Foundation, and JCC of Greater New Haven.

The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy in Washington, D.C., has announced that FARHAD EBRAHIMI and JEANINE ABRAMS MCLEAN have joined the board. Ebrahimi is the founder of Chorus Foundation, and McLean is president of Fair Count.

Pathways in Minneapolis has announced the appointment of ERIKA BACKBERG as its new executive director, effective October 10. Backberg fills the role that TIM THORPE held for the past 14 years. Backberg previously served as the chief impact officer at the Kresser Institute for Functional Medicine.

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) president and CEO MELISSA BERMAN has announced that she will step down in 2023, once her successor is in place. Berman has led RPA since its inception 20 years ago, building it into one of the world’s leading philanthropic advisory, grantmaking, research, and project management services.

Search for Common Ground in Washington, D.C., has announced the appointment of MARJORIE NEWMAN-WILLIAMS as president. Newman-Williams assumes the role previously held by ISAM GHANIM and will begin her work with Search for Common Ground in January 2023. Ghanim will join the organization’s board of directors.

New York City-based Tent Partnership for Refugees has announced several new appointments: SCARLET CRONIN, formerly senior director of global partnerships, was promoted to vice-president for the Americas; YARON SCHWARTZ and ILEANA CRUZ-MARDEN were promoted to deputy directors for the Americas; VERONICA ROSSINI, formerly global director of communications and marketing, was promoted to vice-president for Europe; and HELENE VAN MELLE was promoted to deputy director for Europe.

The Apollo in New York City has announced that JONELLE PROCOPE will be stepping down as president and CEO on June 30, 2023. Procope has led the Apollo for two decades, first as a member of the board and then as president and CEO. She has transformed a venue that was in disrepair into an internationally recognized cultural institution, expanding it into the largest African American performing arts presenting organization with one of the most diverse boards and audiences in the country.