The California Wellness Foundation has announced that JUDY BELK, who has served as president and CEO since 2014, will step down in December 2023. In 2022, Cal Wellness directed the majority of its grantmaking dollars to BIPOC-led organizations; implemented a $13 million investment in initiatives to address health issues that disproportionately affect women of color; and launched the Hope and Heal Fund, a pooled fund of more than 22 funders committed to preventing gun violence. Under Belk’s leadership, Cal Wellness restructured its endowment so more than 62 percent of its assets are managed by people of color and 92 percent are mission-aligned. The board will begin the search process for the next CEO in the first quarter of 2023.

The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has announced the selection of MITCHELL CURRIN as its finance and human resources administrator. Currin will manage the trust’s finance, operations, and human resources functions and support the overall strategic goals of the trust. He currently serves as the executive director of the Animal Adoption & Rescue Foundation in Winston-Salem. 

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation in Menlo Park, California, has announced the selection of MALLIKA DUTT as director of its Gender Equity and Governance Program, effective January 23. Dutt is the founder and president emeritus of Breakthrough, which works to eliminate discrimination and violence against girls and women, and founded and led INTER-CONNECTED, where she served as an advisor to nonprofits and philanthropies focused on organizational sustainability, leadership development, well-being, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

The Archewell Foundation has announced that as its president, MANDANA DAYANI, steps down, founders PRINCE HARRY and MEGHAN MARKLE will take over leadership responsibilities. Archewell aims to “unleash the power of compassion to drive systematic cultural change” through nonprofit work and the couple’s business deals. 

Borealis Philanthropy in Minneapolis has announced the appointment of DOMINIQUE MORGAN as program director of its Fund for Trans Generations. Morgan previously spent five years as the executive director of Black and Pink National and is founder and CEO of Starks and Whitaker Consulting. 

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in Bethesda, Maryland, has announced the promotion of IRENA BARISIC to executive vice president and chief operating and financial officer. Barisic will transition from her current role as executive vice president and chief financial and administrative officer, a position she has held since June 2021. 

The Juilliard School in New York City has announced the appointment of two members to its board of trustees. JON BATISTE and ANNE AKIKO MEYERS were appointed to the board—both are alumni of the school. In addition, two alumni were elected as the vice chairs of the board: JULIE CHOI and LAURA LINNEY.

The New York Public Library has announced the selection of JENNIFER FERMINO as its vice president for communications and marketing. A former reporter with the New York Post and the Daily News, where she served as the city hall bureau chief during the tenures of mayors mayors Michael R. Bloomberg and Bill de Blasio, Fermino also has served as communications director for the New York City Council and a senior advisor for external affairs to former council speaker Corey Johnson.

Susan G. Komen has announced the selection of ANN H. PARTRIDGE as chief scientific advisor. In her new role, Partridge will help identify the greatest needs and opportunities to invest in breast cancer research and guide Komen’s research strategy, investment, and programs. She also will co-lead an executive committee of eight distinguished breast cancer researchers, clinicians, and patient advocates who make up the organization’s Scientific Advisory Board.