The Annie E. Casey Foundation has announced the appointment of NATE BALIS as director of its Juvenile Justice Strategy Group, effective July 1. A senior associate at the foundation since 2007, Balis has led efforts to expand the work of local Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative sites, helping jurisdictions safely reduce incarceration and other out-of-home placements while introducing innovations to help local stakeholders improve their juvenile justice systems. Prior to joining the foundation, Balis worked at the District of Columbia Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services. He succeeds BART LUBOW, who announced his retirement earlier this year.

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has announced that STEVEN M. HILTON will step down as president and CEO at the end of 2015. Hilton joined the foundation in 1983 as a program assistant, was named president in 1998, and added CEO to his title in 2005. He will continue to chair the foundation's board after he retires. "On a personal level, carrying out the philanthropic legacy of my grandfather, Conrad Hilton, has given my life a deep sense of meaning and purpose," said Hilton. "It is truly a blessing to see how the collective efforts of our team have improved the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people around the world."

President Obama has nominated SYLVIA MATHEWS BURWELL to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, the New York Times reports. Burwell, currently director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, previously held several jobs in the Clinton administration and, in the philanthropic sector, served as president of the Walmart Foundation and as chief operating officer and head of global development for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She will replace KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, whose resignation President Obama accepted this week.

The Nellie Mae Education Foundation has announced the election of NICHOLAS WARREN, chief investment officer at Brandeis University, to its board of directors. Before coming to Brandeis, Warren was a hedge fund consultant and managing director at Cambridge Associates. "[Warren] brings a unique perspective that pairs finance with education, which will bring value to the group and offer critical insight to Nellie Mae’s strategy to help achieve long-term success in our educational system," said NMEF president and CEO Nicholas Donohue.

The Carter Center at Emory University has announced the appointment of U.S. Naval War College provost MARY ANN PETERS as CEO, effective September 2. Peters, a former ambassador to Bangladesh and a career diplomat for thirty years, also served as dean of academics for the College of International and Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. "Ambassador Peters' commitment to world peace and human rights and her diplomatic expertise bring principled and experienced leadership to the center's critical mission to secure basic human rights worldwide," said former President Jimmy Carter, who co-founded the center in 1982 with his wife, Rosalynn. Peters will succeed JOHN HARDMAN, who has led the organization for twenty years.

The Marshal Project has announced the appointment of NICOLE GORDON as executive director, in which role she will be responsible for all non-editorial functions, including development, strategy, human resources, compliance and finance. Gordon, an attorney and founding executive director of New York City's Campaign Finance Board, most recently worked with the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the New York City Department of Investigation on special projects. Previously, she served as vice president of the JEHT Foundation and chaired the Accountability Task Force of the New York State Office of Public Safety.

Commonfund has announced the election of ROBERT LITTERMAN as board chair. Litterman, who has served on the investment firm's board for five years, worked at Goldman Sachs for twenty-three years in research, risk management, investments, and thought leadership roles and is co-developer of the Black-Litterman Global Asset Allocation Model. He also serves as executive editor of Financial Analysts Journal and serves on the boards of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Sloan Foundation. He succeeds BRAD GALLAGHER, who is stepping down from the board to focus on his business interests.

In other news, the Caring for Colorado Foundation has announced the appointment of RANDY EVETTS as senior program officer. Evetts has twenty years' experience in health care, including most recently as director of the Safe and Healthy Schools program for Pueblo (Co) City Schools. Earlier, he served in managerial roles at the Southeastern Colorado Area Health Education Center, Arkansas River Medical Services, Loma Vista Medical Center, and the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center.