The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has announced the appointment of MARK ADIEDO as director of human resources. Adiedo, most recently human resources manager at Church World Service, has worked/consulted for a number of New York City nonprofits focused on homelessness, sustainable development, displaced populations, and global humanitarian assistance.

The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation has announced the appointment of MICHAEL UDVARDI as senior vice president and director of its plant biology division. Udvardi, interim director of the division since November, previously served as associate professor and independent group leader at the Max Planck Institute in Germany.

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has announced the appointment of DAVID J. HAYES as senior fellow. Hayes, a two-time deputy secretary of the United States Department of the Interior and an authority on conservation and energy issues, will serve as an advisor to foundation president Larry Kramer on several topics, including climate, energy, and Western lands, and will split his time between the foundation and Stanford Law School, where he will be teaching this fall.

The Case Foundation has announced the appointment of SEAN GREENE as entrepreneur in residence. Greene, most recently associate administrator for investment and special advisor for innovation at the U.S. Small Business Administration, is an entrepreneur and investor who sold his online travel company Away.com to Orbitz. Earlier, he was co-founder of Rock Creek Ventures and seed-stage investment firm LaunchBox Digital, and also served as a management consultant with McKinsey and Co. In his new role, he will work with the foundation's senior fellow Sonal Shah to inspire, educate, and mobilize capital in the impact investing space. Greene is also advising Revolution LLC, the venture capital firm co-founded by Case Foundation chair Steve Case.

The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy has announced the appointment of MAGGIE GUNTHER OSBORN as president. Osborn, most recently vice president of the Florida Philanthropic Network, earlier served as grant director for the Conn Memorial Foundation and worked in management and fundraising for several nonprofit organizations, including the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, the Florida Aquarium, and the United Way of Hillsborough County (Florida). She is currently president of MGO Partners, a training and capacity building consulting firm focused on the philanthropic sector.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has announced the appointment of MATTHEW E. BERSHADKER as president and CEO, effective June 1. Bershadker, a twelve-year veteran of the ASPCA, previously served as senior vice president of its anti-cruelty group and vice president of its development department. Earlier, he worked for ICF Consulting and Share Our Strength. He currently serves on the boards of the Gruber Family Foundation and Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries. He will succeed Edwin Sayres, who has led the organization since 2003.

The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania has appointed alumnus WILLIAM L. MACK ('61) as chair of its board of overseers, Wharton Magazine reports. Mack, who has served on the board since 1998, is founder of global real estate and assets management firm AREA Property Partners. Along with his wife, Mack established the William and Phyllis Mack Institute for Technological Innovation at Wharton and contributed funds for the school's Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center, William L. Mack Plaza, undergraduate financial aid, and an endowed professorship. He replaces longtime Wharton overseer JON M. HUNTSMAN, SR.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced the appointment of CYNTHIA ROUND as senior vice president of marketing and external relations, a new position, and the appointment of HAROLD HOLZER to the new role of senior vice president for public affairs. Round, most recently executive vice president of brand marketing and strategy for United Way Worldwide, previously held senior advertising and marketing positions at Ogilvy & Mather and Procter & Gamble. Holzer, previously senior vice president for external affairs at the museum, is a historian who specializes in Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, and previously served as a counselor to former New York governor Mario M. Cuomo and congresswoman Bella S. Abzug (D-NY). He also served as director of communications at WNET/Channel 13 and was editor of the onetime news weekly Manhattan Tribune.

In other news, the Tinker Foundation has announced the appointment of BRADFORD K. SMITH to its board. Smith, president of the Foundation Center (PND's parent organization), is a lifelong advocate for the civil society sector who previously served as president of the Oak Foundation in Switzerland and led the Ford Foundation's Brazil office, later serving in Ford's New York headquarters. "He is a leader on the cutting edge of the use of technology and big data to bolster the work of nonprofits around the world," said foundation president Renate Rennie, "and his considerable experience in Latin America's civil sector will be a particular asset to us at the Tinker Foundation."