The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health has announced the appointments of national health advocates MARY RAINWATER and RICARDO MILLETT to its advisory council. Rainwater, currently a technical advisor at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Coordinating Care for Medicare-Medicaid Beneficiaries Project, has expertise in the design and delivery of integrated health services to underserved and special populations. Millett, a consultant and researcher with expertise in linking evaluation research and practices to the growing vulnerability of marginalized communities, has served in management and planning roles for the Massachusetts Department of Social Services, the United Way of Massachusetts, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Woods Fund of Chicago, and Community Science.

The CDC Foundation has announced the appointment of RAYMOND J. BAXTER to its board. Baxter, senior vice president for community benefit, research, and health policy at Kaiser Permanente and president of Kaiser Permanente International, earlier led public health, long-term care, and mental health programs at a variety of institutions, including the San Francisco Department of Public Health, the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, and the Lewin Group, a health research, policy, and management consulting firm. In September 2006, Baxter received the CDC Foundation Hero Award for his efforts to address the health consequences of Hurricane Katrina and for his longstanding commitment to improving the health of communities.

NPR has announced that its CEO, GARY KNELL, will be leaving the organization in November to become president and CEO of the National Geographic Society. Knell, who joined NPR in December 2011 and is the seventh CEO the organization has had in the last seven years, issued a statement about his departure in which he expressed his thanks for the opportunity to lead the organization and stressed his faith in the bright future of public radio. Knell previously served as president and CEO of Sesame Workshop for twelve years and earlier was managing director of Manager Media International, a print and multimedia publishing company with offices in Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He also served as senior vice president and general counsel at WNET/Channel 13 in New York, as counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary and Governmental Affairs Committees, and worked in the California State Legislature and Governor's Office.

United Way Worldwide has announced the appointment of MARCI YOUNG as vice president for education, income, and health strategy and partnerships; KELLY MOORE as vice president and general manager of its U.S. network; and PAUL DeBASSIO as vice president for engagement and capacity. Young, most recently project director for Pre-K Now, a public education and advocacy campaign at the Pew Center on the States, previously led the Center for the Child Care Workforce and served in management roles at the American Federation of Teachers Educational Foundation. Moore, who most recently worked with the United Way of Western Connecticut to formulate the organization's response to the Sandy Hook School shootings, earlier served as co-founding vice president of Falcon Consulting, a national security consulting firm, and previously worked for the United Nations in Croatia, Bosnia, and Kosovo; served as press secretary for Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) during his vice presidential run; helped run a counterterrorism program at the State Department in the aftermath of 9/11; and served on the 9/11 Commission. DeBassio, most recently senior vice president for development at the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, previously worked in the private sector as a regional sales manager for Chattem Consumer Products.

In other news, the National Society of St. Vincent de Paul has announced the appointment of DAVE BARRINGER as CEO. Barringer, most recently executive director of the COPD Foundation, has more than twenty-five years of experience in both nonprofit and for-profit sectors, including management positions in health care and progressively more responsible positions with Goodwill Industries. He succeeds ROGER PLAYWIN, who is retiring as CEO.