Executive Director

The Adirondack Council Board of Trustees named William (Willie) C. Janeway as the Council's new executive director beginning in May 2013.

The Adirondack Council is a non-partisan, not-for-profit environmental research, education and advocacy organization whose mission is to ensure the ecological integrity and wild character of New York's Adirondack Park. The Council was established in 1975 and is known as a thoughtful, outspoken advocate for environmental protection, with a membership spanning all 50 United States.

Chief Executive Officer and President

The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), along with the ABIM Foundation, named Richard Baron, MD as its new President and CEO, succeeding Christine K. Cassel, MD. Dr. Baron's term will begin in June 2013.

Dr. Baron currently serves as the Group Director for Seamless Care Models at the Innovation Center at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), where his portfolio includes developing and promoting innovative ACO models and models of high value, comprehensive primary care.

Vice President, Quality and Maintenance of Certification

The American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) has named Virginia A. Moyer, M.D., M.P.H., as its next Vice President for Quality and Maintenance of Certification. Dr. Moyer assumed her new role in April 2013.

Dr. Moyer brings a rich set of experiences to the ABP ranging from primary care pediatric practice in underserved areas, to academic leadership as a professor and editor of major journals, to policy direction as chair of the United States Preventive Services Task Force. Dr. Moyer joins the ABP having served at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital since 2006 as a Professor of Pediatrics and the Chief of Academic General Pediatrics.

President and Chief Executive Officer

The American Board of Pediatrics (ABP), along with the American Board of Pediatrics Foundation, named David G. Nichols, MD, MBA as its new President and CEO, succeeding James A. Stockman III, MD. The official transition took place in December 2012.

Dr. Nichols joins the ABP after providing 28 years of leadership at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where he most recently served as Vice Dean for Education, a position he held since 2000. In this role, he oversaw all undergraduate and graduate medical education and training programs, as well as the medical library and international programs. During his time at Johns Hopkins, he was credited with establishing the "Genes to Society" curriculum. The curriculum is notable for its systems approach to a broad, all-encompassing understanding of the human being, including the genes, molecules, cells and organs of the patient to the familial, community, societal and environmental elements that can affect patient health.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Americans for Campaign Reform named Larry Noble as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. He began his tenure August 27, 2012.

Mr. Noble is a nationally recognized authority on campaign finance, ethics and lobbying issues. Since 2006, he practiced political law at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, advising clients on matters relating to the regulation of political activity. Prior to that, Mr. Noble served as Executive Director and General Counsel of the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan research group which tracks money in politics. Before that, he was with the Federal Election Commission for more than twenty years, serving as General Counsel from 1987 until 2000. He has argued before the Supreme Court of the United States and testified before Congress. He is frequently interviewed by the press on campaign finance, lobbying and ethics issues and has appeared on a variety of television and radio news and public affairs programs.

Chief Financial and Administration Officer

Amherst College selected Kevin Weinman, former Assistant Vice President for Finance at Dartmouth College, as its new Chief Financial Officer. He joined the senior leadership team in May 2013.

Mr. Weinman brings extensive financial and budgetary management experience. His professional background includes accounting and management positions at Arthur Anderson LLP, Agilent Technologies, Deluxe Corporation and Western Union. He joined Dartmouth as its Director of Financial Planning and Budget in 2007 and was named Assistant Vice President of Finance there in 2010.

Chief Operating Officer

Affiliates Risk Management Services, Inc. (ARMS) has named Gary Rindner as its new Chief Operating Officer. He assumed his new role on February 18, 2013.

After more then two decades as a corporate attorney at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft and as General Counsel of Man Group USA Inc., a global trading and financial services firm, Mr. Rindner transitioned into the nonprofit sector in 2006. He served as General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer for Per Scholas, a South Bronx organization that focuses on education, training, and technology to help break the cycle of poverty.

Executive Director

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Board of Directors appointed Dr. Elliott Shore as Executive Director of the Association, effective January 1, 2013. Dr. Shore is the former Chief Information Officer, Constance A. Jones Director of Libraries, and Professor of History at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania.

Since 1997, Dr. Shore served as the Constance A. Jones Director of Libraries and Professor of History at Bryn Mawr College, one of the top liberal arts colleges in the U.S. In 2002, he was appointed Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the College. As Director of Libraries, Dr. Shore modernized and streamlined library operations by combining departments, realigning collections appropriations, and adding new areas of collection development. He served as co-principal investigator on three grants from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation totaling $1 million, focusing on collaborative collection development and the use of technology in teaching and learning. As CIO he reorganized the College's library and computing operations into a single Information Services unit. He also overhauled the College's core computing operations and significantly increased collaboration with neighboring Haverford College.

Director of College Counseling

Beaver Country Day School selected Danielle Esposito da Silva as the new Director of College Counseling. She began her work at Beaver in early September.

Since 2008, Ms. da Silva served as Senior Assistant Director of Admissions at Tufts University. While there, she served as editor of Jumbo, the Tufts admissions magazine, and managed all counselor and school relations programming, in addition to her national and international admissions responsibilities. Prior to Tufts, Ms. da Silva worked in admissions at the University of California, San Diego and in academic services and programming at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Executive Director of Advancement

Jessica Cashdan was appointed to the position of Executive Director of Advancement and Associate Dean for the Boston College Law School. She will serve as a key member of Dean Vincent Rougeau's senior team and lend her expertise to the entire University Advancement division.

Ms. Cashdan most recently served as Director of Major Gifts at Harvard Law School, where she led a nine-person staff that met and exceeded aggressive fundraising goals for the last several years. She joined Harvard Law School in 2007 as Director of Research Program Development, a department tasked with raising philanthropic support for 18 Harvard Law research initiatives.

Chief Development Officer

Dr. Justine Levin-Allerhand, an accomplished scientist and successful fundraising professional, recently assumed the position of Chief Development Officer of the Broad Institute in Cambridge, MA. She joins Broad from Yale University, where she created and successfully executed a comprehensive fundraising plan for science and engineering initiatives and led international development efforts. Working in conjunction with colleagues across campus, Dr. Levin-Allerhand helped enhance and grow the University's scientific landscape by providing funding for new interdisciplinary research institutes, faculty positions, and endowed graduate fellowships.

In 2011, Dr. Levin-Allerhand assumed a leadership role in Yale's international fundraising initiatives in Asia, with a focus on Mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore. As a result of her efforts, she reinvigorated fundraising and established close ties to notable alumni, past and present parents, and friends in the region. Dr. Levin-Allerhand worked closely with Yale President Richard Levin as well as with prominent faculty members and senior administrators to advance the international fundraising program.

Chancellor

The California Community Colleges (CCC) Board of Governors selected Dr. Brice W. Harris as the 15th chancellor to lead the 112-college system, the largest system of higher education in the country. He began his duties on November 6, 2012.

Dr. Harris comes to CCC from the Los Rios Community College District, where he was the longest-serving chancellor with nearly 16 years at the helm, and led two local bond measures that funded facilities improvements and allowed the district to serve thousands of additional students. Dr. Harris previously served as president of Fresno City College, and was a faculty member and vice chancellor in the Kansas City, Mo., community college system. He was the first educator to serve as president of the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and also served as president of the Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization (SACTO). Dr. Harris serves on the American Council on Education (ACE) board, and was a member of the California Community College Chancellor's Office Student Success Task Force.

Associate Vice President for Annual, Major, and Planned Giving

Tom Maness has been appointed the new Associate Vice President for Annual, Major and Planned Gifts for the Children's Hospital Foundation of Children's National Medical Center. Mr. Maness has extensive experience building grateful patient relationships as well as establishing and implementing performance metrics for development organizations. He was most recently Manager of Major Gifts and Senior Major Gifts Officer at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Previously, he served as Associate Director of Major Gifts in the joint fundraising office of Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital where he was assigned to the department of surgery, among others.

Mr. Maness obtained his bachelor's degree from Lipscomb University in Tennessee and his master's in public administration from New York University. Jack Gorman led this search with Elizabeth Neustaedter.

Chief Information Officer

CIEE has selected Jorge Barroso as its new Chief Information Officer. He began his tenure as CIEE s first CIO in November 2012.

Mr. Barroso brings to CIEE extensive leadership and managerial skills developed during his many years of service to Dell, Inc., and at Laureate Education, Inc. He has led and managed in complex, highly competitive, multi-cultural environments with a special expertise in designing and delivering exemplary CRM services.

President

Claremont McKenna College has selected Mr. Hiram E. Chodosh as its new President. Chodosh will take office on July 1, 2013.

Mr. Chodosh currently serves as Dean of the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, where he is also the Hugh B. Brown Endowed Presidential Professor of Law and Senior Presidential Adviser on Global Strategy. Earlier in his career, Mr. Chodosh served as Hostetler Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Case Western Reserve School of Law.

A.J. McFadden Dean of the Library

Dr. Kevin Mulroy has been selected by the Claremont University Consortium as the new A.J. McFadden Dean of the Claremont Colleges Library. His term will commence in July 2013.

Dr. Mulroy comes to The Claremont Colleges from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he has served since 2008 as the associate university librarian for academic services. He is an academic and author with more than 25 years of experience managing some of the most esteemed research collections in the country. He is a proven leader in all facets of library management, including public services, collection management, personnel, budgeting, fundraising, and technological innovation.

President

Columbia College Chicago (CCC) has selected Dr. Kwang-Wu Kim, Dean and Director of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and Arizona State University (ASU), as its new President. He joins CCC in July 2013.

Dr. Kim has been at ASU since 2006, first as Dean of the Herberger College of the Arts and then, in 2009, as Dean and Director of the new Herberger Institute. As Dean, Dr. Kim oversees six schools: art; arts, media and engineering; dance; design; music; and theatre and film — as well as a faculty and staff of 500 that serve over 6,000 students. Prior to his arrival in Arizona, Dr. Kim served as President of the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and prior to that, he was the artistic and administrative director of El Paso Pro-Musica and co-founder of the El Paso Chamber Music Festival.

Provost and Chief Academic Officer

Creighton University has named Dr. Edward Ed R. O Connor, currently professor and dean of the School of Health Sciences at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, as its new provost. As provost he will be the University s chief academic officer and will be responsible for the nine schools and colleges, along with Student Life and University Ministry. He will join Creighton in July 2013.

Dr. O Connor has been an active member of a number of national societies including the Association of Schools of Allied Health Programs (ASAHP), American Physiological Society, American Epilepsy Society, and the Society for Neuroscience. He served as the director of Quinnipiac s National Institute for Community Health Education (NICHE), a forum to educate faculty, students and the public on broad national health issues. Dr. O Connor s comprehensive academic career has focused on innovative research, teaching/scholarship, service learning through mission orientation, and academic leadership at many levels in higher education.

Executive Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs and Svcs.

Dr. Walter O'Neill has been named Executive Vice President for Enrollment Management, Student Affairs and Services at Davenport University and will start on June 17, 2013.

Dr. O'Neill is currently Senior Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management at Roosevelt University in Chicago where he has established strong working relationships with academic and marketing partners to better align marketing and recruitment efforts. His enrollment experience includes admissions, financial aid, marketing and recruitment. He also brings experience with student organizations, judicial affairs and residence life.

Dean, Donald W. Maine College of Business

Davenport University named Dr. Michael R. Bowers as its new Dean of the Donald W. Maine College of Business. He started on January 7, 2013.

Dr. Bowers was a Professor of Entrepreneurship and Marketing at Rollins College, Crummer Graduate School of Business in Winter Park, Florida. As the Academic Director for the Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship, he brought relevant experience in program development that combined quality academic theory and strategic partnerships with the business community.

Vice President for Academic Affairs

DePauw University has selected Larry Stimpert, Professor of Economics and Business at Colorado College for the position of Vice President of Academic Affairs. His tenure will commence on July 1, 2013.

Dr. Stimpert is an accomplished scholar and teacher as well as a strong administrator and a student of institutional transformation. In his 17 years at Colorado College he has served in numerous administrative roles, both at the academic department level and at an institutional level. He has been Chair of the Economics and Business Department, Chair of the Social Sciences Executive Committee, and Chair of the Faculty Executive Committee. More recently, he has served as Acting Director of the Career Center and led a large delegation of faculty and staff from Colorado College on a series of benchmarking visits to liberal arts peers. He has an extensive record of academic publications and has won numerous teaching and advising awards at Colorado College.

Executive Director

The Educational Foundation of America (EFA) selected Melissa Beck as its new Executive Director. She began on January 22, 2013.

Ms. Beck is an attorney with extensive leadership experience at award-winning nonprofits. Most recently, she was the Chief Executive Officer of Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT), a New York City based nonprofit that empowers unrepresented litigants to successfully self-advocate in the New York Family Courts. In addition to her work with nonprofits, Ms. Beck teaches nonprofit management courses at the Wagner School of Public Service at New York University, and is the author of numerous articles on nonprofit administration, programming, and legal issues. A life-long devotee of giving back, she currently serves as a board member for the Support Center for Nonprofit Management and is a member of the Alumni Advisory Group at Hampshire College.

Dean, College of Business Administration

Florida International University appointed Dr. David R. Klock as Dean of the College of Business Administration. He started on October 1, 2012.

Most recently, Dr. Klock was Dean of the School of Business and Wells Fargo Chair of Business Administration at the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB). Before that, he was dean of the College of Business Administration at Cal Poly Pomona. He has also held faculty positions at Virginia Tech, University of Florida, Texas Tech, and the University of Central Florida, where he served as chair of the Department of Finance. Between his time as a faculty member and his tenure as a dean, he was for 15 years president, chief executive officer and then chairman of CompBenefits Corporation (sold to Humana in 2006). Under his tenure, the CompBenefits leadership team grew revenue from under $20 million to over $350 million.

Chief Advancement Officer

The Forsyth Institute of Cambridge, Massachusetts, named Mr. David Brown as Chief Advancement Officer, effective January 22, 2013. Mr. Brown will lead all fundraising activities for this world-renowned basic research institute focusing on dental and oral health. He will report directly to President and Chief Executive Officer Phil Stashenko, DMD, Ph.D., and will serve on the senior leadership team that sets strategic direction for the Institute.

Since 1995, Mr. Brown was a meteorologist for WCVB-TV Channel 5, where he also served as co-anchor of the EyeOpener newscast and as an environmental reporter. With his background in science, he was the main contributor to the Going Green section on WCVB.com. He also filed stories for WCVB's A+ series, which highlights outstanding high school seniors in the Boston area who have overcome formidable odds to achieve academic success. A familiar figure at schools across the region, he presented science-related lessons to thousands of school children during his many visits throughout the year.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Funders for LGBTQ Issues named Ben Francisco Maulbeck as its new President.

Mr. Maulbeck has more than a decade of experience as a leader for LGBT rights, racial equity and social change. He has an exceptional track record of building the capacity of nonprofit organizations and leaders, raising money for underserved communities and developing and implementing innovative grantmaking initiatives. From 2007 through 2012, Mr. Maulbeck worked at Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) in positions of increasing responsibility, most recently serving as Vice President. During this time he played a leadership role in launching several new programs and initiatives, including a national Latino aging initiative and a funding collaborative to strengthen education nonprofits in Puerto Rico. He also oversaw the continued success of the Funders' Collaborative for Strong Latino Communities, a multimillion-dollar initiative to build the capacity of Latino-led nonprofits, and spearheaded a roundtable of more than 50 philanthropic leaders on LGBT Latino movement-building. Prior to his service at HIP, Mr. Maulbeck served as the director of programs for the William Way LGBT Community Center and as a program associate at The Philadelphia Foundation. He also has significant experience providing independent consulting services to nonprofits and funders, specializing in grantmaking, fundraising, and organizational development.

Chair, Department of Prevention and Community Health

George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services named Dr. Rajiv Rimal as its new Chair of the Department of Prevention & Community Health.

Dr. Rimal has been a faculty member in the Department of Health, Behavior, and Society at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health (JHSPH) since 2003. He also served as the Senior Evaluation Officer at the Center for Communication Programs. Before joining JHSPH he was a faculty member at Texas A&M University and the University of Texas.

Chair, Department of Global Health

George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services (SPHHS) named Dr. James M. Tielsch as its new Chair of the Department of Global Health. He began his tenure in February, 2013.

Dr. Tielsch joins SPHHS from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) in Baltimore. At JHSPH he held an appointment as a Professor in the Department of International Health with joint appointments in the Departments of Epidemiology and Ophthalmology. In addition, he served as the Associate Chair for Academic Programs in the Department of International Health. Dr. Tielsch has focused his research in two areas, maternal and child health and the epidemiology of blinding eye diseases both in the United States and in developing countries. He served as the Principal Investigator for studies ranging from both adult and pediatric eye disease, to micronutrient malnutrition, to infectious disease and environmental health issues in low resource settings. More recently, Dr. Tielsch has focused his efforts on studies of malnutrition, infectious disease, and environmental health among women and children living in low-income countries. Dr. Tielsch was also the Principal Investigator of studies done in rural Nepal showing that hand-washing can reduce the risk of death in newborns and that the use of a simple antiseptic solution for both whole body washing and umbilical cord cleansing can significantly reduce neonatal mortality and serious morbidity.

Chief Information Officer

Harvard Business School (HBS) has selected Stephen Gallagher, the Chief Information Officer at the University of San Francisco (USF), as its new Chief Information Officer. He will take on his new duties at HBS in July 2013.

Mr. Gallagher joined USF in 2004, following a successful career leading IT initiatives and organizations for large financial institutions, venture capital firms, and start-up companies. He launched his career at Morgan Stanley, in New York and London, and went on to serve as Vice President of Application Development at State Street Corporation. More recently, he served as Chief Technology Officer at Fidelity Investments and at Finacity Corporation.

Vice President for Human Resources

Hawai'i Pacific University selected Christine (Chrissy) Godfrey as its new Vice President of Human Resources. She joined the University in March 2013.

Ms. Godfrey is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and holds an MBA from the University of San Francisco. She brings over 25 years of experience in the human resources field working in the private and public sectors. For the past three years, Ms. Godfrey was the Director of Human Resources for Dominican University of California. Prior to joining Dominican, she served as the Human Resources Director at California Closets, Inc.

Director of Communications

Elizabeth Owen has been selected as Head-Royce School's new Director of Communications, effective January 1, 2012. Located in the hills of Oakland, California, Head-Royce is a highly selective, co-educational, K-12 independent day school with an enrollment of 850 students. Dedicated to inspiring a life-long love of learning, pursuit of academic excellence, understanding of and respect for diversity, and active, responsible citizenship, Head-Royce is one of the Bay Area's preeminent independent schools.

Reporting to Head of School Robert A. Lake and serving as a member of his senior leadership team, Ms. Owen will provide vision and strategic leadership for a comprehensive, integrated marketing and communications program that will enhance the institution's visibility and address the distinct needs of the School's multiple internal and external constituencies. She will provide counsel to Mr. Lake regarding public relations opportunities and concerns. Ms. Owen will also oversee the design and implementation of an innovative web platform that will serve as a rich, interactive and user-friendly destination for the entire school community.

Vice President for Advancement

Interlochen Center for the Arts has named Tim Dougherty as vice president for advancement, effective May 28, 2013. Mr. Dougherty will report to President Jeffrey Kimpton and will serve as a key member of the leadership team that sets the strategic direction for Interlochen.

Mr. Dougherty comes to Interlochen from a long career in senior management roles in development and alumni relations. Most recently he oversaw advancement at United World Colleges, a renowned secondary school with 200 students from over 80 countries. He previously spent several years as the top fundraiser at Cornell University's College of Engineering in Ithaca, New York, and was on Cornell's major giving team before the College of Engineering. Before that, Mr. Dougherty spent was one of the top fundraisers for Habitat for Humanity based in Pretoria, South Africa.

Dean of the College and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Knox College has selected Dr. Laura Behling as its new Dean of the College and Vice President for Academic Affairs. She will assume the role in July, 2013.

Dr. Behling is currently the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs at Butler University. She previously served as Chair of the English Department as well as Director of the John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning at Gustavus Adolphus College.

Dean, Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences

Marquette University has selected Dr. Richard Holz, currently the associate dean for resources and planning and professor of chemistry at Loyola University Chicago, as its new dean of the Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences. He will join Marquette in July 2013.

At Loyola University Chicago, Dr. Holz manages budgetary expenditures for all 18 of Loyola's academic departments and 19 interdisciplinary programs, which total more than $54.5 million annually. Dr. Holz, who also previously served as chemistry department chair at Loyola for five years, has published more than 90 research articles on biological inorganic chemistry. His research efforts are currently funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and the Petroleum Research Fund.

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Massachusetts College of Art and Design has selected Ken Strickland, former Vice President for Academic Affairs at Memphis College of Art, as its new Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, effective July 2013.

Mr. Strickland brings more than fifteen years of experience as the chief academic leader of both public and private professional art colleges, and an additional twenty years of experience as a faculty member. Most recently, Mr. Strickland served as the Interim President of the Memphis College of Art (MCA) an independent college offering undergraduate and graduate programs in visual arts and liberal studies. From 2002 to 2011, he was Vice President for Academic Affairs at MCA, where he led the redesign of the BFA curriculum, revitalized graduate studies and created a new graduate program in education, initiated and realized a plan to create a presence for MCA in the downtown Memphis Art district, redesigned the community education division, and led a successful National Association of Schools of Art and Design self-study and renewal process.

Chair, Department of Pediatrics

The Medical College of Wisconsin named Dr. Robert Lane as Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, effective January of 2013.

Dr. Lane previously served as Division Chief of Neonatology, August L. (Larry) Jung, MD, and Presidential Professor at the University of Utah, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics in Salt Lake City, Utah. He also served as Associate Chair for Basic Research in the University of Utah's Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Lane served as President of the Perinatal Research Society from 2011-2012, during which he initiated the Society's first "pre-meeting" grant writing and career workshop for young investigators. Dr. Lane also serves as a member of the national Federation of Pediatric Organization Working Group on Child Health Research and Training.

Executive Director

The Melville Charitable Trust selected Janice Elliott as its new Executive Director, effective September 4, 2012.

Previously, Ms. Elliott was the President of InSite Housing Solutions in Hamden, CT, and prior to that was Managing Director for the Corporation for Supportive Housing's (CSH) four national programs: Policy and Research, Project Development and Finance, Resource Center, and Strategic Partnerships.

Chair, Department of Pediatrics and Human Development

Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine (MSUCHM) has selected Dr. Keith English, professor and associate chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, as its new Chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development. He will take on his new duties at MSUCHM in September 2013.

Dr. English has held the role of chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital for the past 16 years and has also served as the Le Bonheur site director for their joint fellowship training program in Pediatric Infectious Diseases (Le Bonheur/St. Jude/UTHSC) during that time. Dr. English has served in a number of leadership roles in the Department of Pediatrics and in Le Bonheur. During 2012, he served as Interim Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at UTHSC and Interim Pediatrician-in-Chief of Le Bonheur Children's Hospital.

President and Chief Executive Officer

The Board of The Montpelier Foundation has named Ms. Kat Imhoff as its next President and Chief Executive Officer.

Ms. Imhoff is currently the Director of the Montana Chapter of The Nature Conservancy where she has helped to lead the largest land preservation effort ever undertaken in the state, overseeing a campaign that has secured more than $80 million in private gifts. Before joining the Conservancy in 2007, Ms. Imhoff was Chief Operating Officer at Monticello. Her responsibilities there included development of the new Visitor Center and events for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration. As CEO of the Preservation Alliance of Virginia, she built partnerships between historic preservation organizations throughout Virginia, working in particular to promote small rural historic districts. She has strong roots in central Virginia through her work for the Piedmont Environmental Council. Ms. Imhoff also has served as chairman of the Virginia Outdoors Foundation and the Journey Through Hallowed Ground as well as on the board of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce Tourism Committee.

President

The boards of directors of NARAL Pro-Choice America and the NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation announce the selection of Ms. Ilyse Hogue as the new President, succeeding Nancy Keenan. The transition took place in February 2013.

Ms. Hogue joins NARAL Pro-Choice America as the former co-founder and co-director of Friends of Democracy Super PAC, a group that works to advance campaign finance reform. She is also a former senior advisor to Media Matters for America, the not-for-profit media accountability organization, and the former director of political advocacy and communications for MoveOn.org.

Executive Director

New England Village appointed Gail T. Brown as the organization's next Executive Director. She assumed her new role in mid-September, 2012.

Previously, Ms. Brown was employed by the Association for Community Living in Springfield, MA for the past 25 years, where she served in various capacities including the Division Director for Residential Supports & Employment Supports, which included responsibilities for the overall management, supervision, and development of a major division within the organization. She is currently serving her third term as Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Association of Developmental Disability Providers (ADDP) and is well-known to the Department of Developmental Services (DDS). Ms. Brown's first experience as an Executive Director came at the request of DDS when she was asked by an area director to assume leadership of a troubled agency. She is a proven leader who brings to the Village a breadth and depth of experience in the human services field with a focus on men and women with developmental disabilities.

Senior Director of Budget Development and Analysis

Northwestern University selected Mr. Barry Lee Brighton as the new Senior Director of Budget Development and Analysis. He joined the team on October 1st, 2012.

Mr. Brighton brings more than 20 years of financial and budgetary management experience in higher education. Most recently, he was the Chief Financial Officer for the College of Arts and Sciences at Emory University. Prior to that, he was the Associate Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer at the University of West Florida; he earlier served as University Budget Officer. Mr. Brighton has also worked at Cornell University as the Associate Dean for Finance and Administration for the College of Human Ecology.

Assistant Vice President, Human Resources

Oregon State University selected Dr. David Blake as its new Assistant Vice President of Human Resources. He joined the University in August 2012.

Dr. Blake is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and holds a PhD in organizational management. Dr. Blake brings over 30 years of experience in the human resources field working in the private, public and governmental sectors. For the past two years, he was the Chief Human Resources Officer for the University of San Diego. Additionally, he served as an adjunct faculty member for several universities where he taught advanced level courses related to human capital management as well as leadership. Dr. Blake also currently serves as the President of CUPA-HR's Southern California Chapter. Julie Filizetti led this search with Jason Lee.

Dean, College of Engineering

Oregon State University (OSU) has named Dr. Sandra Woods as the new Dean of the College of Engineering. Her tenure began on July 30, 2012.

Dr. Woods comes to OSU from Colorado State's College of Engineering, where she was the dean since July 1, 2006, after a one-year appointment as interim dean. She previously was on the engineering faculty at Oregon State, where she also helped launch the University's distance and continuing education programs. Dr. Woods was on the OSU faculty from 1984 to 2001.

President and Chief Executive Officer

The Palm Healthcare Foundation has appointed Ms. Andrea Bradley as its next President and Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Bradley will set strategy and oversee the day to day operations and the long-term strategy for Palm Healthcare, a Foundation giving out close to $5 million annually.

Ms. Bradley was named to the post following a nationwide search. She comes to the Foundation from a long and distinguished career in nonprofit leadership. She served as the Executive Director of Communities in Schools of Broward County as well as the Manager of the charitable arm of Fort Lauderdale's Sun-Sentinel. After the Sun-Sentinel, she assumed the President and CEO role at Women in Distress of Broward County in Fort Lauderdale, where she worked to grow and strengthen a nationally recognized domestic violence support center. Since 2008, Ms. Bradley has been the Vice President of Development and Marketing for Holy Cross Hospital of Fort Lauderdale.

Vice President of External Relations

William C. Davison joined Pine Crest School as Vice President of External Relations in February 2013. Mr. Davison serves as Pine Crest's Chief Development Officer and oversees the communication and admission offices on both campuses. Previously, he served as Director of Major Gifts at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, where he enjoyed a remarkable 17-year career. A dynamic development visionary with a global reputation of fundraising success, Mr. Davison is known as one of the top advancement professionals in the nation.

Mr. Davison has built an impressive legacy of fundraising within the not-for-profit sector. While at Exeter, he successfully completed a $352 million campaign — at the time, the largest major gift effort in independent secondary school history. He has groomed several major gift officers who have gone on to hold senior positions in schools, colleges, and other institutions. Mr. Davison established industry best practices regularly used by leading development professionals today. His colleagues describe his team-building expertise as second-to-none, and laud him as brilliant, thoughtful, and dedicated.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts (PPLM) selected State Representative Martha M. Walz as its new President and CEO. She also serves as President of the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts (PPAF). She joined the organization in March 2013.

Ms. Walz brings with her a wealth of political experience, legal expertise, and a demonstrated commitment to protecting the health of women, their families and youth. She represented the 8th Suffolk District in the State House since 2005 and most recently served as the Assistant Vice Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee. Among her many legislative achievements, she was the lead sponsor of the 2007 law that created a 35-foot buffer zone to protect the privacy, dignity, and safety of staff and patients who trust Planned Parenthood for its compassionate, high quality care. During her time in the legislature, she also championed family planning funding, teen pregnancy prevention programs, comprehensive and age-appropriate health education and education reform.

President

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system has named Dr. Adenuga Atewologun as President of Riverland Community College.

Dr. Atewologun has served as vice president, academic affairs and dean of faculty at Prairie State College since 2009. Previously, he was an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow at Bellevue College (WA) from 2008-2009; the dean of the Natural and Applied Sciences Division, interim dean of the Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences Division, and associate dean and assistant to the interim dean of the Natural Sciences Division at College of DuPage from 1997-2008. He has served on the faculty at the College of DuPage, Parkland College, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He holds a bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Ife (Ile-Ife, Nigeria) and a master's and a doctorate in agricultural engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Michelle Williams led this search with Jamie Sands.

Dean, College of Education

Seattle University has selected Dr. Deanna Sands, currently the associate dean for research and professional learning and professor at the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Colorado, Denver (UC Denver), as it new dean of the College of Education (COE). She joins the COE in July 2013.

Dr. Sands has served as associate dean since 2006; in that time, she has expanded UC Denver s collaborative research with community partners, enhanced faculty mentorship initiatives, forged ongoing partnerships with school districts, and led the School s doctoral faculty through the development of a new Doctorate of Education program in Leadership for Educational Equity. In 2011, Dr. Sands served as interim dean of the School of Education and Human Development. An active scholar who has dedicated much of her career to enhancing educational opportunities for people with disabilities, Dr. Sands research has been funded by the Institute of Education Sciences and the National Science Foundation. Julie Filizetti led this search with Cati Mitchell.

Executive Director

Sound Postings/Office of Yo-Yo Ma has selected Jonathan Bays as its new Executive Director, effective August 1, 2013.

Mr. Bays is a management consultant with extensive experience advising foundations, nonprofits, and corporations on their operations and their strategies for creating social change. From 2005 to 2012, he was a full-time member of the Social Sector Office of McKinsey & Company, where he was a leading member of the Social Innovation and Financial Inclusion practices. He has written and spoken widely on issues of social innovation, and was a lead author of "And the Winner Is...": Capturing the Promise of Philanthropic Prizes, McKinsey's report on the creative role of prize-based philanthropy.

President

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system has named Dr. Annette Parker as President of South Central College.

Dr. Parker has served as the System Executive Director, National Center of Excellence in Advanced Automotive Manufacturing and the System Director, Workforce Education at the Kentucky Community & Technical College System since 2007. Previously, she was the Department Chair, Manufacturing Engineering Technologies at Lansing Community College from 2002-2007. She has served on the faculty of Lansing Community College teaching college course, corporate training, and dual enrolled K-12 students in Michigan for 12 years. She holds an associate degree in industrial drafting from Lansing Community College, a bachelor's degree in technical education, a master's degree in career and technical education from Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, and a doctorate in educational leadership from Western Kentucky University. Dr. Parker has also served as an advisor on several issues that impact educational policy at a federal and international level. Michelle Williams led this search with Donna Cramer.

Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni Relations

James Salmo was named Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni Relations at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU) in October 2012. In addition, he also assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of the SIU Foundation.

Mr. Salmo joined SIU from Rhode Island College, where he served as Vice President for College Advancement and Executive Director of the Rhode Island College Foundation. In his role at the College, he was responsible for developing and implementing all fundraising strategies for capital, annual and deferred giving, and provided overall guidance and direction to the alumni relations program.

Provost

St. John's University President Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M. and the University's Board of Trustees elected Robert A. Mangione, Ed.D., R.Ph., as Provost on December 12, 2012.

Dr. Mangione joined the faculty of the College of Pharmacy in 1979 and became Dean in 1999. Dr. Mangione has also served as interim provost since August 2012. A prolific scholar, Dr. Mangione has authored or co-authored more than 100 publications in a variety of journals, including the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, Journal of Urban Health, Practical Gastroenterology and the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. His most recent work has been in the field of celiac disease and adverse effects associated with gluten in medications. He has also served on the New York State Board of Pharmacy and the Medical/Scientific Advisory Board of the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness. He holds membership in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Rho Chi Pharmaceutical Honor Society and the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

Vice President for Business Affairs and Chief Financial Officer

St. John's University's Board of Trustees elected Sharon Hewitt Watkins, CPA, as Vice President for Business Affairs and Chief Financial Officer. Her appointment brings to a successful conclusion a national search to fill this position. She reports directly to Martha K. Hirst, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and joined the University in early January 2013.

Ms. Hewitt Watkins brings to St. John's an impressive record of accomplishment acquired through positions in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. She started her career in 1989 as an Auditor with KPMG, LLP with a specialization in audits of higher education and not-for profit organizations. St. John's was, in fact, her first higher education client; working with the University sparked her interest in working with mission-driven institutions and, in particular, organizations committed to social justice and helping individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds reach their full potential. After nine years with KPMG, she moved to the higher education sector itself when she was named Controller of Teachers College, Columbia University. In that capacity she had responsibility for fiscal management, investment and cash management, reporting, and administrative services. She led initiatives designed to streamline business processes and enhance collaborative policy development. In 2004, she became Assistant Vice President for Finance and Controller of the New York Public Library system and was promoted to Vice President for Finance and Assistant Treasurer four years later. In that capacity, she has been responsible for the direction, control, and coordination of all financial activities of the $265 million New York City cultural and educational icon, including all branch as well as research libraries within the system. She has developed and implemented policies and procedures in a variety of areas to improve efficiency and response times and has been involved in strategic planning and diversity initiatives across her career. In addition, she has had responsibility for all usual business activities, including coordination and facilitation of both internal and external audits; preparation and presentation of major financial reports; and oversight of functions related to financial management and reporting.

Director of Development, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Stony Brook University has selected Alan Greene to serve as the Senior Director of Development for the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS). Reporting directly to the Assistant Vice President for University Advancement and the Dean of CEAS, Mr. Greene will provide the leadership necessary to realize the College's philanthropic potential by utilizing the full range of funding opportunities including future capital projects, existing and emerging research initiatives, and graduate and undergraduate scholarships.

Mr. Greene joins Stony Brook with almost two decades of experience in higher education fundraising. After beginning his career at Wilkes University, Mr. Greene became the Director of Development for the School of Management at his alma mater, Binghamton University. He held subsequent leadership roles at Keystone University and Catholic Charities before assuming the position of Director of Development for the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University. In his most recent role, Mr. Greene has managed a high-level donor portfolio and formed new international strategic partnerships to advance the College.

Senior Director of Development, Corporate and Foundation Relations

Stony Brook University has selected Jonelle Bradshaw de Hernandez to serve as Senior Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations. In this capacity, Ms. Bradshaw de Hernandez will work closely with the advancement and academic leadership to prioritize and execute fundraising programs and initiatives that will attract significant corporate and foundation support.

Ms. Bradshaw de Hernandez previously served as the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at St. John's University. She transitioned to the development office after holding the position of Associate Director of Training and Development while being an adjunct faculty member for St. John's University.

Chief Human Resources Officer

Suffolk University selected Katherine Whidden as its new Chief Human Resources Officer. She assumed her new responsibilities in February 2013.

Ms. Whidden brings over 20 years of strategic and operational experience in human resources in both the U.S. and in Europe. She began her career in the healthcare sector, serving in a series of increasingly responsible human resources roles and ultimately becoming the Vice President of Human Resources at Mount Auburn Hospital. She then emigrated to Ireland, where she worked in human resources leadership roles in several early stage companies and then established an organizational development consulting practice based in Dublin. Ms. Whidden joins Suffolk University from Partners HealthCare where she directed a major employment change initiative across all Partners HealthCare entities, including Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women s Hospital. Vivian Brocard led this search with Ben Tobin.

Executive Director, Andrus Family Fund/Andrus Family Philanthropy Program

The Surdna Foundation has selected Leticia Peguero as its new Executive Director of the Andrus Family Fund and Andrus Family Philanthropy Program. She will join the Foundation in mid-February.

Ms. Peguero comes to AFF and AFPP with over 18 years of experience in social justice programming and philanthropy work. She most recently served as Regional Vice President of the Posse Foundation, where she managed the organization's sites in Los Angeles, Boston, New Orleans and Houston. Prior to joining the Posse Foundation, she was the Deputy Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships, where alongside the Local Funding Partnerships team she oversaw a $6.5 million portfolio that leveraged the power of partnerships by combining resources with local grantmakers to fund creative, pragmatic and community driven projects. Earlier roles include Manager of Community Relations for the YWCA of the City of New York and Associate Director of Adult Education at Planned Parenthood of New York City.

Dean, The Fletcher School

Tufts University has appointed Adm. James Stavridis, a Navy admiral currently serving as NATO's top military commander, as the new Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He will take on his new duties in July 2013.

The New York Times has called Adm. Stavridis a "Renaissance admiral," largely because this career Navy man has defined the 21st-century U.S. military as not built solely on might, but on "smart power," the creation of durable partnerships with friends and allies to achieve mutual goals of security, prosperity and peace.

Executive Director, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

The Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) at UCLA has appointed Scott Thompson to serve as its next Executive Director of Development. One of the nation's largest and most prestigious comprehensive cancer centers, JCCC utilizes the expertise of more than 240 faculty members across UCLA engaged in disease research, prevention, detection, control, treatment and education.

As Executive Director of Development, Mr. Thompson will partner with key academic and development leaders across UCLA to maximize philanthropic support. He previously served as the Senior Director of Regional Development at the University of Arizona and prior to that role, he spent six years as the chief fundraiser for the University of Arizona's Cancer Center.

Executive Director, Children's Health

Andrea Morseburg was selected to serve as Executive Director for Children's Health within UCLA Health Sciences Development. She will lead the Children's Health development effort and collaborate closely with Dr. Sherin Devaskar and her academic leadership in the Department of Pediatrics and Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, as well as with other senior members of Health Sciences Development team to strengthen fundraising efforts for all aspects of Children's Health.

Ms. Morseburg comes to UCLA after having most recently served four years as Regional Director of Advancement at Pomona College and the previous three years as Associate Director of Major Gifts at Claremont McKenna College. In both roles, she strategized and worked closely with campus officials at the highest level, including the president, to cultivate, solicit, and secure major gifts supporting campus wide campaigns.

President

The United States Institute of Peace selected former U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall as its new President. Formerly a lecturer at Princeton University, Rep. Marshall assumed the presidency on September 14. He succeeds Ambassador Richard H. Solomon, who led the Institute for the previous 19 years.

Jim Marshall represented the district around Macon, Georgia, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2003 to 2011 He served on the Armed Services, Agriculture, and Financial Services Committees. While in Congress, he also served as member and then Chairman of the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He had earlier served as mayor of Macon from 1995 to 1999. In 1968, he left college to enlist in the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam as an Airborne Ranger reconnaissance platoon sergeant. He was awarded two Bronze Stars (with "V" devices for valor) and a Purple Heart. In 2006, Rep. Marshall was inducted into the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame. After returning from Vietnam, he returned to Princeton, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1972, and later earned his law degree from Boston University in 1977. Jane Gruenebaum and Arnie Miller led this search with Jackie Mildner.

President

The State University of New York Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Robert J. Jones, senior vice president for academic administration at the University of Minnesota, as the 19th President of the University at Albany. Dr. Jones joined the University on January 2, 2013.

Previously, Dr. Jones served as senior vice president for academic administration at the University of Minnesota System since 2004. He was responsible for oversight of a broad portfolio of programs and initiatives that provided core support for academic programs across the University of Minnesota system. Prior to that role, Dr. Jones served for more than fifteen years in key administrative leadership positions at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, including vice president and executive vice provost for faculty and academic personnel, and interim vice president for student development.

Dean, Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

The University at Albany has appointed Dr. David L. Rousseau as Dean of the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy.

Dr. Rousseau joined the University in 2005, and since that time has served in various leadership roles including director of graduate studies, chair of the Department of Political Science, and the College's interim dean since July 2011. Prior to arriving at the University at Albany, Dr. Rousseau taught at the University of Pennsylvania, and the University at Buffalo (SUNY).

Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director of Undergraduate Admissions

The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) selected Amy Jarich as its new Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director of Undergraduate Admissions. She joined UC Berkeley in August 2012.

Previously, Ms. Jarich served as Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate Admission at the University of Virginia. In that role, she also served as the office's Director of International Admission and Director of Operations and was deeply involved in outreach, recruitment, oversight of admission applications, and the management of computer systems designed to facilitate admissions and further cultivate ties with student applicants. Early in her career, she interned at the U.S. Department of State, the White House, and the U.S. Embassy in Paris. From there, Ms. Jarich moved on into nonprofit work with international development organizations before joining Radford University to work in admissions, serving as Senior Associate Director and Interim Director of Admissions. David Bellshaw led this search with Bernard R. Jones.

Associate Chancellor for Strategic Communications

The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) selected Luanne Lawrence as its new Associate Chancellor for Strategic Communications. She joined the University in March 2013.

Ms. Lawrence brings nearly twenty-five years of experience in communications. She comes to UC Davis from the University of South Carolina, where she served as vice president for communications. She led the development of that university's first integrated marketing communications plan, the unification of the brand and visual identity system, and a major overhaul of the publications and periodical systems. She previously headed communications and marketing efforts at Oregon State University, where she spearheaded the nationally recognized "Powered by Orange" creative campaign; the University of Maine; the University of Baltimore; and Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania.

Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor

The University of California, Merced has selected Dr. Thomas W. Peterson as the new Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor. His tenure will commence on December 3, 2012.

Dr. Peterson serves as the assistant director for Engineering at the National Science Foundation (NSF). In that role, he leads the Directorate for Engineering at NSF, a $7 billion federal agency that invests in the nation's research and education activities across science and engineering. The Directorate for Engineering, with a budget of approximately $825 million, provides support for frontier research, enhances technological innovation and integrates those activities with the education of new engineers. He has been particularly interested in integrating research and education investments, and in recognizing and supporting interdisciplinary research contributing to the solution of grand challenge problems.

University Librarian

The University of California Riverside has selected Steven Mandeville-Gamble as its new University Librarian. He joined the University in February 2013.

Mr. Mandeville-Gamble comes from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where he was Associate University Librarian for Collections and Scholarly Communications since 2007. In that role, he worked closely with development officials to bring in over $23 million in contributions and endowments that helped support projects like the Churchill Library and Center and the Teamsters Labor History Research Center, both of which were projects that resulted in endowed faculty positions.

Chancellor

The University of California, San Diego selected Dr. Pradeep K. Khosla as the new Chancellor. His tenure commenced on August 1, 2012.

Since 2004, Dr. Khosla served as the Dean of the College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). The College of Engineering was ranked sixth nationally in the 2011 U.S. News and World Report survey and twelfth in the world by the 2011-12 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. During his time as Dean, he has initiated undergraduate curriculum reform, successful diversity efforts, multidisciplinary and multi-college research centers, multidisciplinary graduate offerings, and international programs. Several strategic initiatives he launched resulted in doubling of the College's budget and also a near doubling of the PhD students during his tenure. His leadership in fundraising from industry, federal and state government, foundations and alumni benefited both the College and the University: He played a central role in a $100 million fundraising campaign for a universitywide energy institute and $90 million for a 100,000-square-foot College of Engineering building for biotechnology, energy and nanotechnology.

Dean of Students in the University

The University of Chicago has selected Michele A. Rasmussen, currently Dean of the Undergraduate College at Bryn Mawr College, as its new Dean of Students in the University. She will join the University in July 2013.

As a member of the Bryn Mawr President s cabinet and strategic planning group, Ms. Rasmussen has led numerous campus offices and guided initiatives to expand student services, foster campus collaborations, bolster support for international students, and improve the College s crisis management system. She also teaches courses in anthropology.

Vice President for Global Engagement

The University of Chicago has selected Ian Solomon, currently the United States Executive Director at the World Bank, as its new Vice President for Global Engagement. He will take on his new duties at the University of Chicago in June 2013.

Since 2010, Mr. Solomon has served the Obama administration as United States Executive Director of the World Bank Group, championing innovation in international development.

Associate Vice President for Federal Relations

The University of Chicago named Trudy Vincent, a long-time Congressional aide, as Associate Vice President for Federal Relations, effective February 11, 2013.

Ms. Vincent, who has worked for three U.S. Senators, will lead the Washington, D.C.-based Office of Federal Relations, which is part of the University's Office of Civic Engagement. The University established the Office of Federal Relations in 2008 as part of efforts to be more actively engaged with federal legislation and developments affecting research funding, higher education issues such as financial aid and student support, and health care issues that affect academic medical centers. The University also supports the robust inquiry and diversity of ideas its faculty and students bring to policy matters. As the University's top representative in Washington, Ms. Vincent will promote the University's perspective on higher education and research policy to Congress and the Executive Branch. She also will be responsible for identifying federal funding opportunities and for fostering interaction between Federal Relations and state government.

Dean, Francis College of Engineering

The University of Massachusetts Lowell has named Dr. Joseph C. Hartman as it new Dean of the Francis College of Engineering. He will start on July 7, 2013.

Dr. Hartman was recently named a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers. He has held leadership positions for IIE, for the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science, and for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). For the past eight years, he has served as Editor-in-Chief of The Engineering Economist. Dr. Hartman is an NSF CAREER awardee and has published over 40 refereed journal papers, a textbook, and over 10 book chapters/sections. He is the recipient of several ASEE best paper awards, and has been recognized by students for his teaching and mentoring at both the University of Florida and Lehigh University. His research and teaching interests are in the areas of applied optimization, most notably dynamic programming, with applications in engineering economic decision analysis, transportation logistics and manufacturing logistics.

Dean, College of Business

The University of Michigan-Dearborn named Dr. Nagraj (Raju) Balakrishnan as its new Dean of the College of Business. He began his tenure as Dean on February 1, 2013.

Previously, Dr. Balakrishnan served as Senior Associate Dean at Clemson University's College of Business and Behavioral Science (CBBS). In the dean's office since 2007, his accomplishments include working with the dean to create a new executive cabinet consisting of successful alumni, working with advancement personnel to increase annual gifts to the College, designing a three-year leadership program for CBBS students and overseeing an undergraduate business program that has consistently been ranked among the top 35 public programs by Bloomberg Businessweek. Prior to his appointment in the dean's office, Dr. Balakrishnan served on the faculty at Clemson University's Department of Management for 13 years, including four years as graduate coordinator and one year as department chair. He also has served on the faculty at Tulane University. His work in the classroom earned him numerous awards for teaching excellence at Clemson and Tulane.

Director of Advancement

The University of Minnesota Law School has named Mike Tompos as its next Director of Advancement, effective November 5, 2012. Mr. Tompos reports directly to the Dean of the Law School, David Wippman.

Mr. Tompos comes to the Law School from an impressive career in institutional advancement. He got his start in higher education fundraising at Columbia University in New York. After several successful tenures in New York, Mr. Tompos took a position at Lawrence University in Wisconsin. After eight years at Lawrence, he was recruited to Carleton College to work with their highly successful 50th Reunion program. Mr. Tompos led all activities related to the 50th Reunion, and brought in over $22 million from one reunion class alone. In 2010, his success with the 50th Reunion program led to a promotion to Director of Major and Planned Giving at Carleton, where he most recently oversaw Carleton's major and planned giving team.

Vice Chancellor for University Advancement

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro selected Janis Zink as its new Vice Chancellor for University Advancement, effective March 18, 2013. Founded in 1891 and known throughout its history as a model of excellence in liberal arts and professional education, the University today is a thriving, coeducational research university known for academic rigor, accessibility, and commitment to diversity and student success.

Reporting to Chancellor Linda Brady and serving as a member of her senior leadership team, Dr. Zink will provide strategic vision, leadership and direction for University Advancement, strengthening development, advancement services, and alumni relations and ensuring the growth of the University's overall philanthropic capacity.

Dean, School of Law

The University of San Francisco School of Law has named John Trasvina, Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, as its next dean effective June 17, 2013.

As one of the nation's leading civil rights advocates, Mr. Trasvina brings to this position a unique combination of executive management experience, fundraising acumen, institution building skills, and strong relationships with legal, business and government leaders both locally and nationally.

Executive Director, Information Sciences Institute

The University of Southern California, Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering has selected Dr. Premkumar (Prem) Natarajan, currently an Executive Vice President and Principal Scientist of Raytheon BBN Technologies, as the new Executive Director of the Information Sciences Institute (ISI). He will take on his new duties at ISI in July 2013.

During his 17 years with BBN, Dr. Natarajan rose through the technical, managerial and leadership ranks. He started as a member of the research staff at BBN, dedicating his first years to conducting government funded research in optical character recognition, speech recognition, video text recognition and topic classification.

Chief Information Officer

Virginia Commonwealth University selected Alexander Henson as its new Chief Information Officer. He assumed his new position in April 2013.

For the previous 12 years, Mr. Henson worked at the University of Chicago, most recently serving as chief operating officer and executive director for administration and operations for the Office of Information Technology Services. He was responsible for the University s customer support operations and oversaw the administrative functions of the department, providing direction on day-to-day operational issues and decision-making in the absence of the Chief Information Technology Officer. In previous roles at the University from 1990-97 and since 2001, Mr. Henson led the implementation of the student information system, managed student and alumni/development systems, and was responsible for what is now the IT Services Solution Center. Before returning to the University in 2001, he worked for a Fortune 500 medical device manufacturer and an automotive dotcom.

Dean, Pamplin College of Business

The Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech has named Dr. Robert Sumichrast as Dean, effective July 1, 2013. Dr. Sumichrast is currently the Dean of the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia.

Dr. Sumichrast has served the Terry College of Business as Dean since 2007. Prior to that, he led the E.J. Ourso College of Business at Louisiana State University from 2003 to 2007. While Dean there, his efforts significantly elevated the reputation of the College, in addition to strengthening international programs, and building strong development efforts. In his current position as Dean at the University of Georgia, he is noted for leveraging strong collaborations with departments outside of the business college, improving education and research programs, increasing services to students, and expanding the scope and success of alumni relations and development for the College. Dr. Sumichrast began his faculty career at Virginia Tech in 1984. He spent nearly 20 years progressing through faculty ranks, including serving for four years as the associate dean for graduate and international programs.

Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Washington University in St. Louis has named Dr. Holden Thorp as its new Provost beginning in July 2013.

A North Carolina native, Dr. Thorp became the 10th chancellor of the University of North Carolina (UNC) in 2008. In all, he spent three decades at the University, starting as an undergraduate student who earned a bachelor of science degree in chemistry with honors in 1986. He earned a doctorate in chemistry in 1989 at the California Institute of Technology and did postgraduate work at Yale University.

Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer

Wesleyan University selected Dr. David Baird as its new Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer. His tenure commenced in August 2012.

Previously, Dr. Baird served in numerous roles in Information Technology Services at Colgate University, most recently as its Interim Chief Information Officer. Earlier, Dr. Baird was the Director of Academic Technology for five years at Colgate. While at Colgate, he established the University's Instructional Technology program and the Collaboration for Enhanced Learning (CEL). Comprised of a group of instructional technologists and librarians, CEL has served as a catalyst for improving communications and cooperation between Information Technology Services, the faculty, and University Libraries. Dr. Baird has published a variety of articles on the media and technology, as well as pieces about geophysics.