Executive Director

Addgene selected Dr. Joanne Kamens as its new Executive Director. She joined Addgene in August 2011.

Dr. Kamens brings to Addgene a unique combination of scientific expertise, business acumen, and experience with mission-driven organizations. She comes to Addgene with 15 years of career experience in the pharmaceutical industry at Abbott Research Center. In 2007, she transitioned into the biotechnology sector as Senior Director of Research Collaborations at RXi Pharmaceuticals.

Senior Director of Business Development

The American Museum of Natural History has selected Jennifer Bose as its new Senior Director of Business Development. She began August 1, 2011.

Ms. Bose brings experience with museums, higher education, strategic planning and finance to her new position. She served as Director of Exhibitions and Design at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston from 1998-2006, where she substantially increased net revenue from the museum's international touring program. Subsequently, she led the business planning function for The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC and then served as Director of Institutional Planning for the International Center of Photography in New York.

Senior Director of Capital Projects, Construction & Building Maintenance Service

The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) has selected Karen Quigley as its new Senior Director for Capital Projects, Construction and Building Maintenance Services. She assumed the role in March 2011.

Ms. Quigley joined the AMNH following more than ten years with Aramark Corporation's Eastern Region Higher Education group. Over her tenure with Aramark, she served in a range of capital project, construction, facilities and maintenance management roles with several of the company's New York higher education clients, including Vassar, Bard, Mercy, and Marymount Manhattan Colleges. Prior to joining Aramark, Karen worked for eight years as project manager for New York City's Department of Environmental Protection, and before that was a design engineer for American Bureau of Shipping. She began her career working as a design engineer/nuclear plant shift test engineer at the Naval Shipyard in Charleston, South Carolina.

Dean, School of International Service

American University has selected Dr. James Goldgeier for the dean of the School of International Service. His tenure commenced in August, 2011.

Previously, Dr. Goldgeier was a professor of political science and international relations at The George Washington University and an internationally renowned scholar whose academic research focuses on contemporary international relations and American foreign policy. Dr. Goldgeier is the author of Leadership Style and Soviet Foreign Policy, which received the 1995 Edgar Furniss book award in national and international security, and Not Whether But When: The U.S. Decision to Enlarge NATO. He co-authored (with Michael McFaul) Power and Purpose: U.S. Policy toward Russia after the Cold War, which received the 2004 Lepgold Prize for the best book on international relations. His most recent book, which was co-authored with Derek Chollet, is America Between the Wars: From 11/9 to 9/11 (PublicAffairs 2008), named "a best book of 2008" by Slate and "a favorite book of 2008" by The Daily Beast.

Dean, Kogod School of Business

American University has selected Dr. Michael Ginzberg for the position of Dean of the Kogod School of Business. His tenure commenced in June, 2011.

Previously, Dr. Ginzberg served since 2007 as dean of the Sy Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University, where he was also an associate provost and professor of management and information systems. Before joining Yeshiva, he was dean of the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware. He also served as associate dean at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western University, where his responsibilities included all graduate professional schools as well as the school's international activities.

President

Amherst College has selected Carolyn "Biddy" Martin, former Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as its 19th president. She joined Amherst in August, 2011 as its first female president.

Chancellor Martin led UW-Madison since 2008 and before that was Cornell's longest-serving provost from 2000 to 2008. A distinguished scholar of German studies and the author of numerous articles and two books, she served on the faculty of Cornell University for more than two decades. She began as an assistant professor of German studies and women's studies, earned tenure in 1991, and eventually served as chair of the German studies department, senior associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences and then provost. Accomplishments during her term as provost included overseeing the construction of a $150 million life sciences building, increasing the stature of humanities research and education, implementing a sweeping financial aid initiative that replaced need-based loans with grants for all undergraduate students from families with incomes under $75,000 and developing the University's fundraising priorities for its $4 billion capital campaign.

Director of the Residency Training Program, Department of Internal Medicine

Boston University has selected Dr. Gopal Yadavalli as the Program Director for Internal Medicine, effective September 2011.

Previously, Dr. Yadavalli was Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University and served as the Senior Associate Program Director in their residency training program. He attended medical school at Jefferson Medical College and was a resident, chief resident, and infectious disease fellow at Case Western Reserve. He joined the faculty at Case Western Reserve and the Cleveland VA in 2003 as a member of the Infectious Disease Section. His scholarly work has focused on the development of clinical skills in trainees, clinical investigation in HIV and host defenses, and international health. He has received several teaching awards and has been very active in the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine. Denise O'Grady Gaffney and Stephanie Fidel led this search with Jamie Sands.

Provost

California Polytechnic State University has selected Dr. Kathleen Enz Finken as its new Provost, effective January 2012.

Dr. Enz Finken, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse since 2008, brings broad academic and administrative experience in public higher education to her new role. Wisconsin-La Crosse consistently ranks among the top three Midwestern public masters-degree granting institutions by US News and World Report.

Dean, College of Engineering

California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) named Dr. Debra Larson, a civil engineering professor and academic affairs administrator formerly with Northern Arizona University, as Dean of the College of Engineering. Dr. Larson joined Cal Poly Aug. 22, 2011.

Previously, Dr. Larson was with Northern Arizona University since 1994, serving as a civil engineering professor; associate dean of Engineering and Professional Programs; chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department; associate dean of the College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences; and, since July 2010, as associate vice provost for Academic Affairs. She also worked with private engineering firms in Arizona, Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Wisconsin and as visiting professor at the Helsinki University of Technology in Espoo, Finland, in 2003.

Dean, School of Health Professions

Davenport University has named Karen M. Daley, PhD, RN as the new Dean of its School of Health Professions. She started on June 21, 2011.

Dr. Daley served as the Master of Science Graduate Coordinator in the Nursing Department at Western Connecticut State University where she led the expansion of the Master of Science in Nursing program and was a key participant in developing the new Doctorate of Education in Nursing degree. She also coordinated training of faculty, was responsible for expansions of nursing lab space in multiple locations, and spearheaded revisions of curricula that resulted in an increase in pass rates for the NCLEX examination from 56 percent to more than 96 percent.

Dean, School of Music

DePauw University School of Music has chosen Dr. Mark McCoy, the former Chair of Music at Shepherd University, as its new Dean. He joined the School of Music effective August 1, 2011. Amidst a pool of very strong candidates, Dr. McCoy exhibited a distinctive energy and creativity that will make him a wonderful addition to DePauw University.

Dr. McCoy, who holds an MM in music education from the Peabody Conservatory and a PhD in fine arts from Texas Tech University, is credited with deepening the programs and offerings at Shepherd, overseeing multimillion dollar improvements to its music facilities and raising significant funds to support music initiatives through a vibrant alumni and community-based "Friends" group.

Senior Vice President of Operations

Earthjustice has named Ms. Kristine Stratton as its new Senior Vice President of Operations. She joined Earthjustice in March 2011.

Ms. Stratton has a wealth of experience in both administration and the environment. Most recently she has served as the Executive Director of the Waterkeeper Alliance in Irvington, New York. Prior to this, Ms. Stratton was Vice President for Finance and Operations at the Conservation Law Foundation in Boston.

Dean, College of Education

Eastern Michigan University has selected Dr. Jann Joseph as the new Dean of the College of Education. Her tenure commenced July 1, 2011.

Previously, Dr. Joseph served since 2006 as associate dean for professional development and administration in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at Grand Valley State University. Her responsibilities encompassed a broad array of faculty and curricular oversight. Major projects included supporting development of a new major for elementary school teachers and implementing a college mentoring program.

Senior Vice President, and Director, Health and Human Development

Education Development Center (EDC) has named Lydia O'Donnell as Senior Vice President and Director of the Health and Human Development Division effective September 2011.

Previously the Vice President and Director of the Center for Research on High Risk Behaviors at EDC, Ms. O'Donnell brings to this position over twenty years of research experience and leadership in the field. She has led numerous studies for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and has worked on multiple private foundation initiatives.

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Emmanuel College has selected Dr. Joyce De Leo as the next Vice President for Academic Affairs, effective August 2011.

Dr. De Leo comes to Emmanuel from Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover, New Hampshire, where she served as the Irene Heinz Given Endowed Professor of Pharmacology and Chair of the department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. Dr. De Leo was also a professor of Neurology and Anesthesiology and she held the position of the director of Academic-Industry Partnerships at SYNERGY, Dartmouth's Center for Clinical and Translational Science. Previously, Dr. De Leo was the founding director of the Neuroscience Center at Dartmouth.

Managing Director of Development

The Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) has selected Mr. Seth Rosen as the Managing Director of Development, effective August 2, 2011.

Mr. Rosen joins GMHC from the New York Law School where he was a member of the Development Team since 2008, most recently serving as the Assistant Vice President of Development. In this role he managed, planned, and implemented all aspects of the Law School's fundraising program. Before joining the New York Law School he served in various development roles at Millennium Promise Alliance, Malaria No More, Amnesty International USA, and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Prior to his work in development Mr. Rosen worked as an attorney for the New York City Law Department. Mr. Rosen has his master of public administration from the Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service at New York University, his juris doctor from New York Law School, and his bachelor of arts from Brandeis University. He's also an avid marathon runner and triathlon competitor. This search was led by Tim McFeeley with Andrew Zahlman.

Chair, Department of Health Policy

The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services has selected Paula Lantz, PhD, as Chair of the Department of Health Policy.

Dr. Lantz, most recently served as chair in the Department of Health Management and Policy and was the S.J. Axelrod Collegiate Professor of Health Management and Policy at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Dr. Lantz’s main research interests lie within population health. Throughout her career she has been engaged with some of the most serious health problems in the nation, including cancer prevention and treatment, protection of infants’ health and elimination of the vast inequities in health status and healthcare access in the U.S.

Vice President for Strategy and Planning

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has selected Dr. Cyrus E. Driver as its new President for Strategy and Planning. He will join the Foundation on January 4, 2012.

Dr. Driver comes to Hartford from the Ford Foundation in New York. Most recently, he served as the Director of Program Learning and Innovation, a position in which he was working to establish best practices and to develop technology platforms to drive continuous improvement across the Ford Foundation's 34 initiatives. He previously held Program Officer and Deputy Director roles in the education programming division. In that capacity, Dr. Driver was the leader in developing strategies for community college programs and urban school reform at Ford. He is perhaps best known for his national leadership as a proponent and funder of arts education programming and as one of the founders of the Communities for Public Education Reform, a 75-funder collaborative to mobilize a broad-based grassroots constituency to shape school policy in communities across the country.

Interim President

Haverford College has named Dr. Joanne Creighton as Interim President, effective August 10, 2011.

Dr. Creighton comes to Haverford from Mt. Holyoke, where she spent 14 years as President. Prior to that she was at Wesleyan University, first as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, and then as Interim President. Earlier in her career, she was Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Chief Information Officer

The Jackson Laboratory has selected Ms. JoAnne Ruh for the position of Chief Information Officer. Her tenure commenced in May, 2011.

Ms. Ruh joins the Laboratory from the Nevada Cancer Institute in Las Vegas, where she has served as Vice President of IT and CIO. Prior to her appointment in Nevada she was CIO at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY — both, like The Jackson Laboratory, National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated Cancer Centers — and for ten years served in IT leadership roles in hospitals and health systems. During her 20-year IT career, she has built expertise in IT security, governance, portfolio management and enterprise architecture, as well as disaster-recovery planning, staff development, customer training and other areas.

President and Chief Executive Officer

The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford has named Michael Johnston, currently the Chief Executive Officer of the United Way of Western Connecticut, as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. He will join the Foundation in February 2012.

At the United Way, Mr. Johnston has developed and led programs that address obesity issues in children, promote early childhood education and help families create long-term financial stability. Prior to working in the nonprofit sector, he spent more than 20 years working on Wall Street in the financial services industry. Mr. Johnston is active in Jewish community life and currently serves as President of Temple B'nai Chaim in Georgetown, Connecticut. He holds a master of business administration and a master of urban planning/economic planning from New York University and a bachelor of arts in political science from Drew University. Stephanie Fidel led this search with Rebecca Swartz.

President and Chief Executive Officer

The John T. Gorman Foundation named Dr. Tony Cipollone as its founding President and Chief Executive Officer. He assumed the CEO position in August of 2011.

Previously, Dr. Cipollone was the Vice President for Civic Sites and Initiatives at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, where he worked in senior leadership for over 20 years. Over the course of his career at Casey, Dr. Cipollone established the Foundation's grant making strategies in education as well as in evaluation and policy research. For more than a decade he also was responsible for Casey's KIDS COUNT Initiative and its national network of state-level policy advocates. In addition, he managed the Foundation's efforts to use strategic communications to advance Casey's lessons and its messages. In recent years, he has led the teams associated with two significant sets of community change investments in Baltimore and Atlanta, each seeking to help deeply challenged neighborhoods through grants and social investments aimed at increasing economic opportunities for parents, improving the quality of schools and early learning centers for children, promoting housing quality and affordability, and physically transforming the community.

Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Lewis and Clark College selected Dr. Tuajuanda Jordan as its new Dean for the College of Arts & Sciences, effective July 2011.

Previously, Dr. Jordan was with Howard Hughes Medical Institute since 2006, most recently serving as Director of the Science Education Alliance, where she led education projects designed to enhance science literacy. In that position she stewarded the National Genomics Research Initiative, a nationally recognized science education program providing research opportunities for undergraduate students. Her work on that model earned her a "Revolutionary Mind" distinction in SEED magazine in 2009.

Dean, College of Business and Management

Thomas Kruczek has been selected as the Dean of the College of Business and Management at Lynn University effective August, 2011.

Mr. Kruczek joins Lynn University from the Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University. Under his direction as Executive Director the Falcone Center rose in the national rankings and is now listed as the 3rd entrepreneurship program in the country by Bloomberg/Business Week, 7th by the Princeton Review/Entrepreneur Magazine, and 9th in America by US News and World Report. Prior to Syracuse University Mr. Kruczek served as the Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Rollins College.

Chief Executive Officer

The MacPhail Center for Music has selected Mr. Kyle Carpenter as its next chief executive officer, effective September 1, 2011. Mr. Carpenter brings 35 years of business and nonprofit board experience to the organization, and he will lead MacPhail's plans to become the nation's premier center for music education.

Mr. Carpenter previously served as senior vice president for strategy and business development for Capella Education Company. His past experiences include service as president and CEO for Electrosonic Group, as well as three vice president positions at Honeywell. He is also a former board chair and trustee for Twin Cities Public Television.

Dean, School of Graduate and Professional Studies

Manhattanville College has named Dr. Anthony Davidson as Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies.

Dr. Davidson's career includes service as a university administrator and faculty member at both public and private institutions. Most recently, he served as the founding Dean of the Division of Programs in Business at New York University's School of Continuing & Professional Studies. As founding dean, Dr. Davidson established fourteen new graduate programs and grew the Programs in Business into the School's largest division, in graduate student and professional and executive education enrollments. Previously, Dr. Davidson spent fifteen years teaching and developing curricula at Adelphi University, Polytechnic University, Hofstra University and other major institutions throughout the New York metropolitan area.

Dean and Executive Vice President

The Medical College of Wisconsin has named Dr. Joseph Kerschner as Dean and Executive Vice President.

Dr. Kerschner has had a long standing affiliation with the Medical College of Wisconsin, having enrolled as a medical student at MCW in 1986. Dr. Kerschner recently served as the Interim Dean of MCW and CEO of Children's Specialty Group, a pediatric specialty group practice that is a joint venture of The Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Previously, Dr. Kerschner was the Medical College's Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs - Children's Specialty Group, and Interim Chairman and Professor of Otolaryngology and Communication Science.

Dean, College of Arts and Science

Phyllis Callahan has been selected by Miami University as the next Dean of the College of Arts and Science, effective January 12, 2012. Dr. Callahan has taught at Miami since 1988. She is nationally recognized in her field of research, neuroendocrinology, with a focus on gender differences in regulation of pituitary hormone secretion. She is co-leading an $800,000 five-year National Science Foundation Award in Undergraduate Research and Mentoring aimed at increasing the number and diversity of individuals pursuing graduate studies in cell, molecular and structural biology. Dr. Callahan served as Associate and Senior Associate Dean of the College from 2006 until becoming Interim Dean early in 2011. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University and her doctorate from Rutgers University. She was a postdoctoral researcher at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer and UMDMJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School before joining Miami. Michael Baer led this search with Natalie Leonhard.

Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management

Michael S. Kabbaz, former director of admission at the University of Richmond, is the associate vice president for enrollment management at Miami University, effective May 1, 2011. He reports to Provost Bobby Gempesaw, as well as to President David Hodge.

At Richmond, Mr. Kabbaz had responsibility for the strategic planning, overall management and daily administration of the office of admission, a role he held since 2009. In this role, he was responsible for the strategic leadership and the direct oversight of all marketing initiatives, data management and technology required for the recruitment and enrollment of a talented and diverse student body. During his tenure, the University of Richmond's applications grew by 19 percent, helping raise the academic profile while maintaining ethnic and geographic diversity. Before joining the University of Richmond, Mr. Kabbaz worked for the College Board, overseeing usage of AP programs and consulting on a variety of enrollment and educational initiatives. Mr. Kabbaz worked in Miami's office of admission from 2001 - 2003, serving as the associate director for operations and communications. The full press release can be found here.

President and Chief Executive Officer

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) has chosen Dr. Ronald Thorpe as its new President and CEO. Dr. Thorpe joins NBPTS as the organization marks its 25th anniversary and as the nation focuses on what it means to have great teachers in classrooms.

NBPTS is recognized as the source for the highest standards and practices that lead to improved teaching and learning. Today, the organization is expanding its programs and services to drive ongoing school transformation, engaging the nation's best teachers in that process. Dr. Thorpe, a nationally recognized educator, whose career has focused on professional development of teachers, will take the helm at NBPTS in December 2011.

Vice President of Workforce Development

The National Urban League has named Saroya Friedman-Gonzalez as its new Vice President of Workforce Development.

Ms. Friedman-Gonzalez assumed the Vice President of Workforce Development position in September of 2011. Previously, she was the Vice President for New York City Programs at Seedco where she provided executive oversight of workforce development and work and family support contracts including Welfare-to-Work initiatives, Career Pathways, Fatherhood and Wage Subsidy programs, and the community partner based EarnFair Alliance. In addition, she managed the implementation of the first United States conditional cash transfer program, Family Rewards, in New York City and Memphis, Tennessee.

Executive Director/CEO

The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) has named Cameron Staples, an attorney and former Connecticut state legislator, as Executive Director/CEO, effective July 1.

As a State Representative in Connecticut's General Assembly, Mr. Staples served as Chair of the Education Committee and the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee. His educational advocacy work in the legislature earned him numerous awards, including the Legislative Appreciation Award from the Education Commission of the States, the Legislative Achievement Award from the Connecticut Education Association for support of public education, and the Public Education Leadership Recognition Award from the Connecticut State Board of Education.

Director, Financial Aid

The New School has selected Lisa Sheehan as its Director of Financial Aid.

Ms. Sheehan has a long track record of success at The New School. Beginning as a loan assistant in the financial aid office at The New School in 1995, she advanced through a number of promotions, being named the Director of Undergraduate Financial Aid in 2000. She held this role until 2005, when she moved to a consulting role with the institution. The New School is very pleased to welcome Ms. Sheehan back in the full-time position of Director of Financial Aid. As Director, she will be a pivotal contributor in the development of financial aid policy and will be responsible for providing efficient operations and superior service to financial aid applicants, their families and members of the university community.

Senior Fellow of Security, Energy, and the Environment (SEE) Department

NORC has selected Dr. Joseph Broz for the Senior Fellow of Security, Energy and Environment.

Dr. Broz has extensive experience in strategic business and product development for Fortune 500 corporations (Tenneco and TIMET), and has created a successful strategic planning, project management, due diligence, technology and investment advisory firm in Denver, CO (Defense Capital Advisors, LLC). His work focuses on supporting client organizations on a wide range of technology, national security, homeland security, defense, defense platform and energy security-related issues, and he participates on a number of international commissions and boards regulating industrial standards. He is a member of the Homeland Security Standards Advisory Panel of the American National Standards Institute which supported the 9-11 Commission in its recommendations on private sector preparedness, and served as a member of the Critical Infrastructure Committee for the State of Colorado. He was appointed a member of the U.S. Delegation to the International Standards Organization in Geneva for the Strategic Advisory Group on Security in 2005, and was the Chairman Representative to ISO for the Strategic Advisory Group on Renewable Energy Standards.

Senior Fellow, Education Research

The National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago has selected Dr. Sheila Nataraj Kirby for the Senior Fellow of Education Research. Her tenure began in May, 2011.

Dr. Kirby is a widely recognized expert in educational policy and reform and an experienced and accomplished leader in social science consulting and federal contracting. Dr. Kirby spent 33 years with The RAND Corporation where she was most recently a Senior Economist in their Washington, DC office. During her distinguished career with RAND, she held increasingly responsible leadership roles, serving as Associate Director for Quality Assurance, RAND Education, and as Associate Director for RAND Corporation's DC operations. In 2008, she moved to the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) as a Senior Scholar. Additionally, she worked for Abt Associates in Bethesda, Maryland as an Affiliate Scholar.

Vice President, Student Affairs

Northeastern University named Dr. Laura Wankel, formerly the Vice President for Student Affairs at Seton Hall University, as Vice President for Student Affairs.

Dr. Wankel brings to Northeastern more than 30 years of experience in student affairs. Since coming to Seton Hall in 1995, she has led the division of student affairs as a member of the president's executive cabinet. Prior to Seton Hall, Dr. Wankel served as assistant vice president for student affairs at SUNY Purchase, prior to which she was assistant dean for campus and residence operations.

Associate Dean for Clinical and Experiential Education, School of Law

Northeastern University School of Law (NUSL) has selected Dr. Luke Bierman as its new Associate Dean for Experiential Education. He started at Northeastern in May 2011.

An expert on ethics and fiduciary reform, corporate governance, and judicial process, Professor Bierman joins NUSL from the Office of the New York State Comptroller where he served as General Counsel for nearly four years, overseeing a staff that included 55 attorneys. Previously he was Executive Director of the Institute for Emerging Issues at North Carolina State University, where he held the rank of associate professor of political science, and a Fellow in Government Law and Policy with Albany Law School. He worked for the American Bar Association from 1996-2004, directing the Judicial Division, serving as Assistant to the President, and as the founding Director of the ABA's Justice Center. From 1990-1994 he was the Chief Attorney of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 3rd Department as well as chief attorney to the court. He has been teaching since 1994 at various schools including Albany Law School, Northwestern University School of Law, North Carolina State University, and Trinity College in Hartford.

Director of Libraries

Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU) has selected Catherine Cardwell as its new Director of Libraries. She joins OWU in January 2012.

Ms. Cardwell brings to OWU over fifteen years of experience in library administration. She is currently Associate Professor, University Libraries at Bowling Green State University, where she has worked since 1998.

President

The board of trustees of Regis College has selected Dr. Antoinette M. Hays as the new President. She began her term in July 2011.

Dr. Hays previously served as the dean of the Regis School of Nursing, Science and Health Professions. She has been at Regis since 1993.

President

Rivier College has selected Sister Paula Marie Buley, I.H.M. as the next President.

A member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Sister Paula Marie brings to Rivier more than twenty-five years of experience in higher education administration. Previously, Sister Paula Marie has served as Executive Vice President of Administration at Seton Hall University, as well as in senior roles at Anna Maria College, Mount St. Mary University and Immaculata University.

Vice President and Dean, Institute of Health Sciences and Technology

Rochester Institute of Technology has selected Dr. Daniel Ornt as the Vice President and Dean of the Institute of Health Sciences and Technology. His tenure will commence in December, 2011.

Dr. Ornt is currently the Vice Dean for Education and Academic Affairs at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland where he has been for the last seven years. Prior to his current position, he spent over twenty years at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. During those years, he also had appointments at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester.

Managing Director, Resilience

The Rockefeller Foundation has selected Dr. Nancy Kete as Managing Director, Resilience. She will join the Foundation's leadership team on January 9, 2012.

Dr. Kete brings to the position significant expertise in large-scale program design in the areas of energy and sustainability, primarily focused on the design of scalable solutions to mitigate climate change. Most recently, Nancy has served as Founder and President of Sustainable Mobility Finance LLC, which consults to a variety of foundations and other organizations on how to develop new forms of international financing for sustainable transportation projects. From 1997 to 2010, Nancy was with the World Resources Institute (WRI), first as director of the Climate, Energy and Pollution program, a role in which she contributed to the development of international climate change agreements. In 2002, she conceptualized and led the creation of EMBARQ, a global network of centers that catalyze environmentally and financially sustainable transport solutions to improve quality of life in cities in Mexico, Brazil, India, Turkey and the Andean region.

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut has selected Dr. Laura Niesen de Abruna as the next Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, effective December 2011.

Dr. Niesen de Abruna comes to Sacred Heart with 14 years of higher education management experience, most recently in the role of executive vice president, provost and professor of English at Roger Williams University. Prior to taking on management positions, she taught for 24 years. Her many awards and achievements include a Fulbright-Hays Award, which led to positions as a research scholar at the Universite de Liege in Belgium and as visiting professor at the Center Universitaire de Luxembourg in 1991 and 1992 and another Fulbright-Hays Award, which led to a term as visiting professor of American Literature at the Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen in Belgium in 1990 and 1991; participation in the Wye Faculty Seminar: "Citizenship in the American Polity" in Queenstown, Maryland during the summer of 1990 and the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar: "Issues in Feminist Theory," directed by Professor Jane Gallop, The Center for Twentieth Century Studies at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee in the summer of 1988. She was also a recipient of the American Council of Learned Societies Travel Grant (ACLS), London, in the summer of 1987.

President

Sacred Heart University has selected Dr. John J. Petillo as its new President.

Dr. Petillo recently served as Interim President and was the former Dean of the John. F. Welch College of Business at Sacred Heart University. Prior to this, Dr. Petillo served as Chancellor and CEO of Seton Hall University and held a number of executive positions, including President and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, President of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and President and CEO of the Newark Alliance, a private-public partnership of eight corporations. Dr. Petillo received a PhD from Fordham University, an MPA from Rutgers University, an MDiv from Darlington School of Theology, and both his BA and MA from Seton Hall University.

President

The California State University Board of Trustees has named Dr. Elliot Hirshman, provost and senior vice president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, as the next president of San Diego State University. He assumed the San Diego presidency July 2011.

Before joining SDSU, Dr. Hirshman served as provost and senior vice president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, since 2008 where he was responsible for all aspects of the academic program, including instruction, research, academic support services, as well as enrollment management, admissions, financial aid and Division I intercollegiate athletics. Previously, Dr. Hirshman served as chief research officer at George Washington University from 2005 to 2008, where he also served as chair, Department of Psychology from 2002 to 2005. He was also chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Colorado at Denver (2000 to 2002); special assistant to the provost, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1998 to 1999) and an American Council on Education Fellow in the office of the Provost and President at Arizona State University.

President and Executive Vice President for Community Lending, Seedco

Seedco Financial has selected James Bason as its new President. He joined the institution in September 2011.

Mr. Bason is an experienced financial executive with a history of providing comprehensive lending management expertise to achieve significant increases in assets for nationally recognized community banking organizations. Prior to joining Seedco Financial, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer at Carver Bancorp where he served in various executive roles over the past eight years. During this time he successfully drove organizational growth to build the loan portfolio from $250 million to $675 million over 7 years, and developed and implemented policies to enhance financial controls. Previously Mr. Bason served in positions of increasing responsibility at The Bank of New York, most recently as Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Lending and Community Development Officer. Prior to that he was the Community Reinvestment Act Officer at Barclays Bank in New York.

President

SHARP Laboratories of America (SLA) has selected Dr. D. Laurence Meixner as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. Situated in Camas, Washington and founded in 1995, SLA is Sharp's U.S. research and development facility. In his new position, Dr. Meixner is responsible for all of Sharp's U.S.-based R&D initiatives.

Dr. Meixner will lead research and development supporting four of Sharp's core disciplines: Consumer Systems & Technology; Digital Imaging Systems; Advanced Video & Display Technology; and Material & Device Applications. SLA focus areas include mobile communications, internet connectivity, enterprise print/copy systems, digital imaging, LCD video and display, electronic medical and wellness systems, solar energy, and novel materials and device technologies.

Director of Membership and Direct Marketing

The Sierra Club has selected Michelle Berger as its new Director of Membership and Direct Marketing. She joins the Sierra Club mid-September.

Ms. Berger is currently Chief Development Officer for the Valley PBS in Fresno, California. Her background includes extensive marketing experience in the publishing field in New York City as well as experience in progressive nonprofit organizations.

Chief Information Officer

Smith College has selected Mr. David Gregory as Chief Information Officer. His tenure will commence in October, 2011.

Mr. Gregory has held the position of Chief Information Officer at Colgate University where, over the last nine years, he oversaw the complete upgrade and expansion of the school's wireless network, the replacement of phone service with VoIP, and the Cloud Computing Initiative which included moving key services such as email, calendaring, and web services to the cloud.

Vice President of Marketing and Communications

St. John's University has selected Dr. Hallie Sammartino as its new Vice President for Marketing and Communications. Her term begins in December 2011.

Since 2000, Dr. Sammartino has worked at Boston College, most recently in the position of Managing Director of Marketing and Communications. In that capacity, she has been responsible for the overall marketing and communications strategies for the institution's graduate and professional schools and Offices of Student Affairs and Auxiliary Services. On the undergraduate level, she directed the marketing team that collaborated with the Admission Office to develop and execute marketing strategies in support of enrollment management goals. Her responsibilities also included directing the ongoing development and management of the Boston College web presence.

Board Members

The Surdna Foundation, a highly respected $800 million family foundation, has appointed two new members of its Board of Directors. Beginning in 2012, Judy Belk and Gwen Walden will join ten family members and one additional non-family Director on Surdna's Board.

Judy Belk, who since 2000 has served as Senior Vice President for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, brings over twenty-five years of leadership experience in strategic planning, international giving, corporate social responsibility, and family philanthropy. She is the former Senior Vice President for Global Public Affairs at Levi Strauss & Co. and has held senior management positions in government as well as in the nonprofit and corporate sectors. Ms. Belk is a frequent writer and speaker on organizational ethics, race, and social change, and her work has been recognized with several state and national awards.

Program Director, Thriving Cultures

The Surdna Foundation has selected Judilee Reed as the new Director for the Thriving Cultures Program, effective in mid-November 2011.

Ms. Reed most recently served as the Executive Director of Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC), a 10-year national initiative to improve artists' ability to make work, build social capital and contribute to democratic values. Prior to joining LINC as a Vice President in 2004, she served as the Manager for Program Development and Strategy at the New England Foundation for the Arts. Ms. Reed holds a BA in art history and a BFA in painting from the University of New Hampshire, and alumni status at Harvard Business School.

Dean

Dr. James B. Steinberg, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State has been selected as the Dean, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and University Professor of Social Science, International Affairs and Law. The appointment became effective in the summer of 2011.

Dr. Steinberg is an internationally recognized expert in public affairs and foreign policy. He served as the principal deputy to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton since 2009. From 2006-2009, Dr. Steinberg served as dean of the LBJ School of Public Affairs. He previously was vice president and director of foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. (2001-2005), where he supervised a wide-ranging research program on U.S. foreign policy.

Director of the Tisch Library

Tufts University has selected Laura Wood as the new Director of the Tisch Library. She joined Tufts in September 2011.

Ms. Wood brings to Tufts over fourteen years of experience in library administration. Previously, she was the Librarian at the Andover-Harvard Theological Library at Harvard Divinity School. Ms. Wood came to Harvard in 2004 from Pitts Theology Library at Emory University, where she had been Periodicals, then Technical Services Librarian. She began her professional career at the University of Michigan as Head Librarian of Stockwell Cross Library. A longstanding member of the American Theological Library Association, she has just completed her term as President of the ATLA Board of Directors. She is also a UCLA Senior Fellow, and a peer evaluator for the Association of Theological Schools Commission on Accrediting.

Director, Climate and Energy Program

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) selected Angela Ledford Anderson as its next Director of the Climate and Energy Program, effective July 11, 2011. Most recently the Program Director at the US Climate Action Network, Ms. Anderson brings to the role a wealth of NGO experience. Previously she directed the International Global Warming program at the Pew Environment Group, and served as Vice President, Climate Programs at the National Environmental Trust. Earlier in her career she spent seven years as Director of the Clear the Air Campaign.

Her work in these roles has provided Ms. Anderson with a unique blend of experience highly relevant to the work at UCS — a combination of technical and analytic work, legislative strategy, federal, state, and regional policy work, public education, outreach and grassroots mobilization, and a fundamental goal of reducing carbon emissions. Karen Wilcox led this search with Maggie Saar.

Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

University of California, Davis, School of Medicine has selected Dr. Mitchell D. Creinin as its Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology effective July 1, 2011.

Dr. Creinin, a nationally respected and award-winning obstetrician and gynecologist with a passion for improving women's reproductive health, was named the chair of the department. Dr. Creinin comes to UC Davis from the Magee-Women's Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where he held appointments in the departments of obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive sciences, epidemiology, and at their Clinical and Translational Science Institute.

Chair, Department of Surgery

The University of California (UC), Davis School of Medicine selected Dr. Diana Farmer as its new Chair of the Department of Surgery, effective October 2011.

Dr. Farmer comes to UC Davis from UC San Francisco, where she was chief of pediatric surgery, vice chair of surgery, surgeon-in-chief of the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital and a professor of surgery, pediatrics, and obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences. She has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed research articles, including studies of neuroblastoma, Chiari II malformation, twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, fetal trauma and necrotizing enterocolitis.

Director, MIND Institute

The University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, has selected Dr. Leonard Abbeduto as Director of the Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (M.I.N.D.) Institute, effective August 2011.

Dr. Abbeduto brings many years of experience in the study and support for treatment of developmental disorders, combined with administrative leadership. Most recently he served as the Associate Director for Behavioral Sciences at the Waisman Center, Director of the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Director of Research Participation Core of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Director of Postdoctoral Training program in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research and Affiliated Faculty of the Departments of Psychology and Communicative Disorders of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wisconsin. Prior to this, Dr. Abbeduto was a Chair in the Department of Educational Psychology at the same institution. He holds a PhD and an MA in psychology from University of Illinois at Chicago. David Bellshaw led this search with Deborah Hodson and Beverly Brady.

Chancellor

The University of California, Merced selected Dr. Dorothy Leland as its new Chancellor. Her tenure commenced on July 1, 2011.

In Dr. Leland's prior role as the 10th president of Georgia College and State University, Dr. Leland led the University to national distinction. She enhanced both its academic aspects and physical facilities, oversaw a 54 percent increase in federal funding for research and sponsored projects during the past five years, and reached into surrounding communities with economic development and educational initiatives.

Pritzker Director, Institute for Molecular Engineering

The University of Chicago has selected Dr. Matthew Tirrell as the Pritzker Director of the Institute for Molecular Engineering. His tenure commenced in July, 2011.

Dr. Tirrell, a pioneering researcher in the fields of biomolecular engineering and nanotechnology, comes to Chicago from the University of California, Berkeley. There, he served since 2009 as the Arnold and Barbara Silverman Professor and chair of the Department of Bioengineering, as professor of materials science and engineering and chemical engineering, and as a faculty scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Prior to his appointment at Berkeley, Dr. Tirrell served for a decade as dean of engineering at University of California, Santa Barbara, where he helped build the program's national prominence.

Dean, College of Nursing

The University of Cincinnati has selected Dr. Greer Glazer as its new Dean of the College of Nursing, effective Jan. 1, 2012.

Dr. Glazer is currently the Dean and Professor of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston), College of Nursing and Health Sciences, a position she has held since 2004. She has extensive clinical, teaching and research experience, conducting studies on domestic violence education, alcohol use during pregnancy and barriers to prenatal health care among African-American women. Her administrative responsibilities at UMass Boston have included service or chairmanship on a number of committees, including the University Strategic Plan Implementation Design Team, the Chancellor's Strategic Planning Taskforce, Academic and Enrollment Planning Subcommittee and the Provost Search Committee, among many others. From 2007 to 2008 Glazer chaired the Urban Health and Public Policy Research Cluster Workgroup.

Dean, School of Business Administration

The University of Dayton has chosen Dr. Paul Bobrowski to serve as its next Dean of the School of Business Administration. His tenure commences July 1, 2012.

Dr. Bobrowski most recently served as a member of the faculty and Dean of the College of Business at Auburn University for six years. Under his leadership the College of Business at Auburn achieved a 15-place jump to number 24 for public undergraduate programs by U.S. News and World Report. Additionally, the college enjoyed an increase in private support, including the largest, single gift in the college's history. Before Dr. Bobrowski joined Auburn University, he spent 14 years at Syracuse University in a variety of roles. As associate dean there he oversaw the MBA and MS programs. He also taught operations management and other business courses at the University of Oregon and at Indiana University. He spent nine years in the Air Force, where he was a captain. Four of those years were in Los Angeles working on the Navstar Global Positioning System.

Vice President, Univ. of Ill., and Chancellor, Univ. of Ill. at Urbana-Champaign

The University of Illinois has named Dr. Phyllis Wise, provost and executive vice president of the University of Washington, as the next Vice President of the University of Illinois and Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Wise joined the University October 1, 2011.

Dr. Wise has served in senior leadership roles at three major public research universities. Most recently she was provost and executive vice president at the University of Washington, where she served since 2005. During the 2010-11 academic year, Dr. Wise served as interim president. Prior to her appointment as provost and executive vice president, she was dean of the College of Biological Sciences at the University of California-Davis and has held administrative positions at the University of Kentucky, and at other institutions. Dr. Wise is a stellar advocate for public research universities, with an appreciation for their multi-faceted missions, which encompass teaching, research, public service, and economic development.

Dean, New Jersey Medical School

The Board of Trustees of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) has approved the appointment of Robert L. Johnson, MD, FAAP, as the eighth dean of the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School (NJMS), effective March, 2011. From September 2005 until March, 2011, Dr. Johnson served as the Sharon and Joseph L. Muscarelle Endowed Interim Dean of NJMS.

Dr. Johnson graduated from the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (currently known as the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School) in 1972. He joined the faculty as an assistant professor of Pediatrics in 1976. He is the first alumnus to become dean of New Jersey Medical School and an internationally recognized expert in the field of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine. He has served on numerous boards, committees and task forces nationwide, statewide and locally.

Senior Vice President, Health

The University of Southern California (USC) has selected Thomas Jackiewicz, chief executive officer of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Health System, as its senior vice president and chief executive officer of USC Health. He will join USC in January, 2012.

As the chief executive officer of the UCSD Health System, Mr. Jackiewicz helped lead the region's only academic health system during one of its largest periods of growth and capital expansion. The UCSD Health System is a large enterprise that includes UCSD Medical Center, UCSD Thornton Hospital, UCSD Moores Cancer Center, UCSD Shiley Eye Center, and UCSD Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center. The UCSD Health System has more than 5,500 employees and $900 million in projected revenues.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has selected Dr. Cristián Samper as its new President/CEO, effective August 1, 2012.

Dr. Samper, a biologist and international authority on biodiversity conservation and environmental policy, is currently the Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. The press release on his appointment may be found here www.wcs.org/news-and-features-main/wcs-appoints-new-ceo.aspx.

Dean, Graduate School of Education

Willamette University has selected Dr. Julie Gess-Newsome as its new Dean for the Graduate School of Education.

Dr. Gess-Newsome has had 20 years of experience in higher education as a teacher, researcher and administrator. Under her leadership as center director at Northern Arizona, the NAUTeach program was established to increase the number of secondary science and mathematics teachers in the state. She also taught at Oregon State University and University of Utah, where she earned the 1997 Teacher of Year Award and served as chair of secondary education, director of teacher certification and interim chair for the Department of Educational Studies.