German Marshall Fund Taps European Policy Expert as New President

German Marshall Fund of the United States

Heather Conley will become the organization’s next president in January. Currently she is senior vice president for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Conley will succeed Karen Donfried, who was confirmed last month as assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia under President Joe Biden after leading the policy group for seven years.

NYC Pride

Sandra Pérez, a nonprofit-management consultant, has been hired as executive director.

She succeeds David Correa, who served as interim executive director and will now return to his role as director of entertainment and events.

Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism

Imtiaz Patel, a former executive at Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal, will be the first CEO of this nonprofit news organization in Baltimore.

The institute is named after Theodore Venetoulis, a former politician and businessman from Baltimore County who vocally criticized the hedge fund Alden Global Capital for acquiring the company that publishes the Baltimore Sun earlier this year. Venetoulis died in October at age 87.

More New CEOs

Michelle Burnett, chief operating and financial officer, has been promoted to executive director and CEO of Soroptimist International of the Americas. She is the first woman of color to serve in the top role at the women’s organization. Burnett replaces Elizabeth Lucas, who stepped down in August.

Danielle Minson has been promoted to CEO of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati after serving in the role in an interim capacity since July. She has worked at the Cincinnati federation for 19 years, most recently as chief development officer and managing director.

Lynne Toye, chief administrative officer at the Harlem School of the Arts, will be the first executive director of the New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund.

Other Notable Appointments

Broek Bosma, chief development officer at the St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation, will now serve as chief advancement officer at the Vancouver Art Gallery and director of the Vancouver Art Gallery Foundation.

Adena Hill, a former analyst for the City of Detroit and public-private partnership specialist, will now be a program officer in the Kresge Foundation’s Detroit program. Sam Kiyomi Turner, a program coordinator at the $4.2 billion foundation, has moved to the Detroit program as an associate program officer.

Holden Lee has joined Tides as chief financial officer and chief investment officer, overseeing its $1.3 billion in assets. Previously he was chief financial and investment officer at the Jewish Federation of San Francisco.

Mia Robins, a consultant in health policy and management at the MITRE Corporation, has been appointed chief strategy officer at the Centering Healthcare Institute.

Jonathan Slawson, director of individual giving at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, has joined the Kaufman Music Center as chief development officer.

Christie Yang, interim general counsel at the Walton Family Foundation since April, will continue in the role permanently. Previously she was associate general counsel at the $5.6 billion foundation.

Departure

Janet Sarbaugh will step down as vice president of creativity at the Heinz Endowments next spring. She began working at the Pittsburgh Foundation and Howard Heinz Endowment as a program officer in 1982.

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