April 24, 2020 | Read Time: 4 minutes
Miami Foundation
Rebecca Fishman Lipsey, founder of Radical Partners, will become president and CEO of the $350 million community foundation on June 1.
She will replace Joseph Fernandez, who has served as interim president and CEO since Javier Alberto Soto departed in the fall.
Saint Luke’s Foundation
Timothy Tramble Sr. will become president and CEO on June 1. For the past 20 years, he has been executive director of Burton Bell Carr Development.
Tramble follows Anne Goodman, who stepped down on April 3 and will continue to serve as a consultant at the Ohio grant maker.
Shubert Foundation
Diana Phillips, a board member at the $757 million foundation since 2011, will now serve as president. She succeeds Michael Sovern, who died on January 20. He had been president since 1996.
Until her retirement, Phillips was worldwide director of press and corporate affairs and executive vice president at Sotheby’s.
Student Conservation Association
Stephanie Meeks, the former president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has joined the association as its president and CEO. She succeeds its interim president, Kathy Bonavist, who will return to her role on its board of directors.
More New CEOs
Sarabeth Berman will be the first CEO of the American Journalism Project. Most recently she led global public affairs at Teach for All. (Read more in this Chronicle article.)
Joe Kenner, vice president of programs and partnerships at Greyston, has been promoted to president and CEO of this social-justice organization that creates job opportunities and promotes self-sufficiency through the Greyston Bakery and other enterprises.
Clarisse Mendoza Davis, chief of schools for the Maya Angelou Schools network, has been promoted to be CEO of the Maya Angelou Schools and See Forever Foundation.
Greg Stern, founder of the marketing firm Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners, is set to become CEO of SFJAZZ on June 15. He will succeed Don Derheim, who is departing after six years.
Shauna Quill, who announced in January that she would step down as executive director of the New York Youth Symphony on June 30, has rescinded her resignation because of the Covid-19 pandemic and will stay in her position. She has led the group since 2011.
Susan Totten, senior vice president at Arts Consulting Group, has joined the Orange County Museum of Art as director of development.
Carol Frey Wolfe, who has served as vice president of the Frey Foundation of Minnesota since 2004, has become president and CEO of her family’s foundation, which has $25 million in assets. She succeeds her brother, Jim Frey, who is retiring after 15 years.
Mat-Su Health Foundation
Ashley Peltier, director of health promotion for the American Lung Association in Alaska, has been hired as director of Connect Mat-Su.
In addition, Kathryn Swartz has been promoted from special assistant to the CEO and board liaison to program officer for Healthy Aging.
Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Lorena Gomez-Barris, director of operations and finances at Rise Up, has been named director of administration.
Also, Laverne Matías is now director of employee experience and culture. Most recently he was director of human resources at Horizon Services.
Other Notable Appointments
Sanford (Sandy) Cardin has been named senior consultant of philanthropy and impact at Cresset Capital, an investment firm in Chicago. For 25 years, he was president of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation until his departure last year.
Cherisse Eatmon is now senior director of state government affairs at RepresentUs, a nonpartisan anticorruption organization. Previously she was senior director of the state caucus network at the Millennial Action Project.
Meredith Hanley is now senior director of development for the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. She was most recently head of development and board relations at New America, a think tank in Washington.
Theresa Law, vice president for advancement at New Mexico Highlands University, has been promoted to vice president of student and donor engagement.
Tammy Palmer has joined the International Fund for Animal Welfare as executive vice president for strategy and business management. Most recently she was chief operations officer and interim executive director of the Jane Goodall Institute.
Mary Sabin has been named vice president of institutional advancement at Lourdes University. Most recently she developed and was senior adviser for the Imagination Library, a program run by the office of Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio.
Kirk Swenson will be vice chancellor for university advancement at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, starting June 1. He currently serves as vice president for college advancement at Dickinson College.
Legacies
Madlyn Abramson, 84, a philanthropist who gave millions to education, social services for seniors, and health causes, died on April 15. She was 84. With her husband, Leonard, the couple gave $100 million to create the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania. They also gave $10 million to Temple University to create scholarships at its dental school, and earlier this year, they gave $1 million to the Abramson Cancer Center for research on Covid-19. Leonard Abramson is the founder and former CEO of U.S. Healthcare.
Richard Hunt, a philanthropist and an heir to the Alcoa steel fortune, died on April 10 at age 93. He was a founding trustee of the Roy A. Hunt Fo
