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Accion International (Boston): Appointed Michael Schlein, president of international franchise management at Citigroup (New York), to be president and chief executive officer. Mr. Schlein succeeds Maria Otero, who is now the U.S. under secretary of state for democracy and global affairs. Accion International provides small loans, business training, and other financial services to poor people all over the world.

American Humanics (Kansas City, Mo.): Appointed R. Wayne Branch, an adviser at the Ferrilli Information Group (Media, Pa.), to be president, effective in December. Mr. Branch succeeds Kala Stroup, who plans to retire. American Humanics prepares college students for charity careers.

American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (Memphis): Announced the death of Richard C. Shadyac Sr., former chief executive officer, on September 16. He was 80.

American Tinnitus Association (Portland, Ore.): Appointed Wes Breazeale, director of donor relations at the Nature Conservancy, Oregon Chapter (Portland), to be development director.

Anderson House (Whitehouse Station, N.J.): Appointed Toni Hansen, executive director of the American Diabetes Association of Greater New York, to be executive director. Anderson House provides treatment services to women recovering from alcoholism and drug addiction.

Caritas of Austin (Tex.): Announced the death of Monsignor Richard McCabe, founder of this charity, which feeds needy and homeless people, on September 13. He was 79.

College Crusade of Rhode Island (Providence): Appointed Todd D. Flaherty, former Rhode Island deputy commissioner of education (Providence), to be interim president and chief executive officer.

Essilor Vision Foundation (Dallas): Appointed Ed Fjordbak, former senior vice president of corporate banking in the nonprofit group at Texas Capital Bank-Dallas, to be president and chief executive officer.

Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum (Washington): Appointed Mark K. Updegrove, director of business development at Rawle Murdy (Charleston, S.C.), a communications firm, to be director.

National Council for Adoption (Alexandria, Va.): Appointed Mary Fasenmyer Robinson, founder and president of Capacity Partners (Bethesda, Md.), to be president and chief executive officer.

National Crime Prevention Council (Arlington, Va.): Appointed Ann M. Harkins, vice president and chief operating officer, to be president and chief executive officer. Ms. Harkins succeeds Alfonso E. Lenhardt, who is now ambassador to Tanzania.

National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (Silver Spring, Md.): Appointed Jason Patlis, vice president and managing director for U.S. Government Relations at the World Wildlife Fund (Washington), to be president and chief executive officer.

Navy Seal Warrior Fund (New York): Appointed Brendan Rogers, a partner at Severn River Capital (Greenwich, Conn.), to be president. Mr. Rogers succeeds David C. Janke, who is now chairman of the Board. The organization has also appointed David T. Guernsey Jr., director of institutional advancement at the Webb Institute (Glen Cove, N.Y.), to be executive director.

New Israel Fund (Washington): Appointed Daniel J. Sokatch, chief executive officer of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties, to be chief executive officer. Mr. Sokatch succeeds Larry Garber, who has resigned. This organization works to provide equality and democracy for all Israelis.

Oregon State U. Foundation (Corvallis): Appointed Tom McLennan, director of development for its Central Initiatives, to be director of development for the College of Liberal Arts.

Pratt Institute (New York): Appointed Todd Michael Galitz, vice president of external affairs at the Asia Society (New York), to be vice president for institutional advancement.

Reach Out and Read (Boston): Appointed Earl Martin Phalen, founder and former chief executive officer of Building Educated Leaders for Life (Boston), to be chief executive officer.

Research for Action (Philadelphia): Appointed Kate Shaw, deputy secretary of postsecondary and higher education at the Pennsylvania Department of Education (Harrisburg), to be executive director of this education-research organization.

Studio Theatre (Washington): Announced the retirement of Joy Zinoman, founding artistic director, effective on September 1, 2010.

Vera Institute of Justice (New York): Appointed Joel J. Levy, New York regional director at the Anti-Defamation League (New York), to be director of development.

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Washington): Appointed Barbara Hall, development director at the Phillips Collection (Washington), to be vice president for development.

YWCA of Bergen County (Ridgewood, N.J.): Appointed Jeanne M. Patrican, chief fund raiser at the Franklin Lakes Volunteer Ambulance Corps and the Franklin Lakes Youth & Recreation Foundation (N.J.), to be director of development.

GRANT MAKERS

Annie E. Casey Foundation (Baltimore): Announced the retirement of Douglas W. Nelson, president and chief executive officer, effective in April 2010.

Bank of America Charitable Foundation (Charlotte, N.C.): Appointed Kerry Sullivan, senior vice president and national philanthropy executive, to be president.

Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation (Washington): Appointed Roben Kantor, a copywriter at Designkitchen (Chicago), to be a program associate.

Community Foundation for Monterey County (Monterey, Calif.): Appointed Julie Kenny Drezner, principal of her own consulting firm in Thousand Oaks, Calif., to be vice president of community engagement, and Amanda Holder, director of communications at the Monterey Museum of Art (Calif.), to be communications officer.

Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles: Appointed Jay Sanderson, chief executive officer of the Jewish Television Network (Sherman Oaks, Calif.), to be president and chief executive officer, effective on January 1, 2010. Mr. Sanderson will succeed John Fishel, who is resigning.

Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (Arlington, Va.): Announced the resignation of Rayna Aylward, executive director. Ms. Aylward will become special assistant in the office of the U.S. Secretary of Education (Washington).