NC Nonprofit News: In Brief

Kathleen V. Jameson, assistant director, programming, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, named executive director, Mint Museum, Charlotte, effective July 15, succeeding Phil Kline, who will remain as president & CEO until his retirement on Dec. 31.

Erick Hawkins, vice president of finance and strategy, Rex Healthcare, elected chair, board of directors, Hospice of Wake County; board elected four new members -- Beth Black, assistant professor, School of Nursing, UNC-Chapel Hill; David Finch, president and CEO, ATCOM Business Telecom Solutions; Dr. West Lawson, chief medical officer, WakeMed Health Systems; and Cassandra "San" White, general counsel, N.C. Department of Crime Control and Public Safety.

Lily Zhang, former group controller, institutional trust and retirement department, Wachovia/Wells Fargo, Charlotte, joined The Duke Endowment as controller.

Jen Algire stepping down in mid-May as executive director of Community Health Services, Charlotte, to become chief of staff at Premier, Charlotte-based health-care alliance of over 2,300 U.S. hospitals and over 66,000 other health-care sites.

Debbie Hayworth, community building director, United Way of York County, S.C., named president and chief professional officer.

Heather Huskey of Charlotte, graduate of Duke University who served in AmericaCorps VISTA working for Communities in Schools, Charlotte, named a fellow, Duke Endowment.

Barbara Roole, health disparities program officer, North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund, joining Jessie Ball duPont Fund, Jacksonville, Fla., on June 1 as senior policy director.

North Carolina Zoo had 36,510 visitors over four-day Easter weekend, over 7,250 more than previous record-high attendance for the four-day holiday set in 1995.

Joining board of directors, Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill: Toni-Ann Herwig, associate attorney, Young Moore and Henderson; Shannon Reaves, senior vice president, Harrington Bank; Amanda Williams, communications manager, McDonald's Raleigh Region; and Chris Woodfin, chief risk officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.

Michael DeVaul and Dean Jones, YMCA of Greater Charlotte, co-chairing 2010 conference on philanthropy, North American YMCA Development Organization, drawing over 1,000 representatives to Charlotte from throughout world.

Xavier Del Rosario, Boys & Girls Clubs, Raleigh, named Youth of the Year for state of North Carolina by Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and will receive $1,000 scholarship from Reader's Digest Foundation.

CPA firm Hughes Pittman & Gupton, Raleigh, sponsoring Duke Start-Up Challenge, student-led entrepreneurship competition. 

Family Safety and Empowerment Center, Interact, Raleigh, selected by Mutual of America Foundation as one of 10 most innovative collaborations in U.S. in 2009.

Kurt D. Weaver, member, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, elected chair, board of directors, United Way of the Greater Triangle.

Carol Stymiest, former campaign associate, United Way of the Greater Triangle, and former business development and financial planner, Royal Bank of Canada, located named United Way's director of strategic partnerships.