On the Boards

Recent announcements about changes to the boards of directors of area organizations or involving local executives.

The

Valley Forge Convention & Visitors Bureau

, a nonprofit Plymouth Meeting sales and marketing organization, elected

Richard J. Odorisio

chairman of its board. He is chief operating officer of VF Hotels, which operates the Crowne Plaza and Fairfield Inn, King of Prussia and the Valley Forge Suites, Chesterbrook. He succeeds hotelier

Andrew S. Tod

, executive vice president and principal of GF Management Inc., Philadelphia, who served two one-year terms as chairman and remains on the board.

The following were elected to serve four-year terms:

Daria Fink

is president of the Encampment Store at Valley Forge National Historical Park.

Richard W. Kubach 3d

is vice president of RWK Enterprises Inc., King of Prussia.

Rafael A. Suárez

is executive director of the Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown.

Kevin Mazzucola

was elected chairman of the

Automotive Trade Association Executives

, an organization that represents the executives of state and metropolitan dealer associations in the United States and Canada. He is executive director of the Automobile Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia and the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation.

Moore College of Art and Design

, Philadelphia, named

Penny Fox

chair of its board of managers. She is a trustee at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania Ballet.

Four new members named to the board were:

Andrea M. Baldeck

is a member of the board of overseers at the University of Pennsylvania University Museum and the Settlement Music School. She is a photographer and retired physician.

Alice Oh is associate professor of fine arts and basics at Moore College of Art and Design.

Richard Rosello is cofounder and managing director of Avery Galleries, Bryn Mawr, and president and founder of the Philadelphia Story Inc.

Mario Zacharjasz is principal and managing partner of PZ Architects, Philadelphia, and president and founder of Puente Construction Enterprises Inc., Woodbury.

Marc Weinstein

, a lawyer in private practice and principal of the Weinstein Firm, Trevose, was appointed president of the board of

Green Tree Partnerships

, Philadelphia. The nonprofit group is affiliated with

Green Tree School

, a special-needs institution in Philadelphia, and assists institutions in building their capacities to meet the varied educational needs of special students.

The

Pennsylvania and Delaware Valley Chapter of Community Associations Institute

, a Blue Bell professional association, elected the following officers:

Joan Rosenfeld, president of Camco Management, Havertown, is president.

Nancy Hastings, chief executive officer of MAMCO Property Management, Mount Laurel, is treasurer.

Stefan Richter

, a lawyer with Clemons, Richter, Walsh & Reiss in Doylestown, is vice president.

The Twilight Wish Foundation

, a nonprofit organization in Fountainville that grants wishes to seniors over 68 year who have annual incomes of less than 200 percent of the poverty level, named the following officers to its board:

Catherine Scott Asplen is chairman.

She is president Asplen Senior Living, Chalfont.

Catherine Fishman

, most recently the vice president of finance at Adelphi Research by Design, is treasurer.

Cass Forkin, founder of the organization and former chairman, is president.

Rod Ammon, president of Stonehouse Media, is vice chairman.

Tammy Whittaker, director of social services at Christ's Home Retirement Community, is secretary.

Donald DeGrazia

was named global chairman of

Integra International

, Coquitlam, British Columbia, a worldwide association of independent auditing firms. He is a partner at Gold Meltzer Plasky & Wise, a Moorestown accounting and consulting firm.

Dian C. Taylor

was elected to a one-year term as president of the

National Association of Water Companies

, Washington, a trade organization. She is president and chief executive officer of Artesian Resources Corp., Wilmington.

The

Philadelphia Cultural Fund

, a nonprofit organization that supports and enhances the cultural life of Philadelphia, named the following to its board:

Sean Kelly

is program director for the Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Philadelphia.

Ximena Varela

is research director of the arts administration graduate program and assistant professor at Drexel University.

Patricia Wilson Aden

is vice president for arts, culture and entertainment of Universal Companies, Philadelphia.

Hyun Kim

is a senior events coordinator at Merion Publications Inc., King of Prussia.

A Better Philadelphia

, a nonprofit organization with a mission to end youth violence across the region, elected the following officers and members:

Chip Roach

, a broker at Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors and the Trident Group, Malvern, is chair.

Gary DeSanto

, president of DeSanto Realty Group, Radnor, is vice chair.

Ed Clemons

, senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Penn Mutual, Horsham, is treasurer.

Carole Johnson

, executive director of Women Organized Against Rape, is secretary.

Lisa Ulmer

is professor and chair at the Drexel University School of Public Health.

Vince Powers

is a founding partner at Devine + Powers, Philadelphia.

Natalye Paquin

is executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Kimmel Center.

Phil Goldsmith

is principal of GoldsmithKahnAssociates and former managing director of the City of Philadelphia.

Mary K. O'Brien

is president and chief executive officer of A Better Philadelphia.

Barbara T. Sicalides

, a partner with Pepper Hamilton L.L.P., has been elected president of the boards of trustees for

Philadelphia Legal Assistance

and

Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

.

- Mike Zebe