On the Boards

Adam E. Laver

has been appointed chancellor of the

Louis D. Brandeis Law Society

, the Philadelphia-based Jewish law society that is dedicated to advancing and enriching the personal and professional interests of its members. He had been the society's vice chancellor. Laver is a lawyer in the General Real Estate group at Blank Rome L.L.P., Philadelphia.

Asuka Nakahara, the associate director of the Zell-Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named to the board of the PGA of America, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Waldron Mercy Academy, a Catholic coeducational pre-K to eighth-grade school in Merion Station, has named Stephen J. Gleason chairman. He is an executive vice president at Amerimar Enterprises Inc.

Three new members were added to its board:

Mary Graham-Zak is chief technology officer for Lower Merion Township.

Mary Coyne Pugh is administrative director for Montgomery Child Advocacy Project, Norristown.

Derek Redcross is national sales director, hospital division for Centocor Inc., Horsham.

Nazareth Hospital in Northeast Philadelphia has named the following to its board:

Andrea O. Hollingsworth is dean of the School of Nursing at Gwynedd Mercy College, Gwynedd Valley.

Harold D. Stein is a nephrologist and was president of the Medical Staff Board at Nazareth Hospital from 2007 to 2009.

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund, a national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights organization, has elected Duane C. Ingram to its board. He most recently was vice president of programs at the Urban League of Philadelphia.

Dana Dobson, vice president of marketing for 3rd Federal Bank, Newtown, has been appointed to the board of trustees for the Newtown Chamber Orchestra, a nonprofit organization.

Vana Zervanos, assistant dean of the Erivan K. Haub School of Business at St. Joseph's University, has been appointed to the board of Middle Atlantic Association of Colleges of Business Administration, a professional organization.

The Mortgage Bankers Association, a San Diego professional association, has elected Joseph A. Splendido to its board. He is chairman and chief executive officer of Colonial Mortgage Service Co., Horsham.

Philadelphia Young Playwrights, a nonprofit theater-arts program that promotes literacy through playwriting in up to 50 public and private K-12 schools each year, has appointed the following to its board:

Piper Kelly is an audit senior manager in the Assurance and Advisory Business Service Practice of Ernst & Young L.L.P.

Brian Rhodes is senior counsel, litigation, for Sunoco Inc., Philadelphia.

Antonio Williams is director of government affairs for Comcast Corp., Philadelphia.

Shanise Williams is a senior at Parkway School for Peace and Social Justice and a playwright.

Joanne Wills is a partner with Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg & Ellers L.L.P., Philadelphia.

Marie Angelella George, president of Cabrini College, Radnor, has been named to the board of trustees at the University of Scranton. George had been executive vice president at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire, and vice president of planning and institutional research at the University of Scranton.

The Delaware Valley Green Building Council, a chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council that focuses on sustainable planning, design, construction and operation of buildings, landscapes, cities and communities, has named the following to its board:

Mary Alcaraz is principal at EwingCole Inc., Philadelphia.

Alice Cathcart is vice president of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp.

Chris Minnich is a sustainability analyst at Re:Vision Architecture.

Mark Purcell is project executive, Nason Construction Inc., Wilmington.

The Wilma Theater, a nonprofit Philadelphia theater company, has appointed Kelly Wolfington and Laura J. Wood to its board. Wolfington is founder of Kelly Wolfington Associates, Philadelphia. Wood is vice president, national director - clinical solutions at Shared Medical Systems/Siemens Healthcare, Malvern.

John Young has been elected chairman of the Design-Build Institute of America, an association of project owners and leaders in the design and construction industry. He is president of American Water Services and American Water Works Service Co., units of American Water Works Co. Inc., Voorhees.

St. Joseph's University has elected four new members to its board of trustees to four-year terms:

Marlene S. Dooner is senior vice president of investor relations for Comcast Corp., Philadelphia.

Michael L. Kempski is senior vice president of Beneficial Insurance Services, Newtown and Philadelphia.

Nicholas L. Teti Jr. is an independent health-care consultant for public and private health-care companies.

Raymond G. Washington Jr. is a surgeon at Pinehurst Surgical Clinic's General and Bariatric Center and a staff physician at Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst, N.C. - Mike Zebe