Dane E. Holmes made partner at Goldman Sachs Group in New York City. He joined Goldman in 2001 as vice president and was named managing director in 2004. Before making partner, Holmes was head of inve
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Michael J. Garner was appointed chief diversity officer for the Metropolitan Transit Authority. He will be responsible for the development and expansion of minority, women and disadvantaged business
Kevin Carr was named vice president of community and player programs for the National Basketball Associations Development League. Prior to this appointment, Carr, who joined the NBA in 2001, served as
Cheryl R. Cooper joined the YWCA USA as chief operating officer. She will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the national office to make certain that the organization has the proper opera
Gabrielle Austin was hired as president of Ethnic Print Media Group, multicultural marketing specialists serving more than 1,200 Hispanic, Black and Asian newspapers. She is charged with new business
La-Verna Fountain La-Verna Fountain was named associate vice president for construction business services at Columbia University. Fountain will help lead the university’s outreach and communication
Dara P. Richardson-Heron, M.D. Dara P. Richardson-Heron, M.D., was named chief executive officer of The Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, becoming the first CEO of the
Torrence Boone
Torrence Boone was named chief executive officer of Project Da Vinci for WPP Group P.L.C., one of the world’s biggest advertising holding companies. He will be based in the companyâ€
Vickie Burns
Vickie Burns was named vice president of News and Content for WNBC. Burns joins WNBC from WRC-TV, the NBC-owned station in Washington, D.C., where she served as vice president of news. P

