On the Boards

The Delaware Valley chapter of the

Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc.

, a professional organization, appointed the following to its board:

Hildy Fleischer, casualty manager at Unisys Corp., Blue Bell.

George Haitsch, vice president, corporate risk, at SAP AG, Newtown Square.

Ed Kochman, director, risk management, at Montgomery Realty Co., Haverford.

Marcin Plonka, associate risk manager at SAP America Inc., Newtown Square.

Karen Bachman, senior risk and insurance manager at Shire Pharmaceuticals, Wayne.

Earl Varney, manager, corporate insurance at Vanguard Group Inc., Wayne.

Center in the Park, a nonprofit community senior center in Philadelphia, elected the following officers:

Michelle P. Tate is president. She is vice president at BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Philadelphia.

Rasheen N. Davis is vice president. He is an associate attorney at Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia.

John Cavanaugh is treasurer. He is chief financial officer at Carson Valley School, Flourtown.

Shirley Preston is secretary. She is a retired assistant vice president at Mellon.

Kathy Ochroch was named to the Nationalities Service Center board of trustees. The nonprofit organization assists immigrants and refugees in the Philadelphia region. She is a partner and pro bono services director at Blank Rome L.L.P., Philadelphia.

The Alzheimer's Association Delaware Valley chapter named Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Jon Runyan and CBS3 anchor Larry Mendte to its board.

Morris Gocial was elected president of the America-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Central Atlantic Region, an independent member-based business network for Israel. He is a certified forensic accountant and a partner with the firm of Gocial Gerstein L.L.C., Jenkintown. David Allon, Ilan Rosenberg and H. Marc Tepper were elected vice presidents. Allon is senior business associate at Firstrust Financial Resources L.L.C., Philadelphia. Rosenberg is a member at Cozen O'Connor, Philadelphia. Tepper is a partner at Buchanan Ingersoll P.C., Philadelphia. Paul Schieber, a partner at Blank Rome L.L.P., Philadelphia, was elected secretary.

Named to the board were:

Carole S. Ben-Maimon, president and chief executive officer of Alita Pharmaceuticals Inc., Radnor.

Richard Bendit is with Tactix Real Estate Advisors L.L.C., Radnor.

Gary Feldman, director, command and combat management systems, Lockheed Martin Corp., Moorestown.

Daniel Leon, vice president of content and business development at Sivoo Inc., Philadelphia.

Rivka Riven Kreitman, vice president, North American innovative research and development, and head of global clinical operations at Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries, Ltd., North Wales.

Evan Segal, vice president at GE Real Estate, Fort Washington.

Michael L. Saewitz, president and owner of Campus Text Inc., Narberth.

David I. Grunfeld was named president of the board of Family Services of Montgomery County, a nonprofit human services organization in Eagleville. He is a lawyer with Astor, Weiss, Kaplan & Mandel L.L.P., Philadelphia.

White-Williams Scholars, a Philadelphia nonprofit education organization, named Ed Covington, senior vice president at Wachovia, to its board.

Scott A. Isdaner, managing member at Isdaner & Co. L.L.C., Bala Cynwyd, was elected to the board of trustees of the nonprofit Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.

The Forum of Executive Women, a Fort Washington professional association, has elected new officers for the 2007-08 fiscal year.

Elva L. Bankins, senior vice president at CEO Resources, Philadelphia, was named president. Patricia D. Wellenbach, most recently managing director, business development and strategic initiatives, at Granary Associates Inc., New York, was named vice president.

Autumn Bayles, senior vice president for strategic operations at Tasty Baking Co., Philadelphia, was named treasurer. Ellen Toplin, president of Toplin & Associates Inc., Fort Washington, was named secretary.

The following were named to the board:

Stefanie K. Fine, executive vice president for business development and strategic planning at Jewish Education and Vocational Services/Human Services, Philadelphia.

Melissa Weiler Gerber, executive director of Women's Way, Philadelphia.

Lesley Mallow Wendell, president of Rosewood Consulting Group, Media.

Grace Migliaccio, senior vice president for human resources at Commerce Bancorp, Cherry Hill.

Lisa P. Young, partner at Ernst & Young L.L.P., Philadelphia.

Don Haskin, vice president and community relations director of Citibank in Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey, was elected to the board of trustees of the Center for Literacy, a Philadelphia nonprofit organization.

The Purchasing Management Association of Philadelphia, a Wynnewood professional organization, has elected new officers for its 2007-08 term: Jacques Lalauze, purchasing director, Americas, for Gemalto, Montgomeryville, a unit of Gemplus USA/Canada, was named president. William Swank, president and chief executive officer at Lime Systems, Cherry Hill, was named vice president. John Albright, merchandiser at Unisource Worldwide, Exton, was named second vice president. Stephanie Max, strategic sourcing manager, Jones Lang LaSalle, Jenkintown, was named secretary and treasurer.

Arcadia University elected Christopher R. van de Velde to its board of trustees. He is the township manager of Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County.

The Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia elected Robert Borzotta to its board. He is the public information officer for Whitemarsh Township.

Linda Durant was elected to the board of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, a Washington nonprofit educational organization. She is senior vice president for university advancement for Widener University, Chester. - Mike Zebe