On the Boards

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

Adolor Corp.,

an Exton biopharmaceutical company specializing in pain-management products, named

Guido Magni

to its board and the governance and nominating committee. He had been the global head of medical science, global drug development, pharmaceuticals division of Hoffman La Roche Inc., Nutley, N.J.

Germantown Academy,

an independent day school in Fort Washington, appointed

Karen Buchholz

to its board of trustees. She is vice president, administration, for Comcast Corp. and is the executive in charge of Comcast's new corporate headquarters, the Comcast Center.

The

Bryn Mawr Film Institute,

a nonprofit cultural organization, named the following to its board:

is chairman and chief executive officer at Bryn Mawr Bank Corp., Bryn Mawr.

is chief executive officer at Harmelin Media, Bala Cynwyd.

is senior vice president, marketing and public affairs, at Main Line Health Systems, Bryn Mawr.

is a filmmaker in New York.

was a dentist in private practice.

Partners for Sacred Places,

a Philadelphia nonsectarian, nonprofit organization focused on older and historic sacred places, elected the following to its board:

is campaign adviser at D & R Greenway Land Trust, Princeton.

is vice president for development and alumni relations at the University of Delaware, Newark.

is director, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Region III, Philadelphia.

is interim rector at St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley, Malvern.

The

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Montgomery County,

a Blue Bell nonprofit dedicated to promoting volunteerism among area residents 55 and older, appointed the following to its board:

is a recently retired federal administrative law judge with the Social Security Administration.

is an independent contractor and owner of an Allstate financial services agency.

is the business development manager in the retiree markets section of Aetna Inc., Blue Bell.

The

National Association of Corporate Directors Philadelphia Chapter,

a professional association, named the following to its board:

is president of Corporate Finance Management Inc., Yardley and a director of South Jersey Industries, Folsom.

is the former publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News and is currently a director of PennVirginia GP Holdings L.P., Radnor.

is chief executive officer of United Healthcare, Philadelphia and Minneapolis.

is the former chief executive officer of PQ Corp., and is a director of C&D Technologies Inc., Blue Bell.

The

HealthWell Foundation,

a Gaithersburg, Md., nonprofit that provides financial assistance to underinsured patients with serious and chronic health conditions, elected

Suzanne M. Miller

and

Don Liss

to its board. Miller is a senior member of the division of population science at Fox Chase Comprehensive Cancer Center, Philadelphia. Liss is Mid-Atlantic Regional medical director for Aetna Inc., Blue Bell.

The

Walnut Street Theatre

, a Philadelphia nonprofit regional theater, named the following to its board of trustees:

Jeffrey L. Ferro

is chief operating officer and principal-in-charge of Parente Randolph L.L.C.

Kenneth E. Kirby

is the senior vice president for development with Main Line Health, Bryn Mawr.

Gerard Kunkel

is the senior vice president of user experience and product design for Comcast Corp., Philadelphia.

Jim Lutz

is senior vice president for development with Liberty Property Trust, Malvern.

Jon C. Sirlin

is the managing partner for Sirlin Gallogly & Lesser, P.C., Philadelphia.

Stanley P. Jaskiewicz

was named to the board of directors of Manna on Main Street, Lansdale, a nonprofit provider of a soup kitchen and food cupboard, among other emergency social service programs. He is a member of the corporate law group of Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C., Philadelphia.

- Mike Zebe