On the Boards

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

Peirce College

, Philadelphia, named

Barbara Prutzman

and

Margaret McCausland

to its board of trustees. McCausland is a lawyer at the law offices of Margaret A. McCausland L.L.C., Plymouth Meeting. Prutzman is a consultant who retired as chief information officer from Aramark Corp., Philadelphia, in 2005.

CardioNet

, a publicly held Conshohocken wireless medical technology company, appointed

Randy Thurman

executive chairman. He is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Viasys Healthcare.

Jeanne M. Grasso

was elected president of the

Women's International Shipping and Trading Association,

a Washington nonprofit international organization that represents and supports women in management in the maritime industry. She is a partner at Blank Rome L.L.P. focusing on maritime, environmental and transportation law.

The

City Avenue Special Services District,

Bala Cynwyd, a nonprofit multi-jurisdictional special-services and business improvement district, named

Jill Hyman Kaplan

to its board. She is a partner with Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox L.L.P., Bala Cynwyd.

The

Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia,

a 33-member ensemble, appointed

Jeffrey M. Kolansky

to its board. He is former lawyer with the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office and a managing partner of the Philadelphia office of Archer & Greiner P.C.

The

Forum of Executive Women,

a Fort Washington professional association representing women in the Delaware Valley, elected the following officers and board members for the 2008-2009 year:

senior vice president of CEO Resources, is president.

president of StarToplin, Fort Washington, is vice president.

senior vice president for strategic operations at Tasty Baking Co., Philadelphia, is treasurer.

executive vice president and market chief executive officer of Sovereign Bank, Philadelphia, is secretary.

New board members:

is chief operating officer at the Leader's Edge, Bala Cynwyd.

is vice president of administration at Comcast Corp., Philadelphia.

is partner at Goldenberg Rosenthal L.L.P., Jenkintown.

, vice president for strategic projects and general counsel at WHYY Inc., Philadelphia, will serve as immediate past president ex officio.

The

People's Emergency Center,

a Philadelphia nonprofit social-services agency for homeless women with children, named the following officers and members to its board:

president of the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition, as chair.

partner at Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll L.L.P., Philadelphia, as vice chair.

vice president of operations and chief financial officer of the Urban League of Philadelphia, as treasurer.

retired chief information officer, senior vice president at SEI Investments, Oaks, as secretary.

Henderson

, senior vice president, senior client manager, commercial real estate banking at Bank of America, Philadelphia.

Raymond

, vice president and chief administrative officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

Patria,

a Wilmington marketing technology company, named

Marvin Davis

and

Jeffrey Rollins

to its board. Davis is former senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Comcast Corp. Rollins is cofounder of Market Grove Partners L.L.C., Wilmington.

Hillel of Greater Philadelphia,

a nonprofit organization serving Jewish college students in the Greater Philadelphia area, named the following officers to its board:

Pomerantz

, partner at Gocial Gerstein L.L.C., Jenkintown.

Cutler

, is regional vice president of medical finance for the Mid-Atlantic region at Aetna, Blue Bell.

Goldberg

, former president and chief executive officer of InterDigital Inc., King of Prussia.

Rittenberg

, a financial professional for AXA Advisors, Bala Cynwyd.

Martins Run,

Media, a senior-living community, named the following to its board of trustees:

Klear

, managing director at TIVIS Capital L.L.C., Philadelphia.

Thal

, president and owner of Polar HVAC.

Handman

, president of R.C. Legnini Co. Inc., Malvern.

Howard Burde

was appointed to the

Healthcare Information Management Systems Society,

Chicago, a nonprofit professional association. He is a lawyer and leads the health law practice at Blank Rome L.L.P.

Paul A. Tufano

was named president of the

Villanova University Alumni Association.

He is senior vice president and general counsel of Independence Blue Cross, Philadelphia.

Physiotherapy Associates,

a Philadelphia provider of outpatient rehabilitation services, appointed

William R. Floyd,

the company's chief executive officer, as chairman of the board.

The

Delaware Valley chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc.,

a professional organization, appointed the following officers and members:

loss-prevention manager at BFS Retail/Comm Operations L.L.C., Exton, president.

compliance officer at Gallagher Bassett Services Inc., Trevose, vice president, CRP coordinator.

risk manager at the Vanguard Group Inc., Wayne, treasurer.

manager, insurance and risk management at Arkema Inc., Philadelphia, secretary.

, director, risk management at Philadelphia Gas Works, Philadelphia.

, safety and workers' compensation manager at Pep Boys, Philadelphia.

- Mike Zebe