Catholic Health East, Newtown Square, a nonprofit Catholic health-care system, appointed Jacquelyn Kinder chairperson. She was previously vice chairperson and has been a member of the board since 2002.

Girls Inc. of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization that provides programs and advocacy for girls, named the following to its board:

Kimberly Byrd is chief of staff, Police Commissioner's Office, Philadelphia Police Department, Philadelphia.

Diane Cashin is strategic alliance manager of Cisco/Lockheed Martin Alliance in the Philadelphia region.

Jane Lowenstein is a founder and partner of JanBara & Associates, Philadelphia.

Milady Andrews-Morgan is the senior vice president of business development and a partner at Buzz International Group, New York.

Mehul Patel is an associate at Graham Partners, Newtown Square.

Seqwana T. Pryor is global technology platform leader of DuPont Co., Wilmington.

Donna Silknitter is senior associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Philadelphia.

Barbara Taylor is a founder and partner of JanBara & Associates, Philadelphia.

Catherine J. Woods is associate counsel and senior director, corporate compliance, at excelleRx, Philadelphia.

Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County, a nonprofit human-services organization, named Kenyon Hayward to its board. He is chief executive officer of Redlasso, King of Prussia. This position will be in addition to his role as ambassador for corporate connections.

Dollar Financial Corp., Berwyn, a financial services company, appointed Ron McLaughlin and Michael Kooper to its board. McLaughlin is the founder of Chapman Inc. Kooper is area chairman of Gallagher Benefit Services Inc., Itasca, Ill.

The Hepatitis B Foundation, Doylestown, a nonprofit health-advocacy organization, elected Kenneth Blank and R. Donald Leedy to its board. Blank is the vice provost for research at Drexel University. Leedy is the executive vice president and chief operating officer of Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia.

The Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit foundation that supports local arts and cultural organizations, elected the following officers and members to its board:

Melanye Finister, director of audience development at the People's Light & Theatre Company, Malvern, is chair.

Ann Diebold, vice president, university communication at Villanova University, is treasurer.

Suzanne Cunningham is vice president and portfolio manager at Rittenhouse Asset Management Inc., Radnor.

Joan Huckstep is a choreographer and dance educator.

The Brewers Association, Boulder, Colo., a trade association, elected Mark Edelson secretary and treasurer. He is brewer and one of the founding partners of Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, Wilmington.

John F. Maloney, a partner at Wouch, Maloney & Co. L.L.P., Horsham, was elected treasurer of the Bucks County Estate Planning Council, a professional organization that is a local chapter of the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils.

The Cotton Board, a Memphis trade association consisting of cotton producers and importers, named Gary Eugene Ross to its board. He is president of GER Consulting, Yardley.

KenCrest Centers, a Plymouth Meeting nonprofit organization that assists those with developmental disabilities, named to its board:

Christopher Bagley is assistant director of educational support services for student-athletes at St. Joseph's University.

Laura M. Hanes is development director for the Committee of Seventy, Philadelphia.

Cynthia A. Moultrie is a financial planner for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.

The Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital Foundation, Malvern, elected Topper Ray and David J. Kron to its board. Ray is chief communications officer at Blank Rome L.L.P., Philadelphia. Kron is financial adviser for Wachovia Securities, Philadelphia.

Nixon Uniform Service & Medical Wear, a New Castle textile-rental company, appointed Leo J. Pound to its board. He is a certified public accountant and has held positions at KPMG and Ernst & Young.

The Philadelphia Outward Bound Center, a nonprofit educational organization that provides youth programs designed to build skills and boost confidence, elected:

Lars Beck is chief executive officer of Young Scholars Charter School, Philadelphia.

Joyce Ferris is managing partner and founder of Blue Hill Partners L.L.C., Philadelphia.

Brian Madocks is chief executive officer of SunGard Higher Education, Malvern.

Monica McGrath is president of Resources for Leadership Inc., Philadelphia.

ACTS Retirement-Life Communities Inc., a West Point nonprofit developer and operator of continuing care retirement communities, appointed:

Donald L. Davis, retired shareholder in the accounting firm of Asher & Co. Ltd., Philadelphia, as chairman.

Thomas A. Dunn III, chief operating officer of Grace College and Seminary, Winona Lake, Ind., is vice chairman.

Merrill S. Moyer, former chairman and chief executive officer of Univest Corp., Souderton, is treasurer.

Strategic Diagnostics Inc., Newark, Del., a publicly held antibody-technology company, named Steven R. Becker and Richard van den Broek to its board. Becker has been the managing partner and founder of Greenway Capital, a Dallas-based small-capitalization investment fund, since September 2004. Van den Broek has been managing partner at HSMR Advisors L.L.C., San Francisco, an investment fund focused on the biotechnology industry, since 2004. - Mike Zebe