Randi Ilyse Roth was named executive director of Otto Bremer Foundation, effective May 1. Roth succeeds John Kostishack, who retired at the end of 2007 after 28 years with the organization. Roth currently serves as the independent, court-appointed monitor in a civil rights lawsuit brought by African-American farmers against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Prior to that, she served as a staff attorney and then as executive director of the Farmers’ Legal Action Group. Welcome, Randi!

