AmeriDream Names New CEO, Prez

Ann Ashburn has been named chief executive officer of The AmeriDream Charity Inc., a Gaithersburg, Md.-based downpayment gift provider, and Robert "Josh" Tolford has been named president.Ms. Ashburn was previously chief operating officer of the charity, and Mr. Tolford was chief financial officer. They replace AmeriDream founders Christopher Russell and Ryan Hill, respectively. "The promotions of Ashburn and Tolford recognize their significant roles in taking the fledgling nonprofit that the founders began in a basement four years ago, and building it into an efficiently run organization with a staff of 70 that has already helped more than 90,000 low- and moderate-income families buy their own homes," AmeriDream said. The charity can be found on the Web at http://www.ameridreamcharity.org.