APPOINTMENTS

Companies

USIS of Falls Church named Keith R. Simmons vice president and general counsel, and Dina Sassaman human resource manager in its national security division.

Lewis Scully Gionet of Vienna named Steve Choi and Brian Jacobson senior associates, Molly Graves associate, and Rick Sefick project manager.

QinetiQ Group of McLean named Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. as an independent nonexecutive director.

LPA Group named Amir Fouladgar vice president, eastern region, in its McLean office.

Gensler of the District named Raffael Scassera principal. The company named the following senior associates: Carmen Epstein, Gail Gates, Michael Patrick, Meredith Sandman, Karl Smeltzer, Marion White and Joyce Young. It named the following associates: Sumita Arora, John Barbara, Michelle Bostick, Natasha Carnell, Lani Carnill, Gregory Davenport, Bea de Paz, Ann Gottlieb, Scott Hasty, Amthul Ibramsha, Atilla Kara, Ivailo Karadimov, Alison Kennedy, Suzanne Klein, Marcia Melin, Erik Morrison, Antonello Musumeci, Adriane Panzera, Maria Rucks, Anne Runow and Tanja Speckmann.

Updata Partners of Reston named Rich Erikson general partner and Carter Griffin partner.

Zaio named Don Kelly chief communications officer and head of its District office.

GRA of Silver Spring named Daliza Salas principal.

Talisman International of the District named Thomas O. Martin director of nuclear regulatory services and Richard P. Rosano director of security regulatory services.

BioReliance of Rockville named David L. Bellitt vice president of global commercial operations, biologics.

Goodman & Co. of Rockville named Patrick L. Price senior tax manager.

GlobalLogic of Vienna named Mike Daniels chairman.