Advertising
MGH announced the appointments of Rachel Skelley as a senior media buyer/planner, Nick Kelly as public relations account executive and Nicole Joyce as account coordinator for the Owings Mills-based marketing communications agency.
Banking and finance
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network appointed James Jones as a financial representative. He formerly was sales director for American Limousines.
Education
The Gilman School announced that John E. Schmick was named headmaster of the private Roland Park boys' school.
Goucher College appointed Tara J. Olivero as special collections librarian and archivist for the Towson liberal arts college. She formerly was with the American Library Association as assistant director of government relations.
Health care
Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic named Ken Bates vice president of sales and account management for the health benefits provider and insurer. He formerly was president and chief executive officer of Christiana Care Health Plans.
GetWellNetwork Inc. announced that Irwin Studen joined the Bethesda-based provider of interactive patient care solutions as senior vice president and chief financial officer. He formerly was with SXC Health Solutions.
Alba Therapeutics Corp. named Wendy Perrow as vice president, marketing and alliance management for the Baltimore-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company.
Legal and insurance
Ober/Kaler admitted Christopher B. Younger to the Baltimore law firm as an associate in its business and tax group.
Linowes and Blocher LLP named Charles L. Schaller to the Bethesda law firm's land use practice at its Annapolis office. He will focus on critical area and wetlands issues affecting the Chesapeake Bay.
Miles & Stockbridge PC appointed Joseph G. Billings to the Baltimore firm's government contracts group.
DLA Piper selected Michelle Dickinson and Julia Kovacs as partners in the Baltimore office of the international law firm.
Organizations
The Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce appointed Keith Scott as president and Christine Crawford as vice president of the group.
Services
Carchex appointed Philippe Lerner as senior analyst for the Hunt Valley-based automotive services company.
Canon Design named Claire Edwards as a staff architect and Rodell E. Phaire Jr. as a senior project architect at the national firm's Baltimore office.