In this edition of Who’s Where: Arzu Studio Hope, The Cooper-Hewitt, Perkins Eastman, A3K Consulting, IFI,  Parsons Brinckerhoff, HDR Architecture and SmithGroupJJR.

*Rebecca Boenigk has joined the Board of Directors of Arzu Studio Hope, an artisan-based organization empowering Afghan women.

*Seb Chan was appointed as director of digital and emerging media at The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, effective November 28.

*Matthew J. Cotton AIA has joined Perkins Eastman‘s Boston, MA, office as Principal. Cotton joins the growing office with a background in healthcare projects to support the firm’s regional and international growth.

*Eric Halm has been named research and development leader for A3K Consulting.

*David Hanson, a past president of Interior Designers of Canada has been elected to the Executive Board of the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers for 2011-2013.

*Maxinne Leighton has been named Northeast Region Business Development/Marketing Manager in the New York office of Parsons Brinckerhoff.

*HDR Architecture’s Michaella Wittmann, LEED AP BD+C, and Lidia Berger IIDA, LEED AP BD+C, O+M, have been named LEED Fellows by the Green Building Certification Institute. They were two of 34 professionals to receive the honor this year, the inaugural year of the program. LEED Fellow is the GBCI’s most prestigious professional designation developed to honor and recognize distinguished LEED APs who have made a significant contribution to the field of green building and sustainability.

*SmithGroup has changed its name to SmithGroupJJR. The name change reflects the creation of a single brand, bringing together SmithGroup and JJR, LLC. Formerly a SmithGroup subsidiary, JJR is an award-winning specialist in landscape architecture, planning, urban design, civil engineering, and environmental science.