Joseph Fuller, Sr., of Westport, Conn., died peacefully at home with his family. Fuller was president of Fuller & D'Angelo, PC, Architects and Planners, in Elmsford, N.Y. and a member of the American Institute of Architects. One of his major professional endeavors was WOPEX, a proposed wholesale marketplace for corporations of the worlds' industrialized nations located outside of Bratislava, Slovakia.

Herbert Beckhard, FAIA, and Frank Richlan, AIA, both partners in Beckhard Richlan Szerbaty and Associates LLP in New York, N.Y., died within 13 hours of each other. The two co-founded the firm, then known as Herbert Beckhard Frank Richlan and Associates, in 1982 after long associations as design partner and senior associate, respectively, of the late Marcel Breuer, a major figure of 20th Century architecture.

Parsons Brinckerhoff announced several organizational changes involving key management positions. Michael I. Schneider, executive vice president, has been appointed director of corporate development and has been elected to the board of directors. William D. Smith, senior vice president, has been appointed president of Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc., the firm's U.S. infrastructure arm. Mortimer L. Downey replaces Schneider as president of PB Consult, the firm's management and strategic consulting unit.

McLaren Engineering Group in West Nyack, N.Y. announced two promotions. George F. Assis, PE, was named vice president. Assis joined the firm's bridge engineering division in 1994 and has served as chief bridge engineer and division chief. William Gorlin, PE, SE, was also named vice president. Gorlin joined the firm's entertainment engineering division in 2000 and has served as chief of the division.

Matt Bruck has been named general manager for the Americas for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in New York, N.Y. Bruck, whose experience includes several senior management positions in private equity, operations and strategic consulting, will oversee the group's operations in the United States and Canada with emphasis on growing the organization and expanding its role in public policy and professional standards.

Jeffrey M. Leavenworth, PE, joined Fletcher Thompson in Shelton, Conn., as electrical chief, engineering practice group. He has been responsible for engineering, design and construction document preparation for federal, state, municipal and private client projects for more than 30 years.

Timothy J. Clancy was named chief operating officer of The Durst Organization in New York, N.Y. Clancy succeeds James J. Migliore who left the firm to start a consulting practice. Clancy was most recently senior managing director of operations for Colliers ABR in New York, N.Y.

ACC Construction hired four new people: Sean P. Gunn as project executive, Eric Bartels as project manager, Alexander Fridlin as project manager and Barry Meduri as project superintendent.

Robert Collie joined Skanska USA Building, Inc. as senior vice president to manage the Connecticut operations for the northeast division. He was previously serving with Centex Rooney as divisional manager for northeast Florida.

Morris L. Slater has joined Ambrosino, DePinto & Schmieder of New York, N.Y. as head of plumbing and fire protection. He has designed the plumbing and fire protection systems for high-rise buildings such as the 54-story mixed use commercial and residential building at 731 Lexington Ave. and the New York Times headquarters.

John M. Dionisio, PE, has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer of AECOM Technology Corporation in New York, N.Y. Dionisio also serves as chairman of DMJM + HARRIS, Inc. He will be headquartered in AECOM's New York City offices. Fred W. Werner, PE, formerly DMJM + HARRIS's chief operating officer, replaced Dionisio as the firm's president.

Fox & Fowle Architects announced that Ann M. Rolland, AIA, has been named a senior associate and Peter E. Olney, AIA has been named an associate.

Ira Sanchick joined Ted Moudis Associates as associate to manage to firm's retail division.