Lynne Roche has been appointed to the Avesta Housing board of directors for a three-year term effective Oct. 1. Previously, she worked as a development officer at Harvard University, joined the team at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and served as a vice president for Ketchum Inc. Roche has served on the New England Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, the National Society of Fund Raising Executives, and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Roche is a Boston College graduate.