Janet Margaret Downs has been named product research manager at H.J. Heinz Co., Pittsburgh.
Donald Pace, who for the past 10 years has operated Pace Research and Analysis Inc., has rejoined Audits & Surveys, New York, as a vice president in the firm's Survey Division.
Arlington, TX-based Decision Analyst, Inc. has promoted Carrie McFarland from project director to associate.
Lynnette S. Van Dyke has been elected to the Board of Directors and as a principal of the corporation ofKnowledge Systems and Research, Inc., Syracuse, NY.
Gail Huppert has been named research analyst, management services at the Principal Financial Group, Des Moines.
Eugene E. Heaton, Jr. has returned to Response Analysis as a senior vice president. Previously he was with Opinion Research Corp.
Kathy Fredell has joined Minneapolis-based Custom Research Inc. as vice president in charge of CRT's new product system. Previously she was seniorproject manager at Warner-Lambert in Morris Plains, NJ.
Cesar Melgoza has joined San Jose-based Strategic Mapping, Inc. as director of marketing. Previously he was with Apple Computer.
Chamberlain Research Consultants has promoted Kenneth L. Murray to project coordinator.
The Board of Directors of DYG, Inc., a full service marketing and social science research firm based in Elmsford, NY, has promoted Madelyn Hochstein to president.
Clark Johnson has been promoted to vice president at the NPD Group, Port Washington, NY.
Kelly Quehl has joined Concepts In Marketing Research (CIMR), St. Paul, as assistant account manager.