Hoyt Joins Crown Center Staff Franceen Hoyt has been appointed Communications Associate at The Gladys & Henry Crown Center for Senior Living in University City. Crown Center, founded by the National Council of Jewish Women, provides affordable independent housing and supportive services for senior adults. Hoyt served most recently at Lutheran Family and Children's Services in Program Administration and she holds an Advanced Certificate from the Nonprofit Management Program at Washington University. A Woodrow Wilson Fellow at Yale University, from which she received a Ph.D., Hoyt is a graduate of Maryville University. She has worked at a number of academic institutions and, according to Nikki Goldstein, Executive Director of Crown Center, "she brings a varied background which should be valuable in enhancing our overall development and marketing efforts."