Lynn Kirst, 28, head of major gifts...

Lynn Kirst, 28, head of major gifts at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for the past two years, has joined the Laguna Art Museum as its new director of development. Krist, who majored in art history at the University of Southern California and who lives in Laguna Beach, said she will concentrate on increasing the museum’s membership roster, exhibition underwriting and corporate support.