The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has appointed Avista Corp. Chairman, President, and CEO Scott L. Morris to its Seattle branch board of directors.

The three-year term started Jan. 1.

An employee of Spokane-based Avista since 1981 and its president for the past four years, Morris serves on a number of boards of directors. In addition to the Federal Reserve position, Morris is chairman of the Western Energy Institute. Other companies and organizations he serves includes the Washington Roundtable, Greater Spokane Incorporated, Gonzaga University, the Edison Electric Institute, the American Gas Association, and ReliOn.

Morris is the only Spokane businessperson on the Seattle branch Federal Reserve board, which includes chairwoman Mary O. McWilliams, of the Puget Sound Health Alliance; Richard A. Galanti, of Costco Wholesale Corp.; Ada M. Healey, of Vulcan Inc.; and Patrick G. Yalung, of Wells Fargo & Co.