Peter Balint has been appointed president of the EIFS Industry Members Association. more

Christopher M. Wildenhain has been named associate at Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP. Wildenhain is a member of the firm’s litigation group, and represents the interests of banks and other secured lenders in litigation before state and federal courts in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. more

Daniel P. Meyer has been named associate at Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP. Meyer is a member of the firm’s real estate and corporate groups. more

Chris Jenner has been named associate at Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP. Jenner is a member of the firm’s litigation group and represents clients in complex civil litigation in federal and state courts at trial and appellate levels. more

Natalya A. Buckler has been named associate at Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP. Buckler, a member of the firm’s litigation group, represents the interests of secured lenders and mortgage servicers before state and federal courts in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. more

Denise de Hertogh has been promoted to director of corporate compliance and risk management at Visiting Nurse Home Care. more

Patricia McLaughlin has been named director of the institutional advancement division at The Wheeler School, where she will be the administrative leader for fundraising, alumni, parent and community-relations functions. more

Shura Baryshnikov has been named to the physical education faculty at Lincoln School. more

Brad Read, along with his brother Ken, was recently presented the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association’s inaugural Anchor Award. The award recognizes those who make a significant contribution to Rhode Island and its marine trades. Read is executive director of Sail Newport, a public-access sailing center that creates affordable sailing opportunities and draws regattas to Newport. Read, who was chair of the America’s Cup World Series Host Committee, was a central player in drawing this summer’s America’s Cup event back to Rhode Island waters. more

Carl Coutu has been appointed president of the Kent Washington Association of Realtors. more