Ernest C. Torres has been appointed director of the board of directors of the Rhode Island Foundation. more

Fredrick K. Butler has been appointed chairman of the board of directors of The Rhode Island Foundation. more

Jay R. Peabody has been named a partner at Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP. Peabody is a member of the firm’s real estate, commercial lending and corporate groups and represents owners, developers and lenders regarding matters with commercial, large-scale residential and renewable energy projects. more

Ronald LaRocca has been named an associate in the litigation group at Pierce Atwood LLP, where he will focus on commercial litigation. more

Drew W. Colby has been named a partner at Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP. Colby is co-chair of the firm’s construction group and a member of the real estate and litigation groups. more

Evan Gilden has been named employee benefit and private client group producer at Gencorp Insurance Group. more

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Christine Grey has been named chief operating officer at Blackstone Valley Community Health Care, where she will be responsible for managing clinical operations. more

James Borah has been named senior benefits consultant at Cornerstone Group. more

Sean W. McIntyre has been promoted to vice president/commercial lending at NewportFed. more