Jeanine Achin, executive director of the Newman YMCA in Seekonk, has also been named executive director of the East Side/Mt. more

The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a U.S. Department of Defense Office, has selected the Cranston Public Schools as a finalist for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. more

Michael Lewis, director of the R.I. Department of Transportation, has been named president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. more

Zac Goldberg has been named to the Rhode Island advisory board of Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island. more

Ted Witkowski has been named vice president, business development, for Rhode Island at Right Management. more

Rebecca Moniz of Weichert, Realtors – Cress & Co. more

Vada Seccareccia has been named designer/marketing coordinator at Union Studio, where she will serve as an architectural designer, assist with marketing efforts and provide administrative support. more

Peter O’Neill has been named a commercial insurance account executive at Carey, Richmond & Viking, where he will be responsible for new commercial business development and commercial account relationships. more

Carlos Tavares Jr. more

Jacqueline Nowell has been named director of donor relations and stewardship at the URI Foundation. more