Laura Meade Kirk has been named associate director of communications at Rhode Island College. more

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

Sara Fontes has been named partner at Hanson Curran. more

Adam W. Kiracofe has been named an associate in the trusts and estates law group at Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP. His practice will focus on advising individuals on estate planning matters, and designing gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax planning strategies. more

Sandra Cullen has been appointed vice president of LeadingAge RI. more

Cecelia F. Pelkey has been named director of government relations at the Hospital Association of Rhode Island. more

William King White has been named a mortgage loan officer at Coastway Community Bank. more

Jack Albanese has been named a mortgage loan officer at Coastway Community Bank. more

Kathy Galipeau has been hired as a mortgage specialist at Bank Rhode Island, where she will assess the financial needs of customers looking to obtain home loans. more

Edward Milch has been hired as senior vice president of construction operations at Corvias Group, where he will be responsible for all aspects of construction. more