Amanda McMullen has been named chief strategy officer at Meeting Street. more

David M. Bodah has been named director of external relations at Meeting Street. more

Jesse Lampkin has been hired as animator/motion graphics at (add)ventures. more

Sara Del Signore has been hired as associate producer of video/strategy at (add)ventures. more

The trustees of the Rhode Island Zoological Society have hired Jeremy Goodman as the new executive director of the Roger Williams Park Zoo and Society, the zoo announced Thursday. more

Unemployment rates fell year over year in March in 306 of the United States’ 372 metropolitan areas, including the Providence-Fall River-Warwick metro, according to the latest non-seasonally adjusted data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. more

Jena Touray, vice president of operations for The Maids, is responsible for six Maids locations, including The Maids of West Warwick. The location’s Blue Team was recently selected from more than 800 teams as 2012 Team of the Year at The Maids Growth Summit, held in Las Vegas. The award is given to a team that consistently displays exceptional quality while performing job functions, and best reflects the ideas and standards of The Maids. Touray, a Woonsocket resident, has been with The Maids since 2010 and currently leads a management team of eight and 100 hourly employees. more

James Nagelberg has been elected to serve on the board of directors of the Providence Children’s Museum. more

Bill Maraziti has been appointed CEO of the Maher Center. more

Marc Crisafulli has been re-elected as vice president of the board of directors of the Providence Children’s Museum. more