Mark Stephenson has been named a financial services representative at Barnum Financial Group. more

Walter Jachna has been re-elected as president of the board of directors of the James L. Maher Center. more

Elizabeth Francis has been named executive director of the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities. more

Dr. Michael Ferry has been appointed to the board of directors of Easter Seals Rhode Island. more

Joseph B. Farmer has been appointed treasurer of the board of directors of the James L. Maher Center. more

Jack Casey has been appointed vice president of the board of directors of the James L. Maher Center. more

Barbara Burns has been appointed secretary of the board of directors of the James L. Maher Center. more

James R. McGuirk has been named partner at Cameron & Mittleman LPP, Attorneys at Law. In his new role, he will focus on health care law and tax-exempt financing. more

Carol Mansfield, owner and CEO of Stat/Southcoast Emergency Medical Services, spent 2012 expanding her company’s presence with the acquisition of Coastline Ambulance Services and Coastline Educational Services, and launching Stat Emergency Medical Training. Since 1987, her company has grown to include five locations in two states with 100 employees, 15 ambulances, six chair vans and two livery vehicles. Mansfield is a member of the Massachusetts Ambulance Association and an occasional contributor to local media outlets. more

Women in Rhode Island earned 81.4 percent of the average wage for men in 2011, according to a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. more