Harold Shapiro, a certified public accountant, has been named tax principal at KLR. Shapiro has more than 40 years of public accounting experience and holds a BBA in accounting from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. more

Michelle Berkovitz has been promoted to manager at Sullivan & Co. more

Patricia McAlpine has been promoted to sales manager at Comfort Inn of Pawtucket/Providence. more

Richard M. Locke has been named director of the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University. more

James M. Jessup II has been named director of admissions at New England Institute of Technology. more

Dr. Barry Zeltzer has been appointed CEO at the James L. Maher Center. more

Jean Mennucci has been promoted to rehabilitation manager at Visiting Nurse Home Care. more

Amy O’Neill has been promoted to branch manager of Bank Rhode Island’s Smithfield location. more

Bob Kunz, corporate safety director at Dimeo Construction Co.’s Providence office, was recently named the 2012 Construction Safety Professional of the Year by the Associated General Contractors of Connecticut. The award honors a leading individual from the commercial construction industry who has demonstrated skills, integrity and responsibility in his or her career. Kunz was presented the award during AGC’s eighth annual Industry Recognition Awards Dinner in October. He has been employed with Dimeo since 2007 and has worked as a safety professional since 1992. more

Craig Parson has been named president of the automotive business at The NanoSteel Co. more