Kara Sousa, a physical therapist and clinic director, was recently certified as a Star Clinician at Performance Physical Therapy. more

Dev Singh has been named vice president, business and professional banking at Webster Bank in the specialty banking group, where he will serve health care companies, nonprofits, law firms, associations and real estate management companies. more

Wendy Lawton has been named senior development officer at The Rhode Island Foundation, where she will focus on new corporate and individual donors, and coordinate fundraising for key initiatives. more

Rebecca E. Dupras has been named a donor services and planned giving officer at The Rhode Island Foundation, where she works with donors and professional advisers while monitoring the legal and legislative landscape on issues that may affect community foundations and other charitable organizations. more

Ann Sutherland-Auclair of Auclair & Auclair, a wealth-management firm, was recently named a 2013 Five Star Wealth Manager by Rhode Island Monthly. Sutherland-Auclair was honored for overall client satisfaction on the magazine’s list of Five Star Wealth Managers, which takes into account client evaluations and reviews by peers, regulatory-compliance boards and a Blue Ribbon panel. She holds various insurance licenses, industry certifications and an M.A. in counseling psychology from Assumption College. more

As part of a nationwide Black Friday protest, Walmart workers and community allies plan to gather at Walmart retail stores across Rhode Island and Massachusetts on Black Friday. more

Sitting a few steps away from a black marble memorial to his friend Mickey, who was stabbed to death two years ago at age 15, Ronald Ramos looks bewildered when asked why he didn’t take the SAT, seek financial aid and apply to college after graduating from high school. more

John K. Fulweiler, a maritime attorney at Fulweiler LLC, has been appointed chairman of the American Salvage Association’s membership committee. more

Jennifer Russo has been named assistant manager of government and industry services at FM Global. more

Dan Cooney has been named to the commercial-insurance division at Cowrie Group where he will assist marine businesses, commercial entities and yacht clubs with comprehensive business-insurance solutions and risk-management plans. more