Paula Reynolds Jacobson has been appointed executive director of the Kent County YMCA after previously serving as interim executive director. more

William J. Murray has been appointed president at Teknor Apex Co. more

Jason C. Martiesian has been named a lobbyist at Robinson and Cole LLP, where he will be engaging in legislative and administrative lobbying on issues including health care, the environment, labor, energy and economic development. more

Jim Soucy has been named a Medicare supplemental insurance adviser at Cornerstone Group, where he will educate clients on the Medicare system and assist them in choosing supplemental plans. more

Kirk Lusk has been named chief financial officer of Narragansett Bay Insurance Co. more

Grant Livingston has been hired as a senior retirement plan adviser at Cornerstone Group, where he will be responsible for helping the firm’s small-business clients manage their retirement plans. more

Marilyn Warren has been named to the board of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. She is the executive director of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Newport, and has served as an audiologist and teacher to the deaf. more

James McClure has been promoted to assistant professor of information technology at New England Institute of Technology. more

Kara Marley has been promoted to assistant vice president, branch manager at the Portsmouth Office of NewportFed. more

Melanie Bell has been promoted to assistant vice president at NewportFed. more