Rebecca Burlingame has been named head of the interior design department at Ed Wojcik Architect Ltd. In this role, she will lead all commercial and residential interior projects. more

Nancy Dufresne has been named vice president, small-business relationship manager and commercial lending at Bank Rhode Island, where she is now responsible for managing customer relationships and cultivating new ones. more

Tracey Colucci has been named chairman of the board of Easter Seals Rhode Island. more

Lynne Fraser has been named assistant vice president for development in Providence College’s Office of Institutional Advancement. 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

Lisa Gardner has been named resident care director at Tockwotton on the Waterfront. more

Michael Lester has been appointed to the board of directors of the Rhode Island Hospitality Association. more

Claudia Lowe was recently honored as the 2012 outstanding advocate by the University of Rhode Island’s Council for Exceptional Children. After her daughter, Katie, now 32, was born with Down syndrome, Lowe and other parents and families founded the Down Syndrome Society of Rhode Island in 1982. At the time, no other parent support groups existed. Lowe went on to serve as the organization’s president for three years before becoming the organization’s coordinator. In addition, she’s served on several other boards focusing on disability advocacy. more

After a nationwide search, the Museum of Art at the Rhode Island School of Design has named Dominic Molon as the Richard Brown Baker Curator of Contemporary Art. more

Martin Lyons has been named executive chef at XO Café. more