Dorothy Pascale has been appointed chief of the Rhode Island Bureau of Audits, where she has served as deputy chief since 2006. more

Alison Albanese has been appointed counsel at Adler Pollock and Sheehan, where she concentrates on commercial real estate law. Albanese represents commercial developers in the acquisition, disposition, leasing, financing, permitting and development of commercial projects. more

Bruce Walsh has been promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer at Newport Fed, where he will be responsible for leading financial support services, information security, information technology and business continuity. more

Judy Decena has been named mortgage-loan officer at Washington Trust’s Home Loan Center in Warwick. more

Jennifer Bramley has been appointed vice president of government and public affairs for the Northeast region of Cox Communications. more

Mark P. Sweeney has been named vice president of Aon PLC’s Providence office. more

Joan Kwiatkowski has been elected to the governing board of directors of the National PACE Association. more

David M. Desmarais has been named principal in the wealth tax and advisory group at Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. more

Miro Reverby has been hired as a senior technical recruiter on the recruiting team of Bridge Technical Talent. more

Timothy P. Maney has been named vice president, business development officer of the business banking group at Bank Newport. more