Dana Alexander Nolfe has been named director of communications at Cox Communications. more

Mary F. Lovejoy, vice president and treasurer of Textron Inc., has been appointed to the board of directors of The Rhode Island Foundation. more

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

Jena Touray, vice president of operations for The Maids, is responsible for six Maids locations, including The Maids of West Warwick. The location’s Blue Team was recently selected from more than 800 teams as 2012 Team of the Year at The Maids Growth Summit, held in Las Vegas. The award is given to a team that consistently displays exceptional quality while performing job functions, and best reflects the ideas and standards of The Maids. Touray, a Woonsocket resident, has been with The Maids since 2010 and currently leads a management team of eight and 100 hourly employees. more

Carl Martone has been hired as a trainer at Fitness Together. more

Patrick Wholey has been promoted to president and general manager of WPRI-TV, Fox Providence and myRITV. more

Mark J. Drywa has been appointed vice president, manager of help desk support at Washington Trust Co. more

Jeff Sweenor has been named president of Rhode Island Sports Group LLC. Sweenor is a veteran business professional who owns and operates Sweenor Builders. more

Denise Hempe has been named vice president, human resources division manager at FM Global, where she will be responsible for providing managerial leadership of the human resources division. more

Matthew Trimble has been appointed president of LeadingAge RI. more