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

Michael Baduira has been named a retirement plan adviser with Cornerstone Retirement Plan Administrators. more

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

Larry Bouthillier has been hired as director of online learning at New England Institute of Technology. more

Rubén Flores-Marzán has been named planning and urban development director in the city of Providence Department of Planning and Development, in which he will focus on the city’s medium- and long-range development strategies. more

Paul Zinno has founded JP Diversified Asset Management and he will serve as president and CEO. Zinno has worked for UBS Financial Services, Bank of America Investment Services/Merrill Lynch, and most recently US Trust, Private Portfolio Services. more

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