John Bulman, a founding partner of Little Bulman Medeiros & Whitney PC, was recently elected to the board of governors of the American College of Construction Lawyers. Bulman, whose practice areas include construction law, business-dispute resolution and neutral arbitration, and mediation services, originally joined the college as a fellow in 2006. He holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. more

Lindsey Clark has been appointed sales manager of Hospitality Gifts, where she will be responsible for further developing the company’s portfolio of clients. more

Sara Ortleb has been promoted to assistant general counsel at Corvias Group. more

Hilary Switzer has been named aquatics director at The Greater Woonsocket YMCA, where she will direct all swim instruction and aquatic programming. more

Laurie Ossman has been named director of museum affairs at The Preservation Society of Newport County. more

Mark Loiselle has been elected chair of the board of CareLink, a nonprofit management service organization. more

Fran L. Giatas was recently selected as the 2013 Administrative Professional of the Year by the Providence chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals. Giatas is employed as the executive assistant to the president of Care New England Health System, and in the past was the senior executive assistant to the president of Butler Hospital. She has served 31 years in high-level leadership positions, acting as the prime contact for board trustees and corporation members in both roles. Giatas joined IAAP in January 2011 and has since assisted on various committees and served as treasurer and chair of the bylaw committee. During her tenure with the chapter, she has been designated as a member of excellence and has also received the “be the best” award from the New England district director of IAAP. Giatas holds the certified administrative professional designation. more

William Vareika has been appointed to the board of directors of the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities. more

Mary Lee Partington has been appointed to the board of directors of the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, where she will serve on the board for new urban arts and as performing arts chair for the Pawtucket Arts Festival. more

Matthew H. Parker has been named 2013 chairperson of the annual support campaign for The East Side/Mount Hope YMCA. more