Meghan Coffey has been appointed assistant director of nursing at Saint Elizabeth Home, where she has worked for the last six years. more

Lou Cruz has been appointed executive chef at Ten Prime Steak & Sushi. more

Rick Tjader has been appointed senior vice president, director of project management at The Washington Trust Co. more

Michael Cooper, Dean of the College of Business at Bryant University, is leaving his post to join Kean University in Union, NJ, the university announced in an e-mail message to staff … more

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

Bob Erickson has been promoted to vice president of business development at ESS. He will be responsible for identifying business opportunities and fostering relationships with clients and teaming partners. more

Geoff Eisenacher has been appointed vice president of business development for Corvias Campus Living. more

Christina De Ingenis has been named branch manager of Bank Rhode Island’s Woonsocket office. more

Angela L. Carr has been named a partner at Taylor Duane Barton & Gilman LLP, where she serves as a civil litigator, focusing her trial practice on professional liability defense, employment law business litigation, real estate disputes and insurance coverage law. Carr, who was named a 2012 Rhode Island Rising Star by Super Lawyers, holds a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law. • more

Robert P. Brooks has been named managing partner at Adler Pollack & Sheehan P.C. Brooks is a chair of the firm’s labor and employment group and has served on the firm’s executive committee for 10 years. more