Q&A

Kent Dresser was recently appointed executive director of Clean The Bay, a Rhode Island-based nonprofit. He brings to his role more than 20 years of maritime-industry experience, including 14 years serving as a captain for Safe/Sea. Dresser is the founder and president of Confident Captain/Ocean Pros., a maritime training facility in Newport. He holds a bachelor’s degree in coastal and marine-policy studies from the University of Rhode Island as well several professional certifications. May 19

Anthony Antosh was recently presented the 2012 Paul W. Crowley Award by the Rhode Island School Superintendents’ Association. The award is given annually to a Rhode Island citizen who has demonstrated a commitment to improving the quality of education in the state. Antosh is a professor of special education and founding director of the Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities at Rhode Island College. May 12

Julie Terry recently earned the Institute of Real Estate Management’s Certified Property Manager designation. Terry has more than 30 years’ experience in property management, including 17 years with Property Advisory Group Inc., where she currently serves as a property manager. Terry graduated from Katharine Gibbs School before earning an associate degree in information technology from the New England Institute of Technology. She is a member of the Institute of Real Estate Management, New England Affordable Housing Management Association and the National Association of Home Builders. May 5

Laurie Z. Stroll was recently appointed chairwoman of the DMC Network LLC, a consortium of 26 destination-management companies in North America. Stroll is the president and owner of Newport Hospitality Inc. She has been with Newport Hospitality for 20 years. Stroll also served as a board member for the Rhode Island Hospitality Association for nine years. She holds a B.S. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Apr 28

Joyce Ruppell was recently appointed director of early-childhood initiatives at Connecting for Children & Families Inc. Ruppell will now be responsible for the nonprofit’s Early Reading First and Parents as Teachers programs. After earning a B.A. from Barrington College, Ruppell went on to receive an M.Ed. from Rhode Island College. She is currently working toward a doctorate in educational leadership at Johnson & Wales University. Apr 21

Dr. James A. Arrighi has been appointed chairman-elect for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s residency-review committee for internal medicine. Arrighi is the director of nuclear cardiology at Rhode Island Hospital. In addition, he serves as an associate professor of medicine and diagnostic imaging at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and program director of Brown’s fellowship program in cardiovascular disease. Apr 14

Robert Rousseau was recently promoted to director of peer-recovery services at Fellowship Health Resources Inc. He has been with Fellowship Health Resources since 2008 and most recently served as Northeast regional director of peer-recovery services. Rousseau holds a master’s of divinity from Loyola University and an M.A. in theology from the University of Notre Dame. Apr 7

Kevin McNally was recently named a 2011 Top Young Professional Under 40 by the New England Business Bulletin. McNally is the president and founder of Web-design firm Interactive Palette. He has more than 15 years of experience in the Web-design industry. He holds a bachelor’s degree in sculpture from Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in interactive design from Savannah College of Art and Design. McNally was among 13 recipients of the New England Business Bulletin’s third annual Top Young Professional award. Apr 3

Edward D. Feldstein has been named co-leader of the new health care industry group at Roberts, Carroll, Feldstein & Pierce Inc. A shareholder of the Providence law firm, he focuses his practice on issues related to business and corporate matters, commercial lending, real estate, workouts and creditors rights and wills, trusts and estates. Feldstein earned his LL.B. from Boston College and is admitted to practice in Rhode Island. Mar 24

Like most local companies, Vision 3 Architects felt the sting of the recession. Layoffs, however, have been followed by renewed growth and cautious optimism for the coming year at the Providence-based architectural and interior-design firm. Mar 17