BCC Fills Dean Positions

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Berkshire Community College announces the recent appointment of Frances Feinerman as the college's new dean of academic affairs. Feinerman's appointment, coupled with the appointments last year of Jeffrey Doscher as dean of student affairs and enrollment services and Paul Swearengin as dean of administration and finance, completes the searches BCC has been conducting to fill senior management positions. Feinerman, who moved to the Berkshires from Colorado in February, has held senior administrative posts in Wyoming, Alaska and New York. She holds a doctorate in history from the University of Illinois at Chicago; and a master's degree, also in history, from San Francisco State University. Feinerman also holds a master's and bachelor's degree in psychology from Cornell University and Bard College, respectively. Her recent positions prior to BCC include senior research advisor at the Wyoming Community College Commission from 2002 to 2004 and president of Northwest College from 1998 to 2002. She has also served as the campus director at the University of Alaska Southeast, academic dean at Erie Community College, and assistant dean at Empire State College in Buffalo, N.Y. Feinerman began her career as a social worker in the Department of Social Services in San Francisco. Doscher, who had been serving as the interim dean of student affairs and enrollment services, has spent his entire career working in the Massachusetts community college system. His first job was as a psychological and personal counselor at Greenfield Community College in 1970. He has worked at BCC since 1975 in positions that have all focused on assisting students. His positions have included director of counseling, director of student development, and as assistant dean of student affairs. He became interim dean in 2002 following the retirement of Gary Lamoureux. Doscher holds a certificate of advanced graduate study in community college administration from the University of Massachusetts, a master's degree in education from Springfield College, and a bachelor's degree from John F. Kennedy College. Swearengin, a certified public accountant, hopes to add strategic planning to BCC's financial process and capital plans, and to strengthen the financial resources of the college. His work in the field of education includes positions at community colleges in New Mexico and Colorado, and the state level in Massachusetts where he was the assistant director of finances at the Board of Higher Education before coming to BCC. Born and educated in Colorado, Swearengin holds a master's degree from Regis University in Denver and a bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Colorado.
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Lanesborough Fifth-Graders Win Snowplow Name Contest

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — One of the snowplows for Highway District 1 has a new name: "The Blizzard Boss."
 
The name comes from teacher Gina Wagner's fifth-grade class at Lanesborough Elementary School. 
 
The state Department of Transportation announced the winners of the fourth annual "Name A Snowplow" contest on Monday. 
 
The department received entries from public elementary and middle school classrooms across the commonwealth to name the 12 MassDOT snowplows that will be in service during the 2025/2026 winter season. 
 
The purpose of the contest is to celebrate the snow and ice season and to recognize the hard work and dedication shown by public works employees and contractors during winter operations. 
 
"Thank you to all of the students who participated. Your creativity allows us to highlight to all, the importance of the work performed by our workforce," said  interim MassDOT Secretary Phil Eng.  
 
"Our workforce takes pride as they clear snow and ice, keeping our roads safe during adverse weather events for all that need to travel. ?To our contest winners and participants, know that you have added some fun to the serious take of operating plows. ?I'm proud of the skill and dedication from our crews and thank the public of the shared responsibility to slow down, give plows space and put safety first every time there is a winter weather event."
 
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