Hillcrest Adds 2 to Board of Directors, Appoints Chairman

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Michelle Butler Paul Clark
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc. added two Michele A. Butler and Scott M. Pignatelli to its Board of Directors, and Paul R. Clark was appointed chairman after serving as a director for six years.
 
Butler is currently an associate at the law firm Cain Hibbard & Myers. She serves on the Steering Committee of the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce's Berkshire Leadership Program. She is also on the Board of Directors for ProAdams, Inc. and is a member of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Committee through the Berkshire Regional Planning Association. Prior to moving to the area, Butler worked in the Massachusetts State Senate on K-12
Scott Pignatelli
education policy. She attended Suffolk University Law School and has M.S. from Central Connecticut State University and a B.A. from Tufts University. Butler and her husband, Jonathan, live in Adams.
 
Pignatelli is owner and president of Pignatelli Electrical Contractors, Inc., in Lenox. He currently serves on the Lenox Board of Assessors and the Pittsfield chapter of UNICO National. He's also a trustee of the Town of Lenox Academy and a member of the Town of Lenox Democratic Town Committee. Pignatelli graduated from Berkshire Community College. He has two children, Mia and Jack, and lives in Lenox.
 
Clark is the owner and CEO of Pittsfield Furniture Company. He has supported many area organizations including, Berkshire County Association for Retarded Citizens, Berkshire Center for Families and Children, Department of Social Services, Berkshire Mental Health, Relay for Life, and the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. Clark and his wife Maria have a daughter Vanessa and live in Pittsfield.
 
Directors also include, Gerard E. Burke, John J. Martin Jr., Mark Placido, John P. Walsh, Lisa M. Baldwin, Eugene A. Dellea, Thomas W. Goggins, Chip Hodgkins, Patricia Joseph, Mark N. Matthews, William J. Napolitano and Harold Novick.
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Kennedy Calls BCC Workforce Graduates Inspiring

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

The programs ranged from emergency medical technician to computers to commercial drivers. See more photos here. 
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College Workforce and Community Education graduates were encouraged to be all they can be on Wednesday.
 
Graduates, families, friends, and staff gathered in Boland Theatre to celebrate around 100 graduates who completed a variety of courses.
 
They included community health worker, emergency medical technician, phlebotomy technician, registered behavior technician, AI fundamentals, Commercial Drivers License Class A and B, CompTIA Tech-plus, para educator, and English for Speakers of Other Languages.
 
College President Ellen Kennedy said it was amazing that this might be her last public speaking event before her tenure comes to an end.
 
She acknowledged the diverse reasons for their studies including career advancement and personal growth, commending their vulnerability and dedication. 
 
"Some of you explored AI, some of you improved your English speaking in really important ways, and the reason that each of you is here is because you decided to put your heart and soul to get vulnerable to do something that might have felt a little bit uncomfortable," she said. "And you did it, and we are so incredibly proud of you, and so happy to be here tonight, celebrating you."
 
Keynote speaker Shirley Edgerton, founder of Rites of Passage and Empowerment (ROPE) encouraged the graduates to reflect on their accomplishments and look forward to the future.
 
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