Local Bank CEO Elected Vice Chairman of the Mass Bankers Association Board of Directors

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ADAMS, Mass. — The Massachusetts Bankers Association has elected seven executives to serve in positions on its board of directors, including Charles P. O’Brien, who will serve as its vice chairman for a one-year term.

O’Brien has more than 35 years of experience in banking and financial services and has been president and CEO of Adams Community Bank since 2002. 

“I am honored to serve the members of the Massachusetts Bankers Association as their Vice Chairman,” O’Brien said. “The banking industry in Massachusetts has a history that includes creating financial security and improving the lives of individuals.” 

O’Brien previously served as treasurer of the Mass Bankers board of directors and has also served on a number of other boards. Locally he has served on the boards of the Northern Berkshire United Way, the Adams Lions Club, Berkshire Housing, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, and as a member of the Berkshire Business Roundtable. In the banking industry he had served on the boards of the Depositors Insurance Fund as chairman, the Massachusetts Bankers Association, and the American Bankers Association’s community banking council. 

Founded in 1905, the Massachusetts Bankers Association represents approximately 160 commercial, savings and co-operative banks and savings and loan associations in Massachusetts and elsewhere in New England.


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Adams Free Library Pastel Painting Workshops

ADAMS, Mass. — Award-winning pastel artist Gregory Maichack will present three separate pastel painting workshops for adults and teens 16+, to be hosted by the Adams Free Library. 
 
Wednesday, April 24 The Sunflower; Wednesday, May 8 Jimson Weed; and Thursday, May 23 Calla Turned Away from 10:00 a.m. to noon.  
 
Registration is required for each event.  Library events are free and open to the public.
 
These programs are funded by a Festivals and Projects grant of the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
 
This workshop is designed for participants of all skill levels, from beginner to advanced. Attendees will create a personalized, original pastel painting based on Georgia O’Keefe’s beautiful pastel renditions of The Sunflower, Jimson Weed and Calla Turned Away. All materials will be supplied. Seating may fill quickly, so please call 413-743-8345 to register for these free classes.
 
Maichack is an award-winning portraitist and painter working primarily in pastels living in the Berkshires. He has taught as a member of the faculty of the Museum School in Springfield, as well as at Greenfield and Holyoke Community College, Westfield State, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
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