BART Announces Three New Trustees

ADAMS, Mass — Berkshire Arts & Technology (BART) Charter Public School announces three recent additions to its Board of Trustees: Tom Bernard, Alison Bost, and Yina Moore.

Bernard, the former mayor of North Adams, is currently the President and CEO of Berkshire United Way. For the past 18 years, he has worked with various cultural, higher education, and public service institutions in Berkshire County and Western Massachusetts. 

Bernard has experience in development and institutional advancement, government relations, finance and administration, strategic planning, economic development, communications, K-12 education, and community philanthropy.

Bost is the former Deputy General Counsel of Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP. She has over 23 years of experience as a lawyer representing clients in various matters, including litigation, appeals, labor and employment matters and legal ethics and professional responsibility matters.

Bost also served for many years on her firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee, including as Vice-Chair. Alison currently also serves on the Board of Child Care of the Berkshires, Inc.

Moore is the Founder and Executive Director of Adams Theater, which is currently under development to become a multi-functional performing arts center that will play a key role in revitalizing downtown Adams, MA. She has professional experience that combines nearly two decades of work at investment banks, architectural firms, and non-profit organizations.

Yina was a Director of the Fixed Income Strategy Team at Credit Suisse in New York City before obtaining a Master of Architecture Degree from Harvard University. Working predominantly in the Berkshires, Yina is passionate about the interdisciplinary work between economic development, design, and cultural development. 

They join the following in their service as BART Trustees: George Ambriz; Rhon Ernest-Jones; Milton Ferguson; Marcel Kouame; Catherine McKeen, Vice Chair; Gina Puc, Chair; Fred Puddester, Treasurer; and Steve Simon, Secretary. 

CHP Celebrates Opening of Dentist Practice in Adams

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
05:13AM / Thursday, May 23, 2024

CHP's Director of Dental Services Nicole Wilkinson speaks at the celebration of the practice's opening in Adams. 

ADAMS, Mass. — Community Health Programs Inc. is expanding its reach into North County with the opening of a dental and family center in the former Adams Internists. 

 

CHP celebrated the opening on Wednesday night with tours of the renovated portions of the building on Depot Street, speakers and the cutting of a ribbon. 

 

"Human beings deserve the best dental treatment available, whether they have private insurance, Medicaid or no dental coverage at all," said Nicole Wilkinson, director of dental services. "With our dental expansion, we hope to bring that inclusion to all of Berkshire County starting here in Adams."

 

The opening of the dentistry, which will complement the North Adams Family Medical & Dental Center at North Adams Regional Hospital, will serve another 700 individuals in the area. 

 

Brian Drake, president of the CHP board, said the organization will continue to fill the gaps in health care throughout the region.

 

"We're also of course driven by our mission to nurture and inspire healthy lives for people throughout the Berkshires by delivering exceptional and compassionate health care and family services," he said. "Adams is an example of these criteria."

 

CEO Bethany Kieley said these are the moments that they strive to become a reality. "Lots of years of hard work and we're just really delighted that it's come to fruition."