Greylock Appoints Brett Random to Board of Directors

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Greylock Federal Credit Union announced the appointment of Brett Random to Greylock's volunteer Board of Directors.
 
"We are honored to have Brett join the board," said Greylock Board Chair Peter Lopez. "Her professional experience and personal priorities will strengthen this board even further. Greylock is grateful for her dedication and shared commitment to the community."
 
Random is the Executive Director for Berkshire County Head Start and a certified parent educator. She earned a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies: Children, Families, and Society from MCLA; a master's degree in social work from Westfield State University; and a certification in organizational leadership from Harvard Business School. Additionally, Random is a 2018 recipient of the 40 Under Forty Award from Berkshire Community College.
 
Random volunteers her time with various organizations, including the city of Pittsfield's Advisory Council for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Department of Transitional Assistance Advisory Committee, and the Department of Children and Families Advisory Board. She has previously served as a mentor for the Rites of Passage and the Empowerment Program (R.O.P.E.), and as a committee member for the Berkshire Compact for Education Committee.
 
Random lives in Pittsfield with her husband, Jeremy, and daughter, Imari.

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Employment Experts: Berkshire County Has 'Healthy Labor Market'

By John TownesSpecial to iBerkshires
This is the first of a two-part series about employment in the Berkshires. Part 2 will look at specifics in the county's jobs landscape. 
 
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — There are common stereotypes of the employment situation in Berkshire County — including some contradictory perceptions.
 
One version is that there are many available jobs, but employers have a hard time finding workers to fill them. On the other hand, we also hear that Berkshire County does not have enough good jobs, and people have to move elsewhere because of poor job prospects here.
 
Another related belief is that the population of Berkshire County is aging and declining because younger people leave or avoid coming here.
 
A familiar long-term narrative is that Berkshire County once had a strong economy and many manufacturing jobs with large employers such as GE and Sprague.
 
But then, a period of steep decline began in the 1970s, when these major employers closed or moved to other regions or overseas. According to the gloomiest version of this, the county's economy was hollowed out by that period, and it has not recovered.
 
However the reality is far more complex and positive than that, according to experts involved in economic development and employment.
 
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