Berkshire AHEC Announces Annual Achievement Award Recipients & Guest Speaker
Berkshire Area Health Education Center (AHEC), Inc. will, at its 28th Annual Meeting, honor Paul E. Raverta, President of Berkshire Community College, David E. Phelps, President and CEO of Berkshire Health Systems, and James H. Mullen, Jr., President of Elms College as recipients of its 2007 Annual Achievement Award. They are being honored by Berkshire AHEC for finding solutions that will have a significant impact on our community’s nursing shortage.These presidents brought their institutions together and found creative ways to add more nursing professors, produce more LPN’s and associate degree RN’s, and provide access to a bachelor’s degree RN program in Pittsfield. They have also found the resources to develop Simulated Instructional Manikin (SIMS) Laboratories that will greatly enhance the nursing clinical experience. Presidents Phelps, Raverta, and Mullen provided the leadership to make the puzzle pieces fit for the health of the community.
The guest speaker will be Suzanne M. Bump, Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
All community members are cordially invited to attend this special event. The event will be Friday, May 23, 2008, from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at Cranwell Resort & Golf Club, 55 Lee Road, Pittsfield, MA. A breakfast will be served for a $25 fee. Interested community members who plan to attend the meeting are asked to RSVP by calling (413) 447-2417.
