New Marketing Director Joins Berkshire Welco

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SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Welco (The Pass Recreational Cannabis) has hired Jesse Ezekial Tolz as marketing director to continue building a management team to support retail and wholesale operations. 
 
The Pass currently employs 60 professionals in the community. 
 
In this role, Tolz will lead marketing strategy and public relations initiatives for the organization as well as build brand awareness and consumer engagement. He will be responsible for developing communication channels among multiple Pass departments, wholesale partners, and third-party vendors.  
 
"I've wanted to jump into the cannabis industry for years and am unbelievably excited to join the team at The Pass" said Jesse Tolz. "I look forward to bringing my diverse experience to the position and cannot wait to dive into the work and build some fresh and fun campaigns."
 
Tolz brings more than 10 years of marketing, management, and logistics experience in various industries, most recently as marketing and logistics director of Field Goods where he led strategy, planning, and development of consumer marketing campaigns, events, and brand partnerships. He also managed a logistics team to deliver fresh food from small farms to more than 20,000 families in the region. In past positions, he has supervised multiple teams and is well versed in market research, search engine optimization, and POS software with a strong knowledge base in technology, data collection, and analysis. 
 
"We are beyond excited to have Jesse join the team here, where his experience and leadership will push The Pass's marketing program into a different, elevated, realm." said Eric Moskowitz, director of operations.
 
Tolz holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Babson College with concentrations in marketing and entrepreneurship. He lives in Philmont, NY, with his family.
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Greenagers Founder Will Conklin Honored as Business Person of the Year

By Breanna Steele

Casey Pease of state Sen. Paul Mark's office presents William Conklin, right, with a state Senate proclamation.
EGREMONT, Mass. — The Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce honored a local businessman and nonprofit leader on Sept. 24 at Catamount Mountain Resort.
 
William Conklin was this year's Business Person of the Year, recognizing his work as founder and executive director of Greenagers, a nonprofit that helps youth and children engage in work in environmental conservation, sustainable farming, natural resource management, and vocational skills building. 
 
Conklin and his family also run Sky View Farm and he is a managing partner of Konkapot Tree and Timber, a small-scale forest products business.
 
"If you spent any amount of time in Southern Berkshire, chances are you've heard his name, whether you realize the connection at the time or not," said board member Sierra King Watson, who emceed the event. "You might be having a conversation about farming, a new barn or structure that was built, students learning hands-on skills in sustainable agriculture, or a family that receives donated firewood to help keep their home warm through a cold Berkshire winter, or maybe you're simply talking about one of those community leaders who somehow manages to show up, support everyone, and seemingly be everywhere all at once.
 
"Well, one name has a way of continuously popping up, and that is Will Conklin."
 
Board President Mark Rulison said the region has more than 1,200 nonprofits. One in four jobs in the county is in the nonprofit sector, which ranks 27th nationally for nonprofit employment. He said the economic impact on the community is huge, thanking those who help.
 
For the event on Thursday, Conklin requested that as much of the food as possible was sourced locally. Most of it came from Greenagers, Sky View Farm, Indian Line Farm and Fancy Feast Supper Club, creative dinner series. 
 
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