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BCC Announces 40 under Forty Winners

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold its annual 40 Under Forty awards celebration on Thursday, Sept. 15 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. on the BCC Main Campus, in the new One Stop Enrollment Center.

Tickets are $65 and are available at www.berkshirecc.edu/40underforty. 40 Under Forty honors talented millennials and Generation Z professionals in the Berkshires who have shown their support for the region through leadership, community service and a deep dedication to improving the quality of life for those living and working in the community.  

Nick Delmolino, Executive Director of Advancement, said he is thrilled to participate in his first 40 Under Forty awards celebration.

"The BCC Foundation is honored to recognize and celebrate the commitment and accomplishments of this year's 40 Under Forty cohort. Hosting this event in the new One Stop Enrollment Center on campus — the first event ever to be held in this brand new, multi-million-dollar renovated space — will make the evening even more exciting," he said.  

The winners of the 2022 40 Under Forty awards are: 

  • Leslie Appleget, North Adams Public Schools 
  • Erica Barreto, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 
  • Ashley Benson, Optimal Healing, LLC 
  • Meg Bossong, Williams College 
  • Laila Boucher, Adams Community Bank 
  • Tim Butterworth, Berkshire Innovation Center 
  • Marcus Coleman, Raymond James Financial Services
  • Noah Cook-Dubin, KANOA Consulting 
  • Michelle Decepida, General Dynamics Mission Systems 
  • Mike Dell'Aquila, Hot Plate Brewing Co. 
  • Lindsay DiCicco, The Department of Children and Families  
  • Ian Downey, Motorhead Media 
  • Auric Enchill, Elegant Stitches, Inc. 
  • Emily Gabriel, Mill Town Capital 
  • Carly Gaherty, William Stickney Pittsfield Adult Learning Center 
  • Caroline Holland, Mill Town Capital 
  • Aaron Johnson, Boxxa Vine 
  • Patrick Kavey, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Barnbrook Realty and the City of Pittsfield 
  • Lee Kohlenberger Jr., Berkshire Dogs Unleashed, Berkshire Poodles and Berkshire Comfort Dogs 
  • Michelle Lopez, Berkshire Immigrant Center 
  • Justin McKennon, Electro Magnetic Applications, Inc. 
  • Joshua Meczywor, McCann Technical School 
  • Erin Milne, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 
  • Michael Mongeon, KJ Nosh Catering Company 
  • Stephen Murray, Boston Medical Center 
  • Kelan O'Brien, Williams College 
  • Ben O'Shaughnessy, Sunshine Group, P.M. LLC  
  • Kevin Pink, 1Berkshire 
  • Dan Sadlowski, AWE-MAZING Books; Pittsfield Public Schools 
  • Justin Scaduto, General Dynamics Mission Systems 
  • Corey Stall, Schellman 
  • Kat Toomey, MassHire Berkshire Workforce Board 
  • Stephanie VanBramer, Crosby Elementary, Pittsfield Public Schools 
  • Jennifer Vrabel, Berkshire Health Systems 
  • Candace Wall, 413 Theraworks, LLC 
  • Chris Watford, Community Access to the Arts (CATA) 
  • Niko White, Purple Dragon Games 
  • Maryrose Williams, Berkshire Community College 
  • Kristin Winsett, Berkshire Community College
  • Leonid Yantovsky, Berkshire Bank 

Applications for the 2023 cohort will open in fall 2022. For more information, contact?the Office of Advancement at (413) 236-2185 or?40under40@berkshirecc.edu.

 


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Pittsfield's Crosby/Conte Proposal Nearing Designer Selection

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The proposal to rebuild Crosby Elementary School and Conte Community School as a combined facility on West Street is advancing to design.  

On Tuesday, the School Building Needs Commission approved a draft request for services for the Crosby/Conte project and created a designer selection committee to guide the next actions.  The Pittsfield Public Schools are seeking up to 80 percent reimbursement from the Massachusetts School Building Authority for the build. 

Skanska USA Building Inc. was approved as the owner's project manager in early April.  An OPM is a hired consultant who oversees a construction or design project in the owner's interest. 

The next step is to select a designer for the new building; a draft request for services is due to the MSBA by May 14. Applications are due to the district on July 1 and to MSBA by July 9, to be reviewed on July 28. 

"My hope is that we can move the process as quickly as possible, meeting the first deadlines that become available," Interim Superintendent Latifah Phillips said. 

The commission appointed seven members to the designer selection committee, including a superintendent's designee, Mayor Peter Marchetti, and co-Chair Frank LaRagione. They will review proposals, about 6-10 are expected, and interview the top three designers. 

School officials in 2024 toured the 69,500-square-foot Silvio O. Conte Community School, which opened in 1974, and the 69,800-square-foot John C. Crosby Elementary School, which opened in 1962. At Conte, they saw an open concept community school that is not conducive to modern-day needs, and at Crosby, they saw a facility that was built as a middle school and in need of significant repair. 

Last month, a statement of interest for repairs to Pittsfield High School was approved. 

Priority areas identified for an SOI to the MSBA Core Program are for the replacement, renovation, or modernization of the heating system to increase energy conservation and decrease energy-related costs, and replacement or addition to obsolete buildings to provide a full range of programs consistent with state and local requirements. 

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