MOLARI Employment and HealthCare Services Announces Management Team

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gail Molari, President and Chief Executive Officer of MOLARI Employment and HealthCare

Services, announced today that Nicholas Kirchner, Guin Griswold and Lee Rudin together will lead

MOLARI as the company's management team.

"As MOLARI Employment and HealthCare Services celebrates 40 years of serving Berkshire County this year, we are excited to introduce our management team", said Gail Molari. "Nicholas Kirchner, Guin Griswold, and Lee Rudin bring a wealth of experience and expertise with over 85 years of combined experience, and we look forward to working together to strengthen the services that we provide and lead MOLARI to an even stronger position in the future."

Nicholas Kirchner, as COO/CFO will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations of MOLARI as well as the financial aspects of the business and ensuring the company's continued growth and success.

Guin Griswold, as Director of Employment Services, will oversee MOLARI's staffing division, whichspecializes in providing temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct hire staffing solutions to clients throughout the Berkshire County region. With Guin's experience in staffing and employment services, she has a deep understanding of the unique needs of employers and job seekers in our community.

Lee Rudin RN, as Director of HealthCare Services, will lead the MOLARI's healthcare division, providing oversight and direction of our caregivers to ensure the highest level of care for our clients.

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Pittsfield Housing Project Adds 37 Supportive Units and Collective Hope

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
05:01PM / Monday, December 29, 2025

PITTSFIELD, Mass.— A new chapter in local efforts to combat housing insecurity officially began as community leaders and residents gathered at The First on to celebrate a major expansion of supportive housing in the city.

The ribbon was cut on Thursday Dec. 19, on nearly 40 supportive permanent housing units; nine at The First, located within the Zion Lutheran Church, and 28 on West Housatonic Street. The Housing Resource Center, funded by Pittsfield's American Rescue Plan Act dollars, hosted a celebration for a project that is named for its rarity: The First.

"What got us here today is the power of community working in partnership and with a shared purpose," Hearthway CEO Eileen Peltier said.

In addition to the 28 studio units at 111 West Housatonic Street and nine units in the rear of the church building, the Housing Resource Center will be open seven days a week with two lounges, a classroom, a laundry room, a bathroom, and lockers.

Erin Forbush, ServiceNet's director of shelter and housing, challenged attendees to transform the space in the basement of Zion Lutheran Church into a community center. It is planned to operate from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. year-round.

"I get calls from folks that want to help out, and our shelters just aren't the right spaces to be able to do that. The First will be that space that we can all come together and work for the betterment of our community," Forbush said.

"…I am a true believer that things evolve, and things here will evolve with the people that are utilizing it."

Earlier that day, Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus joined Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and her team in Housatonic to announce $33.5 million in federal Community Development Block Grant funding, $5.45 million to Berkshire County.

He said it was ambitious to take on these two projects at once, but it will move the needle. The EOHLC contributed more than $7.8 million in subsidies and $3.4 million in low-income housing tax credit equity for the West Housatonic Street build, and $1.6 million in ARPA funds for the First Street apartments.

"We're trying to get people out of shelter and off the streets, but we know there are a lot of people who are couch surfing, who are living in their cars, who are one paycheck away from being homeless themselves," Augustus said.

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