PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announces the addition of four staff members.   

 

Erica Barreto

joins BCC as Coordinator of Student Diversity Programs and Belonging. Born to first-generation immigrant parents from Brazil and Portugal, Barreto grew up in the Hudson Valley, New York, before moving to the Berkshires. In 2019, she returned to her alma mater, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, to coordinate the MCLA Institute for the Arts and Humanities (IAH). In 2022, Barreto was awarded the BCC 40 Under 40 Award to commemorate her work with IAH. She is the vice president of the board of directors for WAM Theatre. In her free time, she likes dancing at live music festivals, making collage art with girlfriends, reading with her lap cat Apollo and cooking for her loved ones.  

 

Kathy Baugh

joins BCC as Program Coordinator of the STEM Starter Academy, helping to recruit new students and prepare them to start at BCC. Baugh brings over 30 of experience in non-profit management, including 16 years in youth development through the Student Conservation Association (SCA), where she became National Director of program.  In her spare time, Baugh is an editor for the Becket Beat (a small monthly newspaper). She also serves on the MA Recreational Trails Advisory Board and as a judge for MA Envirothon. Baugh lives in Becket with her wife, two cats and a dog. In her leisure time, she enjoys hiking, x-country skiing, kayaking and gardening. 

 

Amy Emerson-Inhelder

joins BCC's Jonathan Edwards Library as Library Assistant III-Circulation Manager. Native to Berkshire County, Emerson-Inhelder comes to BCC after almost 10 years as library director of small local library. Previously, she was an elementary school teacher at Cheshire Elementary School after earning a B.S. in Elementary Education at North Adams State College. In her free time, she enjoys baking for friends and loved ones. 

 

Lauren Gregory

joins BCC as an Accountant II in the Business Office. A native of Pittsfield, she attended BCC before graduating and transferring to Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in 2020. She graduated MCLA in December 2021 with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration (accounting concentration). Gregory brings six years of accounting experience, most of it working as a bookkeeper at David J. Tierney, Jr., Inc. She also worked as a staff accountant at a Brazee and Huban, CPAs, where she prepared taxes.