MountainOne President Elected Chair of Mass Bankers

08:08AM / Thursday, August 22, 2024Print Story | Email Story

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MountainOne announced that President and CEO Robert J. Fraser was elected as chair of the Mass Bankers Association (MBA), a one-year post which began on July 1, 2024.

"Bob is a demonstrated community partner, and we are thrilled to welcome him to this role,"Kathleen Murphy, President and CEO of MBA said. "We appreciate his leadership for our organization, especially as we work to continue to support and advance our industry within the Commonwealth."

"I am honored to have been elected to the position of chair by my peers," said Fraser, who joined MountainOne in 2007 and has served as its President and CEO since 2014. "I truly enjoy working with our members and with the Mass Bankers professional staff team to achieve the strategic priorities for the association."

Fraser noted that key focus areas already in full swing for 2024-2025 include creating greater awareness of the role of banks and their positive impact on communities across the Commonwealth and expanding the association's engagement with the industry's emerging leaders.

Founded in 1905, the MBA is the only Association representing FDIC-insured community, regional and nationwide banks serving consumer and business clients across the Commonwealth.

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North Adams Boards Unanimously Elect New School Committee Member

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
05:44AM / Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Alexandra Di Addezio is congratulated by city and school officials.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A joint convention of the School Committee and City Council on Tuesday unanimously elected Alexandra DiAddezio to fill the vacant seat on the committee.

DiAddezio described herself as an "ardent public school advocate" who worked as an English teacher and college counselor at a high school in the Bronx, N.Y. She holds masters' degrees in English secondary education and in mental health counseling, and now works as therapist for students at Williams College.

"I'm passionate about service and collaboration, and would really be eager to bring that energy into the North Adams School Committee," she said, adding that she will have two children in the school system.

"I also noticed a growing number of folks in the community choosing to leave the public school system for alternative options, and I'm really eager to join in the work of attracting families to stay."

She said she'd been thinking about how she could serve, but was unsure about running in an election. Seeing this opening, she said, "felt like something serendipitous."

The last School Committee member elected this way was Alyssa Tomkowicz in 2023.

DiAddezio and fellow candidates Jackie DeGiorgis, Kayla Sullivan-Lane and Eric Wilson presented their reasons why they would be the best candidate to replace the departed Richard Alcombright.

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