1Berkshire Introduces Newly Elected Board Members and Officers

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire announced its 2025 slate of newly reelected board members and officers, as well as the addition of new board members.
 
These individuals will each help support the work of 1Berkshire as the marketing and economic development organization for the region. All these officers and board members were voted in and welcomed at 1Berkshire's Annual Meeting on Dec. 12, 2024.
 
"I am delighted to welcome such a strong group of new and returning board members, and I'm also very pleased that Lori Gazzillo Kiely will continue to lead the board as our board chair for 2025," said Jonathan Butler, President and CEO of 1Berkshire. "The Board's extensive knowledge and leadership experience will add tremendous value to the organization, and I am excited about the path ahead. I look forward to working with each of them in the coming year."
 
Officers
  • Chair: Lori Gazzillo Kiely - Sr. VP & Director of Berkshire Bank Foundation
  • President: Jonathan Butler - President and CEO of 1Berkshire
  • Vice Chair: Colleen Taylor - Partner, Bay State Hospitality Group
  • Vice Chair: Peter Stasiowski - Director of Communications, Interprint, Inc.
  • Treasurer: Margaret Keller - Executive Director, Community Access to the Arts
  • Clerk: Jesse Cook-Dubin - Partner, Cohen Kinne Valicenti & Cook
 
New Board of Directors Members
  • Jesse Cook-Dubin - Partner, Cohen Kinne Valicenti & Cook
  • Ellen Kennedy - President, Berkshire Community College
  • Harry Monti - President, Berkshire Life Insurance Company (Guardian)
  • Yina Moore - Founder and Artistic Director, Adams Theater LLC
  • Gina Puc - Special Assistant to the President, Williams College
 
 
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Girls Basketball Hall of Fame Welcomes 2025 Class

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires.com Sports
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – When seven former players were enshrined in the Berkshire County High School Girls Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, their numerous accomplishments were chronicled.
 
Not surprisingly, some of their crowning achievements – 1,000th career points, Berkshire County MVPs and all-Western Massachusetts recognitions – came in their junior and senior years of high school.
 
Then, there was Pittsfield High graduate Dasen Woitkowski.
 
“Desan played varsity her freshman and sophomore years, missing all of her junior year and half of her senior year with an ACL injury” Hall of Fame Board member John Vosburgh related. “Going through her bio, if she hadn’t gotten hurt, her statistics would have been off the charts.”
 
Instead, Woitkowski showed off the charts resilience and dedication to the sport.
 
Overcoming her high school setbacks, Woitkowski went on to score more than 1,000 career points at Smith College, where she was a two-sport athlete and was named the school’s Athlete of the year in 2003 and ‘04 before playing semi-pro basketball in Denmark.
 
“Today, we celebrate not just an athlete but a testament to what it means to persevere, to rise after fall and to never let adversity define your story,” Woitkowski’s sister Jaclyn said of Desan. “Grit, resilience, perseverance and humility explain, perfectly, Desan Woitkowski. They are the foundation of her journey.
 
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