Hari Kumar Joins NPC Board

04:01PM / Thursday, February 20, 2025Print Story | Email Story

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Hari Stephen Kumar of Williamstown has joined the board of Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires.

Kumar is the founder of Convivo, a Berkshire-born small business that helps people build authentic communication skills for both professional and personal settings. With graduate degrees in engineering and communications, he has 20 years of facilitation and training experience in the tech industry and higher education sectors. Kumar is a graduate of E4All Berkshire County's Fall 2024 cohort, and member of the 1Berkshire Youth Leadership Program Steering Committee.

Officers of the NPC board include Emily Schiavoni (President), Hari Kumar (Vice President), Brian Berkel (Treasurer), and Cass Santos-China (Secretary). Additional board members include Kim Baker, Kevin Fleming, Tom Sharpe, and Laurie Werner. Former Board Chair, Dan Stanyon, is stepping down after serving two terms.

The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires is now in its ninth year serving as an infrastructure and support organization for Berkshire County’s nonprofit sector.

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Williamstown Child Dies in Collision with Motor Vehicle

iBerkshires.com10:21AM / Saturday, August 08, 2026

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A 7-year-old Williamstown child died Friday evening after a collision with a motor vehicle at the intersection of Main Street and Buxton Hill Road, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office announced on Saturday morning.

Neither the child nor the driver were identified in the release. The child, Max Rothschild of Williamstown, was formally identified by the DA's Office on Monday. The driver has not been identified and the incident remains under investigation.

The vehicle was traveling east on Main Street, and the child, riding a bicycle, was headed down Buxton Hill Road toward Main, according to the DA.

"Preliminary information suggests that the bicyclist unintentionally entered Main Street where they were struck by the involved vehicle," the news release read.

The child died at the scene of the accident, the news release said.

"The driver of the vehicle was not impaired by alcohol or drugs," the news release said. "The bicyclist was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision."

The investigation remains active.

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