Greylock Federal Promotes Senior Vice President, Lending Officer

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Greylock Federal Credit Union announced the promotion of Tara McCluskey to Senior Vice President, Lending Officer.
 
"Over Tara's almost 30 years here, she has consistently demonstrated an unwavering commitment to both our members and our community. Her passion, paired with her extensive mortgage expertise, will truly enable her to be a vital contributor to the senior leadership team," said Jodi Rathbun-Briggs, Chief Growth Officer. "I have no doubt Tara will continue to make a meaningful impact, bringing both strategic vision and heartfelt dedication to her new role."
 
McCluskey will be accountable for enterprise?wide lending strategy and growth plans, portfolio performance, regulatory compliance and leadership development across mortgage lending, consumer lending, asset quality and community development. She will balance growth, risk management, operational excellence and mission delivery while fostering collaboration, accountability, and innovation.
 
"I am so grateful for this opportunity and for the trust Greylock Federal Credit Union has placed in me. Serving our members and supporting the communities we call home has been my passion for almost 30 years, and I look forward to continuing that work with even greater purpose," said McCluskey.
 
JamieEllen Moncecchi, Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, noted McCluskey's commitment to caring for the community.
 
"Tara has always brought a passion for our community to her work at Greylock. She really cares about our members and about helping them achieve their goals. We are all so happy to have her more deeply involved in leadership at the credit union," said Moncecchi.
 
McCluskey has experience in housing and community development, with a focus on expanding access to affordable homeownership. She has led the creation of multiple community development loan programs that remove barriers for low- and moderate-income households and for Black and African American borrowers, and she spearheaded Greylock's accessory dwelling unit lending program to help increase local housing supply and support stable neighborhoods. She serves on the Board of Directors for Elder Services of Berkshire County.
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State Housing Secretary Tours Downtown Pittsfield Developments

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The state's new secretary of the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities on Monday saw how local developers are transforming historic buildings into downtown housing units. 

Secretary Juana Matias, appointed to the role in February, toured the former St. Joseph's High School on Maplewood Avenue and the near-complete Wright Building Block on North Street.   

Matias observed local leaders working collaboratively to dismantle bottlenecks in housing production, something she said the administration wants to see across all 351 municipalities.  

"This is a perfect model of the partnerships we want to see, and we love coming to the ground and seeing how people are leveraging public taxpayer dollars to help address the issue of our time, which is housing production," she said after the tours. 

Developer David Carver, of Scarafoni Associates & CT Management Group, is seeking support from the state Housing Development Incentive Program to transform St. Joe's into apartments, and Allegrone Companies has secured millions from the program towards the Wright Building renovation

They first visited the shuttered school that functioned as a shelter during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, greeted by broken windows and leaving with Carver's vision. 

The plan is to transform the school with good bones into 19 apartments, 20 percent designated affordable, and 30 percent of the building for commercial use.  Units are expected to cost between $1,700 and $1,900 per month; 14 one-bedroom units and five two-bedroom units are planned. 

The project team is in talks with the nearby Berkshire Family YMCA to expand their childcare activities to the building's lower level.  Residents and the daycare would use different entrances. 

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