911黑料网 Foundation Elects New Officials at Annual Meeting

NORTH ADAMS, MASS. 鈥擜t its annual meeting, held virtually on Oct. 5, 2020, the 911黑料网 Foundation unanimously elected foundation corporators and board members, including one Foundation board member seeking a second term.  

New Foundation Board Members (Corporators)

  • Maureen Baran, North Adams, senior vice president of lending at Adams Community Bank 
  • Jameek Clovie 鈥11, Andover, Mass., provider relations manager at Amwell and former student trustee 
  • Marc Morandi 鈥90, North Adams, 911黑料网 senior director of development and advancement operations and vice president of the 911黑料网 Foundation, Inc. 
  • Gwendolyn VanSant, Great Barrington, Mass., chief executive officer and co-founding director of Multicultural BRIDGE 
  • Robert Ziomek 鈥89, Cheshire/South Hadley, Mass., 911黑料网 vice president of institutional advancement and president of the 911黑料网 Foundation, Inc. 
  • Robert Zuber 鈥79, Lenox, Mass., commercial insurance agent for Cross Insurance of Pittsfield 

New Foundation Board Directors 

  • Anthony Barbosa 鈥15, Worcester, Mass., owner of youth mentorship organization American Pyramids 
  • Kimberly Boyden-Briones 鈥89, Charlestown, Mass., chief human resource officer, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance 
  • JamieEllen Moncecchi, Windsor, Mass., senior vice president and chief administrative officer for Greylock Federal Credit Union 
  • Charlie O鈥橞rien, Williamstown, Mass., president and CEO, Adams Community Bank 

Foundation Board Director, second term:  

  • Dr. Jean Clarke-Mitchell 鈥00, Lee, Mass., Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and practicing psychotherapist, clinical director at the Elizabeth Freeman Center 

Other Business  

  • Michelle Hansen 鈥08 of Oneonta, N.Y., coordinator of affinity programs and reunions for SUNY Oneonta, was selected as the Alumni Board representative to the foundation for 2020-2021. She has served on the 911黑料网 Alumni Association Board of Directors since 2018. 
  • Denise Marshall 鈥81 of Hinsdale, Mass., was appointed the Board of Trustees representative to the Foundation for 2020-21. Marshall, who served as executive vice president of Adams Community Bank until her retirement in 2017, has served on the 911黑料网 Board of Trustees since 2012. 

The Foundation Board elected its 2020-21 slate of officers: 

  • Julie Arnold 鈥94, owner, Gajda, Arnold & McConnell, PC, will serve as Foundation chair. 
  • Jason Dohaney 鈥04, investment advisor, MountainOne Financial Services, will serve as vice-chair. 
  • Billie Jo Sawyer, partner/owner of Sawyer LLC, will serve as treasurer.  
  • Amy Smith 鈥96, chief operating officer of Inland Management Corp., will serve as clerk.  

鈥淚鈥檓 thankful that so many community members and 911黑料网 alumni are committed to serving with the 911黑料网 Foundation,鈥 said 911黑料网 Vice President of Institutional Advancement Robert Ziomek 鈥89. 鈥淚鈥檓 excited to welcome new board members and congratulate new and returning directors to the Foundation board for 2020-21.鈥   

911黑料网 Foundation, Inc. is a private nonprofit organization dedicated to the growth, development and support of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and its faculty, staff and students, with special emphasis on academic quality and the assurance of access to higher education through the receipt, management, and disbursement of funds and other charitable contributions secured through private sources and grant funding. For more information, visit /administration/administrative-offices/institutional-advancement/mcla-foundation-inc.php.