Greylock Federal Promotes Assistant Vice President, Market Manager

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Greylock Federal Credit Union announced the promotion of Becki Beron to Assistant Vice President, Market Manager.
 
"Becki has been a valued and trusted part of our team for more than 16 years now," said Senior Vice President of Retail Services Robert Sims. "She's very well-respected and liked by our staff and the members, and I couldn't think of a better person for this role."
 
In her role, Beron will coordinate and supervise the ongoing activities of a region that includes Greylock's Kellogg Street, Allendale and Lanesborough branch locations. She will supervise and serve the branch managers and assistant branch managers within her market and advise Greylock's senior leaders on strategies to better support the company's mission and goals within the region.  
 
Beron began her career with Greylock as a part-time teller at the Lee branch.
 
"I am excited for this new opportunity and look forward to working more closely with our Allendale, Kellogg, and Lanesborough branch teams," Beron said. "The teams and I are excited to continue improving our already exceptional member services."   
 
Beron is also a Certified Credit Union Financial Counselor.
 
Beron has volunteered for Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity where she served as secretary of the Family Selection Committee, and the Women's Build Committee. She was also a long-time volunteer with Junior League of Berkshire County, having served as President, Treasurer, VP Community Programs, and VP Membership Chair.
 
In 2017, Beron received the Junior League Volunteer Extraordinaire Award. Also that year, she received Greylock's first ever "Good Neighbor Award for Community Involvement. In 2018, she received the credit union's highest honor, the Bees Prendergast Award. Beron was among the 2019 recipients of the 40 under Forty Award from Berkshire Community College. 
 
Beron lives in Pittsfield with her husband, Harry, and their daughter, Madeleine.
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Berkshire Museum Explores Ancient Egypt With ‘Soulful Creatures’

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Following its multimillion-dollar renovation, the Berkshire Museum is welcoming an exhibition unlike any it has been able to host before.
 
Marking the museum's first major exhibition since its renovation, "Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt," opening Saturday, Oct. 10, thins the veil between the ever-evolving history of Egyptian culture and society and modern day people. 
 
"The most important thing about history is recognizing people from the past as actual people. Ancient Egyptians are no different than us," said William Dore, the museum's chief curator. "They have different cultures and beliefs and different viewpoints, but you can say the same thing about people today."
 
When audiences experience the exhibit, they will see the humanity in the people of the past, which in turn helps them connect with different views and perspectives around the world today, he said. 
 
Combining archeology with modern scientific imaging, Brooklyn (N.Y.) Museum curators Yekaterina Barbash and Edward Bleiberg designed an exhibit that works to uncover the mysteries behind these objects and the beliefs and rituals that surround them. 
 
"I think something that people kind of misunderstand about history is none of it's ever settled. ... History is a science that is constantly questioned,” Dore said. "It only works if everyone's constantly rethinking things, learning new things ... which is for me super exciting because as much as we know a lot about the ancient Egyptians, there's a lot we don't know.”
 
The installation features dozens of artifacts on loan from the Brooklyn Museum that explores the practice of animal mummification and the role animals played in ancient Egyptian religion. 
 
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