1Berkshire Introduces Newly Elected Board Members and Officers

03:57PM / Wednesday, February 12, 2025Print Story | Email Story

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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Berkshire Museum Explores Ancient Egypt With ‘Soulful Creatures’

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
11:33AM / Friday, October 09, 2026

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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