BFAIR Promotes Katrina Cardillo to Senior Director

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — BFAIR (Berkshire Family & Individual Resources) has announced the promotion of Katrina Cardillo, MBA, to Senior Director of Marketing and Public Relations.
 
In addition to her existing marketing and public relations responsibilities, Cardillo will now contribute to BFAIR’s fundraising activities.
 
Cardillo's background includes experience in marketing, management, and community engagement. Since joining BFAIR, she has worked to increase the organization's visibility and community outreach, focusing on supporting individuals with developmental disabilities, acquired brain injuries, and autism.
 
Rich Weisenflue, CEO of BFAIR, stated that Cardillo's strategic vision and dedication have positively impacted the organization and that her expanded role will enhance fundraising efforts.
 
"Katrina's exceptional dedication, creativity, and strategic vision have made a profound impact on our organization," said Weisenflue. "Her expanded role will enhance our fundraising efforts, enabling us to support even more individuals and families in need."
 
Cardillo's career includes positions at @utoRevenue and Dominion Enterprises, where she contributed to marketing and operational strategies. For the past 12 years, she has worked in the nonprofit sector in Berkshire County.
 
Cardillo holds an MBA and a BS in Business Administration from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and resides in Otis, MA.
 
BFAIR provides Adult Family Care (AFC), Residential, Employment, and Day Services for adults and children with developmental disabilities, acquired brain injury, and autism. The organization is a member agency of the Northern Berkshire United Way and the Williamstown Community Chest.
 
 

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Clarksburg Students Write in Support of Rural School Aid

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff

Mason Langenback calculated that Clarksburg would get almost $1 million if the $60 million was allocated equally.
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Eighth-graders at Clarksburg School took a lesson in civic advocacy this week, researching school funding and writing letters to Beacon Hill that call for fully funding rural school aid. 
 
The students focused on the hardships for small rural schools and their importance to the community — that they struggle with limited funding and teacher shortages, but offer safe and supportive spaces for learning and are a hub for community connections.
 
"They all address the main issue, the funding for rural schools, and how there's a gap, and there's the $4 million gap this year, and then it's about the $40 million next year, and that rural schools need that equitable funding," said social studies teacher Mark Karhan.
 
A rural schools report in 2022 found smaller school districts cost from nearly 17 percent to 23 percent more to operate, and recommended "at least" $60 million be appropriated annually for rural school aid. 
 
Gov. Maura Healey has filed for more Chapter 70 school aid, but that often is little help to small rural schools with declining or static enrollment. For fiscal 2027, she's budgeted $20 million for rural schools, up from around $13 million this year but still far below the hoped for $60 million. 
 
Karhan said the class was broken into four groups and the students were provided a submission letter from Rural Schools Advocacy. The students used the first paragraph, which laid out the funding facts, and then did research and wrote their own letters. 
 
They will submit those with a school picture to the governor. 
 
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