Archive | The Class of 2011

Project Manager, Tighe & Bond Briony Angus admits to being a bit of a policy wonk when it comes to land use and the environment. “I’ve always been interested in environmental issues,” said Angus, who started her career in the public sector, including a stint as a Mass. Environmental Policy Act analyst for the Executive […]

Community Engagement Coordinator, ACCESS Springfield Promise Program Growing up in Springfield gave Delania Barbee the realization of how her professional life would be dedicated. “We can’t strengthen a community unless we can strengthen the young people and our young adults,” she said. With the wisdom of someone decades older than she, Barbee said her life […]

Resource Development Director, Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity On her climb to the top, Monica Borgatti said she was left gasping for breath. That is, as a volunteer for the American Lung Assoc. (ALA) Fight for Air climb held in the stairwells at Monarch Place, where she has been a fund-raising tour de force in […]

Executive Director of External Relations and University Events, UMass Amherst Nancy Buffone likes to say that she owes a lot to UMass Amherst. She met her future husband, Mark, there, and has three degrees, including a master’s and a doctorate in education, from the university, which has also been her employer since she earned the […]