1Berkshire Introduces Newly Elected Board Members, Officers

PITTSFIELD — 1Berkshire announced its 2025 slate of newly re-elected 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 region’s marketing and economic-development organization. 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.”

The officers include Lori Gazzillo Kiely (chair), vice president and director of Berkshire Bank Foundation; Jonathan Butler (president), president and CEO of 1Berkshire; Colleen Taylor (vice chair), partner at Bay State Hospitality Group; Peter Stasiowski (vice chair), director of Communications at Interprint Inc.; Margaret Keller (treasurer), executive director of Community Access to the Arts; and Jesse Cook-Dubin (clerk), partner at Cohen Kinne Valicenti & Cook.

New board of directors members include Jesse Cook-Dubin, partner with Cohen Kinne Valicenti & Cook; Ellen Kennedy, president of Berkshire Community College; Harry Monti, president of Berkshire Life Insurance Co. (Guardian); Yina Moore, founder and artistic director of Adams Theater LLC; and Gina Puc, special assistant to the president at Williams College.