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Holyoke Mall recently wel- comed Lynn Gray back to the shopping center as its new general manager. She brings more than 25 years of experi- ence in the shopping-center industry. She has held various roles over her combined ten- ure with Pyramid Management Group, including customer ser-
vice representative, receptionist, Marketing assistant, assistant Marketing director, Marketing director, and, most recently, general manager of Hampshire Mall. In addition to her numerous years of experience with Pyramid Management Group, Gray held various roles over the span of 10 years with General Growth Prop- erties, now Brookfield Properties, including director of Field Marketing for the East Region. Gray is a grad- uate of Holyoke Community College with an associ- ate degree in business administration. A lifelong resi- dent of Western Mass., she is actively involved with several community and nonprofit organizations. She serves as president of the board of directors for the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce and the board of directors for the Amherst Boys and Girls Club. She is also a CDH International Massachusetts ambas- sador and volunteers for CHERUBS, the support divi- sion of CDHi. Bill Rogalski, outgoing general man- ager of Holyoke Mall, retired on June 30 after 19 years in the position.
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Increasing diversity in the construction workforce is
an important topic and has become a measure of each project’s success, just like schedule, budget, and safety. To that end, Fontaine Bros. Inc. has named Elizabeth Wambui to serve as the com- pany’s director of Diversity,
Inclusion & Impact. Wambui will play a critical role in leading the company’s projects and project teams to maximize opportunities for minority- and wom- en-owned business enterprises as well as attract- ing a more diverse workforce. Fontaine Bros. will
be partnering with unions, trade schools, and other community partners to more actively promote and provide opportunities for diverse and local residents. She will immediately step in and support Fontaine’s work across the Commonwealth, including the new $242 million Doherty Memorial High School project and the new $75 million DeBerry-Homer Elementary School in Springfield. Before joining Fontaine, Wam- bui served as director of Advancement at Nativity School of Worcester (a longtime Fontaine commu- nity partner). A graduate of North High School and the College of the Holy Cross, she is passionate about engaging with the community. She currently serves as a board member at the Bancroft School, Shine Initiative, Women in Development of Central Massa- chusetts, Worcester Historical Museum, and YWCA. She is also a Mechanics Hall Modern Mechanics Guild member, a Worcester Art Museum corporator, and has served as a Greater Worcester Community Foundation early childhood committee member and scholarship community reviewer. She was part of the Leadership Worcester class of 2016-17 and has been recognized in the Worcester Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty.
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Bay Path University announced that Dr. Ann Err-
ichetti has been appointed associate provost and dean of the School of Education, Human and Health Services, and will begin her role on Aug. 23. Errichetti returned to New England in the summer of 2018 after successful careers in healthcare management
and in cardiology. Most recent- ly, she served as the chief oper- ations and academic officer at Presence Health, a $2.6 billion Catholic health system in Chi- cago with 12 acute-care hospi- tals, more than 25 senior-living facilities, and 16,000 employ- ees. She was a core member
of the turnaround team that improved operating performance by $200 million
the brand. Ieraci has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in marketing from Western New England University. He has spent the last two decades working in marketing and com- munications for leading manufacturers like Scapa North America and Dymax Corp. Ieraci will now head up the marketing team at Excel Dryer to devel- op and implement effective global communication plans that advance the company’s business goals and objectives.
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LYNN GRAY
DR. ANN ERRICHETTI
and led to a successful acqui-
sition by Ascension Health in
2018. Prior to joining Presence
Health, Errichetti served as
CEO of St. Peter’s Hospital and
Albany Memorial Hospital in
Albany, N.Y.; president of Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, Ill.; and president of Advocate South Suburban in Hazel Crest, Ill. In addition to her role as president, she held the position of chief aca- demic officer for Advocate Health Care, serving as the liaison between three medical-school affiliates and more than 600 medical residents and fellows. She was also an associate dean at Rosalind Franklin University, Chicago Medical School. Errichetti gradu- ated from Fordham University, received her M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School, and earned
an MBA from Clark University. Her husband, Dr. Mark Keroack, was a medical-school classmate and currently serves as president and CEO of Baystate Health in Springfield.
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Holyoke Community College has named Harmony Cross its first dean of Student Devel- opment, Engagement and Inclusion. This new position combines the responsibili- ties of two previous jobs at the college — dean of students and director of Retention and Student Success — with an
increased emphasis on education equity. Before coming to HCC, Cross served as director of the New York State Education Department’s Higher Education Opportunity Program at Marymount Manhattan Col- lege in New York City, where she managed and devel- oped holistic services and high-impact practices for students who might not have considered attending college because of their academic and economic backgrounds. Prior to that, she worked as program director for the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club in the Bronx and area coordinator for 15 coed resi- dential facilities at Widener University in Chester, Pa. She has also taught college-level, first-year transition courses and leadership classes and coached students on conflict resolution and mediation techniques. Cross earned her master’s degree in educational leadership with a concentration in higher education at Temple University and holds a bachelor’s degree in public administration from North Carolina Central University, where she was a Division I collegiate ath- lete in track and field. She is currently working on her Ed.D. in higher education administration at Bradley University.
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Excel Dryer Inc., manufac- turer of the XLERATOR Hand Dryer, has added a new direc- tor of Marketing to the team. A seasoned professional with 24 years of experience, Tony Ieraci will be responsible for helping Excel Dryer create and execute long-term marketing strategies that will help grow
People on the Move
Arrha Credit Union announced the Adam Baldwin has been named Springfield branch manager. Baldwin
has more than seven years of banking experience and been recognized throughout his banking-industry career as a rising star with superior ser- vice awards. He is also a Rotar-
ian with the Springfield Rotary Club. “I am excited to be part of the Arrha Credit Union family and serving the Springfield community and its members,” Bald- win said. “I look forward to providing caring service, offering rewarding membership benefits to existing and new members, and growing these relationships.”
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Bulkley Richardson recently welcomed Dr. Lisa
Harty as an associate in the firm’s litigation and pro- fessional malpractice groups. Harty earned a bach- elor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College in 2001, an M.D. degree from St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine in 2009, and a juris doctor degree from Western New England University School of Law in 2020. “As an attorney who has earned degrees in both medicine and law, Lisa brings a unique perspective to our healthcare and medical professional clients,” said Mike Burke, chair of Bulkley Richardson’s profes- sional malpractice group. “She will add tremendous value to our team.”
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Holyoke Community Col- lege (HCC) recently welcomed Sharale Mathis as its vice president of Academic and Student Affairs. Mathis was most recently the dean of Aca- demic and Student Affairs at Middlesex Community Col- lege in Connecticut, where she was previously a tenured
professor of Biology, course coordinator, department chair, and STEM Division director. At Middlesex,
she taught both lab and non-lab science classes on campus, online, and in hybrid formats. She was an early adopter of open educational resources, utilizing online resources for supplemental instruction, des- ignating that course as no cost to students. Mathis earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Eastern Connecticut State University, a master’s degree in biomedical sciences from Quinnipiac University, and a doctorate in educational leadership from the Uni- versity of Hartford.
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The Hitchcock Center for the Environment
announced William “Billy” Spitzer as its new execu- tive director. He brings a wealth of knowledge and
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ADAM BALDWIN
ELIZABETH WAMBUI
HARMONY CROSS
SHARALE MATHIS
TONY IERACI
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