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PEOPLE ON THE MOVE>>
Pittsfield Cooperative Bank
announced that Victoria
LePrevost has joined the
bank’s senior leadership team
as chief accounting officer.
She brings more than eight
years of experience in public
VICTORIA LEPREVOST
accounting to her new role,
most recently serving as a senior
manager in Deloitte’s Audit and Assurance practice.
Throughout her career, she has worked with a
wide range of clients, offering expertise in banking,
securities, and capital markets. A Berkshire County
native, LePrevost earned her bachelor’s degree in
accounting and an additional liberal studies major
in ethics and social responsibility from Bentley
University. She is a certified public accountant
in Massachusetts and a member of both the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
and the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public
Accountants. She will oversee all accounting
functions of the bank, supporting its continued
commitment to sound financial management and
community-focused banking.
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Giombetti Associates
announced the addition of Juli-
ana D’Agostino as its admin-
istrative assistant. An integral
part of the team, she supports
scheduling, client communica-
tions, assessment logistics, and
JULIANA D’AGOSTINO
internal operations. Before join-
ing the team, she interned as a
human resources assistant at Glenmeadow, where
she helped strengthen employee recognition and
marketing initiatives. She also spent five years at Big
Y, building strong customer relationships and sharp-
ening her service skills. D’Agostino loves connecting
with people wherever she goes. She is a graduate
of Western New England University, where she
earned her bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, in
psychology.
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UMassFive College Federal
Credit Union announced the
appointment of Michael Lareau
as a new board member and
Tolulope “Tolu” Odunsi-Nelson
as a new associate director.
Both bring extensive profes-
sional expertise and a strong
commitment to serving the local
community. Lareau is a veteran
technology executive and entre-
preneur with more than 25 years
of experience in information
technology, including guiding
banks and credit unions through
regulatory compliance and
technology innovation. A gradu-
ate of Springfield Technical
Community College with a degree in IT security, he
has served on STCC’s IT advisory board since 2014.
He has been a UMassFive member and advocate for
more than seven years. Odunsi-Nelson is an attor-
ney, educator, and advocate with extensive gover-
nance experience. She earned her juris doctorate
from American University Washington College of
Law and began her career as a trial attorney special-
izing in advocacy, compliance, and risk assessment.
Her civil rights work has focused on addressing
structural barriers to wealth and financial stability,
an area closely aligned with UMassFive’s mission.
MICHAEL LAREAU
TOLULOPE ODUNSI-NELSON
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Skoler Abbott attorney Marylou Fabbo has been
named a Legal Luminary by Massachusetts Lawyers
Weekly. Legal Luminaries is a new program cel-
ebrating legal professionals who have shaped the
community and advanced the practice of law. She
will be recognized at an event on Dec. 9 for her
dedication, expertise, and commitment to justice
that has made a lasting impact on Massachusetts
employment law. Fabbo, senior partner at Skoler
Abbott, has been with the firm for more than 30
years. Skoler Abbott represents solely employers
and management in employment and labor mat-
ters. For many years, Fabbo has been recognized by
Boston magazine as a Super Lawyer and has been
designated as one of the Top Women in Law and
as a Go To Employment Lawyer by Massachusetts
Lawyers Weekly.
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Attorneys Michele Feinstein and Carol Cioe Kly-
man, shareholders at Shatz, Schwartz and Fentin,
P.C., have co-authored the third edition of Mas-
sachusetts Elder Law, a definitive guide to the
complexities of elder law in the Commonwealth.
Published by LexisNexis, the book is an essential
resource for attorneys, financial professionals, and
policymakers dedicated to protecting older adults
and their families. The newly released treatise pro-
vides practical, in-depth coverage of financial and
medical planning, MassHealth eligibility, guardian-
ships and conservatorships, and asset protection
strategies. It offers expert commentary, forms, and
step-by-step guidance for those practicing in this
rapidly evolving field. Feinstein concentrates her
practice in estate planning and administration, elder
law, probate litigation, health law, and business suc-
cession planning, including representation of closely
held businesses and physicians. Klyman focuses her
practice in the areas of estate planning, long-term
care planning, and special needs planning, helping
individuals and families plan their affairs, minimize
taxes, protect their loved ones, and navigate the
complexities of long-term care and public benefits.
es the “Access to Justice” course. Ellis, coordinating
attorney at Community Legal Aid, was honored as
an emerging leader in the law by the Women’s Bar
Assoc. (WBA) at the organization’s 2025 gala on Oct.
22. The WBA’s Emerging Women Leaders in the Law
Award honors women attorneys who have demon-
strated professional excellence or had a significant
professional achievement in their first 12 years in
the legal profession, and either promote the sta-
tus of women in the legal profession or contribute
meaningfully to the equal participation of women
in a just society. A graduate of American University
Washington College of Law, Ellis has worked in
Community Legal Aid’s Family Law Unit since 2019.
She also recently graduated from the Massachusetts
Bar Assoc. 2024-25 Leadership Academy.
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A new book aimed at empowering future home-
owners has just hit the market. GET MOVING! A
Personal Guide to Get You in TOP Home Buy-
ing Shape, written by Angela Tourville and Mike
Tourville, is a timely guide designed to educate
and prepare people for one of life’s biggest finan-
cial decisions — buying a home. GET MOVING!, its
authors note, offers a refreshing, down-to-earth
approach. The book walks readers through every
stage of the journey — from qualifying for a mort-
gage to understanding interest rates, closing costs,
and even the pros and cons of paying discount
points. Each chapter includes insights, advice, and
personal stories from a diverse range of local real
estate professionals in Western Mass., including
realtors, attorneys, loan officers, insurance agents,
and financial planners. Their real-world perspectives
add depth and authenticity, helping readers see how
each piece of the process fits together. This book is
also a family effort. Angela Tourville, co-author and
branch manager at AnnieMac Home Mortgage,
brings years of frontline lending experience and a
passion for helping people achieve homeownership.
Her co-author and father-in-law, Mike Tourville,
adds his seasoned perspective as a writer and com-
municator, making the complex world of lending
approachable for everyday readers.
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Community Legal Aid attorneys
Christa Douaihy and Krista
Ellis have been recognized
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among Massachusetts’ top legal
professionals. Douaihy, coordi-
nating attorney for Community
Legal Aid’s Housing Unit, was
recognized on Nov. 18 by Mas-
sachusetts Lawyers Weekly as
one of the 2025 Top Women
of Law. She joined Community
Legal Aid in 2022 as a seasoned
litigator with diverse legal
experience in New York and
Massachusetts. She began her
career in 2008 at Legal Services
of the Hudson Valley, where she
advocated for the civil rights of
people with disabilities in cases involving housing,
employment, and family law. She went on to hone
her legal expertise as a civil litigator and disabil-
ity rights advocate at the Bronx Defenders and in
private practice. As coordinating attorney in Com-
munity Legal Aid’s Fair Housing Unit, she specializes
in eviction defense, brings lawsuits under state and
federal fair housing laws, provides community edu-
cation and outreach, and mentors her colleagues.
She serves as an adjunct professor at Western New
Always Watching
One reason O’Brien likes being an educator is see-
ing what students are actually interested in, and the
way they think of new threats and new applications.
“The students are coming to us with scenarios
that are interesting, their own ideas about unique
hacks that could be happening. I had a student, for
example, demonstrate for me a hack of a Roomba. I
hadn’t thought much about a Roomba, but you think
about a Roomba, it moves around, and it actually has
a lot of data about the physical space,” he said.
“Having that surprise at this point in my life, after
I’ve thought I’ve seen everything, is a really big part of
this. I’m excited to see where things go.”
And that constant learning is yet another reason
why cybersecurity careers will remain attractive —
and why shepherding a new generation into that
work is so important.
“I think it’s going to be hard to eliminate the need
for cybersecurity folks, no matter what comes around
the corner technologically,” O’Brien told Business-
West. “We’ve got to stay on our feet. We’ve got to lock
our things up.” BW
England University School of Law, where she teach-
CHRISTA DOUAIHY
KRISTA ELLIS
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