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• Keshawn Dodds, executive director at the Boys & Girls Club Family Center;
• Anthony Frasco, vice president of Corporate Sales & Marketing at Quality Beverage;
• Ivon Gois, president at Gois Broadcasting;
• Russell Haims, owner and real estate investor at Hampton Properties, LLC;
• Cherisa Hernandez, a middle/secondary clinical professor at Worcester State University;
• Amie Miarecki, executive director at Christopher Heights of Belchertown.
• Richard Morris Jr., chief information officer at Linedata;
• Charles Norton, resident of Franklin Realty Advi- sors Inc.;
• Jasmine Jina Ortiz, founder & principal CEO at HestiaLIVING;
• Joseph Searles, president at International Contain- er Company LLC.; and
• Erin Wynne, assistant head of School for Institu- tional Advancement at Eagle Hill School in Hardwick. “While each of our markets offer a unique value proposition, we are adding strategic business profes- sionals throughout the region to help us focus our efforts on the areas that will provide the bank with the greatest growth opportunities,” stated Paul Scully, president and CEO of Country Bank. “We are excited to have these new dedicated and experienced busi- ness professionals join us. Together, we look forward to the future with great optimism, continued success and making a difference in the lives of our custom- ers, communities and team members.”
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Five University of Massachusetts faculty have been
awarded the 2022 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching for their exemplary dedication to students and the university. The faculty members — one from each UMass campus — will receive $10,000 awards in recognition of their commitment to academic excellence. UMass Lowell alumni Rob and Donna Manning established the Manning Prize in 2016 to honor UMass professors who excel in teaching and service. With the selection of this year’s honorees,
35 UMass faculty members now have the distinct honor of being Manning Prize recipients. The win- ner from UMass Amherst is Lorraine Cordeiro, PhD, director of the Center for Research on Families and associate professor of Nutrition, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Cordeiro is a community- engaged scholar who describes herself as “an educa- tor, a scientist, a first-generation college graduate,
a U.S. immigrant, a woman, a cancer survivor, a multigenerational caregiver, and a community vol- unteer.” Cordeiro has been at the forefront of lead- ing efforts for major curricula changes, new peda- gogical approaches, and her department’s efforts in implementing and assessing holistic faculty teaching evaluation. Cordeiro has been nominated consis- tently for teaching awards; she is the recipient of the university’s 2015 Distinguished Teaching Award and the College Outstanding Teacher Award from UMass Amherst’s School of Public Health and Health Sci- ences in 2013.
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rience in federal programs where she focused on municipal, non-profit, and business development. She earned her J.D. in 2010 from the University of Connecticut School of Law and earned a B.A. summa cum laude from the University of New Hampshire in 2007.
She has volunteered her time by serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA with Habitat for Humanity from 2010 to 2011 and participated in multiple pro bono programs including the Women’s Bar Foundation Family Law Project and the Hampden County Bar Association Lawyer for the Day Program. Currently, she serves as the Legal Chair for the Shoshin Ryu Martial Arts Association and is a member of the Belchertown Zoning Board of Appeals. She will work
from Bacon Wilson’s Spring- field location. The firm also welcomed Alayna Anderson, as the marketing coordinator, who recently joined the firm at the Springfield location. She is a Cape Cod Native who since relocated to Springfield after earning her bachelor of Science degree in marketing as well as
her master’s of Business Administration, both from Springfield College. She will work directly with Bacon Wilson’s Executive Director, Lisa Carpenter, on all aspects of managing the firm’s marketing and public relations for all five locations.
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Kevin Conway, whose IT expertise spans both
domestic and global markets, has been named Senior Vice President & Chief Information & Digital Officer (SVP/CIDO) of Baystate Health. His appoint- ment becomes effective June 27.
Conway, a strategic executive with more than 25 years of success in executive leadership, strategic planning, and consulting within large academic multi-facility healthcare IT systems, most recently served as client executive for Tegria Services Group, overseeing the clinical and digital transformation initiative for Northern Ireland. In his role, he was responsible for strategic direction and leadership
of Epic Solutions deployment as part of the overall digital health strategy for acute, community, mental health, and social care services. Previously, Conway held the role of Chief Information Officer at the Uni- versity of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in Pitts- burgh, Pa., where he managed all facets of IT opera- tions of clinical and essential service departments at UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Shadyside, and UPMC Mercy & UPMC Magee-Womens Hospitals. He also served as VP of IT Advisory Services, chief informa- tion officer, and director of IT at UPMC.
Conway received his BA in Business Administration Health Management Systems from Robert Morris University. In his new role at Baystate Health, Con- way will be a key senior executive responsible for the health system’s information and technology systems. His work will include system interoperability and optimization of IT systems, transformation of busi-
ments of patient-centered technologies, and focused work on cyber and information security.
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The Royal Law Firm recently welcomed Attorney
Kylie Brown to its team.
Brown received her bachelor’s degree from Lasell College and her juris doctor from Western New Eng- land University School of Law. She is admitted to practice law in the state of Connecticut. Prior to join- ing The Royal Law Firm, she worked as a Law Clerk of Court at the Connecticut Superior Courts in Hart- ford, Rockville and New Britain.
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Bulkley Richardson has welcomed five law students to its 2022 Summer Associate Program. The program
will introduce law students to the inner workings of a law firm, where they will receive mentorship from lawyers ranging from firm leaders and retired judges all the way through the ranks to junior associates, and gain exposure to real-life legal matters.
This year’s Summer Associates are:
• Allison Laughner, who is currently attending West- ern New England University School of Law, where she is on the Law Review staff. She is also working toward an MBA at Western New England University College of Business and earned a B.A. from Smith College;
• Jacob Cronin is currently attending Northeastern University School of Law. He earned a B.A. from Con- necticut College with additional coursework at Carn- egie Mellon University and Georgetown University;
• Sara Sam-Njogu is currently attending Western New England University School of Law. She earned a B.A., magna cum laude, from St. Lawrence University and participated in the Denmark International Study Abroad Program in Copenhagen, Denmark with a focus on international business;
• Christa “Christabelle” Calabretta is currently attending the University of Connecticut School of Law and earned a B.A. from St. John’s University and an A.A. from Suffolk County Community College; and
• Mumina Egal is currently attending the University of Connecticut School of Law, where in addition to
a juris doctorate, she is seeking certificates in both Intellectual Property and Transactional Practice. Egal received a bachelor of Social Sciences from the Uni- versity of Ottawa.
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Country Bank announced the appointment of 16
new corporators from local businesses within the communities it serves at its annual meeting held at the Publick House in Sturbridge on June 6.
Newly appointed corporators include:
• Grace Barone, director of the East of the River Five Town Chamber of Commerce;
• Kelly Tufaro Bartholomew, a certified public accountant at Marcum LLP;
• Heather Bean, an eCommerce IT PM/Tech Expert at Nestle;
• Ashley Clark, vice president of Marketing & Sales at Quirk Wire Company Inc.;
• Debra Cusson, owner of Spartan Auto Care Center;
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Agenda workshops that were held in May. Continued from page 49 Artists Barbara Neulinger, Chris-
tine Southworth, Frankie Borrero, and Omarthan Clarke each worked with one of four small groups of
grieving youth and caregivers. In each of the groups, the participants learned the artist’s medium and made an art piece. The art piece that was created was designed to help participants express their feelings and/or remember those in their life who have died. The artwork will
be on display throughout the Pioneer Valley each month through June 2023 and a culminating event will be timed with the 25th anniversary of The Garden in 2023. To learn more about the Art with Heart program, contact Shelly Bathe Lenn at (413) 727-5749.
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Springfield, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services, and Springfield Forestry, team members planted a pollinator garden in Forest Park. Also, teams joined the Bushnell Park Foundation and the United Way of Greater New Haven to plant community gardens, weed, and lay mulch.
“As community members for more than 60 years, we care deeply about our neighbors
and the environment where we live and work,” said Drew Andrews, CEO and manag- ing partner at Whittlesey. “Our commitment to service is rooted deeply in the fabric of our firm, which is why we sponsor several com- munity-driven events throughout the year. Working with many incredible nonprofit organizations across the region for the past several decades has been a privilege. I am proud of the impact our team has continued to make by working collectively to give back.”
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