Our Organization

Principal at Burkhart, Pizzanelli, P.C., West Springfield, MA; Member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Bar Association; Massachusetts Bar Association; Trustee, Monson Savings Bank; Past President of Estate Planning Council of Hampden County; Former member and Chairman of the Finance Committee for the Town of Monson; Graduate of Western New England College, School of Law (J.D.) and American International College (B.S. Accounting).

Retired Coordinator of Science Outreach and Minority Programming, Smith College; Former Administrative Assistant, Dual Degree Programs in Liberal Arts and Engineering, Smith College and public school teacher; Emily Dickinson Museum Guide; Former member of Amherst Town Meeting, and member and Chair of Amherst and Amherst/Pelham Regional School Committees; Graduate of Wheaton College and Harvard University (M.Ed.).

 

Retired Broker with Jones Realty Services, Amherst.  Past President, Amherst Lions Club; Paul Harris Fellow; Amherst Rotary; Member of National Association of Realtors; Graduate of University of Massachusetts (B.A. Elementary Education).

Owner and Property Manager, Jones Properties LP, Amherst, MA; PeoplesBank Corporator; Promoting Downtown Amherst Business Association, Board of Directors; Pioneer Valley Housing Association, Board of Directors; Small Property Owners Association; Former COP (Amherst Community Partnership) stakeholder; Graduate of Florida Southern College (B.S. Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and Finance).

 

President and CEO, PeoplesBank, Holyoke, MA; Director, Westmass Area Development Corp.; Trustee, Holyoke Community College; Director, Senior Associate, Risk Management Association; Past President, Holyoke Lions Club; Past Director, Holyoke Children’s Museum; Past Corporator, Greater Holyoke YMCA; Past member of the Executive Council, Womanshelter Companeras;Recipient of the Lions Club International Jones Fellow Award for Humanitarian Services; Graduate of Salem State College (B.S. Business Administration); Western New England College (M.B.A Finance); National School of Finance and Management at Fairfield University; Tuck Executive Program, Dartmouth College.

 

Graduate of Mount Holyoke College (B.A. Psychology) and University of Massachusetts (M.P.A.); Retired Vice-President for Administration and Finance, Holyoke Community College; Past President of Eastern Association of College and University Business Officers; Director of the National Association of College and University Business Officers; Vice-President for Finance of the American Association of Women in Community Colleges; Former Selectman of Amherst, President of Massachusetts Municipal Association, and Chair of the Governor's Local Government Advisory Committee; Past member of the Amherst Planning Board and numerous other Town Committees; Former member of Board of Directors, First Massachusetts Bank; published in areas of systems analysis of non-profit systems, college finance and business.

 

Legislative Aide for State Senator Michael R. Knapik; Holyoke Rotary Club, Board of Directors; Clerk of Mansir Fund and on Board of Directors; Clerk of Holyoke Taxpayers Association and on Board of Directors; Passport Holyoke; adjunct committee of Wistariahurst to develop new bylaws and mission statement; Holyoke Downtown Revitalization Committee; Past President, Junior League of Holyoke, Inc.; Area Council Member of the Association of Junior Leagues of America for two years; Past President of the former Holyoke Hospital Aide Association (now the Holyoke Auxiliary at Holyoke Medical Center); Past President of the Area Mental Health Association (now River Valley Counseling Center); United Way of Holyoke, nine year term; So. Hadley and Granby Board of Directors; Holyoke Children’s Museum, founding committee; held various Board positions and memberships on Y.W.C.A. of Holyoke, American Red Cross, Holyoke Day Nursery, and Holyoke Junior Achievement; Attended of University of Miami (Humanities); Katherine Gibbs School (Secretarial Science).

 

Retired Dean of Administration, Mount Holyoke College; Registered Professional Engineer (MA); Member of the Holyoke Rotary Club; Former Board member of Holyoke Hospital and YMCA; Former member of Eastern Association of College and University Business Officers (EACUBO); Former member of Association of Physical Plant Administrators (APPA); Graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (B.S. Civil Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S. Civil Engineering); University of Massachusetts (M.B.A).

 

Director, Senior Advisor, Hazen Paper Company in Holyoke; formerly served as Chairperson, President and Treasurer; Member of Mayor of Holyoke’s Industrial Development Advisor Committee – formerly Chairman; Member of Board of Directors of Associated Industries of Mass.; Trustee, Holyoke Public Library; Member of Holyoke Taxpayer Association, Former President; Member, Holyoke Rotary Club; 1997 Holyoke Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year; 1999 Louis Oldershaw Community Service Award; Graduate of Dartmouth College (A.B.) and Columbia Graduate School of Business (MBA).

 

Retired President, Tighe & Bond, Inc.; Professional Engineer, MA, CT, NY and six other states; Diplomat, American Academy of Environmental Engineers; Director, PeoplesBank Corp; Trustee, PeoplesBank; Director, Holyoke Medical Center/Valley Health Systems; Member, Holyoke Economic and Industrial Development Corp.; Member, Holyoke School Building Advisory; Organizer of Holyoke Adopt-an-Island Program; Citizenship Awardee, St. Patrick’s Committee of Holyoke – 2004; Worcester Polytechnic Institute (B.S. Civil Engineering); Graduate of University of Maine, (M.S. Environmental Engineering).

Member of the Board of Trustees and past president of the Amherst Historical Society; Member of the Amherst Club and Tuesday Club; Past President, Fort River Elementary School (Amherst) Parent Council; Past secretary of Amherst Lassie League; Past member of Amherst Town Meeting and Amherst and Amherst/Pelham Regional School Committees; Emeritus member and past Chair of UMASS Friends of the Fine Arts Center Board; Past chair of Friends of the Fine Arts Center Galas; Past secretary of UMASS Court Club Board; Graduate of Hunter College of the City University New York. (B.A. Mathematics).

 

Haring Professor of History Emeritus, University of Massachusetts; served in various capacities including Chairman of History Department and Director of Program in Latin American Studies; Foreign Service Reserve Officer (1955-57); Consultant for Department of State, Washington D.C. (1964-1987); Member and former President, Conference on Latin American History; Member and former President New England Council of Latin American Studies; author of eight books and numerous articles on Argentina and Mexico; Corresponding Member of Mexican Academy of History (elected 1985) and of Argentine National Academy of History (elected 1992); recipient of Chancellor’s Medal for Distinguished Service, University of Massachusetts (1987) and Argentine Order for Distinguished Services (1999); Member, Board of Trustees, Friends of the University of Massachusetts Library; Graduate of Harvard College and University (Ph. D. History); resident of Applewood.

 

Retired Sales Representative, MetLife Insurance Company;  Board Member of the Holyoke Rotary Club and serves as a volunteer for the American Red Cross Pioneer Valley; Graduate of Morgan State University (B.S. Math).

Retired Senior Vice President Retail Division, Fleet Bank; Former Vice-President, City Savings Bank; Former Senior Vice President, Shawmut Bank & Trust; Holyoke Taxpayer’s Association, Former Executive Director; Holyoke Rotary Club, Former Treasurer; Director of Holyoke Economic Development Authority Emeritus; Holyoke Mayor’s Industrial Advisory Committee; Colony Club member and 39’Rs Club member; Past Holyoke Public Library Trustee; Past Holyoke Hospital Director, Former Chair; Past Director of Holyoke Chamber of Commerce; Past President of Credit Bureau of Western Mass; Past Director of YMCA; Past Director of Pioneer Valley Planning Commission; Past Director of Holyoke Red Cross; Past Director of United Way, Campaign Chair; Rotary Paul Harris Award; YMCA Oldershaw Award; Rotary-Dwight Award; Graduate of Colgate University (B.A. Economics); Graduate – Savings Bank Institute, University of Virginia and Brown University; resident of Loomis Village.

 

Easthampton Savings Bank, Senior Branch Officer; Former Retail Banking Officer, Banknorth; Former Registered Representative, John Hancock; South Hadley Chamber of Commerce, Treasurer; Graduate of University of Massachusetts (B.A. Business Administration; Western New England College (M.A. Finance).

 

Graduate of University of Massachusetts (B.A. Accounting); Certified Public Accountant, Lester Halpern and Company, P.C.; Partner since 1987; Member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Massachusetts Society of Public Accountants; Western New England College Tax Institute planning committee; treasurer and advancement chairperson Boy Scout Troop 179, active in Children’s International Summer Villages, Inc. (CISV), a nonprofit organization that promotes international friendships and cultural understanding, St. Michael's Church "Little Angel" teacher, E. Longmeadow; volunteer for several childrens' school and sport activities.

 

Graduate of Mount Holyoke College (B.A. Economics) and Western New England College School of Law (J.D. cum laude); Attorney.  Member and former Chair, City of Holyoke Planning Board; Trustee and Secretary, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education; Trustee, St. Paul’s Church, Holyoke; Member of the Board and Executive Committee, WGBY division of the WGBH Educational Foundation; former trustee: American International College, Mount Holyoke College and Holyoke Community College; former Law Clerk to the Justices of Massachusetts Superior Court.

Graduate of Occidental College (B.S. Political and Social Behavior); President, Whiting Energy Fuels, Holyoke/Northampton, MA; Trustee of Forestdale Cemetery Association; Member of Board of Directors New England Fuel Institute; Honorary Co-Chair, 2000 Holyoke Hospital Golf Fore Health and Tennis Benefit; Former Trustee of Northampton Historical Society (now Historic Northampton); Former member of the Board of Directors for People’s Institute, Northampton, MA and former member of the Board of Directors of Friends of the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round, Inc.