JamieEllen Moncecchi
has created positive social and economic change across Berkshire County as senior vice president and chief administrative officer at Greylock Federal Credit Union. She is deeply committed to equity and inclusion, leading Greylock ' s human resources, marketing, community support, and DEI efforts. Her mantra is " fairness and consistency." JamieEllen developed a series of initiatives at Greylock to empower women leaders in conjunction with International Women ' s Day, and revamped Greylock ' s philanthropic giving to ensure deeper community impact, all while shepherding investments of more than $ 700,000 a year. Currently the vice president of MCLA Foundation Board, she is a tireless volunteer, having served on Multicultural BRIDGE’ s gala committee and previously on Berkshire United Way’ s Success By 6 committee.“ JamieEllen has humbly been the heart and soul of Greylock for nearly 30 years,” says Michael Stoddard, executive vice president of Greylock.
Bettina Montano
is artistic director of Berkshire Pulse, a diverse dance studio in Housatonic that she founded in 1995. When she moved to the Berkshires with a BFA in dance from Temple University, Bettina found little in the way of affordable dance options so she started Flowering Child Performing Arts Program at Eden Hill Recreation Center in Stockbridge, which is now Berkshire Pulse. Today, she oversees dozens of programs serving over 1,000 youth, teens, and adults a year at Pulse studios and throughout the tri-state area through in-school, afterschool, and community programs.“ Bettina has worked tirelessly for decades to deliver high-quality dance and creative arts classes,” says Benjamin Court, operations manager for Berkshire Pulse.“ She has never turned away a student for lack of ability to pay.”
Larry Moore is director of the nonprofit organization Baseball in the Berkshires, retired physical education specialist and coach in the Central Berkshire schools, and longtime basketball and soccer official. Baseball in the Berkshires has hosted dozens of exhibits throughout the county on local baseball history, most recently at Ventfort Hall in Lenox with“ Breaking Windows and Breaking Barriers.” Larry also founded Gymfest of the Berkshires, a recreational and competitive gymnastics facility in Pittsfield. This longtime Yankee and Detroit Tigers fan is a volunteer outreach educator for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, and co-author of the 2016 book, Baseball in the Berkshires.“ We are fortunate to have Larry, he’ s so dedicated to the cause,” says Kevin Larkin, a founding member of Baseball in the Berkshires and one of the authors of the book.
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