May 27, 2021 (North Adams, MA) – BFAIR was excited to partner with the Boston College School of Social Work on a project with graduate students for spring 2021 as part of its Creating and Sustaining Social Enterprises course. This course focuses on important concepts and stages in considering [...]
Apr. 20, 2021 (North Adams, MA) – BFAIR adds a new position of Fundraising & Grants Manager to the organization and welcomes Tara Jacobsen into the role. Tara recently relocated to Berkshire County after living in Seattle, Washington for the past few years. In both Tara’s personal and professional life, she [...]
Apr. 8, 2021 (North Adams, MA) – BFAIR is excited to welcome three distinct members of the Berkshire community to their Board of Directors: Dr. Gray Ellrodt, Attorney Steve Narey, and Laila Boucher. Dr. Gray Ellrodt, former Chief of Medicine at Berkshire Medical Center comes to BFAIR with over 30 [...]
Mar. 31, 2021 (North Adams, MA) – BFAIR is happy to announce the promotions of two staff members into much-deserved roles in their respective departments: Julia Phykitt, and Christine Meiklejohn. Julia attended the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor [...]
Mar. 19, 2021 (North Adams, MA) – We are pleased to announce the promotion of Michelle Baity to the position of Senior Vice President-Human Resources. Michelle joined BFAIR’s Senior management team three years ago and brought with her numerous years of experience in Human Resources as well as the human [...]
Feb. 26, 2020 (North Adams, MA) – Jasmine Rivera-Boucher has been promoted to the Director of Adult Foster Care (AFC) and Shared Living services. The Director is responsible for the day to day operations of both programs, the development and implementation of the AFC/SL, accreditation, policies and procedures as [...]
Dec. 26, 2019 (North Adams, MA) – BFAIR has been selected as a beneficiary of the Stop & Shop Community Bag Program for the month of January. The Stop & Shop Community Bag Program, which launched in May 2019, is a reusable bag program that facilitates community support with [...]
Erin Shea Promoted to BFAIR’s Vice President of Quality Compliance Dec. 11, 2019 (North Adams, MA) – Erin Shea has been promoted to the Vice President of Quality Compliance at BFAIR, a new member to the Senior Management team. Erin holds a Bachelor’s in Social Work from Our Lady [...]
Nov. 26, 2019 (North Adams, MA) – BFAIR held its first signature event, a masquerade gala, on Friday, October 25 at the Proprietor’s Lodge in Pittsfield, MA to celebrate its milestone 25th anniversary while raising over $110,000. Adams Community Bank was the underwriter of the event, followed by MountainOne [...]
Aug. 22, 2019 (North Adams, MA) – BFAIR (Berkshire Family & Individual Resources, Inc.) has been recognized by the American Red Cross as one of its Premier Blood Partners for 2019, a prestigious honor, for its support of the community and national blood supply. Last year, BFAIR helped the [...]
