Williams College announces the appointment of the following administrative staff:
Lisa L. Corbitt as employment manager. Most recently, Corbitt served as human resources manager for LexisNexis Matthew Bender, where she led a team responsible for development and leadership. Prior to working for the Albany facility, Corbitt was a senior human resources consultant, managing claim operations and sales and service for the Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and New York offices of Travelers Insurance Company. She received her B.S. from Siena College, Loudonville, NY.
Gillien Graye as development research specialist. Graye recently worked as office assistant and receptionist for The Manchester Journal and technology proctor for the Union Institute & University/ Vermont College, where she assisted faculty and students in the use of software, word processing and spreadsheet programs. Graye received her B.A. from Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. and her M.L.S. with a school media specialization from St. John's University, Jamaica, N.Y.
Martha Marvin as Essel Postdoctoral Research Fellow for the neuroscience program. Marvin most recently served as assistant professor of cardiovascular sciences and cell and molecular biology at Albany Medical College. After graduation, she did biology and biological chemistry research for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Harvard Medical School, and Hydra Biosciences. Marvin received her B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and her Ph.D. in biology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Margaret McComish as associate director of planned giving. McComish recently held the position of vice president and wealth advisor for TD Banknorth Wealth Management Group, where she managed administration of investment management and trust accounts and provided wealth management and advising concerning estate, financial and retirement planning. McComish received her B.A. from University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. with high honors from University of Connecticut School of Law.
Stephen D. Smith as assistant manager Paresky Center dining services. Smith previously worked for Sodhex Campus Services as operations manager for Central Connecticut State University and for Nicholls State University in Louisiana. He also has been an assistant manager of Burger King Corporation.
Suzanne Stinson as assistant director, Center for Development Economics. Stinson's experience includes financial planning and analysis, as well as program evaluation and development positions as senior vice president for the strategy and finance department of the National Patient Safety Foundation. Stinson received her B.A. from University of Chicago and her M.B.A. in finance with an international business concentration from New York University Stern School of Business.
Bradford Wakeman as director of investment operations and risk management. Wakeman recently was director of public market investments for the Lucent Master Pension Trust. Before this, he served as chief financial officer of Pension Reserves Investment Management Board and manager of Charles L. Burke, CPA, Stoneham. He received his B.S. from Bentley College, Waltham.
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Williamstown Planners OK Preliminary Habitat Plan
By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Planning Board on Tuesday agreed in principle to most of the waivers sought by Northern Berkshire Habitat for Humanity to build five homes on a Summer Street parcel.
But the planners strongly encouraged the non-profit to continue discussions with neighbors to the would-be subdivision to resolve those residents' concerns about the plan.
The developer and the landowner, the town's Affordable Housing Trust, were before the board for the second time seeking an OK for the preliminary subdivision plan. The goal of the preliminary approval process is to allow developers to have a dialogue with the board and stakeholders to identify issues that may come up if and when NBHFH brings a formal subdivision proposal back to the Planning Board.
Habitat has identified 11 potential waivers from the town's subdivision bylaw that it would need to build five single-family homes and a short access road from Summer Street to the new quarter-acre lots on the 1.75-acre lot the trust purchased in 2015.
Most of the waivers were received positively by the planners in a series of non-binding votes.
One, a request for relief from the requirement for granite or concrete monuments at street intersections, was rejected outright on the advice of the town's public works directors.
Another, a request to use open drainage to manage stormwater, received what amounted to a conditional approval by the board. The planners noted DPW Director Craig Clough's comment that while open drainage, per se, is not an issue for his department, he advised that said rain gardens not be included in the right of way, which would transfer ownership and maintenance of said gardens to the town.
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The Charter Review Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to endorse an amended version of the compliance provision it drafted to be added to the Town Charter. click for more
Developer David Traggorth asked the trustees to make the contribution from its coffers to help unlock an additional $5.4 million in state funds for the planned 54-unit apartment building at the south end of the Cable Mills site.
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