Katherine Lamb Named 2008 Young Careerist For Berkshire BPW
Katherine Taylor Lamb of Williamstown was named the 2008 Young Careerist for the Berkshire Business and Professional Women’s Organization. She will represent Berkshire BPW at the Western District Annual meeting, which will be held on April 12, 2008. She competed against two other candidates on Monday, February 4, 2008.The other candidates were Mia Carlotto, a Guidance Counselor with the Adult Learning Center for the Pittsfield Public Schools, and Rebecca Utenis-Borders, an Assistant Branch Manager at Legacy Banks in Otis, Massachusetts.
Lamb is a Third Grade Teacher at Lanesborough Elementary School in Lanesborough, Massachusetts. She also is a graduate of the Berkshire Leadership Program and a Provisional Member of the Junior League Class of 2008. She is a graduate of Rhodes College and has a Master’s in Education from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
Each Young Careerist Candidate is interviewed by a panel of judges, answers questions related to the national BPW legislative platform and gives a prepared speech. The candidates are given a choice of ten topics selected by the national organization, BPW USA.
The judges for the evening were June Roy-Martin of Manager of Communications, HR & Business Development Manager at Quality Printing Company, Jane Winn, Executive Director of the Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) and Linda Shafiroff, co-owner of Creative Building Solutions, LLC.
Millie Calesky, Business and Life Coach and Inspirational Speaker, of Hinsdale, Massachusetts and Amy Perry Mercier, Associate Attorney at Martin & Oliveira, LLP in Pittsfield served as co-chairs for this annual Berkshire BPW event. The Berkshire BPW's mission is to promote full participation, equity, and economic self sufficiency for America’s working women.
