Berkshire Professional Women to Honor Local Banker10:08AM / Friday, September 25, 2009
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A dinner celebrating the selection of Denise Marshall of South Adams Savings Bank as the Berkshire Business and Professional Women's 2009 "Woman of Achievement" will be held Monday, Oct. 19, at the Country Club of Pittsfield.
The award honors a Berkshire County woman for her achievements and commitment to the community. The dinner will begin at 6. Tickets are $35; money raised at the event will go toward BBPW’s scholarship fund for Berkshire County women who are going to school to try to further their careers.
At South Adams Savings Bank, Marshall is chief financial officer, treasurer and senior vice president, a position she was promoted to in 2002. Before that, she was controller of the former Bank of Boston; internal auditor, vice president of internal controls and vice president of management information systems at Berkshire Bank, and vice president of operations and the Y2K consultant at Legacy Banks, formerly City Savings Bank and Lenox Savings Bank.
Marshall earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the former North Adams State College, graduating summa cum laude in 1981. She also studied for two years at the Massachusetts School for Financial Studies at Babson College.
In the community, Marshall just completed a two-year term as chairwoman of the board of directors of the Berkshire United Way. During that time, she championed the new community impact business model and led the organization's transformation from that of a fund raiser to true community leader. Marshall joined the Berkshire United Way board in 1996 and served in various capacities until taking over as chairwoman from 2007-09. Currently she is chairman of Berkshire United Way's Community Investment Oversight Committee.
Marshall also has sat on the board of directors of Elder Services of Berkshire County and served as treasurer of the St. Mark Middle School PTO. She has contributed years of service to the Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center, joining its board in the 1980s and serving as president from February 1991 to January 1995. She also was a member of the board of directors of the Berkshire County chapter of the American Red Cross from 2005 to 2009. Currently she serves on the Investment Committee for Berkshire Place in Pittsfield and is chairwoman of the Finance Council at Sacred Heart Church.
Marshall lives in Pittsfield with her husband of 30 years, Howard. She has two children, Howard, 26, and Heather, 23, and one granddaughter, Alannah, 18 months.
Reservations must be made by Friday, Oct. 9. For reservations, contact Holly Lawson at holly.lawson@tdbanknorth.com or 413-445-8261. |
