Four new administrators join MCLA admissions office

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NORTH ADAMS - Four new administrators, including two Assistant Directors, have joined the MCLA Admissions Office. Sherri Crean has taken on the role of Assistant Director of Transfer Admission, while Caissa McClinton is the new Assistant Director of Admission and Multicultural Recruitment. In addition, both Joshua Mendel and Peter Sison have taken on the role of full-time Admission Counselors. Crean comes from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, where she was senior assistant director of admissions since 1997. In this capacity, she focused heavily on managing the transfer admission process. She holds a B.A. in psychology from Wheaton College and a Master of Science in student personnel from Springfield College. In her new role, she will oversee the transfer admissions process of students focusing on increasing enrollments from community colleges. McClinton most recently comes from Mount Holyoke College where she served as assistant director of admission and coordinator of ALANA Outreach since 2002. Prior to that, she worked at MCLA as the coordinator of the Student Diversity Team, which was a collaboration between the College and Drury High School. McClinton holds a Master of Education specializing in multicultural education from the University of Massachusetts and a B.A. in psychology from Mount Holyoke College. She will be focusing on enhancing the multicultural recruitment plan in order to enroll a higher percentage of underrepresented populations at MCLA. Mendel, who is from Adams, earned both his B.S. in business and Master of Counseling from Assumption College. His most recent experience in the field of higher education was at Endicott College, where he served as Director of Residential Life. He also previously served as a Residence Director at Assumption College. At MCLA he is focusing on freshmen admission. Sison previously worked for the MCLA Admissions Office on a part-time basis assisting with College fairs and high school visits. He graduated from MCLA in 2003 with a B.A. in English/Communications, and is originally from North Andover, Mass. He also will work on freshmen admission at MCLA. In commenting on the new Admissions administrators, Denise Richardello, vice president of enrollment and external affairs said, "I am very pleased with the experience and energy that these new staff members bring to the MCLA Admissions Office. I am confident that they will prove to be valuable resources to high school students throughout Berkshire County and beyond who are eager to learn about their higher education options."
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Lanesborough Fifth-Graders Win Snowplow Name Contest

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — One of the snowplows for Highway District 1 has a new name: "The Blizzard Boss."
 
The name comes from teacher Gina Wagner's fifth-grade class at Lanesborough Elementary School. 
 
The state Department of Transportation announced the winners of the fourth annual "Name A Snowplow" contest on Monday. 
 
The department received entries from public elementary and middle school classrooms across the commonwealth to name the 12 MassDOT snowplows that will be in service during the 2025/2026 winter season. 
 
The purpose of the contest is to celebrate the snow and ice season and to recognize the hard work and dedication shown by public works employees and contractors during winter operations. 
 
"Thank you to all of the students who participated. Your creativity allows us to highlight to all, the importance of the work performed by our workforce," said  interim MassDOT Secretary Phil Eng.  
 
"Our workforce takes pride as they clear snow and ice, keeping our roads safe during adverse weather events for all that need to travel. ?To our contest winners and participants, know that you have added some fun to the serious take of operating plows. ?I'm proud of the skill and dedication from our crews and thank the public of the shared responsibility to slow down, give plows space and put safety first every time there is a winter weather event."
 
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