Greylock Federal Promotes Assistant Vice President, Market Manager

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Greylock Federal Credit Union announced the promotion of Becki Beron to Assistant Vice President, Market Manager.
 
"Becki has been a valued and trusted part of our team for more than 16 years now," said Senior Vice President of Retail Services Robert Sims. "She's very well-respected and liked by our staff and the members, and I couldn't think of a better person for this role."
 
In her role, Beron will coordinate and supervise the ongoing activities of a region that includes Greylock's Kellogg Street, Allendale and Lanesborough branch locations. She will supervise and serve the branch managers and assistant branch managers within her market and advise Greylock's senior leaders on strategies to better support the company's mission and goals within the region.  
 
Beron began her career with Greylock as a part-time teller at the Lee branch.
 
"I am excited for this new opportunity and look forward to working more closely with our Allendale, Kellogg, and Lanesborough branch teams," Beron said. "The teams and I are excited to continue improving our already exceptional member services."   
 
Beron is also a Certified Credit Union Financial Counselor.
 
Beron has volunteered for Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity where she served as secretary of the Family Selection Committee, and the Women's Build Committee. She was also a long-time volunteer with Junior League of Berkshire County, having served as President, Treasurer, VP Community Programs, and VP Membership Chair.
 
In 2017, Beron received the Junior League Volunteer Extraordinaire Award. Also that year, she received Greylock's first ever "Good Neighbor Award for Community Involvement. In 2018, she received the credit union's highest honor, the Bees Prendergast Award. Beron was among the 2019 recipients of the 40 under Forty Award from Berkshire Community College. 
 
Beron lives in Pittsfield with her husband, Harry, and their daughter, Madeleine.
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Pittsfield City Council Weighs in on 'Crisis' in Public Schools

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff

A half-dozen people addressed the City Council from the floor of Monday's meeting, including Valerie Anderson, right.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — After expressing anger and outrage and making numerous calls for accountability and transparency, the 11 members of the City Council on Monday voted to support the School Committee in seeking an independent investigation into allegations of misconduct by staff members at Pittsfield High School that have come to light in recent weeks.
 
At the close of a month that has seen three PHS administrators put on administrative leave, including one who was arrested on drug trafficking charges, the revelation that the district is facing a civil lawsuit over inappropriate conduct by a former teacher and that a staff member who left earlier in the year is also under investigation at his current workplace, the majority of the council felt compelled to speak up about the situation.
 
"While the City Council does not have jurisdiction over the schools … we have a duty to raise our voices and amplify your concerns and ensure this crisis is met with the urgency it demands," Ward 5 Councilor Patrick Kavey said.
 
About two dozen community members attended the special meeting of the council, which had a single agenda item.
 
Four of the councilors precipitated the meeting with a motion that the council join the School Committee in its search for an investigation and that the council, "be included in the delivery of any disclosures, interim reports or findings submitted to the city."
 
Last week, the School Committee decided to launch that investigation. On Monday, City Council President Peter White said the School Committee has a meeting scheduled for Dec. 30 to authorize its chair to enter negotiations with the Springfield law firm of Bulkley, Richardson and Gelinas to conduct that probe.
 
Ward 7 Councilor Rhonda Serre, the principal author of the motion of support, was one of several members who noted that the investigation process will take time, and she, like Kavey, acknowledged that the council has no power over the public schools beyond its approval of the annual district budget.
 
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