Student Successes

Charles B. Rockwell (Selected Studies , '73). President and chief executive officer, AAA Affiliated Auto Club of Berkshire County, Pittsfield.

Annique "Kiki" Herold (Liberal Arts , '76). BS, Northeastern Univ., Ô80.Personal Trainer in NYC. Executive Director, "Giant Steps, the Skyscraper Stairclimb to End Violence," May 3, NYC.

Diane Duda (Computer Information Systems , '91). Master's in computer science, RIT '98. Software engineer working out of Rochester for a west-coast-based telecommunications company.

Jenny Ringer Vassura (Liberal Arts , '87). New England School of Art and Design, Õ90. Multimedia graphic artist for Hyperactive Multimedia in Quincy.

David Chambers (Engineering Technology , '92). Married to Robin Hanger Chambers, Pittsfield. Associate for Mead Paper Corporation Specialty Division.

Lisa Schneider Zaiken (Office Administration , '92). Attending MCLA. Customer service representative, GE Plastics.

Maria Brodeur graduated from BCC's Nursing program in 1995. Today she is a registered school nurse at Reid Middle School and public health nurse for the City of Pittsfield. The winner of Girls Incorporated's 1997 "She Knows Where She's Going" award, Maria is continuing her education toward a bachelor of science in nursing degree at Elms College.

Daniel Roche graduated from BCC's Computer Information Systems program in 1995. Today he is a Computer Programmer/Analyst at Kay-Bee Toys in Pittsfield.

Marcella Bradway Wojtkowski graduated from BCC's Selected Studies program in 1985. She graduated from UMass Medical School in 1994. Today she is a practicing surgeon in Southern Connecticut.

Debra Malcolm graduated from BCC's Business Careers program in 1991. She earned her BS at Elms College in 1993. Today she is a buyer of new materials for components of Japanese cars at Nas Tech in Bennington.

Edward MacDonald graduated from BCC's Selected Studies program in 1990. He continued on to earn degrees from Emerson and RPI. Today he is at SUNY's Rockefeller Institute government program, to which he won a national doctoral fellowship.

Donna MacDonald graduated from BCC's Selected Studies program in 1991, having served as student trustee. She earned her BA from Williams College. Today she is working toward her master's from RPI.

Scott M. Winters ( Engineering , '92). BS, UMass, '94. Civil engineer, Mass. Highway Dept., Lenox.

Melanie Gelaznik graduated from BCC's Office Administration program in 1992, after working eleven years for GE. Today she is in Management Systems at Berkshire Training & Employment.

Dawn M. Krzanik ( Computer Information Systems , Business Careers , '96). Attending MCLA. Computer programmer/analyst, Kay-Bee Toy.

David Gage ( Environmental Science , '73). AS, Culinary Institute of America,Õ79. Married to Nancy Wyman, two children, Worthington. Food service director, Elder Services of Berkshire County.

Gary Smith earned his GED and graduated from BCC's Business Careers program in 1993, after working for sixteen years at GE. Today he is Bookkeeper at BCC's Business Office. One of his responsibilities is the "Tuition and Fees" part of the BCC website.

Daniel S. Jones graduated from BCC's Environmental Science program in 1986. He earned his BS and MS from UMass. Today he is Ecological Risk Assessor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.

Randy F. Weinstein ( Selected Studies , '76). BA, Westfield State College, '79. Historian and author. President, Randy F. Weinstein Bookseller, Sheffield.

Paul Moore graduated from BCC's Theatre Arts program in 1975. Today he is National Business Agent of United Scenic Artist, where he is responsible for contracts with ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, all Broadway theatres, and the New York Metropolitan Opera.

Lisa Cerveira graduated from BCC's Nursing program in 1988, having begun her nursing career as a nursing assistant at BMC. Today Lisa is a community staff nurse with the Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association, who awarded her its Community Nursing Excellence Award in June, 1997. She is continuing her education in nursing at the University of Massachusetts.

Mark VanHorn graduated from BCC's Engineering and Electronic Technology programs in 1986. He continued his education at Tri State and the University of North Carolina, where he completed his Ph.D. Today he works at IBM.

Lisa Schneider Zaiken (Office Management , '92). Attending MCLA. Customer service representative, GE Plastics.

Paul Zaiken (Business Administration , '92). BS, UMass, '93. Financial analyst, Schweitzer-Mauduit, Lee.

David Childs graduated from BCC's Engineering program in 1991. He earned his MSEE from Clarkson. Today he works at EPRI Power Delivery Center in Lenox.

Jacqueline T. Benham ( Business Careers , 87). School of Savings Banking, Ô80. Fairfield UniversityÕs National School of Banking, Ô90. Field executive, American Cancer Society.

Nancy Wyman (Nursing , Liberal Studies , '87). BS, Umass, Ô73. MS, Antioch New England Graduate School, Ô94. Married to David Gage, two children, Worthington. Nurse consultant, New England Geriatrics.

Kim A. Oakes (Computer Information Systems , '97). Married, two children. Associate database analyst, Berkshire Life Insurance Co.

Richard Belair graduated from BCC's Business Administration program in 1987. In 1989 he completed a BS in labor relations from Westfield State College. Today he is Manager of Employment and Training at Berkshire Life Insurance Company.

Lisa Scace Belair graduated from BCC's Business Administration program in 1987. In 1989 she completed a BS in human resources from Western New England College. Today she is Manager of Human Resources at Kimball Farms.

Richard Welch graduated from BCC's Engineering program in 1985, then earned his graduate and postgraduate degrees from UMass. On July 4 this year, the Sojourner Rover he worked on for NASA landed on Mars.