CET's Board of Directors

CET's Board of Directors is responsible for guiding the organization's overall direction, strategic planning, approving substantive policy and planning initiatives and assisting with other tasks as needed.

Officers

Paul Gavrity, President, has been a member of CET's Board for six years.He is currently Associate Executive Director of Berkshire County ARC. Mr. Gavrity is also active in the Chamber of Commerce, where he serves on the Government Relations Committee. He is married and has three children.

Vicky Singer, Treasurer, served as the Executive Director of Berkshire Enterprises, which she helped found twenty five years ago. Berkshire Enterprises is an entrepreneurial consulting and training program based in Pittsfield. Her previous experience was as an owner of a retail business in Lenox, MA. Ms. Singer has lived in Pittsfield since 1978. She received her Ed.D. in 1997 from UMASS with a dissertation on entrepreneurial training.

Alan Silverstein, Clerk, is a former co-director of CET. Mr. Silverstein worked at CET from 1979 to 2010 and was responsible for the start-up and management of many successful innovative programs. He served on the Boards of Directors of MassRecycle and WasteCap of Massachusetts. He was Co-Chair of the 11th National Recycling Congress in Boston and Co-Chair of the Non-Profit Recyclers Council of the National Recycling Coalition (NRC). In 1998, Mr. Silverstein was invited to join the Massachusetts Recycling 2000 Task Force to develop a strategy to reach 46% recycling rate by the year 2000. Mr. Silverstein received his B.A. in History from American University.

Ruth Blodgett is currently Senior Vice President for System Planning and Program Development at Berkshire Medical Center. She also served as its Chief Operating Officer from 1995 - 2001. Her community involvement includes serving on the Board of Berkshire Community College, Berkshire Community Music School and the Massachusetts Society of Prevention to Cruelty to Children. She has taught Project Business at Reid Middle School. Ms. Blodgett received her MBA from the University of Chicago. She is married and has three children.

Kit Dobelle is a community member active in the local community. She currently serves on the boards of the Colonial Theatre, Berkshire Health Systems, and the Massachusetts Board of the Conservation Law Foundation. She is a member of the Steering Committee for Berkshire Hospice House. She is the wife of former Pittsfield Mayor Evan Dobelle, and lives in Pittsfield.

Laura Dubester, is a former Co-Director of CET. Ms. Dubester was employed by CET from 1977 to 2010. Her responsibilities included program design, development, oversight and administration; community outreach and public relations; and liaison with program funders. She received a B.A. in History (University of Rochester), as well as Masters Degrees in Education (Antioch College) and Public Administration (Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government).

Tom Jorling is currently a visiting distinguished professor of environmental studies at the Center for Environmental Studies at Williams College. Mr. Jorling previously served as the director of Environmental Studies at Williams College; as minority counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee for Public Works; and he has worked as assistant administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He also previously headed New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation and spent a decade as vice-president for environmental affairs at International Paper.

John Majercak is Executive Director of CET.

Matthew Masiero is the owner and president of Guido's Fresh Marketplace. Founded in 1979, Guido's provides a full range of earth friendly products, organic produce and natural foods. Guido’s serves customers from its Pittsfield and Great Barrington stores. Mr. Masiero lives with his family in Richmond.

William Moomaw is Professor of International Environmental Policy at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. He conducts research on the technology and economics of energy and environmental policies and works internationally and domestically with groups that develop solutions to environmental problems. Prior to coming to Tufts, he taught chemistry and environmental studies at Williams for 26 years. He served on the Williamstown Planning Board and the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission. He and his wife Margot enjoy their new LEED-certified Williamstown home, which uses no fossil fuels and is a net-zero energy residence.

Bamby Neale is the Principal of Conte Community School. She was recognized as the Massachusetts Principal of the Year in 2002. She is Chair of the Brown University Regional Principals' Leadership Network and member of its Board of Governors. She is also a member of the Harvard Principal Center Advisory Board. She is a faculty member of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Leadership Academy and Mentor Coordinator. She received her Ed.D. in Educational Administration. Ms. Neale is married and has two grown daughters.