CHP names Kelly Krok as director of human resources
Great Barrington — Community Health Programs (CHP) has named Kelly Krok as director of human resources for its countywide health care network. Krok will oversee personnel matters for 150 employees working at CHP’s physician practices in Great Barrington, Lee, Pittsfield, Adams, and North Adams.
Krok was most recently the manager of HR Operations and Global Mobility at SABIC Innovative Plastics, and also served as SABIC’s Pittsfield Site HR manager. She worked with SABIC’s predecessor company, GE Plastics, in a series of human resource positions beginning in 1981, and has expertise in all facets of personnel management, policies, procedures, and employee engagement.
Krok is a Pittsfield native who serves on the board of Greylock Federal Credit Union and has served as member of the Pittsfield Volunteer Board of SABIC. Krok holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and lives in Pittsfield with her family.
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Carr Hardware re-opening celebration
Great Barrington — Carr Hardware will re-open its Great Barrington location on Saturday, May 14. The event will begin with a ribbon cutting on Saturday at 11 a.m. with Carr Hardware owners Bart and Marshall Raser and Great Barrington Select Board Chair Sean Stanton. Carr will also be promoting a $4 bucket sale, all proceeds from which will go to the Great Barrington Land Conservancy. A representative from Stihl power equipment will be on hand to give a demonstration of the line.
Beginning in November 2015, Carr Hardware began the process of reorganizing and remodeling its Great Barrington store. The process was seen as a way to continue the beautification process of downtown Great Barrington and offer customers a new experience. In addition to adding the Stihl line, Carr has expanded many areas of the store to offer customers more variety and a larger inventory including a bigger tool department with a wider selection of brands, a broader front showroom and lawn and garden section, and an enlargement of the vanity and plumbing department.
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BEHOLD! New Lebanon names Jasmine DeJackome as program coordinator
New Lebanon, N.Y. — BEHOLD! New Lebanon, the first living museum of contemporary rural American life, has named Jasmine DeJackome as program coordinator. DeJackome is responsible for scheduling and overseeing the activities of BEHOLD! New Lebanon’s rural guides, who conduct more than 100 informative programs in their own professional settings.
DeJackome earned a B.A. in anthropology and art history from Temple University in Philadelphia, and a master’s degree in art history from the University of Massachusetts. She previously held positions in the education departments at the Trustees of Reservations, the University Museum of Contemporary Art at UMass Amherst, and the Wadsworth Atheneum. At the Trustees, Jasmine coordinated programs at Naumkeag in Stockbridge, Mass., where she became familiar with the Berkshire Hills and Hudson Valley.
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