BART Announces Three New Trustees
ADAMS, Mass — Berkshire Arts & Technology (BART) Charter Public School announces three recent additions to its Board of Trustees: Tom Bernard, Alison Bost, and Yina Moore.
Bernard, the former mayor of North Adams, is currently the President and CEO of Berkshire United Way. For the past 18 years, he has worked with various cultural, higher education, and public service institutions in Berkshire County and Western Massachusetts.
Bernard has experience in development and institutional advancement, government relations, finance and administration, strategic planning, economic development, communications, K-12 education, and community philanthropy.
Bost is the former Deputy General Counsel of Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP. She has over 23 years of experience as a lawyer representing clients in various matters, including litigation, appeals, labor and employment matters and legal ethics and professional responsibility matters.
Bost also served for many years on her firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee, including as Vice-Chair. Alison currently also serves on the Board of Child Care of the Berkshires, Inc.
Moore is the Founder and Executive Director of Adams Theater, which is currently under development to become a multi-functional performing arts center that will play a key role in revitalizing downtown Adams, MA. She has professional experience that combines nearly two decades of work at investment banks, architectural firms, and non-profit organizations.
Yina was a Director of the Fixed Income Strategy Team at Credit Suisse in New York City before obtaining a Master of Architecture Degree from Harvard University. Working predominantly in the Berkshires, Yina is passionate about the interdisciplinary work between economic development, design, and cultural development.
They join the following in their service as BART Trustees: George Ambriz; Rhon Ernest-Jones; Milton Ferguson; Marcel Kouame; Catherine McKeen, Vice Chair; Gina Puc, Chair; Fred Puddester, Treasurer; and Steve Simon, Secretary.
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