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Berkshire County Arc
395 South Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Berkshire County Arc President & CEO, Kenneth W. Singer Receives Prestigious Leadership Award from the Arc of Massachusetts
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (Apr. 11, 2017) – Berkshire County Arc (BCArc) President & CEO, Kenneth W. Singer receives the prestigious Joseph Andrade Award for Leadership from the Arc of Massachusetts on Thursday, April 6th at their Annual Meeting.
Singer started at Berkshire County Arc in 1980 as a residential coordinator, in 1994 he became the executive director, and has been President & CEO for the last three years.The Sheraton Hotel Framingham was full of many supporters as Singer accepted the award. Twelve of BCArc’s staff, BCArc self-advocate Margaret, and Singer’s wife Christine, along with family members were present as Kenneth stepped up to the podium. He thanked the Arc with humility and emotion as he accepted his award, “I’m as excited to go to work today as I was 37 years ago, and that’s the truth. Who else can be lucky enough to go to work every day with the goal to make people’s lives happier, and make them have enriched lives? It’s wonderful. I am a lucky person. I thank all of you for making that possible; without you, and the 700 staff at Berkshire County Arc I would not be standing up here”.
About Berkshire County Arc
Founded in 1954, Berkshire County Arc is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization providing a broad range of community-based services to 650 individuals with developmental disabilities, brain injuries and autism throughout Berkshire and Hampden Counties in Massachusetts. The agency offers three day programs, 37 residential programs, employment services, citizen- and self-advocacy programs, respite services, an adult family care program and Zip ‘N Sort Mail Services. For more information, media professionals may contact Katrina Cardillo at 413-499-4241, ext. 254 or kcardillo@bcarc.org, or visit https://bcarc.org.
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Katrina Cardillo
Director of Marketing & Development
413-499-4241 ext. 254
kcardillo@bcarc.org
