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2008 Volunteers

2008 Committee Chair Appointments and Descriptions
Committee Volunteer Assignments Under Development

Finance Committee

Mission: The finance committee works to ensure stable fund investments, accounting accuracy and annual budgeting


  • Co-Chair Deb DiMassimo, Century 21 FranklinStreet
  • Co-Chair Debbie Dwyer , Dwyer Agency
  • Sheila Wood, Carriag eHouse Real Estate
  • Lynne Blake, Mills Agency
  • Franz Forster, Franz J. Forster Real Estate

Good Neighbor Selection Committee

Mission: To review all applications received for the Berkshire Good Neighbor Award and select the best candidate for this honor, based on criteria of the National Association of REALTORS.
  • Chair, Linda Hebert, Lance Vermeulen Real Estate
  • Committee to be appointed in May

Government Affairs Committee

Mission: To review, organize and implement advocacy regarding legislative issues which affect the real estate industry, the profession, or private property rights and recommend specific positions to the Board of Directors and attend REALTOR Day on Beacon Hill to speak to those issues. To motivate members to become more actively involved in a wide variety of political activities and to educate members as to the need for involvement and advocacy.

  • Chair, Barbara Davis Hassan, Barb Hassan Realty

Grievance Committee

Mission: To conduct preliminary investigations and evaluations of complaints forwarded to the Committee from individual members, the public, and other committees or upon the committee’s own motions. Determine whether an ethics hearing or an arbitration hearing should be held or conversely, whether it should be dismissed as insufficient on it face. The Grievance Committee DOES NOT conduct hearings and DOES NOT determine if a violation of the Code of Ethics has occurred.
  • Chair, Maureen McFarland, Wheeler & Taylor Real Estate (2006-2008)
  • Alan Koivisto, Member, Pond Pasture Real Estate
  • Alan Marden, Member, Alton & Westall Real Estate
  • Jean Martin, Member, Tucker Associates
  • Susan Seely, Member, Coldwell Banker Rose Agency

Nominating Committee - Board Officers

Mission: To fill vacant officer positions for the Board of REALTORS Board of Directors.
  • Chair, Jeffrey Rose, Coldwell Banker Rose Real Estate
  • Committee to be appointed by Board President Sheila Wood in June

Nominating Committee - MLS Full Slate

Mission: To fill all vacant positions on the MLS Board of Directors
  • Chair, Elizabeth Randall, Elizabeth Randall Realty
  • Committee to be appointed by MLS President Lynne Blake in June

Nominating Committee - North Council

Mission: To fill vacant positions on the council, who also serve as the Directors on the Berkshire County Board of REALTORS Board of Directors.

  • Chair, Doreen Coones, Monarch Realty
  • Committee to be appointed by Council President Carlyne Mills in June

Nominating Committee - Central Council

Mission: To fill vacant positions on the council, who also serve as the Directors on the Berkshire County Board of REALTORS Board of Directors.

  • Chair, Barbara Davis Hassan, Barb Hassan Realty
  • Committee to be appointed by Council President Chico Gelinas in June

Nominating Committee - South Council

Mission: To fill vacant positions on the council, who also serve as the Directors on the Berkshire County Board of REALTORS Board of Directors.

  • Chair, Michael Sorrentino, Century 21 Franklin St. Assoc, Chair
  • Committee to be appointed by Council President Tim Lovett in June

Professional Standards Committee

The Professional Standards Committee conducts ethics and arbitration hearings to enforce the provisions in the REALTOR® Code of Ethics and to arbitrate business disputes arising out of commission discrepancies.
  • Chair, Michael Sorrentino, Century 21 Franklin St. Assoc, Chair
  • Appeal Panelists:
    Doreen Coones, Appeal Panel Tribunalist, Monarch Realty
    Barbara Davis-Hassan, Appeal Panel Tribunalist, Barb Hassan Realty
    Franz Forster, Appeal Panel Tribunalist, Franz J. Forster Real Estate
    Rebecca Gold, Appeal Panel Tribunalist, Harsch Associates
    Beverly Krol, Appeal Panel Tribunalist, Realty Street
    Timothy Lovett, Appeal Panel Tribunalist, Berkshire Property Agents, LLC
    Anne Meczywor, Appeal Panel Tribunalist, Roberts & Associates Realty
    Carlyne Mills, Appeal Panel Tribunalist, The Mills Agency
    Shea Potoski, Appeal Panel Tribunalist, Berkshire Property Agents, LLC
    Michael Sorrentino, Appeal Panel Tribunalist, Century 21 Franklin St. Assoc
    Sheila Wood, Appeal Panel Tribunalist, Carriage House Real Estate
  • Tribunal Members:
    Kathleen Alexander, Member, Dayspring Inc., REALTORS
    Louis Allegrone, Member, Allegrone Real Estate
    Susan Baum, Member, Berkshire Homes and Condos
    Roger Belanger, Member, Camelot Realty
    Lynne Blake, Member, The Mills Agency
    Lisa Bouchard, Member, The Kinderhook Group
    Daniel Boulais, Member, D & Dee Realty
    Rebecca Brady, Member, Tucker Associates
    Susan Calkins, Member, Century 21 Franklin St. Assoc
    Richard Callahan, Member, Barb Hassan Realty
    Jason Carchedi, Member, Carchedi Realty
    Timothy Carroll, Member, RE/MAX Integrity, REALTORS,Inc
    Judith Chenail, Member, Century 21 Perras Realty Inc.
    John Ciepiela, Member, RE/MAX Integrity, REALTORS,Inc
    Iris Cohen, Member, Roberts & Associates Realty
    Kim Coones, Member, Monarch Realty
    Suzanne Crerar, Member, Stone House Properties
    Mary-Jane Dalmaso, Member, Century 21 H. Dupee, REALTORS
    Barbara Davis-Hassan, Member, Barb Hassan Realty
    Marguerite DeSantis, Member, Berkshire Hearth Realty
    Debra DiMassimo, Member, Century 21 Franklin St Assoc
    Ruthana Donahue, Member, Sandra M. Preston Real Estate
    Deborah Dwyer, Member, Dwyer Agency-Eleanor Brown
    Deborah Dwyer, Member, Dwyer Agency-Eleanor Brown
    Thomas Elder, Member, Elder & McDonough Real Estate
    Deborah Elovirta, Member, RE/MAX Integrity, REALTORS,Inc
    Shepley Evans, Member, FRIDAY & Co.
    Dawn Farley, Member, Wheeler & Taylor R.E. - Main
    Bernard Fryc, Member, Nova Real Estate Services
    Marjorie Garzone, Member, Century 21 Franklin St Assoc
    Helen Gasparian, Member, Roberts & Associates Realty
    Kevin Granger, Member, Granger's Realty
    Barbara Greenfeld, Member, Roberts & Associates Realty
    Jonathan Hankin, Member, Wheeler & Taylor R.E. - Main
    Kathleen Hazelett, Member, Dayspring Inc., REALTORS
    Nancy Kalodner, Member, Benchmark Real Estate
    Alan Koivisto, Member, Pond Pasture Real Estate
    Jane LaBrasca, Member, Barnbrook Real Estate
    Shawna Lahey, Member, RE/MAX Integrity, REALTORS,Inc
    Donna Larkin, Member, Charlotte McCarthy Realty
    Dennis Lattizzori, Member, Liberty Realty
    Robert Librizzi, Member, Berkshire Agency
    Scott Lovellette, Member, L C P Realty
    Jack Machanik, Member, Carriage Barn Realty, Ltd
    Colleen Maffuccio, Member, Signature Associates, Inc.
    Alan Marden, Member, Alton & Westall Real Estate
    Brigitte McDonald, Member, Brigitte McDonald Real Estate
    Maureen McFarland, Member, Wheeler & Taylor R.E. - Main
    Mark McIlquham, Member, Realty Street
    Corinne McKeown, Member, StoryBook Homes Real Estate
    Anne Meczywor, Member, Roberts & Associates Realty
    Patrice Melluzzo, Member, Wheeler & Taylor R.E. - Main
    Laura Montemagni, Member, Signature Associates, Inc.
    Nora O'Brien, Member, Lenox Village Realty
    Rosemary O'Brien, Member, Coldwell Banker Rose Agency
    Barbara Osborne, Member, Ashmere Realty Inc.
    David Palmieri, Member, David A Palmieri Real Estate
    Andrew Perenick, Member, RE/MAX Integrity, REALTORS,Inc
    Martha Piper, Member, Stone House Properties
    Sandra Preston, Member, Preston Real Estate; Sandra
    Elizabeth Randall, Member, Elizabeth Randall Realty
    Elizabeth Randall, Member, Elizabeth Randall Realty
    Mary Ellen Raymer, Member, Century 21 Franklin St. Assoc
    Mary Ellen Raymer, Member, Century 21 Franklin St. Assoc
    Pamela Roberts, Member, Roberts & Associates Realty
    Pamela Roberts, Member, Roberts & Associates Realty
    Gina Romeo, Member, Century 21 Franklin St. Assoc
    Lori Rose, Member, Stone House Properties
    Lori Rose, Member, Stone House Properties
    Charles Sawyer, Member, Dayspring Inc., REALTORS
    Melissa Scarafoni-Metcalf, Member, Century 21 Franklin St Assoc
    Melissa Scarafoni-Metcalf, Member, Century 21 Franklin St Assoc
    Barbara Schulman, Member, Gabel Real Estate
    Susan Seely, Member, Coldwell Banker Rose Agency
    Martha Seiger, Member, Lance Vermeulen Real Estate
    Nancy Shulman, Member, Bloomberg Realty, Inc.
    Sheila Thunfors, Member, Stone House Properties
    Thomas Trifon, Member, Wheeler & Taylor R.E. - Main
    Mary Turek, Member, Berkshire Woods Realty
    Beth VanNess, Member, Keller Williams Realty
    Dawn VanNess, Member, Barnbrook Real Estate
    Lance Vermeulen, Member, Lance Vermeulen Real Estate
    Mary Wallace, Member, Century 21 Perras Realty Inc.
    Dennis Welch, Member, Dennis Welch Real Estate
    Mary White, Member, Barnbrook Real Estate
    Mary Jane White, Member, Cohen & White Associates
    Jeffrey Wilkinson, Member, Century 21 Franklin St Assoc
    Stanley Wojtkowski, Member, Berkshire Agency
    Colleen Zajac, Member, Monarch Realty
    Joseph Ziemlak, Member, RE/MAX Integrity, REALTORS,Inc
  • Administrators
    Sandra Carroll, Administrator, Berkshire Cnty Brd of REALTORS
    Suzette O'Brien, Administrator, Berkshire Cnty Brd of REALTORS

REALTOR Community Service

Mission: To involve the Board in public service programs to upgrade the quality of life in communities throughout our Board's jurisdiction, as evidence of REALTORS® concern for the total well being of the community.

  • Chair, Diane Ziemlak , RE/Max Integrirty, REALTORS
  • Wendy Babcock-Failla, Member, RE-MAX Integrity, REALTORS
  • Dan Boulais, Member, D & Dee Realty
  • Ada Cutting, Member, Coldwell Banker Rose Real Estate
  • Debbie Dwyer, Member, Dwyer Agency
  • Caroline Gavin, Member, RE-MAX Integrity, REALTORS
  • Chico Gelinas, Member, RE-MAX Integrity, REALTORS
  • Jean Martin, Tucker Associates
  • Susan Mount, Tucker Associates
  • Andy Perenick, Member, RE-MAX Integrity, REALTORS
  • Mark Roos, Member, RE-MAX Integrity, REALTORS
  • Michael Sorrentino, Century 21 Franklin Street
  • Wendy Smith, Member, RE-MAX Integrity, REALTORS
  • Sherry Street , Member, Realty Street

REALTOR of the Year Selection Committee

Mission: To review all applications received for the Berkshire REALTOR of the Year and select the outstanding association advocate and volunteer for the year, based on criteria of the award.
  • Chair, Charley Sawyer, Dayspring, REALTORS, Inc.
  • Committee to be appointed by President Sheila Wood in June

 

 
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