Bacon Wilson PC in Springfield announces that Jacquelyn Matthews, Queenie Miao and Sadie Woolstenhulme have been accepted into the law clerk program for the 2025-2026 school year.
The firm created the clerkship program more than 40 years ago to allow law school students to gain experience and mentoring in the legal profession.
Matthews joined Bacon Wilson in May 2025. She is pursuing her Juris Doctor at Western New England University School of Law, with an expected graduation date of May 2026. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in international relations and Arabic, along with minors in STEPP (science, technology, environment and public policy), from Michigan State University in 2023. She is a member of the Western New England Global Justice Clinic. Before joining the firm, she participated in a summer associate program in Connecticut, served as president of Empowering Women in Law in East Lansing, Michigan and founded the International Law Students Association at Western New England University. She is originally from Newtown, Connecticut. In 2021, she spent eight weeks in Amman, Jordan, as part of the Jordan Language Academy Study Abroad Program.
Miao joined Bacon Wilson in May 2025. She is a Juris Doctor candidate at the University of Illinois College of Law in Champaign, with graduation expected in May 2026. Miao will be completing her final year of law school remotely while working at Bacon Wilson. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in philosophy, with a minor in legal studies, from Brandeis University in 2021. Before joining the firm, Miao served as the teaching assistant for the University of Illinois Legal Writing and Introduction to Advocacy courses. She was a law clerk at the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and as a student attorney at the University of Illinois Immigration Clinic. She also volunteered at a rescue ranch in Champaign, Illinois. Originally from Nanjing, China, Miao is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
Woolstenhulme joined Bacon Wilson in May 2025. She is a Juris Doctor candidate at Western New England University School of Law, with plans to graduate in May 2026. She holds a Bachelor of Science in American studies with a minor in religious studies from Utah State University, earned in 2020. She is a member of the Student Bar Association’s Judicial Advisory Board, the Public Interest Associationand the Women’s Law Association. She serves as a senior staff member of the Western New England Law Review and a teaching assistant in criminal law, constitutional law and contracts. She spent several years at the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office and most recently interned for a Massachusetts Trial Court judge. Originally from Utah, she has lived in the Berkshires since 2020.
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The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission has recently elected its Executive Committee for fiscal year 2026, which will help guide the organization’s strategic direction and regional planning efforts.
The Executive Committee members represent communities across Hampden and Hampshire counties:
Chairman: William Dwyer — Hadley.
Vice chairman: George Kingston — East Longmeadow.
Secretary/clerk: Douglas Albertson — Belchertown.
Treasurer: Marilyn Gorman-Fil — Monson.
Assistant treasurer: T.J. Cousineau — Blandford.
At-large members:
Peri Hall — Goshen
James Whalen — Holland
Jack Jemsek — Amherst
Jack Luttrell — Wilbraham
The PVPC Executive Committee is elected annually by commission members and is responsible for guiding organizational governance and fiscal stewardship. The group also plays a key role in advancing PVPC’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy and other regional initiatives.
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