The Springfield Museums elected new members to its Board of Trustees at the annual meeting of corporators, held on Sept. 24. The newly elected trustees are Jon Berthiaume and Dr. Natasha McKay with Dr. Mark Keroack named board chair. Kate Kane was also named to the Trustees Emeriti and two new corporators were elected, bringing the total number of Springfield Museums corporators to 325.
The Museums received a Springfield Preservation Trust award — its fifth preservation award since 2018 — for restoration of the monumental entrance to the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts.
Former CEO of Baystate Health, Keroack is a graduate of Amherst College and Harvard Medical School and received his MPH from Boston University. He trained in internal medicine and infectious diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Berthiaume is a lifelong resident of Springfield and has served in executive brand marketing leadership roles at MassMutual and eBay. He is currently a board member for the Spirit of Springfield Inc. and was the banquet co-chair for the 2020 National Conference for Community and Justice.
Since relocating to the Springfield area from New York City in 2005 to join Mercy Medical Center as a neurosurgeon, McKay has held positions such as serving on the Board of Directors of the Colony Club and is currently completing her second term on the board of the YWCA. McKay also serves on the Board of Directors of Mercy Medical Center.
Kane has been a longtime supporter of the Springfield Museums in many roles. She works as a wealth management advisor for Northwestern Mutual. Her community commitments include co-founding the Western Massachusetts Dress for Success affiliate and the Worcester Dress for Success affiliate organization. Her board involvement has included the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts, the Sisters of Providence Health Systems, and Friends of the Homeless. Kane has recently been appointed chair of the board at Elms College.
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Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, received the inaugural Policy Trailblazer Champion Award, along with Representative Brandy Fluker-Reid, D-Boston, from the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development and the statewide Massachusetts Caregiver Coalition.
Comerford was recognized for her leadership on major family caregiver legislation, including a bill she filed this session to strengthen support for family caregivers in the Commonwealth. Comerford has filed legislation to support caregivers in every session that she has served.
Awarded for the first time this year, the Policy Trailblazer Champion award recognizes policymakers who demonstrate exceptional leadership and dedication to advancing caregiver support across the commonwealth.
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