Thursday, May 08

. Williams College has announced the several administrative appointments: Timothy J. Cherubini has been named head of collection development and acquisitions at Sawyer Library. Jane Cary has been named associate director in the Office of Career Counseling and director of science and technology advising. Stephen Connally has been named desktop system specialist in the Office of Information Technology. David C. Dower has been named director of facilities planning and construction. Danielle Gonzalez has been named employment manager in the Office of Human Resources. Jeffrey Jones has been named in-house college counsel. David Parks has been named network and systems administrator in the Office of Information Technology. Joshua Trivilino has been named desktop systems specialist, Office of Information Technology.

. Dr. Michelle Hemingway has opened her integral medicine practice at 38 Church St., Suite 1, in Lenox. She received bachelor's degrees in biochemistry and psychology at the University of North Texas. She graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1986 and completed her internship in Family Medicine at the University of Massachusetts. She has extensive experience with urgent care, long term care, aging, work-related injuries and chronic disease. Her focus on integral medicine is a logical conclusion to a lifelong interest in the interconnection between body, mind and spirit. She can be reached at 413-881-1469 or mhemingwaymd.com.

. Richard Mescon has been named the new chairman of Shakespeare & Company's board of trustees. Mescon has served on the board since 2005, most recently as vice chairman; he was a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in New York City from 1990 until 2004, when he retired from a long career in law. Outgoing chair Michael A. Miller announced the launch of the public phase of the Capital Campaign in June 2007, unveiling plans to renovate an existing building on the Company's campus into a state of the art Production and Performing Arts Center. The $10 million Capital Campaign is still under way, and the centerpiece of the new facility - the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre - will have a "soft opening" this summer.

. Charles O'Brien of Williamstown has joined the board of directors of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation. Berkshire Taconic currently has $86 million in assets and more than 500 funds and distributes more than $7 million in grants and scholarships each year. O'Brien, president and chief executive officer of South Adams Savings Bank, joins 19 other local residents who comprise Berkshire Taconic's board. O'Brien is past president of both the United Way and the Lions Club, and was recently elected vice chairman of the Berkshire Housing Development Corp.