Great Barrington Announces New Hires in Town Hall, Other Town Departments

The town has named new personnel to key positions in Town Hall, and others have been hired or promoted to new roles in town operations and public safety.
 

Josh Risen is the office administrator for the Town Manager and Selectboard office. He earned his law degree from Western New England University Law School and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 2011. Josh formerly worked as an administrative assistant for multiple boards in the town of Sheffield.

Natalie Amendola is an administrative assistant who has also joined the office of the Town Manager and Selectboard. She is a graduate of the State University of New York at Albany and has most recently worked as associate for student development at Columbia–Greene Community College.

In the Department of Public Works, Steve Larkin has been promoted to the role of highway and facilities superintendent; he was previously the buildings and grounds foreman. Brian Aherne, formerly buildings and grounds crew leader, has assumed the role of grounds and facilities foreman.

In the Great Barrington Fire Department, Chris Laramee and Josh Siele, previously call firefighters, have been hired as staff firefighters. Laramee worked recently as a laborer/driver with the town DPW.

In the TriTown Connector transportation program, Mary Beth McDonough and Deborah Stiles have each been named as assistant operations managers for the micro-transit program.

Pictured: GBFD Capt. Josh Seile, Lt. Christopher Laramee and Chief Scott Turner