"I received a great education from MCLA that laid the groundwork for me to succeed at law school. I use the skills I learned at MCLA, especially in the area of research and writing, on a daily basis and still speak with many of my former professors. It is not every school where you can create such a lasting bond with the professors and community. The strong community bond found at MCLA was a factor in my husband (Scott Lord ’98) and my decision to attend MCLA and our desire to remain involved with MCLA after graduation."
Buffy D. Lord ’98 Attorney, Donovan & O’Connor, LLP
The President's Community Involvement
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MCLA President, Mary Grant
Chair of Massachusetts State College Council of Presidents, June 2006-2007
Trustee of the Norman Rockwell Museum
Member of the Board of Directors of the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority
Member of the Board of Directors of the Berkshire County Regional Competitiveness Council
Associate of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Member of the American Council of Education Network of Women Leaders in Higher Education
Member of the Steering Committee for the Berkshire Wireless Learning Initiative
Established and continues to lead the Berkshire Compact for Higher Education
Commissioner with the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women
Recipient of the 2003 Massachusetts Business & Professional Women (BPW) Women of Achievement Award
Senior Fellow with McCormack Institute (now the McCormack Graduate School at UMass Boston)
Member of the Commonwealth Information Technology Initiative (CITI) Fund Advisory Board
