Our Team

We are from the Berkshires. We are connected by an interest in creating a quality program for our local and online audiences- to share ideas worth spreading, inspire creative thinging and expand minds. Want to join us?

Volunteer

Ethan Berg

Ethan is the Founder and original organizer of TEDx Berkshires.  He founded The Lenox Athenaeum at the Winthrop Estate which is where the first TEDxBerkshires was held in Winter 2010.  Ethan's background is in management consulting and investing.  He enjoys long distance cycling whenever possible with his wife and two boys.

Founder, Curator

B. Stephen Boyd

Executive Producer, Co-Curator

Stephen is the CEO of Boyd Biomedical and the Co-founder and Board Chair of the Berkshire Innovation Center (BIC). He is frequent speaker on innovation and entrepreneurship and an advisor to start-ups, commercial businesses, and municipalities seeking to create economic vibrancy and sustainable, diverse growth.  As a Commissioned Advisor to the Commonwealth of MA for Governors Deval Patrick and Charlie Baker he recently served on the State’s Economic Development Planning Council and the Department of Higher Education’s Steering Committee for Racial Equity. He is a mentor, volunteer youth sports coach and enjoys anything outdoors with his wife and kids.

Giovanna is a patent attorney with a background in software. Giovanna’s IP legal practice is with Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds of Boston, MA.  She specializes in protecting software innovations and has particular expertise in blockchain, NFT’s, e-sports, gaming, and wearable technologies.  Giovanna has been assisting Ethan Berg with TEDxBerkshires for nearly 10 years.  She is also a former TEDxBerkshires speaker on the Blockchain Revolution.

Executive Producer, Co-Curator

Giovanna Fessenden

Ben Sosne

Executive Producer, Sponsorships and Budget Manager

Ben is the Executive Director of the Berkshire Innovation Center (BIC).  A Berkshire County native, he previously served as Principal Court Attorney for New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division in Brooklyn .   He holds a law degree from Pace University Law School, and is a member of the Massachusetts and New York bars.  He resides in Williamstown with his wife Amy and their 3 children.  

Kate Light

Event Manager

Kate is the Assistant Director of the Berkshire Innovation Center (BIC).  She is an integral part of what keeps the BIC running smoothly, and is responsible for all youth programming which includes their flagship B[E]TA program.  Before joining the BIC, Kate spent nearly a decade as a Program Engineer for General Dynamics Mission Systems in Pittsfield, MA. Kate enjoys hiking, reading, and laughing with friends and family.  She lives in Pittsfield with her husband and 2 children.

PJ Moynihan

Producer, Marketing and Communications

PJ is the Executive Producer of BIC Studios at the Berkshire Innovation Center.  In 2002 he founded Digital Eyes Film, a full-services production company specializing in social impact media, documentary features, and media consulting.  Over nearly 20 years, Moynihan and his team at Digital Eyes have developed a global footprint through a non-traditional, grassroots approach to social action filmmaking and distribution.  He is currently in production with a social action documentary which explores a public health approach to the overdose epidemic in the US.

Allison Mikaniewicz 

Marketing and Communications Lead, Website Manager

Allison is the Marketing Coordinator at the Berkshire Innovation Center (BIC).  Prior to joining the BIC in 2020, she spent more than 20 years managing the trade show program for B2B scientific publishing company.  In addition, Allison is a Girl Scout leader and the Town Clerk where she lives in Washington, MA with her husband and 2 children.  She loves to bake, read, crochet, and camp.  Her favorite place in the world is Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine.

Judy White

Marketing and Communications

Judy is the Director of Marketing for Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds where she is responsible for managing the firm’s strategic marketing plan, including communications, branding, events, public relations and business development efforts for the entire firm and individual attorneys.  Judy is seasoned marketing and public relations professional with a keen sense for implementing programs, driven by bottom-line results and backed by a strong entrepreneurial spirit. 

Tim Butterworth

Event Planning

Tim is the Operations Manager at the Berkshire Innovation Center (BIC).  He has a background in Biomedical Engineering and diverse experience in digital fabrication and a 3D printing enthusiast.  In addition to facilities maintenance at the BIC, he works with member companies to identirfy oppotunities for implementing advanced manufacturing technologies, and with local educators and community organizations to provide training in additive manufacturing and the rapid iteration design process.  Tim is a proponent of collaboration and cross-sector connections:  he strives to take lessons learned in one industry and help apply them to companies in another.  He lives in Great Barrington with his girlfriend and their cat, Lego.