CONTRIBUTORS
Brooke Geery [“Thai Basil offers an authentic taste of Southeast Asia in the Green Mountains,” page 7] is a freelance journalist and photographer who resides in the East Hills of Rutland Town, Vermont. She spent 20 years living in Portland, Oregon where she ran the online snowboard media empire Yobeat. com in addition to doing digital strategy for brands as Nike, before returning back East to hunt mushrooms, skateboard Vermont’s hidden concrete gems and write about local food, art and culture. Photo by Chris St.Amand
Publisher Jordan Brechenser
jbrechenser@reformer.com
Editors Kevin Moran
kmoran@berkshireeagle.com
Jennifer L. Huberdeau
jhuberdeau@berkshireeagle.com
Art Director Kimberly Kirchner
kkirchner@berkshireeagle.com
Bellamy Richardson [“That’s so Berkshire,” page 15] is a student at Williams College and aspiring journalist from New York City. She is currently a features intern at the Berkshire Eagle and serves as the executive editor for features at the Williams Record.
Regional Advertising Managers Bennington County, Vt.: Susan Plaisance
splaisance@manchesterjournal.com
Windham County, Vt.: Lylah Wright lwright@reformer.com
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On the Cover: Artist Alex Kamaroff poses with some of his work at Glendale Brook Studio in Lenox, Mass. Photo by Caroline Bonnivier Snyder. Story, page 12
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