Former Massachusetts State Senator Andrea Nuciforo Jr. to Speak at Mildred Elley Graduation

Pittsfield Campus to Graduate Over 70 Students

By Miriam Kreinin Souccar of Crain's New York Business

March 31, 2011 (Pittsfield, MA) – Mildred Elley will hold its commencement on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 6pm at Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield. More than 70 students will receive certificates from several different programs including Business Technology; Paralegal Studies; and Massage Therapy.

Former Massachusetts State Senator Andrea Nuciforo Jr. will deliver the keynote address.

Nuciforo served in the State Senate from 1997 until 2007 where he represented the Berkshires district in Western Massachusetts. While in the Senate, Nuciforo served as Chair of the Committee on Financial Services and as a member of the budget-writing Senate Ways and Means Committee. He has been a practicing attorney since 1992 and is a member of the bar in Massachusetts and New York. He currently serves as Register of Deeds for the Berkshire Middle District in Pittsfield and as a member of the board of trustees of the Colonial Theatre Inc. on South Street. Nuciforo is a native of Pittsfield where he resides with his wife Elena and their newborn son Eric.

The commencement ceremony will include a presentation of awards including the Excellence In Teaching Award, the Distinguished Service Award, the Presidential Award and Academic Achievement Awards.

“This is a very proud moment for our students and their families as well as the Mildred Elley family,” said TJ Elder, Director of Mildred Elley’s Pittsfield Campus. “Mildred Elley Pittsfield is celebrating twenty years and watching these students walk across the stage is what Mildred Elley is all about. We are also excited to be partnering with Barrington Stage Company for our graduation and are looking forward to many more graduations on their stage.”

Since 1917, Mildred Elley has been educating students in programs of study designed to meet today’s needs. Mildred Elley has campuses in Albany, New York; New York City; and Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Mildred Elley Pittsfield was founded on February 2, 1991 and has been educating students in the Berkshires for over twenty years. Through the combined campuses, Mildred Elley offers programs in Business Management; Cosmetology; Criminal Justice; Digital Graphics & Multimedia Design; Game Design & 3D Animation; Information Technology; Massage Therapy; Medical Assisting; Office, Project & Event Management; Paralegal Studies; and Practical Nursing.

 

Empire Education Corporation owns and operates Mildred Elley-Albany, NY, Mildred Elley-New York, NY, Mildred Elley-Pittsfield, MA, and Austin’s School of Spa Technology-Albany, NY. Mildred Elley has been educating the Capital District for over 90 years and Pittsfield, MA for over 20 years. Initially, Mildred Elley was an all-female school, but is now coeducational and teaching women and men the most highly desired career fields in business and technology, digital media arts, and health and wellness. Austin’s School of Spa Technology (formerly, Austin Beauty School) has been educating beauty professionals in the Capital District for over 80 years. Its programs include cosmetology, barbering, esthetics and nail technology. For program details and disclosures visit www.mildred-elley.edu/disclosures .

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