A Pittsfield native who spent many years living in Los Angeles, Catherine is a producer and co-founder of Double Vision Projects, a production company focusing in branding, podcast and video content.

Having worked with large film studios and on more intimate productions and with smaller brands, her mission has always remained the same: to tell a story that will inspire and educate the viewer. Having attended the Institute Of Integrative Nutrition, she is passionate about merging the ever-expanding worlds of health & wellness and media.

Catherine recently moved back to The Berkshires to raise her family and in her spare time she enjoys cooking, being outdoors and spending quality time with loved ones.

Catherine joins The Love Of T Board as a close friend to the Fitzgerald’s and brings her knowledge of purposeful marketing, fundraising, events and community relations to connect our cause to Berkshire County residents.

Jim attended the University of Maine on an athletic scholarship and graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting. After college, Jim moved to New York City and began what he calls his “first career.” From 1983 to 2000, Jim was involved in a several successful business ventures, including serving as the CFO for Highland Search Group, a boutique executive search firm.

In 2000, Jim and his wife, Lisa, decided to move full time into their Berkshire weekend home with their two sons, Alex and Nicholas. He then pursued his second career in real estate development as a custom homebuilder and opened Ayelada Frozen Yogurt with his wife.

During his time in the Berkshires, Jim has also served on several not-for-profit boards and was actively involved in raising his sons. In August 2020, Jim began this third career and opened CRUST Pizza.

BOARD CHAIR

Paul Farella is a highly experienced financial manager and community leader. He holds an MBA in sustainability from Antioch University New England, as well as a BSBA in Economics and Finance from the Barney School of Business at the University of Hartford.

Paul is a member of the Stakeholder Council for the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), an international NGO dedicated to promoting impact awareness around climate change, human rights, and corruption.

In addition, Paul is a father of three, husband, musician, and a soccer coach. He also serves on the School Committee for the Central Berkshire Regional School District.

As the chairman of the board for The Love of T Foundation, he provides financial and operational guidance while working to achieve positive results for the community.

Katie C. Lewis, PhD, is the director of research and medical staff member at the Austen Riggs Center. Her research focuses on examining personality processes in adults diagnosed with complex psychopathology as they relate to suicidal and self-destructive behaviors. Her research has been supported by the Robert Wallerstein Fellowship in Psychoanalytic Research (San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis), a Young Investigator Grant through the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, an Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant through the NIMH, and the APF/Division 39 Marsha McCary Grant for Psychoanalytic Research.

She has published and presented on a wide range of topics including suicide and self-harming behaviors, personality psychopathology and assessment, and the ethics of confidentiality in clinical writing. Dr. Lewis is a licensed clinical psychologist in New York and Massachusetts and operates a small private psychotherapy practice in addition to her work at Austen Riggs.

TREASURER

CPA with 9 years of public accounting experience at Adelson & Company PC. In, 2011 he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts.

Since then he has worked extensively with nonprofit organizations by providing accounting, auditing and tax preparation services. Tim is a native of Pittsfield and a lifelong friend of the Fitzgerald’s.

An avid sports fan rooting for the Red Sox, Celtics and New York Giants. In his spare time, Tim is very active playing sports with friends and is known for his great poker face.

Roger has become a friend of the Fitzgerald family over the past decade-plus. Roger has extensive accomplishments and brings 45 years of practical and forward-thinking experience as a successful CEO, board member, and senior management leader to Love of T.

Roger recently ended his tenure as Chairman of the Executive Committee of American Express National Bank, after serving as Chairman of the Board and chairing all major committees, and retired as Lead Director of a NASDAQ listed community bank.

He is currently an executive advisor with multiple companies in industries as diverse as biotech, real estate brokerages, consumer goods, and fintech. Roger is also the founder of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Roger splits his time between Florida, and The Berkshires.

Daniel graduated from Curry College in 2015 with a major in Criminal Justice.

He graduated from Massachusetts School of Law in 2018. Daniel joined Martin & Oliveira, LLP in 2017. Daniel is excited to be working in Berkshire County.

He lives in Pittsfield with his wife, Nikki, his son Jack, and two dogs, Bailey and Blaze. When not in the office, Daniel can be found golfing, fishing and skiing.