Lori Kiely

Lori Gazzillo Kiely is Director of the Berkshire Bank Foundation. In this capacity, she oversees the Bank’s community investment initiatives including Foundation grants, the Volunteer program, Employee Giving, and Scholarship Program. She provides strategic direction to the Foundation’s philanthropic investments and community engagement activities throughout Berkshire Bank’s seven-state footprint of Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
Lori came to Berkshire from Legacy Banks, where she spent five years in a similar capacity overseeing public relations, marketing and working with the Foundation. Prior to her banking career, Lori worked for nine years at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts overseeing public relations and communications. She also previously worked for State Senator Jane Swift and on her Congressional campaign and as a reporter for WBRK radio. She serves on the Boards of the 1Berkshire Alliance, 1Berkshire Foundation, the Brien Center, and Berkshire Community College. Lori holds a bachelor’s degree from Keene State College and a Master of Educational Administration from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.   
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