New Mary Lyon Foundation executive director hopes to ‘continue legacy’ of founder
Kristen Tillona-Baker, the new executive director of the Mary Lyon Foundation, in her office at Mohawk Trail Regional School in Buckland. Staff photo/MARY BYRNE
Modified: 1/28/2021 5:01:51 PM
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BUCKLAND After seven years of commuting each week between South Deerfield and The Knox School on Long Island, Kristen Tillona-Baker is home to stay.
“When the pandemic hit and all of a sudden I was working from home, it really hit me how much I missed my family,” said Tillona-Baker. “I never had enough time at home to let it sink in.”
Susan Samoriski is Greenfield Recorder’s 2020 Citizen of the Year
Susan Samoriski, the Greenfield Recorder’s 2020 Citizen of the Year, at the Mary Lyon Foundation office in the Mohawk Trail Regional School building. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
Susan Samoriski, the Greenfield Recorder’s 2020 Citizen of the Year, at the Mary Lyon Foundation office in the Mohawk Trail Regional School building. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
Susan Samoriski, the Greenfield Recorder’s 2020 Citizen of the Year, at the Mary Lyon Foundation office in the Mohawk Trail Regional School building. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
Published: 12/27/2020 11:03:23 PM
SHELBURNE FALLS Susan Samoriski says she has always been a “doer,” sleeping little at night, so she could get things done and enjoy every minute of her work.