"MCLA’s location provided me with endless opportunities to gain professional experience in the arts. I had a lot of fun working as a tour guide at MASS MoCA and in the education department at the Berkshire Museum, which allowed me to figure out what kinds of jobs I would like and to meet a lot of interesting arts professionals along the way. MCLA’s small size helped me develop close working relationships with my favorite professors who always took time to advise me on academic and professional concerns. I really felt like they were with me all the way."
Monica Henry ’07 Education Coordinator, Clark Art Institute
Beryl Jolly Managing Director Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Before joining the Mahaiwe in April 2005, Beryl Jolly most recently was the Director of Individual Giving and Development at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) where she was responsible for fundraising over $3million in major gift and membership contributions annually. Also at BAM she served as Fiscal Director of the Planning & Development Department, tracking over $20million in annual operating and endowment contributions.
Ms. Jolly has been the General Manager of I.Weiss & Sons Theatrical Drapery & Rigging and a General Management Associate at The Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival where she worked with such artists as Arthur Miller, Steve Martin, Suzan-Lori Parks, Patrick Stewart and Angela Bassett. Her Broadway theater experience included work on Falsettos, The Will Rogers Follies and at The League of American Theatres and Producers.
Ms. Jolly currently serves on the School Council of Muddy Brook Elementary School and on the Board of Directors for the Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce.
