David E. Phelps was born and raised in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and attended local schools in the City. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Mary's College and a Master of Business Administration degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).
Darlene Rodowicz was appointed Executive Vice President of Berkshire Health Systems in 2020, after serving as Chief Financial Officer for the previous 15 years. She had served as Associate Vice President of Finance for Berkshire Health Systems from 1995 to 2005. She joined Berkshire Health Systems in 1984 as a staff accountant and has since served in a variety of positions, including Billing Supervisor of Berkshire Faculty Services and BHS Comptroller before being named to her current role.
Andrew Manzer joined BMC as Chief Operating Officer in May of 2020. Manzer had previously served as the Executive Vice President and Network Chief Operating Officer of Bassett Healthcare Network and its subsidiary organizations. Bassett, located in Cooperstown, NY, is a well-regarded, integrated system and a teaching affiliate of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Manzer previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls, New York. 
Scott St. George joined BHS as Chief Financial Officer in November of 2020.
St. George has previously held roles in both Finance and Operations. Most recently he served as Senior Vice President of Finance at Albany Medical Center, an academic health sciences center serving 25 counties in northeastern New York. Previously he served as the Chief Financial Officer overseeing the three hospitals comprising the Adirondack region of the University of Vermont Health Network. Prior to that he served as Vice President of Operations for Samaritan and St. Mary’s Hospitals of St. Peter’s Health Partners.
St. George has a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from Siena College and a Masters in Business Administration from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Eugene Dellea joined the staff of Hillcrest Hospital in 1962 as Chief Medical Technologist and was appointed Assistant Administrator of Hillcrest in 1980. One year later, Dellea was named President and Chief Operating Officer of the hospital. He has continued to serve in that capacity throughout the 1996 merger with Berkshire Health Systems and Berkshire Medical Center. In 1999, in addition to his role as President of the Hillcrest Campus of BMC, Dellea was named President of Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington.
Borek received his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Queens College, and his MBA from Capella University. He brings 30 years of progressively responsible experience in healthcare human resources. Before joining BHS, he was the Senior Vice President for Human Resources at Health Quest Systems, Inc., a three-hospital healthcare system 90 miles north of New York City. Previously, Borek led Human Resources functions at CentraState Healthcare System in New Jersey, Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, and Booth Memorial Medical Center (presently New York Presbyterian Queens).
Deborah Delaney joined Berkshire Health Systems as the Vice President of Finance in 2010. She began her professional career as a certified public accountant achieving Senior Manager with Ernst & Young. As a healthcare specialist, Delaney had extensive experience with public bond financings, reimbursement and healthcare consulting and audit services. She served as Chief Financial Officer of Elliot Hospital/Elliot Health System in Manchester NH for ten years followed by four years as Managing Director of Strategic Planning and Network Development for Optima Health, the parent company for Elliot Health System and Catholic Medical Center.
Delaney earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Regis College in Weston, MA, and Masters’ degrees in Accounting and Business Administration from Northeastern University. She is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. She has served as a board member for many community agencies in New Hampshire and is currently on the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Pittsfield.
Laurie Lamarre has been the Senior Vice President of the Revenue Cycle at Berkshire Health Systems since 2006. She joined BHS in 1990 as a payroll specialist and quickly advanced her career in the finance division, serving in a variety of positions prior to her current role. She earned a Master's of Health Administration from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Lamarre is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and Meditech’s Revenue Cycle Committee.
She is active in community service and previously served as a board member for the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition and is a currenty board member for Ecu-Health Care, both in Northern Berkshire.
Joseph LaRoche was appointed Vice President of Facilities Planning and Construction Management for Berkshire Health Systems in 2017. He previously served as Director of Facilities and General services for two hospitals in Connecticut and returned to the Berkshires in 2006, serving as Director of Facilities Management and Construction for Berkshire Medical Center.
Dr. James Lederer joined Berkshire Health Systems in January of 2020, with more than 20 years of experience in leading innovative, patient-focused, high-quality care initiatives in settings spanning acute-care hospitals, health systems and physician practices. He most recently had served as Vice President for Clinical Excellence at Allspire Health Partners in Pennsylvania. Previously he was Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer at St. Alphonsus Health Systems in Idaho, and he has served in senior leadership roles at systems in North Carolina.
Dr. Lederer received his medical degree from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and completed his residency in Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee. He was fellowship trained in Infectious Diseases at St. Jude's Childrens Research Hospital. Dr. Lederer is board certified in Internal Medicine and Adult Infectious Diseases.
Anthony Rinaldi has served as a member of BHS senior management in the department of fiscal administration since 1996. Prior to joining BHS, Rinaldi was employed by Hillcrest Hospital for 20 years, holding the position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1984-1996. He is a graduate of Boston College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. He is an advanced member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and a member of the Massachusetts Hospital Association.
John Rogers joined Berkshire Health Systems as Vice President and General Counsel in April 2000, after serving many years as its outside general counsel. A 1974 graduate of Yale College, he received his law degree from Georgetown University in 1977. After a judicial clerkship in Washington, D.C., Rogers came to Berkshire County to practice law in the Pittsfield-based firm that is now Cain Hibbard Myers & Cook, P.C. He became a partner in that firm in 1985 and served for several years as a managing partner.
William Young came to BHS in 2009 from Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY, where he had served as Chief Information Officer. During his tenure at Ellis, Young successfully managed the implementation of a multi-million dollar information systems investment plan and was involved as a senior manager in the merger of three hospitals on disparate systems into one organization and one information system.© 2021 Berkshire Health Systems
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