The Wood to Stone Crew

We are so proud of our unique, diverse, and multi-talented crew! We strive to create a family atmosphere, foster team work, and provide a space for growth and training. We invite you to take a look at our Wood to Stone Family.

Mariana Cicerchia

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mariana brings her multi-cultural experience and extensive travel to everything she encounters. A lover of aesthetic, beauty, and lines, Mariana runs our in-house Design team. She is also our office manager, using her attention to detail and multi-tasking abilities to ensure everything runs smoothly and with precision.
Mariana loves adventure and discovering new places. She is a painter, a dancer, a mother, and a licensed holistic health practitioner. After receiving her B.A. in Religious Studies and attending a three year Energy Healing program, Mariana formed her own private practice Native Wind Health and Healing. She also worked as a Healer for Canyon Ranch for 7 years, assisting in the creation of their Spirituality Department, while offering private sessions, shamanic work, and weekly lectures on Health and Healing.

Monica Hayden-Joyce

Monica grew up on the South Shore of Massachusetts and moved to the Berkshires with Toby in 2004. Monica and Toby have been married for 18 years and have 5 amazing children. Monica was a paralegal prior to working as our company bookkeeper. Monica enjoys attending her children's sports games and going on fun family adventures. In her free time, Monica likes to spend time with extended family, play board games, watch the Bruins, read, workout, travel, and cook.
Monica brings a great energy to the office and to the team.

Toby Joyce

Toby is a second-generation carpenter, and has been working in this field for over 30 years. He is continuing a tradition of building and loves sharing his skills with his children, as his father did with him. Toby and Monica, our bookkeeper, have been married for 18 years, and have a beautiful family of five, four sons and one daughter. In the summer, Toby hosts a tea house that showcases herbal medicine at music festivals, with the intention of bringing all arts together under one common space. He is also a student of Kung Fu, having practiced the art for 38 years, and offers demonstrations and classes at his tea house. Toby is a boy scout leader and avid hiker. He has done multiple 50-mile hikes on the Appalachian Trial with his two oldest sons, and looks forward to one day hiking the entire Appalachian trail with his family.

Chris Nelson

Chris has 19+ years of experience building, construction, and carpentry. Originally from Long Island, Chris has traveled the States and lived in places like Montana, Texas, and Florida. He is an avid fly fisher, and calls the river his home away from home. He has fly fished all over the country, and has traveled to places like Iceland and Belize to pursue his passion.

Geoff Romero

Geoff Romero was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico but has spent most of his work life years based in Millerton, New York. After attending undergraduate school for Art/Painting Geoff has spent the last 16 plus years working as a stone mason. He has been a part of many straight forward, complicated and detail oriented projects. From full bed veneer fire places and houses to meandering inclusive dry flat work to custom sculpture elements, Geoff has an impeccable eye for aesthetic stone and brick projects. This can be seen in some of the fire pits and seating areas that have come out of his mind and onto the properties of our customers. You can also find Geoff designing electronic music, cycling, snowboarding, kayaking and generally loving the great outdoors. The travel that Geoff has done has also added to the creative ideas for our stone projects. Having Geoff on the team has lead to a large increase in the skill set of the masonry division of Wood to Stone!

Tad Gile

Born and raised in Vermont, Tad grew up working on his family's dairy farm. He is literally the strongest man we know. Tad has over 39 years of masonry experience and 5 years of carpentry experience. He appreciates the finished product and the feeling of accomplishment. Tad enjoys working with skilled crafts people and bringing joy to others however possible. He appreciates learning new skills, working with a crew of good people, and meeting the many interesting clients that come our way.
He is extremely committed to every job, often being the last one on site, ensuring everything is in order before calling it a day. He is a dedicated, talented mason, with a work ethic that is hard to come by these days. Tad is a lover of nature, good food, good people, and music. His vinyl collection belongs in a museum.

Taknoah Stevens

Born in Pittsfield, Taknoah spent his childhood in Baltimore, MD with family, before finding his way back to the Berkshires. He is an artist and percussionist, and loves to express his creative passions through glassblowing, culinary arts, and bmx. Taknoah first joined the company as a carpenter, and quickly transitioned into the masonry team. His thirst for learning is palpable. He brings his contagious joy and energy to every jobsite and is always willing and able to pick up new techniques to further his knowledge of building. He has quickly become a very integral part of the family. He is a lover of nature, and you can easily find him mountain biking, fishing, kayaking, hiking, skiing, or longboarding in his free time. He also loves being home with his family, and taking care of his family's vegetable garden with his son Isaiah.

Samuel Joyce

Samuel is Monica and Toby's second son and he is a student at the University of Delaware. During his breaks he joins our masonry team and really enjoys the work and learning a new skill. Samuel is an avid athlete and plays football and baseball. He enjoys going to the gym, hanging out with his friends, playing video games, reading, watching The Office and sports, and hanging out with his dogs. He's currently studying sports management and hopes to one day be a football coach.

Joe Bozza

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Joe graduated from the Brooklyn Technical High School. He began his love for the trades working with his uncle as a carpenter's helper. After high school Joe worked as a time clock repairman, a draftsman, and a handy man, before he fell into furniture and cabinet making. For 12 years they specialized in custom furniture and cabinets in the greater Boston area. Joe also worked with Architectural Openings, building and installing European windows.
In 2002, Joe and his family moved to Great Barrington, MA. Under the name Berkshire County Carpentry, he specialized in renovation work.
Joe's true woodworking passion is boat building. He has always been intrigued by the combination of complex shapes and the unique functionality of boats.
Joe is a volunteer fire fighter with the Great Barrington Fire Department. He is also a musician, and a student of martial arts.

William Barrett Machaffie

Will is a 3rd generation carpenter from Sheffield, MA with 14 years experience. From a young age he was awed by the complicated and intricate nature of building houses, and had the privilege of learning much about the trades from his father. Will and his wife Jamie have two wonderful daughters.
His favorite tool is the cordless 60v circular saw.
Will's hobbies include watching hockey, playing with his children, and restoring their family home.