Board of Directors & Leadership Council

The Buzzards Bay Coalition’s work to protect clean water is guided by a volunteer board of directors hailing from across the watershed. The Leadership Council consists of community members who provide expertise, contacts, and resources that help us achieve our mission.

Board of Directors

board and staff of the Buzzards Bay Coalition

Members of the Buzzards Bay Coalition’s board and staff gather to view Coalition projects across the watershed.

Board Officers

  • David Croll, Chair, Marion
  • Mike Huguenin, Vice Chair, Mattapoisett
  • Chris Schade, Treasurer, Dartmouth
  • Melissa Haskell, Clerk, Dartmouth
  • Mark Rasmussen, President, Dartmouth

Board Members

  • Michael Angelini, Esq., Past Chair, West Falmouth
  • Laura Brenninkmeyer Nielsen, Dartmouth
  • Julius Britto, Rochester
  • Virginia Clark, Pocasset
  • Doug Crocker, Marion
  • Don Dufault, Westport
  • Paul Elias, Naushon
  • Neil Kamal Ganju, Falmouth
  • Peter Grauer, Marion
  • Emma Green-Beach, Oak Bluffs
  • Kendra Medina, New Bedford
  • Christopher Neill, Falmouth
  • Christine Parks, Fairhaven
  • Skylah Reis, New Bedford
  • Scott Zeien, North Falmouth

Leadership Council

  • Jay Austin, West Falmouth
  • Chris Baldwin, Westport
  • Margie Baldwin, Marion
  • Rob Beams, Mattapoisett
  • Pam Beck, Little Compton
  • Jim Bevilacqua, Dartmouth
  • Jono Billings, Bourne
  • Simone Bourgeois, Fairhaven
  • Peg Brandon, Falmouth
  • Gioia Browne, Little Compton
  • John Bullard, Westport
  • Lizanne Campbell, Mattapoisett
  • Stephen Canessa, Lakeville
  • Ken Cheitlin, Pocasset
  • Derek Christianson, Dartmouth
  • Markie Clowes, Falmouth
  • Sarah Cogswell, Little Compton
  • Beth Colt, Woods Hole
  • Cynthia Crocker, Marion
  • Gail Davidson, Dartmouth
  • Bob Daylor, Westport
  • Chris Demakis, Mattapoisett
  • Drew Dimmick, Tisbury
  • Weatherly Dorris, Quissett
  • Alison Durant, Dartmouth
  • Deanna Elliott, Lakeville
  • Joanne Fallon, West Falmouth
  • Laurell Farinon, Acushnet
  • John Farrington, Woods Hole
  • Larry Fish, West Falmouth
  • Allin Frawley, Middleborough
  • Seth Garfield, Cuttyhunk
  • Tally Garfield, Dartmouth
  • Anne Giblin, Falmouth
  • Kirby Gilmore, Rochester
  • Sam Gray, Wareham
  • Whit Griswold, West Tisbury
  • Lara Harrington, New Bedford
  • Jessica Harris, Marion
  • A. Lee Hayes, Marion
  • Andy Herlihy, Dartmouth
  • Lucius T. Hill, West Falmouth
  • Jordan Hitch, Dartmouth
  • Jonathan Howland, Marion
  • Gary Johnson, Mattapoisett
  • Steve Kanovsky, Mattapoisett
  • Russ Keeler, Rochester
  • Morris Kellogg, Dartmouth
  • Sam Knight, Dartmouth
  • Bob Kretschmar, Falmouth
  • Sarah Laird, Westport
  • Jennifer Lynch, Cuttyhunk
  • Lloyd MacDonald, Dartmouth
  • Paul Maeder, Westport
  • Fred Makrauer, Falmouth
  • Chloe Mangold, Westport
  • Ted Martin, North Falmouth
  • Brendan McCarthy, Mattapoisett
  • Ian McDonald, West Falmouth
  • Mary McFadden, Wareham
  • David Modest, Pocasset
  • Gene Monteiro, Dartmouth
  • Michael Moore, Marion
  • Sheila Morse, West Tisbury
  • Susan Morse, Quissett
  • Hugh Morton, Westport
  • Elizabeth Munro, Cataumet
  • Randy Parker, Marion
  • Jim Rathmann, Westport
  • Chris Reddy, Falmouth
  • John Ross, Dartmouth
  • Tanja Ryden, Westport
  • Will Saltonstall, Marion
  • Heather Sawitsky, Marion
  • Narain Schroeder, Housatonic
  • Laura Ryan Shachoy, Marion
  • Ben Shattuck, Dartmouth
  • Tim Shields, Marion
  • Lt. Elizabeth Simmons, Onset
  • Ben Singer, Westport
  • Jay Smith, Falmouth
  • Steve Smith, Mattapoisett
  • Jay Swent III, Cataumet
  • Rob Thieler, Falmouth
  • John Vasconcellos, New Bedford
  • Hilary Vineyard, Mattapoisett
  • Brad Wakeman, Fairhaven
  • John Waterbury, Woods Hole
  • Natalie White, Middleborough
  • Toffer Winslow, Quissett
  • Sherbie Worthen, Onset
  • Stewart Young, Naushon
  • Scott Zolkos, East Falmouth

Working to Save Buzzards Bay

The Buzzards Bay Coalition is a membership-supported organization dedicated to improving the health of the Buzzards Bay ecosystem for all through education, conservation, research, and advocacy.

We work to protect clean water on the Bay and on the land: