Board of Directors
The Board of Directors meets monthly to review program progress and to develop or approve strategic plans to meet program and organization goals. The Board is comprised of residents representing the towns of our service area, individuals of low-income or individuals representing our low-income clients and constituents, a mix of those with interest and expertise in affordable housing and economic development, as well as representatives from key partner organizations, including the Community Coalition of Cape Cod, the Cape Cod Commission, and an established environmental organization.
Steve Roderick, President, Board of Directors
Steve Roderick is a native of Provincetown and graduated from Provincetown High School. After a career in restaurant management which included the Lobster Pot in Provincetown and the Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Steve returned to the Cape and now owns and operates Roderick’s Payroll and Bookkeeping Service. His business employs four people year-round and serves clients from Provincetown to Brewster. Steve is also a member of the Seamen’s Bank Board of Trustees, Treasurer of the Lower Cape Ambulance Association and Treasurer of Counter Productions, Provincetown’s newest theatre company.
Florence Seldin, Vice President, Board of Directors
Prior to moving to Cape Cod fulltime in 1994, Florence served for 3 years as Superintendent of Schools in Harvard, MA. She continues to work as a search consultant to school districts seeking school superintendents. Florence has been involved with the Chatham Affordable Housing Committee, the Chatham Community Preservation Committee and the Friends of Chatham Affordable Housing (FoCAH). She was Chatham’s representative to the Cape Cod Commission and served as a court advocate for Independence House. Florence is also a member of the League of Women Voters of Cape Cod, and Am Ha Yam, a Jewish Fellowship on the Cape. Currently, she serves as a member of the Chatham Board of Selectmen.
Martha Hevenor, Clerk
Martha Hevenor is a planner at the Cape Cod Commission. Her work involves a range of regional land use planning and regulatory issues, including growth management, community character, natural resource and open space protection. She is the Commission staff liaison to the Towns of Provincetown and Harwich.
Eileen Brady, Treasurer
As a chemist, Eileen worked for the Consumer Products Division of Quaker Oats and the Wrigley Chewing Gum Company. Working with the Haircare Products Team of the Toni Company (a Division of Gillette) Eileen was one of the developers of the popular “Dippity Do” product. Eileen moved to Cape Cod in 1988, retiring in 1994. She has volunteered for the Harwich Housing Committee, the Family Pantry and the Cape Cod Literacy Council. She has also served as President of the Cape Cod Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. In addition to serving on the CDC Board of Directors, Eileen volunteers on the Heritage Museum Horticulture Committee, the Housing with Love Walk Committee, and the Friends of the Council on Aging in Harwich.
Joe Bayne
For the past forty years, Joe Bayne has started, managed, acquired, integrated and sold businesses focused on financial transaction and information processing services and software. His career included working with Automatic Data Processing, Inc, (ADP) and Bell Telephone Laboratories. Joe currently serves on the Eastham Finance Committee.
Norman Edinberg
Norm Edinberg represents the CDC on the Cape and Islands License Plate Steering Committee. He is the retired founder and president of several auto industry manufacturing companies in Venezuela where he lived for 27 years. He also designed and directed an Entrepreneurship program for the United Nations, implementing it in several countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Norm is a resident of Truro where he served on the Truro Partnership, the ZBA, the Selectmen’s Advisory Committee, the Charter Re-Write Committee, the Open Space Committee and Truro Concert Committee. He is Vice Chairman of the Highlands Center, Inc.
Scott Kerry
Scott Kerry joined the family’s insurance business in 1994, and became the current President in 2003. He is a 1989 graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and received his MBA from Suffolk University in 2000. Scott also volunteers his time with Nauset Cares and served on the Finance Committee for the Town of Eastham.
Wayne LoPresto
Wayne LoPresto moved to the Cape in 2003 from Williamstown, MA with his wife, Peg and three children. Wayne is an Investment Executive with Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank. He has been in the business for 18 years. Peg is a real estate broker with American Heritage Realty of Orleans and has been in real estate for 20 years. Their youngest child, Natalie, is in her junior year at the University of New Hampshire. Wayne also serves as Director of the Orleans Chamber of Commerce.
Jari Rapaport
Jari Rapaport retired to Cape Cod in 1993 from Hastings-on-Hudson, NY where she was employed for 19 years by Family Service of Westchester, Inc. as a Family Advocate. She also worked for the New York City Youth Board and later as an Associate with the Citizen’s Committee for Children, Inc. in New York City. Jari’s current membership and activities include: Interfaith Council for the Homeless; Health Access Committee; The Community Coalition of Cape Cod; the League of Women Voters Education Committee and the Community Foundation of Cape Cod. Jari served for many years on the Town of Eastham Human Services Advisory Committee. She holds a Master of Science (Sociology) from Columbia University and a Master of Social Work from Adelphi University.
Gerard J. (Rod) Vyskocil, Jr.
Rod spent his career in the sales and development of employee benefits plans. Rod’s concentration was on the design, sale and communication of worksite benefit programs. During his career, he helped to design, sell and enroll the voluntary dental plans which collectively cover more than 1.5 million people. Prior to starting his own firm, Rod was: President of Better Benefits, Inc., a national broker of voluntary benefit programs; a Principal in American Dental Consulting Company, a leading dental benefits design firm; and Executive Vice President of LeafRe Reinsurance Company, a facilitator of turnkey voluntary dental insurance programs. Rod now devotes his time to various non-profits. He serves as: President of Camp Acorn, a program benefiting multiply handicapped children and adults; President Emeritus of the Rockland Country Club Foundation, a philanthropic organization; and First Vice President of the David Goldberg Child Care Center, a school that provides early childhood education and day care services for low income residents of Northern Bergen County, New Jersey. He is also a member of the President’s Council at St. Thomas College in Sparkill, NY. Rod lives in East Orleans, MA with Joanne, his wife of 28 years and their Golden Retriever, Jake.
Last updated: November 20, 2009
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