Who We Are

Advisory Council

The Advisory Council was established to broaden community support for the CDP. Members of the Advisory Council are community and business leaders who support the mission of the Community Development Partnership and have expressed a desire to be involved in our success. 

The principal duties of the Advisory Council are to counsel, advocate for and contribute to the success of the CDP. The members of the Advisory Council must be members of the CDP and are appointed by the Board of Directors for three-year terms. Members of the Advisory Council are eligible for reappointment. Current members of the Board of Directors cannot serve as members of the Advisory Council.

Emily Achtenberg

Affordable Housing Consultant
Wellfleet

Mary Anderson

Former Executive Director, The Family Pantry of Cape Cod
Harwich

Justin Blair

Managing Partner, Monomoy Real Estate and Construction
Chatham

Barry Bluestone

Founder, Dukakis Center, Northeastern University
Boston

Angelina Bologna

Owner, Hands of an Angel Healing
Harwich

Johanne Brown

Owner, Mean Ptown Burgers
Provincetown

Howard Burchman

Principal, Housing Innovations LLC
Provincetown

Jim Campen

Professor Emeritus of Economics, UMASS Boston
Wellfleet

Patricia Canavan

Past President, Friends of Cape Cod National Seashore; Housing Adviser to Former Mayor Menino
Orleans

Katherine Castagno

Environmental Scientist, Center for Coastal Studies
Eastham

Liza Cox

Partner, Nutter McClennen & Fish
Wellfleet

Lindsay Cole

Director of Human Services, Cape Associates
Eastham

Matt Cole

President & CEO, Cape Associates
Eastham

Ben deRuyter

President, Pilgrim Lake Group
Brewster

Sally Digges

Retired Community Development Professional
Eastham

Alison Supple Evans

Owner, Supple Apothecary
Orleans

Shayna Ferullo

Tidal Marketing
Brewster

Doug Freeman

President, Secured Realty
West Newton

Steve Garran

Steven M. Garran, CPA
Eastham

Andi Genser

Non-profit Consultant
Brewster

Mara Glatzel

Highland Affordable Housing
Truro

William Gordon

Senior Vice President of Real Estate, Opportunity Communities
Wellfleet

Kathleen Granlund

Vice President, Rockland Trust
Wellfleet

Vanessa Greene

Chief Risk Officer - Cape Cod Five
Brewster

Lisa Guyon

Executive Director, WE CAN
West Barnstable

Alex Hay

Co-Owner, Mac’s Seafood / Wellfleet Shellfish Company / Former Member, CDP Board of Directors
Wellfleet

Lara Henry

Director of Marketing, Payomet Performing Arts Center
Wellfleet

Art Huge

Retired CEO/CFO
Wellfleet

Judy Keller

Retired Teacher
Orleans

Scott Kerry

Owner, Kerry Insurance Agency Inc. / Former Member, CDP Board of Directors
Eastham

Janet Lesniak

Executive Director, Local Journalism Project
Wellfleet

Kevin Lowey

Chiropracter
Brewster

Bruce MacGregor

Business Owner
Brewster

Michael MacIntyre

Former Member, CDP Board of Directors
North Truro

Bill Madden

Cape Cod Five
Orleans

Alan McClennen

Orleans Board of Selectmen
Orleans

Fran McClennen

Retired Psychotherapist, Former Member, CDP Board of Directors
Orleans

Elaine McIlroy

Member, Wellfleet Housing Authority
Wellfleet

Lori Meads

President and CEO, Seamen's Bank / past President, CDP Board of Directors
Provincetown

Emily Miller

Writer, Exit 89
Orleans

Maxine Minkoff

Retired Principal
Orleans

Eileen Morgan

Retired HUD Official
Eastham

Barbara Murphy

Retired
Orleans

Kim Nahas

Director of Clinical Services

David Panagore

MBTA
Provincetown

Diane Pansire

Loan Officer, Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
Brewster

Teresa Parker

Publisher, The Provincetown Independent
Wellfleet

Gwen Pelletier

Retired Executive Director, Community Development Partnership
Brewster

Peter Polhemus

Founding Partner, Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders
Chatham

Andrea Reed

Co-Owner, Orleans Medical Center / Chair, Orleans Planning Board
Orleans

Kristen Roberts

Co-Owner, Truro Vineyards of Cape Cod
Truro

Steve Roderick

Owner, Roderick’s Payroll and Bookkeeping / Former Member, CDP Board of Directors
Provincetown

Mike Segerson

Founder and Owner, Devil's Purse Brewing Company
Harwich

Amy Silva

Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer, Seamen's Bank
Provincetown

Manny Smith

Consulting Economist
Wellfleet

Amy M. Smith Costa

Mortgage Originator, Seamen's Bank
Truro

Sid Snow

President, Snow’s Home & Garden / Former Member, CDP Board of Directors
Orleans

Brian Sosner

Principal, Sosner Consulting LLC
Orleans

Gail Sullivan

Managing Principal, Studio G Architects
Wellfleet

Charlie Sumner

Pleasant Bay Community Boating
Harwich

Carl Sussman

CDC & Housing Consultant
Wellfleet

Brett Tolley

National Program Coordinator, North American Marine Alliance
Chatham

Sheila Vanderhoef

Retired Eastham Town Administrator
Yarmouthport

Scott Vandersall

Vice President, Cape Cod Five
West Dennis

Matthew Varnum

Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod
Orleans

Beth Wade

Director of Land Acquisition & Project Development, Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod
Chatham

Donna Walker

DEI Consultant
Provincetown

Christopher Ward

Partner, La Tanzi, Spaulding & Landreth, P.C.
North Eastham

Eric Whiteley

Co-Owner, W. Vernon Whiteley, Inc.
Chatham

Sara Whiteley

Co-Owner, W. Vernon Whiteley, Inc.
Chatham

David Willard

Retired, Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank / Founding Member, Lower Cape Community Development Corporation (CDP)
Orleans

Claudia Williams

BackOffice Associates, Global Head of HR
Harwich Port

Barbara Wood

Retired Executive
Truro
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