Board of Trustees:
Richard Johnston, President:
Rich is one of the founders of DCT and a Trustee since inception. Rich currently serves as the President of Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts. He is also a Practicing attorney and a partner in WilmerHale, a large international law firm. |
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Carole W. Bell, Vice President:
Carole is an 11th generation Cape Codder and a founding member of the Trust (1988). Carole works as a Media Consultant for Gatehouse Media New England and Community Newspapers. She is a past member of the Beach Committee and the Arts & Cultural Council. Carole is the President of the Village Improvement Society (VIS) of Dennis (which owns the village green, children's playground and the Revolutionary Soldier's Training Field). In 2004, the VIS partnered with the town of Dennis to un-develop a former gas station and create a pocket park, known as Nobscussett Park. |
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Joseph W. Masse, Co-Treasurer:
Joe is formerly the President of the Customer Support Group at Warner Lambert/Pfizer. Today, Joe is a former member of the Bass River Park Use Committee, Save The Crowe, Chair Fire Chief Search Committee, and the Dennisport Public Library Building Committee.
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James Wick, Co-Treasurer:
James became a trustee in 1996 and has lived in Dennis for 26 years. James was employed by the IBM Corporation for 33 years, including positions as: Manager of Competitive Evaluation and Manager of Market Research. James currently belongs to the South Side Civic Association, Dennis Capital Outlay Committee and the Dennis Municipal Affordable Housing Trust.
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Connie Bechard:
Connie, a full time resident of Dennis for nearly 50 years, was a founding member of the Trust (1988). Connie has a degree in Zoology from University of Massachusetts (1963), is a past member and Chair of the Dennis Planning Board, and served on the Dennis Land Acquisition Committee. |
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Dorria DiManno:
Dorria is an Associate Professor of Communication at Curry College. She was a founding partner and President of the Creative Services Group, Praxis Media Inc. Dorria is on the Dennis Planning Board, Community Preservation Committee, and serves on the Old South Dennis Village Association Board of Directors. With four generations of her family living on Cape Cod, Dorria is committed to the conservation and preservation of land, and is especially concerned about overdevelopment and environmental issues. |
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Beverley LeBlanc:
Beverley is a founding member of the DCT, has served as a member of the Town Land Bank Committee and the Land Acquistion Committee, and currently works seasonally as a local Tour Guide. Beverley graduated from UMass and has taught 1st grade for a number of years. Beverley has served on a school board in Guilderland, NY for 5 years. Also, by forming/leading a group called The Dennis Committee, Beverley helped to organize and lead a grass roots effort to promote the acquisition of several parcels of land for open space by the Town of Dennis in the mid 1980's. |
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Emily Levine:
Emily is a long-time resident of East Dennis, married to Larry Levine. Emily & Larry ran the Lawrence Shop on the Cape. Emily has provided leadership to many boards including, The Cape Playhouse, and has helped the Dennis Village Library. Emily has been an integral part of the recent Crowes Pasture fund-raising, including a contribution by the Levines toward Crowes Pasture in memory of their daughter Elena. |
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Paul McCormick:
Paul has been on the Dennis Board of Selectmen since 2001, and is currently the Chair for both the Board of Selectmen and the Dennis wastewater Managment Task Force. Paul has been with the Dennis Conservation Trust since 2004. He is an adjunct faculty member for Cape Cod Community College Business Dept., a faculty member of the Project Forward (a school work program for the learning disabled at Cape Cod Community College), and a Dennis representative of the Cape Cod Water Protection Collaborative. Paul is the past President Dennis Chamber of Commerce and the southside Civic Association and currently owns two family-owned restaurants in Dennis. |
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Connie Mooers:
Connie is a long-time resident of East Dennis and has been an integral part of the DCT since her involvement began in 2004. Connie started out as the Bookkeeper and Auction Manager for the Trust, but quickly and consistently proved how valuable she would be as a Trustee as well. Connie also serves on the Dennis Beach Committee, and is associated with many other organizations within the Town of Dennis. |
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Edmond Nickerson:
Edmond has lived in Dennis for more than 50 years and is a retired broadcast television executive and former principal partner of Cape Cod Broadcasting Co., Inc. (WQRC-FM & WVCX- TV 58). Edmond has been credited with numerous local and regional preservation awards for his work in period architectural restoration. Today he is the Vice-President of the Old South Dennis Village Association, Trustee of the Raymond Moore Foundation (The Cape Playhouse), and President of the Liberty Hall, Inc. |
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Paul Prue:
Paul has lived in Dennis for more than 75 years and is a retired from his business named Prue Foundry Incorporated. He has been a DCT Trustee for 10+ years, is a past member of Dennis Land Bank, is a retired Deputy Chief of Fire Department and has been the Chair of the Dennis Water Commission for 30+ years. |
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John Todd:
John is a retired portfolio manager from Fidelity Investments, has been a Trustee for approximately 4 years and is currently serving on the Bass River Park Use Committee. |
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Christopher (Chris) Wadsworth:
Chris has lived in Dennis off and on since 1967 and has served as the headmaster of the Nichols and Belmont school as well as Robert College in Turkey. Chris was also the Executive Director of the International Boys Schools Coalition. Chris currently serves as a Trustee of Cape Cod Academy and is a past trustee of the Cape Cod Museum of Art.
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