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James Athearn

Elected member-at-large – Edgartown
Commissioner since 2000.

Jim is a farmer and owner of Morning Glory Farm. He has served on the Edgartown Planning Board.


John Breckenridge

Appointed member-at-large - Oak Bluffs
Commissioner since 2004

John is also a member of the Oak Bluffs Conservation Commission and Parks Chairman to the East Chop Association


Christina Brown
Chair, LUPC

Chair of the Land Use Planning Committee
Elected member-at-large – Edgartown
Commissioner since 1997.

Christina is retired from being the Assistant to the Edgartown Planning Board for many years


Mimi Davisson

Elected member-at-large – Oak Bluffs
Commissioner since 2005

Mimi was Chief Information Officer of a major division of a well-known chemical company and served on the Boards of the Vineyard Conservation Society and the Lagoon Pond Association. She is the current Chairman of Oak Bluffs’ Finance and Advisory Committee.


Mark Morris

Appointed - Edgartown Board of Selectmen
Commissioner since 2006

Mark is the owner of a painting and construction company.


Chris Murphy

Appointed member-at-large - Chilmark
Commissioner since 2005

Chris is a retired commercial fisherman, who is currently a member of the Chilmark Zoning Board of Appeals and has also served on a number of other town boards over the years. He grew up in Chilmark and he went through the Vineyard school system and the University of Rhode Island.


Katherine Newman

Appointed member-at-large – Aquinnah
Commissioner since 2003

A former psychologist, Kathy has moved from family systems to ecosystems. She is a member of the Aquinnah Zoning Board of Appeals.


Nathaniel J. Orleans
Clerk/Treasurer

Appointed member-at-large – Tisbury
Commissioner since 2004

Ned is retired retailer and education administrator, and recently retired as a member of the Tisbury Planning Board.


James Powell

Appointed member - West Tisbury
Commissioner since 2005.

Jim is a teacher at Martha's Vineyard Regional High School. He serves on the State Workforce Investment Board.


Douglas Sederholm
Chairman

Elected member-at-large - Chilmark
Commissioner since 2003

Doug is an attorney. He also serves on the Chilmark Finance Advisory Committee.


Susan Shea
Commissioner

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Susan Shea first came to the Vineyard in 1959 as a summer Aquinnah resident. In 1974, she married and moved here full time. She is a member of the Aquinnah Finance and Personnel Committees, A Board Member of the Friends of the Aquinnah Public Library, and a Board Member of the Friends of Sengekontacket. She has been a Board Member of Felix Neck Sanctuary for 27 years, and of the Wildlife Trust for 26 years.


Linda Sibley
Vice-Chairman

Elected member-at-large – West Tisbury
Commissioner since 1992.

Linda is the owner of the Vineyard Electronics. She is the longest-serving member of the MVC and a former Chairman.


Paul Strauss

Appointed member-at-large – Dukes County
Commissioner since 2003.

Paul is a retired engineer of scientific instruments. He has served on the Oak Bluffs Conservation Commission and is now a county Commissioner.


Richard Toole

Elected member-at-large - Oak Bluffs
Commissioner 1998-2005, 2007

Carpenter/ caretaker. Former Chair of the Martha's Vineyard Commission. Lives in Oak Bluffs.


Andrew Woodruff

Elected member-at-large – West Tisbury
Commissioner since 2001.

Andrew is a farmer and owner of Whippoorwill Farm.


 
   
 
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