Is a third generation islander of Cape Verdean descent. She is a MVRHS graduate (Class of ’81) and earned a BA from College of the Holy Cross (Class of ’85). Upon joining the Jesuit Volunteer Corp (JVC), Wanda travelled to Los Angeles and worked as an inner-city, elementary Catholic school teacher, Principal, team coach, and [...]

From Edgartown is the president and founder of Millers Professionals Group. Millers Professionals is a group of three companies, specializing in construction, landscaping, and pools. His company employs 80 people and is one of the largest such companies on Martha’s Vineyard. Chris founded the company in 2002 and his business has steadily grown. In 2023, [...]

Is Chief Development Officer of Burford Capital, the leading provider of legal finance. Travis previously co-founded and was Managing Partner of a national law firm and its European counterpart; he also launched a litigation-related investment advisory business that Burford later acquired. Before starting his own enterprises, Travis was Senior Counsel at The Boeing Company and [...]

Grew up in Turkey and after living in London, she now resides in New York City along with her husband Blake and their three children. She discovered Martha's Vineyard while in college and became a seasonal resident in 2007. Sevda worked in advertising agencies - TBWA Chiat Day in Los Angeles and Fallon London for [...]

Has been coming to Martha’s Vineyard since before she could talk, and it continues to be her favorite place on the planet. When she’s on island, she tries to jump in the ocean every day, explore the walking trails and try every restaurant that serves breakfast. She’s currently the founder and CEO of Finch, a [...]

Is a resident of Vineyard Haven and is a certified public accountant. She served on the Board of Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation for 10 years, from 2012 to 2022, and chaired our Accreditation and Audit Committees. Susan led the effort for Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation to adopt the Land Trust Alliance Standards and Practices and led our [...]

is a 50-year seasonal visitor and resident of Martha’s Vineyard.  She is looking forward very much to rejoining the Board of Sheriff’s Meadow, where she was previously Treasurer. Terry is a graduate of Vassar College and received an MBA in Accounting from Hofstra University on Long Island.  After business school she worked as a tax [...]

Is a registered architect in New Jersey with a small residential practice in the Princeton area. Barbie received both an AB and a MArch in Architecture from Princeton University. She has more recently scaled back her business and now spends half her time volunteering in the fields of education, conservation and the environment. Barbie serves [...]

Is an independent consultant to foundations and family offices implementing impact investing strategies. His areas of work have included sustainable forestry and agriculture, blue economy, energy transition, carbon and other mitigation markets, and the circular economy. Previously, Larry worked as an investment banker advising corporations and investors on a wide variety of strategic and financing [...]

Is a trusted business advisor to iconic branded businesses and has served as an operations focused C-suite executive reporting to the Board of Directors. She is Assistant General Counsel with S&P Global, Inc. Janet is an experienced corporate and commercial attorney with expertise in information privacy and cybersecurity. She was a 2022 Fellow of the [...]