Meet our Board of Directors
Established in 2020 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation,
the 2023-24 Friends of Long Pond board consists of nine members.
Established in 2020 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation,
the 2023-24 Friends of Long Pond board consists of nine members.
Board members are:
David Abelman, President Dave is a founding member of the board and the current president of Friends of Long Pond Marstons Mills. He and his wife Marilyn have been on the pond since 2019. You can often spot him kayaking or pedal-boarding on the water. He is a lawyer by training, and, after a stint as a federal prosecutor, spent many years in the health care industry. Dave currently teaches in the MBA program at Boston College and otherwise loves spending time with his grandchildren (not to mention other members of his family). Dave passionately believes that we can mitigate the problem of cyanobacteria blooms in our beautiful pond.
Amy Mesirow, Clerk Amy served as the founding President and is the current Clerk for the board. She loves swimming, kayaking and pedal boarding on Long Pond. Her disappointment with the number of weeks of pond advisories due to cyanobacteria overgrowth motivated her to galvanize neighbors to do what we can to protect and improve Long Pond’s water quality and to advocate for remediation by the Town of Barnstable. Amy’s educational and work background is in planning and project management. She is enjoying contributing her passion for our pond and management experience to the work of Friends of Long Pond Marstons Mills.
Steve Shuman, Treasurer Steve is a retired licensed architect. Originally from Newton, MA, he was graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania having received a professional degree in Architecture. In 1976 he founded Akro Associates Architects in Washington, DC and in 1979 he decided to move his firm to Cape Cod so as to return to the beaches, lakes and ocean waters of his youth. He and his wife Kathleen designed and built their home on Long Pond in 1996. He has served as the treasurer for The Friends of Long Pond Marstons Mills since its inception in 2020.
Steve Kreth Steve and his wife moved to Cape Cod 11 years ago. One of the key reasons they moved to Marstons Mills with a house on Long Pond was to have an opportunity to kayak and use the pond with their grandchildren. Steve's background includes over 2 decades of working in hi tech in various roles including marketing, product management and technical program management. He joined the Friends of Long Pond in its first days and is currently the President of the Long Pond Farms Association.
Dale Storms
Joanna Chodes
Brett Goldberg
Rick Lawson
Gene Mosher