Officers
Kirsten Bendiksen, President
Co-owner, Reidar’s Manufacturing
Brendan Mitchell, Treasurer
Operations and Logistics at Northern Pelagic Group, LLC (Norpel)
Debra Kelsey, Secretary
Navigator, Fishing Partnership
Directors
Judy Farrar
Head Archivist, Clair T. Carney Archives, UMass Dartmouth
Susan Gabert
Senior Academic Advisor, Family Firm Institute
Madeleine Hall-Arber
Marine Anthropologist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sea Grant College Program (retired)
Nancy Harding
Communications Specialist
David Martins
Fisheries Scientist, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
Phillip Mello
Manager, Bergie’s Seafood
Cynthia Stiglitz
Vice President, Branch Manager, Farm Credit East
Staff
Laura Orleans – Executive Director
Sarah Bowen – Membership, Volunteer, and Gift Shop Manager
Jessica Bailey – Programs and Exhibits Manager
