ABOUT
The MVCMA Board of Directors
Welcome to Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association (MVCMA) Board of Directors information page. The Board of Directors welcomes you to the Campground and encourages everyone to take part in the community.
The MVCMA Board of Directors consists of up to 19 members who are nominated and elected by the Board itself. Members are elected to three-year terms at the August board meeting.
The Board of Directors typically meet four times a year: in August at the Annual Meeting of the board, and in October/November, January/February and May.
Act of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
All committee members are asked to sign a commitment form, similar to the one Board members sign after being elected. This helps protect sensitive information from being shared outside the context of a committee meeting. You can see that form by clicking below:
The board is organized into the following committees:
Architectural Review, Audit, Buildings & Grounds, Development, Finance, Historical Preservation & Archives, Long Range Planning, Nominating, Personnel, Programs, Residential Lease, and Spiritual Life. Communications, and the Social Justice, Diversity, & Inclusion Task Force.
You are invited to engage with the Board of Directors. During the summer season, you can share your ideas at neighborhood meetings scheduled periodically throughout the summer, or by approaching board members with your ideas and feedback.
Board Membership
Members of the MVCMA Board make policy and operational decisions concerning the Association. Because the MVCMA has a small paid staff (above right), members of the Board are also called upon to assist the MVCMA Staff in the management and operation of the MVCMA’s daily operations, particularly during the busy summer months.
Eligibility:
Members of the MVCMA Board are selected by existing members of the board from among those who have applied to join the board. Consistent with the MVCMA’s history and tradition, the current bylaws require a majority of the 19 members of the Board to be members in good standing of an established religious organization. Otherwise, anyone willing to serve and to fulfill the fiduciary duties of a member of the Board is eligible to serve.
To Apply:
​Applications for an open position on the MVCMA Board are solicited in May, June, and July. Applicants are asked to submit an application form and to attend a reception to get acquainted with current members of the Board, in mid-August.
Downloadable Application Form is available here.
Please complete and attach the application in an email to office@mvcma.org.
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2026 MVCMA Board Member Application Timeline:
Are you considering applying to become an MVCMA Board Member? Please feel free to reach out to current board members with your questions.
Applicants may also be interested in reading “The Little Book of Boards” by Erik Hanberg which is currently being read by the board. A copy is located in the office.
Friday, July 31 | Deadline for Applications
Board member application is online and should be emailed to office@mvcma.org by July 31
Saturday, August 1 - Thursday, August 6 |
Interviews with Nominating Committee members
Wednesday, August 12th, 4-6 pm | Interviews with Board Applicants
Applicants should plan to attend this interview session with board members. MVCMA Tent.
Saturday, August 22nd | Board Meeting and Election of New Board Members
Applicants are informed of results after the board meeting.
Sunday, August 23rd, 4 pm | Leaseholders Meeting
Announcement of new board members to leaseholders with new board members attending.
OFFICERS OF THE BOARD
Sherrie Saint-Amant
President
ssaintamant@mvcma.org
Sherrie first came to her grandmother’s cottage in Victorian Park as a child. She & her family have pursued the DIY track with a wide range of cottage projects. Her favorite is window glazing and painting interior spaces.
Sherrie discovered early in her professional life the power of community based organizations to effect positive change. As a YWCA Youth Director in rural Maine, Sherrie started learning how she personally and in collaboration with others could help eliminate racism. This focus was transformative and continues to inform how she shows up at work, in her community and with family and friends.
When not on the Campground, Sherrie lives in Washington, DC, and spends time with Darcy and her family in Stuttgart, Germany and Chris and his family in Berkeley, CA.
Kim Jones
Vice President
Finance (Vice Chair)
Personnel
Spiritual Life (Chair)
kjones@mvcma.org
Kim Jones is a retired US Army civilian engineer, a former Director on the Picatinny Federal Credit Union (PFCU) Board of Directors (2010 – 2022) and the former chairperson of the PFCU Supervisory Committee (2016 - 2022).
After retiring from the US Army Research, Development and Engineering Center in 2020, Kim was elected to the Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association's Board of Directors, elected to Trinity Episcopal Church’s Trustee Board (Oak Bluffs, MA) and selected to be a member of The Cottagers Inc. of Martha’s Vineyard. Kim received a BS in Chemistry from Fisk University, Nashville, TN, a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and a Masters in Management from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) (Picatinny Arsenal). Kim is married to Lawrence Jones and they have one son, Oliver Starnes.
Mike Hotaling
Treasurer
Communications
Finance (Chair)
Personnel (Chair)
mhotaling@mvcma.org
Mike Hotaling is a retired insurance exec and attorney, and this is his second stint on the MVCMA board. He has led large organizations with a focus on work quality, customer service, and employee engagement, including diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. He and his wife Kathy bought their cottage on Clinton Ave in 2006, and they cherish the friends they've made in this unique community. Kathy's history with the cottage dates back to her childhood, from the time her grandmother bought the cottage in 1971. They have two adult daughters who were privileged to enjoy their summers in the Campground while growing up. Since retiring, Mike and Kathy spend the off-season traveling the country, taking every opportunity to hike and bike in beautiful places.
Wendy Haskell
Secretary
Audit
Residential Lease (Vice Chair)
Long Range Planning (Chair)
whaskell@mvcma.org
Wendy is a retired educator after working 34 years as a Computer Science teacher and Director of Technology and Libraries for the Falmouth Public Schools. Wendy and her husband, Barry, have been visiting Martha's Vineyard for over 30 years, first by sailboat. They bought their cottage, "Seas the Day", in 2009 and have embraced life in the Campground. When they are not on the island, they live in Marion, MA and winter in Bonita Springs, FL.
DIRECTORS OF THE BOARD
Peter Bannon
​Buildings & Grounds
Finance
Communications
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Peter Bannon first came to the Campground in 1987 and immediately fell in love with our island and the MVCMA. After years of renting, in 2002, my wife, Amy and I bought our cottage and started spending summers here with our five children. Starting in 2022, we have moved to the island full-time and love being here for all four seasons. We are very committed to the MVCMA and want to help continue the many traditions, while we build for an ever-changing future.
I have served on many non-profit and corporate Boards, including the MVCMA Board. For more than 40 years, my father and I built the largest publishing company in the area of parks, recreation, tourism, leisure, adapted physical activity, special events and facility and land management.
My strengths are in communications, finance, and building bridges (not the physical ones).
Most evenings, you will find me on my porch and I am always happy to engage in productive conversations.
Peter Bannon,
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Joni Bergen
Architectural Review
Program (Chair)
Spiritual Life
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Joni first came to the island as a teenager to work at the Vineyard Sailing Camp. She and her husband, Thomas, rented in the Campground for many years before purchasing 60 Trinity in 2009. She is a full time artist and a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design. She has had many different jobs over the years (graphic designer, retail display, gardener, children’s librarian) but has always been a painter. Her website is www.joannebergen.com.
Pascal Bitoun
​Program
Buildings & Grounds (Vice Chair)
Development
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Pascal was born in Brittany, France and trained as a Chef de Cuisine; he worked in restaurants in Paris, New York and Boston. In 1986, he traveled to Martha’s Vineyard, where he met his wife Kimberly, a 3rd generation Campgrounder. They returned to France for 21 years, where they owned and operated two inns and a restaurant. In 2008, they moved their life back to MV and Pascal worked as the manager of Farm Neck Cafe for five years. In 2021, they purchased their cottage, La Boheme, right down the street from his in-law's cottage. They spend 7 months on MV between their two homes and 5 months in Nice, France. Pascal and Kim have two children, and three grandchildren, who love the campgrounds as much as they do.
Christy Crawford
Program
Spiritual Life
Social Justice, Diversity and Inclusion
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Christy Crawford is the Senior Director for the New York City Computer Science and Responsible AI Education Department. She focuses on managing industry partnerships and professional learning to empower kids to become critical informed citizens in the digital and real world. For more than a decade she taught kindergarten through eighth grade classes in Harlem and the Bronx. She was also a curriculum fellow for the New York City Computer Science for All Blueprint and an adjunct lecturer for pre-service educators at the City College of New York. Christy has a master’s degree in education and a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism. Christy has been an education consultant and writer for companies such as Scholastic, BrainPOP, Nickelodeon and the Kapor Center. Prior to teaching, Christy was an associate producer for several television networks. She learned to love media as a young writer at the Asbury Park Press and then as an NBC Page before launching a journalism career at Dateline NBC.
Christy is also a Jr. Teen Advisor for the Essex-Hudson Chapter of Jack and Jill Incorporated (an organization of mothers dedicated to nurturing future African-American leaders via education and civic duty). Christy grew up in the United Methodist Church and is the daughter of graduates of Paine College (a Historically Black Methodist College). She is married to Craig Sullivan and they have two sons, Cassius and Xavier. For the last 15 years, Christy and her family have been blessed to rent and worship in the campground for every summer vacation. When not in Martha’s Vineyard, Christy and her family reside in Montclair, NJ.
Eliza Curtis
​Finance
Long Range Planning
Residential Lease
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Eliza has worked for Marriott International for over 16 years in various financial leadership roles, currently acting as a Bench Director of Finance supporting 150+ managed hotels along the East Coast. Her professional work often includes implementing new systems and initiatives, and streamlining local policies and procedures. Eliza's cottage has been in her family since 1960, and previously had a year round presence when her grandparents retired here in the early 80's. Now taking up the role of fourth generation owner; Eliza, her husband, and two sons, along with two dogs and a cat, enjoy the harbor views year round themselves.
Jan da Silva
Architectural Review (Chair)
Historical Preservation & Archive
Program
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Jan da Silva remembers seeing her 1st Illumination Night in 2014 as magical and being totally enchanted by the campground. So enchanted, she purchased 6 Trinity Park in 2015. Currently she works at New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park (National Park Service) as the Program Manager for Interpretation and Resource Management. When not on Martha’s Vineyard, Jan, her partner Ira, and puppy Leo live across Vineyard Sound/Buzzards Bay in New Bedford.
Dennis Duffy
​Finance
Residential Lease (Chair)
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Dennis Duffy is a third-generation Camp Grounder residing at Lake Avenue who has returned to the Board after serving three previous terms. He is the General Counsel and Vice President of Energy Management, Inc., a Boston-based developer and operator of energy projects, and an adjunct professor at Boston College Law School. He is also a member of the Rhode Island Council on Post Secondary Education and chair of its Finance and Facilities Committee. He was formerly a partner of the law firm of Partridge, Snow & Hahn and a director of the Slater Technology Fund. When off-island he lives in Cranston, R. I., where he is a trustee and finance council member of St. Paul's Parish, and in Blufton, South Carolina. He is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island and Columbia Law School.
Ted Gavin
Long Range Planning
Personnel
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Ted Gavin is a Certified Turnaround Professional and the managing partner of Gavin/Solmonese. He has over 20 years of experience working with distressed companies and their stakeholders in diverse industries, including retail, transportation, regulated and non-regulated manufacturing, pharmaceutical and healthcare, professional services, construction, and metal-forming.
He has served in leadership roles in engineering, manufacturing, information technology, and regulatory affairs functions. Ted has extensive experience in strategic planning and process re-engineering, with hands-on management experience in nonprofit, for-profit, and public sector operations. Ted testifies frequently as an expert witness on matters such as ordinary course of business issues in preference litigation, as well as on fiduciary duties of management in distressed companies. In 2021, Ted launched business/disrupted, a weekly talk radio show and podcast on the VoiceAmerica Business network.
Christine Decker Marquis
Communications (Vice Chair)
Development (Chair)
Program (Vice Chair)
Long Range Planning
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Christine Decker Marquis is a retired Marketing and Communications Executive. She has led large Marketing and Operations teams and budgets in the Banking and Software industries. Christine brings Marketing, Communications, PR, Promotion, Events and Project Management experience to the MVCMA Board.
She is also well known for:
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Leading and inspiring teams / communities through developing clear goals, coaching, and building collaborative cultures
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Building cost/impact systems to inform a shared, rational prioritization of tasks
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Building and documenting processes and project plans
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Researching, educating and pioneering groups through new areas of need
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Managing stakeholders through education, enthusiasm building, and consensus building
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Christine and her husband Jim have belonged to the MVCMA community since 2010 and live in the MVCMA 5 months per year. Prior to her MVCMA Board Membership, Christine was an active member of the Communications and Program Committees, and a Co-Chair of the Cottage Tour Committee.
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The other 7 months of the year, the Marquis’ live in Downtown Historic Savannah, GA, where Christine serves as a Ward Captain, building community within a larger tourism ecosystem, in a historic landmark district.
Cheryl Hacker
Architectural Review
Audit (Chair)​
Long Range Planning (Vice Chair)
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Cheryl Hacker is a mostly retired attorney from
Columbus Ohio. For much of her legal career, Cheryl served as an Asst. Attorney General in the Ohio Attorney General's Office where she worked in the Charitable Foundation Section & then the Education Section. She then served as the General Counsel at Shawnee State University & now works part-time in the Legal Affairs office at Ohio University. Cheryl also
currently serves on the Board of Trustees of her alma mater, Bluffton University, & since 2021,
has been Board Chair. Cheryl previously served on Columbus' architectural review commission for the historic district of German Village.
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Cheryl first visited Martha's Vineyard as a teenager while on family vacation where family friends had a Campground cottage. It wasn't long until her parents bought their own cottage on Cottage Park. She and her husband, Jeff Ferriell, took over her parents' cottage about two decades ago. They now spend a little over 5 months a year here and live the rest of the year in Columbus.
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Kyla McCartney
Historic Preservation & Archives
Program
Residential Lease
Social Justice, Diversity, & Inclusion (Chair)
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Kyla is a 4th grade teacher in the Boston Public Schools and studied American History as an undergraduate in college. She first came to stay at her grandparents cottage at 53 Trinity at 6 weeks old, and has spent part (or all) of every summer of her life in this magical place. She and her wife, Elizabeth, took over the cottage two years ago and have been experiencing the joy of watching their daugter, Wren, grow up with the same love and community that Kyla did. Her grandfather, Walter Frey, was a long time member of the board and her grandmother, Beryl, was the caretaker of a memorial garden that supplied flowers for the Tabernacle for many years. Kyla is excited to be able to contribute to the community as her family has done for three generations.
Rodney Sampson
Development
Spiritual Life (Vice Chair)
Historic Preservation and Archives (Chair)
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Bishop Rodney Sampson is a consecrated suffragan bishop and member of the College of Bishops of The International Bishops Conference USA; and along with his wife, Dr. Shanterria Sampson are distinguished graduates of the historic Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University.
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Sampson’s more than twenty-five year career at the intersection of innovation, finance and faith is best captured in his doctoral dissertation, “Streaming Faith: Building Black Wealth Ecosystems via Clergy Investment Education in the Fourth Industrial Revolution & Beyond” and his best-selling economics book, “Kingonomics: Twelve Innovative Currencies to Transform Your Business and Life, Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”
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In 2000, Sampson innovated linear streaming via Multicast Media Technologies (today Piksel) and Streaming Faith; and in 2013 with his wife, co-founded Opportunity Hub [OHUB], the nation’s leading inclusive technology, startup and venture ecosystem building platform created to ensure that everyone, everyone has equitable opportunities in the future of work, fourth industrial revolution and beyond as definitive paths to new multi-generational wealth with no reliance on past multi-generational wealth. To date, they have trained thousands for their first tech careers, incubated hundreds of new startups and invested in over 23 venture capital funds and hundreds of startups that have created thousands of net new American jobs.
Sampson is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution; and has held professorships at Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Duke University and The University of North Carolina Kenan Flagler School of Business as a Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professor where he created the Black Technology Ecosystem Investment and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Solutions Certificates.
Sampson is a life member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
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As natives of Atlanta, Georgia, Drs. Rodney and Shanterria Sampson are excited about the home and life they are building with their family in the Campground and Martha’s Vineyard.
Jennifer Saxe
Communications (Chair)
Development (Vice Chair)
Social Justice, Diversity, & Inclusion
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Jennifer has been coming to the Campground for over 30 years and feels fortunate to have found this very special place. She, her husband, Andrew Fletcher, and their two children share their home on Clinton Avenue with Andrew's sister and brother-in-law and their three girls The house has been in the Fletcher family since 1964.
Jennifer has worked in nonprofit fundraising for over 25 years in both the U.S. and Europe, primarily in smaller and start-up programs. She has served on several nonprofit boards and believes strongly in the difference that mission-driven organizations make in, and the value that they add to, their communities. When not on Martha's Vineyard, she and Andrew live in Concord, MA.
Scott Slarsky
Architectural Review (Vice Chair)
Building & Grounds (Chair)
Social Justice, Diversity and Inclusion
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Scott, Alex, Olivia and Odin can usually be found on the porch of 24 Butler Ave anytime from April to November. In addition to being a Dad, Scott is an architect and planner for the Boston Planning and Development Agency, (BPDA) in Boston, and he splits his time between Boston and MV year round. Gardening, cooking and architecture are his passions, and if you see him in the garden, on the porch or by the grill please stop by and say ‘Hello!’
Marney Toole
Personnel
Residential Lease
Social Justice, Diversity, & Inclusion
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Marney Toole is a retired nurse who worked in clinical settings, Early Childhood Intervention and coordinated the MV Family Center for Martha’s Vineyard Community Services for 23 years. She and her husband Richard have lived in Oak Bluffs for over fifty years. The first three years in the cottage Richard’s grandmother bought in the 1950’s. They have two adult children whose families continue to enjoy Campground summers in the cottage.
Marney has been a volunteer in many capacities over the years. Currently, she is Chair of the
Oak Bluffs Library Board of Trustees, convener of the Sanctuaries Volunteers at Felix Neck and
a member of Vineyard Independent Partnership.