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Andrew Gottlieb

Executive Director of APCC. Andrew is responsible for determining the focus of APCC’s advocacy and educational efforts, implementing APCC’s programs, coordinating fund raising and membership activities, and the overall management of the daily operations of the organization.

Andrew has more than 30 years of environmental protection experience in government and elected terms in municipal office. Andrew has extensive experience working at all levels of government, having served as a local, state and county official as well as a legislative staff person.

A resident of Mashpee, Andrew has served on the Mashpee Board of Selectmen.

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Don Keeran

Assistant Director of APCC. Don focuses extensively on environmental policy and advocacy for the organization, and acts as APCC’s liaison for most state and federal environmental legislative and policy issues. Don works on the state, regional and local levels on growth management initiatives, promoting the adoption of land use and planning policies that advance smart growth, natural resource protection and climate change. He is responsible for developing many of APCC’s positions on topical environmental issues, including proposals for regional development proposals and other projects that could impact the Cape’s natural resources and quality of life.

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Bill Riley

Chief Operating Officer of APCC. Bill is responsible for overall management of the organization’s business operations, finances, and human resources. Bill has more than 40 years of senior management experience in corporate, government and non-profit organizations. He served as a senior executive of the nation’s leading emergency management consulting firms, chief operating officer of an international non-profit organization, and media spokesperson for two federal agencies. Bill and his wife, Deb, reside in Harwich where they raised their three children.

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Jo Ann Muramoto, Ph.D.

Regional Coordinator for the Mass Bays Program (MBP) on Cape Cod and APCC Director of Science Programs. The MBP is one of 28 National Estuary Programs established under the Clean Water Act to improve the quality of estuaries of national significance. MBP goals include restoring and protecting coastal habitat, improving coastal water quality, promoting storm water management, and managing coastal erosion. Jo Ann’s projects include the designations of Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound and Vineyard Sound as No-Discharge Areas (including writing grants for the towns for pump-out facilities) and the implementation of a herring count program at Stony Brook in Brewster. She also is assisting the towns of Brewster and Sandwich in grant writing for herring run restoration and stormwater remediation respectively; providing support letters to towns seeking funding for coastal projects; and assessing the feasibility of using storm water utilities to fund stormwater infrastructure and maintenance.

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Kristin Andres

Kristin Andres is APCC’s Associate Director for Education and Informational Services. Kristin is responsible for APCC’s interaction with our membership and the broader public, as well as educational programming and materials related to APCC’s mission. As a primary liaison to the Cape community, Kristin interacts and develops relationships with a wide range of organizations, government agencies, schools and the general public in assessing and addressing educational needs related to conserving and preserving the Cape’s natural resources. Kristin organizes workshops, addresses civic groups and seeks educational opportunities through a variety of creative means. She is especially involved with our native plant initiative and promotes ecological land care and thoughtful stewardship of our managed landscapes.

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Lauren Powers

Lauren Powers is APCC’s Grant Administrator responsible for managing all grants and contracts directly related to current programs and projects. She handles purchasing and provides support to the Executive Director and the Board of Directors.

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April Wobst

Restoration Manager. April is responsible for advancing the goals of the Ecosystem Restoration Program established in 2015 to provide additional capacity and resources for restoration projects on Cape Cod. APCC has worked with Cape communities to identify more than 140 restoration projects aimed at restoring impaired salt marshes, fish runs, rivers, and retired cranberry bogs as well as improving water quality through stormwater remediation. As the restoration manager April coordinates efforts with local, state and federal partners, and supports the program providing technical, planning, funding and management support to communities interested in completing restoration projects.

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Jordan Mora

Restoration Ecologist. Over her academic and professional career, Jordan has developed a strong set of technical skills in GIS-based mapping, field surveying techniques, data analysis, and report writing. Jordan primarily supports the Ecosystem Restoration Program through project site monitoring and assessment as well as project management. She has over fifteen years of experience in monitoring the impacts of climate change on salt marshes and estuarine water quality.

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Julie Hambrook Berkman, Ph.D.

Pond and Cyanobacteria Program Manager. Julie is responsible for coordinating and managing APCC’s two pond programs: the Pond Monitoring Program and the Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program. In her role, she works to build efficiencies that take advantage of similarities between the two programs and builds and maintains partnerships with municipalities, agencies, organizations, and volunteers. Julie engages with the many interested citizens and organizations who care about Cape Cod’s 890 ponds, as we work toward doing a better job of preserving pond water quality for the benefit of all.

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Lynn Francis

Pond and Cyanobacteria Operations Manager. Lynn assists the freshwater pond programs by coordinating operations of the sample collections, laboratory processing, and data reports. Lynn is the point of contact for administrative agreements with municipalities and pond groups who participate in the cyanobacteria monitoring program.

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Dorria Marsh

Assistant Education and Outreach Coordinator. Dorria is responsible for assisting with the coordination and care of APCC’s volunteer program and the development of educational and outreach materials in support of APCC’s initiatives, programs, and special projects. Dorria provides support for creative content development, communication, and event management.

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Sophia Feuerhake

Freshwater Science Coordinator. Sophia serves as our scientific expert for the Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program and the Cape Cod Pond Monitoring Program. She assists the project manager to ensure scientific credibility, transparency, and usefulness of data collected by both programs.

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Eliza Fitzgerald

Restoration Technician. Eliza is responsible for assisting our restoration team with ongoing habitat and water quality improvement projects. One of her main roles is to help monitor restoration’s impact, including instrument and equipment maintenance, data collection, data analysis and reporting. Additionally, Eliza assists with outreach and administrative support of restoration projects including development of educational materials, website and social media updates, public engagement, grant writing, project planning and coordination with partners.

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John-Tyler Percy

Senior Pond Monitoring Technician. “JT” joined the full-time staff after having been a seasonal APCC technician. He is responsible for overseeing the in-field water quality data collection for the Cape Cod regional pond monitoring program of 50 ponds across Cape Cod and is responsible to curate data reports. As a drone pilot, he also assists APCC’s restoration team with assessing results of restoration projects.

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