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BIC BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
Stephen Record, President, '12 |
Steve and his wife, Mary Sue, began to vacation on Block Island in 1990. They bought a house on the Island in 2000, and became full time Island residents in 2003 after concluding an assignment in Germany. He has degrees from Yale in art history (B.A. 1969) and statistics (M.A. 1976). Steve also studied forestry at the University of Montana, and has worked as a software programmer for 32 years. His preferred activities include travel, reading, walking, landscaping, and feeding (and watching) songbirds. Much of his time is also spent in the service of three cats. |
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| Betty Lang, Vice President, ' 10 |
Betty and her husband, Fraser, are the publishers of the Block Island Times. She has been coming to Block Island since 1972. The couple bought their home on Cooneymus Road in 1995. Betty is the mother of two sons, Ian and Brent, and a daughter, Cameron. She is an avid walker, roaming over miles of the nature trails with her dog, Brodie. |
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| Shannon Cotter Marsella, Secretary, '10 |
Shannon was born and raised in Nebraska. She attended the University of Nebraska where she earned her B.A. in elementary education and special education. She moved to Block Island in 1995 and has been a teacher at the Block Island School for 13 years. Shannon teaches grades 5-7 science and 7th grade reading and writing. She enjoys using Block Island’s unique environment as a classroom and, along with Scott Comings of The Nature Conservancy, conducts weekly beach and field studies with 5th and 6th graders. |
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| Debbie Howarth, Treasurer, '12 |
Debbie grew up in Wilton, CT and graduated from Wilton High School and Smith College. She vacationed on Block Island with her family in the 60's. She became a year round resident in 1972, shortly after her marriage to Fred Howarth. Fred and Debbie raised their children, Jason and Jessy, on the Island and both still live here. Debbie is the conservation representative to the BI Housing Board. She and Fred own Finn's and Ernie's Restaurants. |
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| Barry Saxe, '13, Stewardship Chair, '11 |
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| Laura Michel Breunig, '12 |
Laura’s ancestral ties to Block Island go back to 1661when the Island was first settled. She grew up on Block Island and graduated from the Block Island School in 2001. After graduating from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA with her B.A. in Sociology, Laura moved back to the Island. She is the Gallery Manager at Jessie Edwards Studio and runs a photography business, BIfocal Photography, with her husband, John. She is a second generation Director of BIC, as both of her parents have previously served on the board. |
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| Thomas Doyle, '11 |
Tom and his wife, Pat, have had a home on Block Island for some twenty years. They have been full time residents since March of 2007. Until June of 2006, he taught Spanish and French at Western Connecticut State. He is also a board member of BIRA. |
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| Steve McQueeny, '10 |
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| Logan Mott Chase, '13 |
A life-long islander, Logan's family ties go back to the settling of the island. Having grown up enjoying the thoughtful preservation of open spaces she is happy to volunteer to further that cause. Logan is also employed as a Realtor at Sullivan Real Estate and enjoys introducing the many families who visit the island to the wonders of this special place. |
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| Derek Van Lent, '13 |
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Bill Comings, '10 |
Bill has been coming to the Island summers since he was an infant. He and his wife, Margie, built a cottage in the early 1970's so sons Scott and Doug could have the experience of summers on Block Island while growing up. After Bill retired from a career in apartment development and finance in the Washington DC area, he and Margie became full time Island residents in 2005. Bill is a graduate of Dartmouth College. Currently, he serves on the Zoning Board of Review and is a board member of BIRA. |
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| Sue Gibbons, '11 |
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