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Odd Fellows Hall Open House and Dedication
On November 11th from 12:30 – 2 p.m. the Falmouth Housing Trust, Inc. hosted the Falmouth community at an Open House & Dedication of its Odd Fellows Hall Adaptive Re-Use project. Guests were given tours [...]
It’s About the Trust Video
Please watch our short video, It’s About the Trust! Drop us a line and tell us what you think …. What was the feeling you were left with after watching it? Did you realize what [...]
Falmouth Population Declining
By Ryan Bray Falmouth Enterprise The population in Falmouth has decreased by more than 10 percent since 2010, this according to population records at town hall. Falmouth town clerk Michael C. Palmer said a [...]
Video: Why the Shrinking Middle Class Matters
Think you're middle class? Think again. Today, fewer Americans are middle class than 45 years ago. Marketplace Business News teamed up with FRONTLINE and PBS NewsHour to investigate what the shrinking middle class means for [...]
Tiny Home Test Drive
By Penelope Greenjune New York Times Last week, the first tenants moved into the city’s first micro apartment development on East 27th Street. I did, too, for one night. Tucked into a New York City [...]
Senate Bill Proposes Planning, Zoning Changes
By Ryan Bray Falmouth Enterprise A bill that was scheduled for a vote in the Massachusetts State Senate this week could have longterm implications for the future of zoning and planning in Falmouth if approved. [...]
Town Of Falmouth Inspecting Housing Fund
By Carrie L. Gentile Falmouth Enterprise An emergency housing assistance fund administered by the Falmouth Housing Authority is in its second month of review by town officials, and the authority’s director said he has [...]
Comprehensive Housing Plan Needed – Editorial
Falmouth Enterprise June 3, 2016 The zoning board of appeals approved Megansett Crossing, a 10-unit subdivision, two weeks ago that was filed under Chapter 40B, but it might be that it was effectively denied because [...]
An Opportunity For Progress Letter
Falmouth Enterprise June 3, 2016 Falmouth and the Cape Cod region face a number of social and economic challenges in the coming years. Our needs include necessary infrastructure improvements, the increasing need for workforce housing, [...]
Housing Trust Moves Forward With Odd Fellows Hall Project
The Falmouth Housing Trust could start advertising affordable apartments at Odd Fellows Hall, a historic building, in the coming month, pending final approval regarding parking plans on site. Following a public hearing on the project [...]
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Maro Titus has a deep connection to the Falmouth Community that dates back to her childhood, shaping her passion for the area. Leveraging her successful career in healthcare administration, Maro has transitioned her expertise to Kinlin Grover Compass Real Estate. As a dedicated agent, she strives to understand each client’s unique needs, bringing a wealth of marketing knowledge and enthusiasm to the real estate practice. With a background in executive leadership encompassing strategic planning, government affairs, and business development, Maro’s professional journey is marked by a commitment to excellence.
Marie Bigelow retired in 2014 from Corporate Banking in Boston after 28 years, mostly with BankBoston, Citizens, and Santander Bank. Her banking experience is primarily as a Senior Credit professional with experience in diversified lending arenas including Non-Profit, Large Corporate, Middle Market, Asset Based, Leveraged Finance and Commercial Real Estate Lending. She brings strong financial analysis, real estate finance, and loan structuring experience to her new role at FHT.
David Sutkowy has lived in Falmouth since 2020.
Director, Addie Drolette, is a Falmouth native and makes her home in East Falmouth. Most of Addie’s professional career has been spent serving the mortgage financing needs of the community of Falmouth. She is presently a Senior Residential Loan Officer with Martha’s Vineyard Bank.
Savannah Fabbio lives in East Falmouth with her husband Jay and is a Mortgage Loan Officer for Shamrock Home Loans in Osterville. Prior to this she was an Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager for The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod and Assistant Manager at Citizens Bank.
Dave Garrison and his wife, Lori, moved to Falmouth in 2014 after full and interesting careers in Washington DC. Dave was raised in the Boston suburbs. He has been coming to the Cape every summer since 1944.
After completing a 35 year career in marketing and communications, most recently as Senior Vice-President of Marketing for Dunkin’ U.S. – with previous marketing leadership roles at The Gillette Company and Ocean Spray Cranberries – Tom Manchester currently sits on the board and is an investor in a start-up business, The Mobile Locker Company and is also an instructor for Sports Marketing at Stonehill College.
Sudie Gifford comes to our board with an extremely varied background in arts, education, finance, public relations, and charity work.
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Troy Clarkson is an author and speaker with more than a quarter-century of experience in positions of leadership in government and public service. He has been actively involved in his beloved Falmouth since his teen years, when he wrote and published ‘The Cove Chronicle,’ a newspaper that he sold door-to-door for a quarter and that documented the lives of his friends and neighbors.
Kevin McCarthy joined the board of directors of the Falmouth Housing Trust in 2012. Kevin’s entire career has been spent pursuing various “oceans” related endeavors, first as a professional diver, followed by various senior level management positions at a number of oceanographic manufacturing companies, including Klein Associates and Teledyne Benthos. He holds a B.S. from Northeastern University and an M.B.A. from Suffolk University. In 2000, he joined Hydroid LLC, a startup subsea robotics company that was founded to commercialize the REMUS autonomous underwater vehicle technologies developed at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. In 2008, the company was acquired by the Norwegian company, Kongsberg Maritime. Kevin retired from his position of Vice President of Marketing in 2010 to devote more time to his passion for wildlife photography. Some of his work can be viewed at: www.McCarthyNatureImages.com.
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Joanne O’Sullivan is a real estate attorney who has been practicing law in Falmouth since 1995. She is a self described “wash-ashore” living on Cape Cod for close to 20 years. Joanne grew up in South Boston, and graduated from the University of Chicago and Boston College Law School. Attorney O’Sullivan has been a sole practitioner for the past six years. She is married and her children are enrolled in the Falmouth Public Schools. Ms. O’Sullivan joined the FHT Board of Directors in 2009 and became Vice President in 2011.
Kenneth Buckland and his family; wife Nicolette and two boys, moved to Falmouth during Hurricane Gloria in 1985. They moved to town so that Ken could take the position as the Town Planner.
Joan Bates has lived in Falmouth with her husband, Robert, since 2002. Prior to that, the couple lived in Newton. Joan’s 25-year professional career was in special education and nonprofit management.
Beth Ciarletta grew up in rural New Jersey then moved to Raleigh, NC for eighteen years where she met her husband Michael, co-founded a business, married and began their family. She relocated to Falmouth in 2012 with her husband to raise their children in a smaller community-based town, and to be closer to family. Her husband’s family lives in Norwood, MA and vacationed in Falmouth and on Cape Cod for many years.
Carey Murphy lives in Waquoit with his wife of 31 years, Martha. Their three adult sons are all employed in the ski business, a sport that Carey loves to spend his winter months enjoying. They recently sold their retail business, Kensington’s at Mashpee Commons, after owning and operating it for 29 years.