Patricia M. Altomare is a 1986 graduate of Suffolk University Law School.  Her primary areas of practice in the last 30 years have been probate, estate and real estate law. She enhanced her years of experience by obtaining a Legal Masters in Estate Planning and Elder Law from Western New England Law School in 2012. Through her competent and compassionate legal counsel, she aims to bring peace of mind and familial harmony to her clients.

Dr. Barno Reynolds offers over 25 combined years of experience in academics, arts, nonprofit, and small-business sectors throughout her professional career, using her research in civic and other critical literacies for teaching, learning and communicating. She is a former Associate Professor of Education, small business owner, and Executive Director of a county-wide nonprofit in Upstate NY, winning multiple awards for her work in the community. Currently, Barno Reynolds serves on Binghamton University Council, by appointment of the Governor of NYS. Nancy heads the team of experienced professionals at Veridian Consulting Group, which offers advice, research, development, and training to a variety of nonprofits, educators, small businesses, and artists.

Como coach de vida e relacionamentos em psicologia positiva, Lisa Brown ajuda outras pessoas a prosperar e ter sucesso, explorando seus pontos fortes inatos. A prática de Lisa concentra-se principalmente em ajudar mulheres a desenvolver um relacionamento mais forte consigo mesmas, permitindo-lhes criar a vida dos seus sonhos. Por meio de educação focada, ela ajuda as clientes a entender por que são propensas a reagir e agir de determinadas maneiras. Utilizando tarefas de casa, juntamente com outras ferramentas esclarecedoras, seu coaching ajuda outras pessoas a se aprofundarem em assuntos importantes em um espaço seguro e acolhedor. Esse ambiente permite o compartilhamento aberto tanto para mulheres quanto para casais, levando a um crescimento pessoal genuíno. Trabalhar com Lisa ajudará você a se entender melhor e a identificar ciclos e padrões que não apoiam você e a vida que deseja alcançar. Juntas, vocês descobrirão como substituir esses comportamentos por uma abordagem mais saudável, produtiva e, em última análise, mais satisfatória. Lisa está comprometida em ajudar suas clientes a obter um movimento positivo para a frente por meio do aumento da confiança, de um renovado senso de identidade e do empoderamento para realizar seus objetivos e sonhos.

Prior to launching Kain DeFoe Communications in 2013, Jennifer Kain DeFoe was the editorial and content director of Lighthouse Media Solutions. She also worked in sales for several years, and as a freelance writer for local, regional, and national publications. Jen combines her experience in publishing and sales to create authentic social media strategies for KDC’s clients.

Savannah 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. Savannah volunteers with WE CAN as a financial consultant, teaches first-time home buyers’ classes, and is involved with several other non-profits throughout the Cape. She was honored as a recipient of the 40 under 40 award given by Cape and Plymouth Businesses and the first Leadership Award from The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod.

Acqua has been a professional artist and jewelry designer for three decades.  Her passion for jewelry began at a young age, finding inspiration in the pages of National Geographic and in her mother’s jewelry box where, at the age of three, she took apart and redesigned earrings and necklaces to her liking.  It appeared to be in her blood.    She learned to silversmith in high school and weld after college.  She created her first line of jewelry “Wire Works” after listening to the wants and needs of women who came into the craft gallery she was managing in Sausalito, California, searching for adornment that was playful, lightweight, fun, and made a statement.  She bought a coil of Sterling silver wire and went to work making spirals and geometric shapes with splashes of colorful handblown glass.  She sold her first batch of creations in one week and within the year her business had grown from the one small store to over 40 shops across the country.  With the passage of time, and the change in styles, Acqua began exploring other materials to use in her work.  She attended a gem show with a fellow jewelry designer and was forever transformed by the soulfulness of gems and crystals and the healing wisdom they innately carry from their creation in the earth.  It was as if the stones were calling to her, “Over here” she would hear like a whisper that would guide her through a maze of tables heaped with gemstones to one small spot where the exact stone that she needed to help and support where she was on her journey would be waiting for her with a little bit of an extra twinkle.  This began her love affair with healing gemstones and helped her create a new line of jewelry, “Acqua Divine” where she designs to let the stones shine.  Empowering women and helping them heal themselves is what drives her to create pieces with purpose.  She believes every piece she makes has an “owner” and puts beautiful intentions into each one.  Her love of positive healing energy, empowering women, and being expressive are her muses. Three decades have taken her from the shores of the West where she lived for twenty years, to Mexico where she split her time between island and jungle life in Yelapa and the colonial heartland of San Miguel de Allende for two years, and then back to her family, and her roots, in New England where she has been for the last ten years raising her most amazing creation of all, her daughter Esme.  Each of these places has inspired her work and adds to the depth and beauty of her creations.

Deb is fun, grounded, and full of life. Her professional life began as a social worker, her job focused on issues of trauma, abuse, addictions. She did not get a lot of sleep during those years but wouldn’t trade that work for anything. What she learned was that the resilience and the power of the human spirit is unmeasurable and indescribable. She was honored 6 years ago to be asked to become a Livestrong group facilitator at the YMCA, to help cancer survivors by guiding them and offering encouragement as they travel through their journey with strength, dignity, and grace. As a result of this work, she has joined forces with Cape Wellness Collaborative, an amazing organization that services not only cancer survivors and their families, but the medical professionals as well.  ​ Deb has had yoga in her life for many years but more recently, when she made it a daily practice, she saw how much it was impacting her personal life experience, and she knew it was something she wanted to share. Deb holds a 200-hour Zen Yoga certification through Zen Wellness/Medical QiGong; a 300-hour Yoga Alliance certification from Jacqui Bonwell’s Sacred Seeds Yoga School; certifications in Hatha Yoga and Clinical Informed Restorative Yoga; and is a certified Livestrong group facilitator at the YMCA, a wellness program servicing cancer survivors on Cape Cod. Deb’s studio, Yoga of Yarmouth Port, is beautiful, bright, and welcoming. Its walls and floors are full of history and rich in stories. Deb is honored to be the owner of this studio, and she can’t imagine filling this space with anything but community and yoga. She sees yoga not as an exercise, but as a way of creating a more balanced life. ​ At the end of day, relationships are what Deb values most, and she is filled with gratitude and love for her family and amazing friends, who are truly the most genuine, kind, and authentic human beings and they make the world a better place to live. She hopes that her studio provides a place where people are able, through yoga and community, to recognize the personal power in their lives as they venture down their path.

Daniela Morais joined Cape Cod 5 in 2014 and became a Mortgage Loan Officer in 2022, serving Cape Cod. Prior to her current role, Daniela served as Internet Lending Coordinator, and previously worked in retail banking for a national bank.  ​ Daniela moved from Brazil to Cape Cod with her parents and siblings in 2005. After graduating from Barnstable High School in 2009, she attended Cape Cod Community College. Daniela is multilingual and very passionate about serving the Latino Hispanic community on Cape Cod. As an immigrant herself, she understands the challenges and circumstances that immigrants may face and is dedicated to helping her community with their home financing needs.

Attorney Cindy Nuzzolo was admitted to practice law in Massachusetts in 2002, and she is also admitted to the Massachusetts United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts Appeals Court. She earned her LLM in Taxation at Boston University Law School in 2002 and graduated from University of New Hampshire Law School (formerly known as Franklin Pierce Law) in 2001 earning both Juris Doctor and Master of Intellectual Property degrees. She graduated summa cum laude from Northeastern University in 1996 where she earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Criminal Justice. Attorney Nuzzolo has worked in the Boston area handling contractual and other transactional business legal matters in private practice; at a large investment company in New York where she provided complex personal, business and investment planning, and tax planning; in private practice at Carter DeYoung, and finally transitioned to her own practice at Nuzzolo Law. ​ Attorney Nuzzolo brings her years of experience and knowledge of financial, tax, and business matters to transactional planning for both personal and business matters.  Her knowledge and experience assist her to preserve her client’s legal rights regarding estate, trust, guardianship/conservatorship, and business litigation matters in and out of court and she strives to resolve disputes in a manner that best serves her clients. Her approach is personal, sensitive, practical, creative and collaborative.  ​ When not spending time with her family, Attorney Nuzzolo gives back to her community by providing volunteer legal consultations for WE CAN.  Attorney Nuzzolo is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Cape Cod and the Barnstable County Bar Association.

Olympia Ramos started with Cape Cod 5 as a Financial Services Representative in 2013 and quickly rose to positions of increased responsibility as part of the Banking Services team. Prior to joining the Bank, she served as a Teller Operations Specialist and a Lead Teller for two national banks. ​ She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with a concentration in Operations and Information Management. ​ Olympia is a Banking Center Manager with 16 years of experience in the financial industry. She delivers, everyday, excellent customer service and operational skills, and provides this value by getting to know her customers well, helping them achieve their goals and personally building rapport.  She thrives on challenge and is always seeking to learn more. ​ When not on the job, Olympia loves going to the beach, working her way through every recipe in the family cookbook, and indulging her love for seeing new places.

Kristen was born and raised in Plymouth. In 1997, Kristen graduated from New York Law School with honors and distinction as the sole recipient of the Dr. Max Reich Award for Excellence in Civil Trial Advocacy. Kristen also served as the Managing Editor of the Journal of Human Rights and earned the New York Law School Journal of Human Rights Award for Outstanding Editorial Contribution. Kristen served as a Law Clerk to the Judges of the Connecticut Superior Court for one year before joining the Law Office of George H. Romania in Hamden, Connecticut where she concentrated her practice in family law and civil litigation. Kristen joined La Tanzi, Spaulding & Landreth in 2009, where she concentrates her practice in the area of family law. Kristen became a partner in the litigation department in 2014.

Monalisa Smith is the Founder and President of Mothers for Justice and Equality, a non-profit grassroots organization in Roxbury that aims to eliminate youth violence in Boston neighborhoods by bringing together families and communities through education and engagement. Monalisa founded MJE in 2010 following the loss of her nephew to local violence. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Budgeting, Coaching, Youth Development, and Banking In 2014, Monalisa published her first book, titled “Reflection to My Sisters” and in 2015 published “Kindred Souls, the Journey of two beautiful Sisters”. Monalisa is a Dorchester native who has used her corporate background as Director of Community Investment for Citizens Bank, Massachusetts, to help drive this movement. She is also a local civic leader who was recognized in Boston Magazine Power of Ideas, as an idealist- one of 75 bold thinkers that are shaping our city (and world). Monalisa earned her B.A. in Business Administration and Management from Simmons College.

Naticia Thorpe-Reid is the owner of MiniMe Clothing boutique and online store in Hyannis. She also runs an administrative concierge service, which offers graphic design, logo design, social media marketing, administrative assistance, appointment scheduling, customer service, and more. She has worked in customer service and healthcare for most of her life, is an EforAll Alumni, and now a mentor in the EforAll program. She is a 40 under 40 recipient and holds a bachelor’s degree from Southern New Hampshire University. Natacia believes women of color can make a difference here on the Cape, one step at a time.

Attorney Muska Yousuf opened her own law firm as an affordable alternative to the traditional high-cost experience that most people face when going through the Family Court.  Instead of requiring a large retainer and then charging her clients hourly, she uses an innovative flat-fee model based on the specific legal services that each client needs.  This approach has lead to many people gaining access to high quality legal services where they normally would have to represent themselves.  Attorney Muska Yousuf was recognized as a Rising Star in the field of Family from the SuperLawyers organization.  The Rising Star designation is only awarded to 2.5% of the attorneys in Massachusetts.  She specializes in complex custody cases, division of marital assets and debts, alimony, and child support.  Attorney Muska Yousuf also does a significant amount of work in the arena of domestic violence and represents survivors in restraining order/harassment prevention order cases.  She is very active in the local community.  She is on the board of Amplify POC and B Free Coaching.  She is the founder of the Access to Justice subcommittee of the Barnstable Bar Association and an active member of the Diversity, Inclusion and Wellness subcommittee of the Barnstable Bar Association.

Pamela Andersen is the Director of Business & Credit Programs at Community Development Partnership. She has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University and worked in the field for twelve years before relocating to Cape Cod to raise her family. She spent 9 years as the owner and manager of the Inn at the Oaks, a bed and breakfast in Eastham. Pam lives in Eastham with her husband, Don, and their two children. She can be found taking walks in the early morning darkness armed with a flashlight.  She volunteers as a Girls Scout Troop leader. Pam brings a wealth of technical expertise to her role as Director of Business & Credit Programs as well as first-hand experience on the needs of local business owners.  She coordinates planning, administration and implementation of CDP business initiatives and lending programs including local fishing initiatives. By working directly with individual businesses through the loan and leasing application process, Pam ensures that businesses successfully enter CDP programming.

Ashley is a Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at HighRes Biosolutions, a life sciences robotics company. Previously, she was a Senior Financial Analyst at Harvard Business Publishing and completed the Financial Management Program at General Electric. Ashley holds a BS in Business Management and a BA in Political Science from Boston College and is currently pursuing her MBA part-time there. Ashley manages her Corporate schedule while running her own business, the Ashley Angel Noelle brand. The mission of Ashley Angel Noelle is to empower women through financial literacy and equip them with career and life skills to achieve their professional and personal dreams. Women work with Ashley on resume and LinkedIn polishing, interview prep, and personal Budgeting in a one-on-one setting. An online course will be launched later this year, which will combine a foundational knowledge of personal finance with lifestyle design! She hopes to utilize the space of digital courses to reach even more women. From a philanthropic perspective, Ashley currently serves as the President-Elect for the Junior League of Boston and will begin her two-year tenure as President in July of 2026. The Junior League is a volunteer organization whose work centers around the economic empowerment of women and girls, which is achieved through community- facing programming, internal trainings for members, and more. Her past roles with the League include Treasurer and community service member for our STEM for Girls program at the Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester. More recently, Ashley joined the Board of a second nonprofit, the Miss Pink organization, where she leads the Grants process for women currently fighting breast cancer. On nights and weekends, you can find Ashley out in her community with her crown and sash, representing the very special title of Mrs Massachusetts Elemental! Her proudest work as a titleholder remains her self-designed STEM for Girls program, called STEM Power! Ashley teaches her STEM Power curriculum at local Boys and Girls Clubs and Girl Scout troops across the state of Massachusetts, with the mission of building the next generation of women leaders who love science and math, and love our planet! Outside of her professional and volunteer commitments, Ashley enjoys training for races and traveling. In April 2024, she participated in the Boston Marathon as a charity runner for the Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester. Her recent travel experiences include trekking in Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia last winter and sailing on a catamaran in Sicily during Yacht Week.

Catherine Cullen is a graduate from the Albany Law School of Union University. She has 34 years’ experience as an attorney and concentrates her practice in all areas of Domestic Relations and Family Law. Catherine focuses on providing the highest possible level of legal services and personal attention to clients' needs. She prides herself of working to do everything in her power to meet her clients’ expectations and most importantly, to always tell the truth about what to expect. She has been volunteering with WE CAN for over nine years.

Delia trabalha na Administração da Previdência Social há mais de 30 anos. Atualmente, ela atua na área de Relações Públicas no sudeste de Massachusetts, South Shore e Cape & Islands, com foco em benefícios de aposentadoria, invalidez, sobreviventes e Medicare, além de serviços online da Previdência Social. Ela também atuou como Representante de Reivindicações de agências e Especialista Técnica. Fluente em português e espanhol, Delia já participou de diversas conferências, é convidada frequente de rádios e televisões locais e colabora regularmente com temas relacionados à Previdência Social no jornal South Shore Senior. Ela é formada pela Universidade de Massachusetts em Dartmouth. Delia é casada e tem dois filhos. Ela reside em Dartmouth.

Shayna Ferullo is a partner at Tidal Marketing and an entrepreneur who owns Snowy Owl Coffee Roasters in Brewster. Shayna has a background in economics, business development, and nonprofit management.

Stacey Jordan was born and raised in Waltham and, has lived in Massachusetts her entire life. She spent 19 years in Plymouth and now lives in Duxbury. She attended college at UMASS at Amherst studying Psychology and Early Childhood with the intention of becoming an elementary school teacher. Early on in her mortgage career, Stacey worked as a HUD Counselor for the town of Plymouth where she taught and educated first time home buyers and assisted in preparing them for home ownership. With over 23 years of experience in the mortgage industry, Stacey is well-equipped to assist with a purchase or refinance. She was a Branch Partner for over 5 years at Benchmark Mortgage, opening their first MA offices, VP of Sales for Advanced Mortgage Services, and was also a Branch Manager and Mortgage Loan Originator for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. She obtained a CSR Designation & Certificate as a Reverse Mortgage Specialist. ​ Stacey purchased her first home at age 23 and bought her first investment/flip at age 25. She has been flipping and investing in real estate for 18 years and has never lost sight of the importance of purchasing real estate. She has owned several Commercial and Residential properties over the years and currently retains a portfolio. ​ In her spare time, Stacey has taken annual humanitarian trips to Nicaragua and Haiti with a group of doctors. She currently sits on the board for the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce and serves on the Veterans Committee. She has participated in the MS Bike Ride for the past few years and actively raised money for Beat NB, which is Neuroblastoma (Brain Cancer) in children. Stacey currently co-hosts a radio show on 95.9 and hosted her own show for many years, Talk of the Town. Lastly, Stacey is a breast cancer survivor.

Kristen A. Menard is the founder and owner of Menard Lawyers, LLC, in Barnstable, MA, where her practice is focused on domestic relations, where she has primarily specialized in divorce and custody litigation for the last several years. Attorney Menard graduated from Suffolk University (B.A.) in 2003, and received her J.D. from the University of Massachusetts School of Law, formerly known as Southern New England School of Law, in 2006. Attorney Menard was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 2006. ​ Attorney Menard is also routinely appointed by the Court as a Guardian ad Litem in complex custody situations in various counties across the Commonwealth, and is a trained Court-Appointed Conciliator in the Barnstable County Probate & Family Court and Dukes County Probate & Family Court. Attorney Menard has also been appointed in various courts as a Discovery Master, Special Master and Master for Facts Final. She has participated in MCLE programming, and is an active volunteer for various agencies thorough Cape Cod and the Islands. She is an active member of the Barnstable Bar Association, where she served as President for the 2018/2019 year after serving on the Executive Board and Chairperson for the Family Law Committee since 2011. She is also a member of the Dukes County Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Women’s Bar Association, Cape Cod and Islands Division. ​ Attorney Menard is a member of The Global Directory of “Who’s Who”, (top lawyers) and is routinely named as a Top Rated Lawyer as published by the Boston Globe, and the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys. In 2018, she was named a Super Laywer, Rising Star, and has maintained that prestigious designation ever since.

Crissa é advogada, conciliadora e mediadora na Michael I. Flores, PC. Ela atende clientes em todos os aspectos de litígios de relações domésticas, incluindo divórcio, guarda, pensão alimentícia, pensão alimentícia, divisão de bens, remoções, desacatos e modificações. Com sua formação em mediação e conciliação, Crissa oferece serviços eficazes de resolução de disputas para clientes que lidam com questões familiares. Antes de ingressar no escritório, Crissa atuou como assistente jurídica para os juízes das divisões de Barnstable, Bristol, Middlesex e Plymouth do Tribunal de Família e Sucessões de Massachusetts. Ela auxiliou os juízes com pesquisas e redações jurídicas de alta qualidade para casos complexos de relações domésticas, sucessões e equidade. Crissa obteve seu diploma de Direito pela New England Law | Boston em 2014, onde recebeu a bolsa de mérito Sandra Day O'Connor. Sua experiência jurídica inclui estágios no Tribunal de Família e Sucessões de Middlesex e no Escritório Administrativo do Tribunal de Família e Sucessões, além de um emprego como assistente jurídica em um pequeno escritório de contencioso cível em Boston. Antes de cursar Direito, Crissa atuou como AmeriCorps VISTA em uma organização sem fins lucrativos em Boston. Crissa é bacharel em Ciência Política com especialização em História pelo Providence College, onde participou do Programa de Honra em Artes Liberais. Ativa em sua comunidade profissional, Crissa é Presidente do Conselho da Seção de Direito de Família da Ordem dos Advogados de Massachusetts (MBA) e Presidente da Ordem dos Advogados do Condado de Barnstable (BCBA). Ela presidiu, moderou e participou de vários programas do MBA e do BCBA, incluindo a copresidência da Conferência Anual de Direito de Família do MBA desde 2021. As conquistas de Crissa incluem a nomeação como ganhadora do Prêmio Cape & Plymouth Business 40 Under 40 em 2021; Reconhecida como Estrela em Ascensão em Massachusetts pela Super Lawyers desde 2019; e homenageada nas edições de 2024 e 2025 do Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch por seu trabalho em Direito de Família. Comprometida em retribuir, Crissa é voluntária no programa Advogados que Representam Crianças (ARC) e no programa Advogado do Dia, no Tribunal de Família e Sucessões de Barnstable.

Tracy has more than 20 years marketing experience, starting in ’98 as a marketing specialist for New England Financial (now Met Life). Luckily for her, the rise of electronic communication was happening right then, and that’s what allowed her to give up the commute from the Cape to Boston and start freelancing.  ​ Tracy’s first clients were in the financial sector, but she quickly developed relationships on the Cape and took on projects for local businesses. Simultaneously, her passion for wine and the realization that Cape Cod didn’t have many “marketing department” jobs led her to create and open The Wine List, a boutique wine shop in Hyannis. The Wine List was open until 2011, during which Tracy continued to hone her marketing skills. ​ After 18 years as an independent marketing consultant, Tracy did her own rebrand in 2018 with the launch of Two Crows Creative Group. Today, she and Silvi Johnson run the agency, which serves local small businesses and nonprofits. Their clients include the Cape and Islands United Way, Snow’s Home and Garden, Cape Kid Meals, Housing Assistance Corporation and WE CAN. Tracy has a B.S. in journalism from Syracuse University and lives with her family on Cape Cod. The best advice she can give to fellow small business owners? “Focus your energies on what you do best, and hire awesome people to do the rest.”

Karyn traz muitos anos de experiência sênior em melhores práticas de recursos humanos para a Complete Payroll Solutions, onde atua como vice-presidente/diretora da Complete HR Solutions. Ela é palestrante nacional e regional e colaboradora de revistas de negócios sobre tópicos relacionados a RH. Ela apareceu em vários programas de TV e rádio no Nordeste. Ela é especialista em todas as áreas de recursos humanos, incluindo planejamento estratégico, relações trabalhistas e de funcionários, recrutamento, conformidade, treinamento e desenvolvimento, remuneração e benefícios, políticas e procedimentos, desenvolvimento organizacional, coaching executivo, planejamento da força de trabalho e planos de ação afirmativa. Karyn trabalhou como instrutora na Bryant University e no Cape Cod Community College. Atualmente, ela atua no Conselho de Administração do Women's Development Center e atuou no Conselho de Administração do RI SHRM e NEBA. Ela é bacharel em Administração de Empresas pela Northeastern University, possui certificação avançada em Gestão de Recursos Humanos pela Bryant University e é certificada como Profissional Sênior em Recursos Humanos pela HRCI e Profissional Sênior Certificada pela SHRM.

Laurel Ryan é a proprietária e designer da Nautically Northern. No início, a criação de joias era apenas um hobby. Cada peça era um design único, criado para amigos ou familiares em sua mesa de jantar. À medida que a notícia se espalhava e mais pedidos surgiam, ela decidiu ver se conseguia levar suas joias para o próximo nível. Após 6 anos de atividade, a Nautically Northern tem uma sólida presença no varejo online e agora pode ser encontrada em mais de 250 lojas em todo o país, Canadá e Ilhas Virgens. Laurel também foi destaque no Made in Mass, no Canal 5, no Chronicle, no Boston Globe e ganhou o prêmio "40 Under 40" da Cape and Plymouth Business Magazine.

Beth Suereth fundou a Caregiving Pathways para ajudar famílias a gerenciar a internação hospitalar e se preparar para o fim da vida. Ela cuidou do pai durante cinco anos de hospitalização, demência e diabetes. Ela adora compartilhar o que aprendeu e como manteve o pai longe do hospital durante o câncer e durante todo o último ano de sua vida. Entre os clientes de Beth estão o Instituto de Políticas Públicas da AARP e a The Caregiving Years Training Academy, onde ela é consultora de habilidades para o programa Certified Caregiving Consultant. Ela também foi coach voluntária de cuidadores familiares em um centro de cuidadores hospitalar.

Katie Townsend é cofundadora da Brand Accomplished, uma agência de marketing sediada em Hyannis, Massachusetts. Fundada em 2014, a Brand Accomplished auxilia pequenas e médias empresas, empresas de capital fechado e organizações sem fins lucrativos a se comunicarem de forma eficaz com seus clientes por meio de campanhas criativas de marketing digital, gerenciamento inovador de mídias sociais, design de site exclusivo e redação diferenciada. Embora se considerem uma pequena empresa local, Katie e sua equipe de profissionais mantêm relacionamentos duradouros com clientes em todo o país e no mundo todo. Nascida e criada em Potomac, Maryland, Katie se formou em Ciências pela Elon University. Em 2005, Katie se mudou para a costa de Cape Cod e abriu seu próprio negócio de reformas. Um ano depois, começou a trabalhar para obter seu MBA, concluído em 2008. Katie então lançou sua própria empresa de marketing, a Acorn Services, que teve um sucesso de seis anos. No início de 2014, Katie decidiu mudar de rumo e lançou a Brand Accomplished com seu atual sócio, Matt Kais. Os talentos combinados de marketing e vendas de Katie e Matt impulsionaram a Brand Accomplished a uma história de sucesso inicial e, com uma abordagem prática e personalizada para cada cliente, eles e sua pequena equipe de especialistas atendem a praticamente todos os aspectos das necessidades de marketing de seus clientes. Como Katie atesta: "Quando se trata de fazer seu negócio ser notado, nós te apoiamos!" Katie participou de diversas organizações em Cape Cod, incluindo: WE CAN, Cape Cod Young Professionals (CCYP), Sandwich Mom's Club, YMCA Golf Committee e foi membro fundador da National Association of the Remodeling Industry Cape Cod Chapter (NARI). Em cada uma dessas organizações, Katie atuou no Conselho de Administração ou como membro do Comitê. Em seu tempo livre, Katie gosta de passar tempo com seus dois filhos, DJ e Emily, cuidando de seu labrador preto, Amos, na praia e lendo.

Johanna Zarra began her residential lending career with The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod over 10 years ago. She started off as a Loan Processor and quickly advanced into the roles of Loan Closer, Loan Underwriter and Sales Assistant. In November 2018 she became a Residential Mortgage Loan Officer. Since that time she has assisted hundreds of borrowers achieve their home ownership goals. She volunteers her time by helping out at her daughter’s Elementary School and local non-profit organizations, sharing her knowledge of the banking and lending industry. Johanna was born and raised in Falmouth and currently resides there with her husband and two young children.

Ruth is a retired clinical social worker.  She received a Masters’s of Arts in Teaching from the University of North Carolina and taught English and history in a high school in Atlanta before moving to Ann Arbor, Michigan where she obtained a Master’s of Social Work from the University of Michigan.  While living in Michigan, she worked in a mental health clinic and then on a psychiatric unit at the University of Michigan Hospital.  After moving to western Massachusetts, she worked at a community mental health clinic in Greenfield for 17 years as a therapist, supervisor and administrator before going into private practice in Greenfield and Amherst.  She has been a We Can volunteer since 2015, running support groups, conducting workshops for the PathMakers program, helping with outreach and events and as a bike rider in the Gasp fundraiser.

Tracey Brennan-Reale é consultora financeira da Axial, com mais de 25 anos de experiência no setor de serviços financeiros. Tracey se orgulha de oferecer serviços de planejamento financeiro exclusivos e personalizados para indivíduos e suas famílias. Acreditando em soluções, Tracey gosta de orientar seus clientes em planos de poupança, planejamento de aposentadoria, construção de portfólio para planejamento universitário e muito mais.

Jim formou-se em Psicologia pela Universidade Católica da América. Iniciou sua carreira profissional em Washington, D.C., como estagiário no Capitólio, e depois trabalhou por vários anos como recrutador jurídico na Williams & Connolly LLP e na Fannie Mae. Mudando-se para Cape Cod em 2010, Jim trabalhou no Wequassett Resort & Golf Club em Harwich por oito anos antes de embarcar em sua nova carreira no setor bancário. Ingressou no Cape Cod 5 em 2018, atuando no programa de Trainee em Gestão do banco por dois anos antes de assumir sua função atual de Gerente do Programa de Conhecimento Financeiro em 2020. Também frequentou a New England School of Finance, sediada pela Massachusetts Bankers Association na Babson University, graduando-se em 2021. Ativo na comunidade, Jim atua como Vice-Presidente do Conselho de Administração da Pause-A-While Inc. e no comitê diretor da Escola de Inovação Empresarial da Barnstable High School. Ele mora em Plymouth com sua esposa Brigid, professora de inglês como segunda língua na Plymouth Community Intermediate School.

Julie possui vasta experiência em recrutamento de executivos, consultoria de gestão e como gerente sênior em organizações de saúde. Ela analisou milhares de currículos, orientou inúmeros candidatos sobre desenvolvimento de currículos e técnicas de entrevista, e trabalhou com organizações clientes para avaliar suas necessidades de liderança. Como diretora da Julie DeSorgher Consulting, ela auxilia profissionais na criação de currículos e perfis online personalizados e profissionais, adaptados às suas necessidades e objetivos de carreira, e os ajuda a aprender como se apresentar da melhor forma em qualquer ambiente de entrevista.

Meghan Fligg is an English teacher at Barnstable High School, a soccer coach, and a proud Cape Cod resident. Having spent most of her life on the Cape, she is deeply connected to the community. Meghan teaches with a focus on fostering growth and creativity in her students, while also coaching soccer to help young athletes build teamwork and discipline. Outside of teaching and coaching, Meghan is a devoted mother and passionate about creativity. She runs The Freckled Hawk, a handcrafted design business where she creates nature-inspired pieces that capture the beauty of the Cape and the elements around her. Her work reflects her commitment to education, family, and the natural world that surrounds her.

After several years as a librarian, in both public and college libraries, Deb had an opportunity to join the investment firm founded by her father. The firm doubled in size when Deb joined the firm, as her Dad was a one man operation. Over the years, the firm developed into a full-service financial planning and investment management practice, serving families, individuals, and non-profit organizations. The management of the firm is now in the capable hands of her son. Deb has always been involved with her professional associations and community. She has served on the boards of the Financial Planning Association of Massachusetts and the YWCA Malden. She is a Certified Financial Planner and a volunteer coach with the FPA’s Dana Farber initiative. She has an MBA in Finance from Marywood College, and a Certificate in Financial Planning from Boston University. Now retired, Deb plans to spend more time at her home in Harwich, gardening, biking on the CCRT, and sharing the insights gathered from 40 years of listening to people and having discussions about money and other important things.

Jean Mojo possui vasta experiência em marketing, tendo sido proprietária de uma empresa de serviços de marketing em Nova York e também trabalhado em gestão de produtos e publicidade para empresas da Fortune 500. Ela teve a sorte de trabalhar com clientes como IBM, AT&T, Unilever, Mars e Feeding America, desenvolvendo programas de marketing de sucesso. Aposentada, Jean dedicou seu tempo a compartilhar seus conhecimentos de marketing, lecionando na Carroll School of Management do Boston College e no Cape Cod Community College. Ela é voluntária ativa na WE CAN, facilitando grupos GROW para mulheres empresárias e atuando como mentora de suporte empresarial na WE CAN e na SCORE. Jean se formou na Newhouse School of Communications da Syracuse University e obteve um MBA pela Boston University.

Neila is an accomplished workforce development professional who provides recruiting and training services and coordinates funding resources for Cape and Islands’ industry sector leaders and business owners.  Prior to joining MassHire Cape and Islands Career Center, she held senior marketing and management positions in retail with Saks Fifth Avenue and Simon Property Group, healthcare with Tufts/New England Medical Center and UMass Memorial Health and the arts with New York City Ballet, owned a successful café and catering business, and established her own marketing and fundraising consulting firm. Neila earned an MBA from New York University after graduating Simmons College in Boston. She is a Certified Professional Resume Writer, Certified ACT Job Profiler, HubSpot Certified. and former Certified Professional Fund Raising Executive.

A self-proclaimed “Insurance Geek,” Colleen Ormsby began her career at a Cape Cod Insurance Agency in 1987 and soon figured out that she could really have a lot of fun with insurance! After remaining with that agency for nearly twenty years, Colleen was offered the opportunity to move the Company side of the insurance industry and leapt at the change. During her tenure there, she developed an understanding of various types of insurance risk, how insurance can be used to transfer the risk to another party, and how the insurance consumer can take steps to mitigate and absorb risk as a tool in their overall financial strategy.  Colleen realized that working directly with consumers to build an insurance program based on an understanding of exposures, identification of gaps in coverage, and a commonsense approach to premium allocation is really where it’s at!  That realization brought her back to the Agency side of the business in 2015 when she joined the team at Safe Harbor Insurance Agency to offer insurance solutions to a select market of personal and commercial clients. After three years at Safe Harbor, Colleen teamed with Donna Barr to purchase the agency and has now fulfilled a long-time dream of being an agency owner.

A Cape Cod native, Chantal Hayes Rice, Esq. was a member of Hayes & Hayes Attorneys-At-Law, P.C. for over ten years before starting Cape Cod Divorce & Mediation, P.C.  While she also practices in the area of real estate, probate and estate planning, she concentrates her practice on general family law, divorce mediation, collaborative law, limited assistance representation (LAR) and parenting coordination.

Tim Schnelle has consulted and taught community workshops for over thirty years, specializing in debt relief. Tim works to provide debt elimination alternatives to his clients through his business, Debt Free Tonight, which serves Barnstable/Bristol/Norfolk Counties.

Virginia Auciello Sullivan began her professional career as a public-school teacher and health educator.  She served as Executive Director for a nonprofit public health alcohol and drug abuse prevention center in Worcester Massachusetts in the early 80s. Virginia started a communication skills training business in 1986, providing training in customer service, facilitation and presentation skills. Clients included: NStar, Fidelity, John Hancock and others. At the request of her clients, she began to offer consulting and executive coaching services after completion of the New Ventures West Integral Coaching program in 2014. Since then, the focus of her work has been executive coaching and personal development. She currently divides her time between nonprofit and corporate clients including Senior Aerospace Metal Bellows, Calmer Choice, SOAR Management Consulting Group and WE CAN. “My greatest joy is giving back to my community by assisting in leadership and personal development and entrepreneur support through the GROW program at WE CAN and training volunteer consultants working with nonprofit clients in the greater Boston area through the SOAR Management Consulting Group.”

Joni Traficante, First Vice President and Commercial Relationship Manager at The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod, has over 25 years in the banking industry. She has several years of experience as a lender on the South Shore and Plymouth, having worked for small and large commercial banks. ​ Joni holds a B.A. in Marketing and Finance from the University of South Florida. She is also active in the community, serving on multiple boards and committees, including South Shore Chamber of Commerce, The Plymouth Chamber of Commerce, Real Estate Finance Association – Boston GBREB, and the Plymouth Coalition for the Homeless. In her spare time, Joni enjoys hiking, kayaking, reading, and spending time with friends and family. ​ “I am excited to be a part of a bank that thrives on collaboration, is invested in philanthropic giving and the communities it serves, and is laser focused on its business clients."

Carmela atua no ramo de hipotecas há 30 anos, tendo trabalhado para uma pequena corretora, sido dona do próprio negócio e gerenciado uma equipe de 16 agentes de crédito. Carmela gosta de trabalhar para uma empresa nacional, pois isso lhe dá mais recursos e ela pode conceder empréstimos na maioria dos 50 estados. Com 30 anos de experiência em imóveis e finanças, ela educa mulheres em transição e ajuda a responder perguntas sobre como aumentar a pontuação de crédito, fazer um orçamento, lidar com execuções hipotecárias ou falências e reconstruir o crédito posteriormente. Carmela gosta de dar às mulheres o poder de saber que podem tomar decisões financeiras por conta própria e quer usar sua experiência e conhecimento para ajudar as mulheres a sentir que podem superar dificuldades financeiras e chegar ao outro lado.

Patti Anglin is a Certified Life Coach and specializes in individual and group coaching for women. She is the author of Power Within Her, a guide toward self-discovery and personal growth. Patti speaks about the importance of building who you are from the inside out and has developed an interactive and engaging program that builds the confidence and courage needed to create change. ​ After writing her book, Patti discovered there were many women who were dealing with the same emotions she had. It was this discovery that led her to her passion which is to help women navigate the challenges of life, love and loneliness. Patti’s passion began while working with High School students on the effects of bullying, she began volunteering at women’s support organizations and spent 20 years working with incarcerated men and women. She has mentored and counselled a variety of people who struggle with life crisis. She is now committed to helping others help themselves. She knows from experience that each and every person is stronger than anything that can happen to them. She believes the most important relationship you can build is the one you build with yourself.

Gabriella is a graduate of the Boston College Law School. She has 15+ years of experience as an attorney both in Brazil and in the United States and concentrates her practice in Family Immigration. Gabriella focuses on providing the highest possible level of legal services both in Portuguese and English. She has volunteered with WE CAN in the areas of Family and Immigration Law.

Curt Curry é o Diretor de Segurança Cibernética e Suporte de TI da Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines. Curt é membro da equipe de TI há 13 anos. Curt é um Analista de Segurança Cibernética certificado e atua em Suporte de TI e Eletrônica há 33 anos. Antes da Cape Air, Curt ocupou vários cargos em consultoria de rede e manutenção de computadores, incluindo o Geek Squad e o Oncall PC Services. Curt também serviu no serviço de submarinos da Marinha dos EUA como Técnico de Sonar. Curt mora em Cape Cod há quase 24 anos. Curt foi voluntário em muitas organizações voluntárias, incluindo Habitat for Humanity, Land Stewardship (Town of Dennis) e como líder de workshop para WE CAN. Curt está ansioso por uma possível oportunidade de lecionar no Cape Cod Community College no próximo ano em seu departamento de TI.

Erica Dunn is co-owner of The Pheasant and Littlenecks, both along historic 6A in Dennis. Erica runs The Pheasant, formerly The Red Pheasant, with her husband, Adam. They bought the restaurant in 2018 from long-time owners, Bill and Denise Atwood. At The Pheasant, they work closely with local farmers and fishermen to source seasonal ingredients to create dynamic and bold flavors and made-from-scratch menus. The style of service at The Pheasant can be best described as casual fine dining: refined and inventive food, with a relaxed attitude. ​ Erica also co-owns Littlenecks. After having her first child, Erica realized how quickly children out-grow clothing. To save on costs, she turned to buying resale clothes. But she noticed something: Not many options for shopping. Tapping into her love for vintage and a desire to shop more sustainably, Erica wanted to find a way to offer a collection of mom-approved hand-me-downs that are accessible and affordable. That’s when Littlenecks was created. ​ Littlenecks is a new and pre-loved, high-end children’s boutique, carrying an array of children’s items from clothing and shoes to gifts. The inventory is always changing, based on seasonality. ​ Erica grew up in Millburn, New Jersey, and went to the University of Vermont. In 2014, Erica and Adam married at the Cape Cod Museum of Art. Adam spent his summers vacationing with family on the Cape, so when they started thinking about starting their own family, Cape Cod was a natural fit. The couple have two children, Leo and Charlie.

Attorney Harney was admitted to the Bar in 2002 and is locally recognized as one of the top litigators on Cape Cod. She is a 1994 graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and graduated Cum Laude from New England Law in 2002.  She worked for the District Attorney’s office for the Cape and Islands and then began her private practice in 2010 at Carter and DeYoung in Hyannis, before opening her own practice in 2017. In addition, Attorney Harney is on the Board of South Coast Legal Services and is the current President of the Barnstable County Bar Association; she has served on the school council for the Mullen Hall School and Morse Pond schools in Falmouth and is member of the Falmouth Fund Advisory committee. Attorney Harney has been recognized with the 2016 “Unsung Heroine Award” from the Commission on the Status of Women; was recently named one of Lawyer Weekly’s “Top Women in the Law;” and is a four-time recipient of the “First Justices Award” for her Pro Bono work through South Coast Legal Services and WE CAN.

Kim é uma líder empresarial experiente, empreendedora e coach, com um histórico de sucesso na gestão e orientação de pequenas empresas e organizações sem fins lucrativos. Como consultora confiável e prática para empresários e CEOs, ela possui um histórico de construção de organizações dinâmicas e lucrativas. Kim oferece serviços de CFO/COO e Gerente de Negócios em regime de meio período e interino, além de coaching e mentoria empresarial para empresários. Ela é comprometida com a comunidade e a liderança local e seus cargos incluem: ex-presidente da SCORE, Cape Cod & the Islands; ex-presidente da Câmara de Comércio de Dennis; ex-secretária do Comitê de Turismo da Cidade de Dennis; voluntária do WE CAN e facilitadora e monitora de pântanos da Association to Preserve Cape Cod.

Julie is an employment attorney and Human Resources consultant. She specializes in workplace investigations, training on harassment prevention and other issues, policy development and drafting employee handbooks, counseling on employer-employee issues, and providing expert witness testimony on workplace issues. She also works with educational institutions on Title IX compliance and investigating sexual misconduct complaints.

Nicole’s legal practice is focused on all aspects of family law and domestic relations, including contested and uncontested divorces, guardianships, post divorce contempt and modifications, and custody and visitation issues. ​ Prior to going into private practice, Nicole served as a judicial law clerk for the Massachusetts Probate & Family Court in Bristol, Plymouth, and Barnstable Counties where she conducted research on complex and emerging legal issues while working closely with the Justices of the Probate and Family Court. ​ Nicole volunteers as the Lawyer of the Day on a regular basis in both Barnstable and Plymouth County.  She is also a court-appointed Conciliator and an ARC (Attorney Representing Children) Attorney and has received the First Justices’ Award for Pro Bono Publico Excellence for her services.

Sarahbeth Persiani is the author of Run, Walk, Crawl- a Caregiver Caught between Generations. For five years, while working full-time and taking care of her own family, Sarahbeth was the primary caregiver for her father, who had dementia. As the founder of We Are Sharing the Sun, her focus these days is to help provide education, support, and encouragement for family caregivers from all walks of life.

Thomas A. Rockwell is a partner at Nutter McClennen & Fish, LLP i their Private Client Department, and works out of the Hyannis and Boston offices. His practice includes sophisticated estate planning, with a focus on minimizing estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes. Tom also advises personal representatives and trustees in the areas of estate and trust administration. He counsels clients on charitable planning and the creation and administration of charitable foundations. In the probate court he has successfully handled reformation cases, the preparation and allowance of complex and contested accounts and guardianship matters. ​ Tom serves on the Board of Trustees of Heritage Museums and Gardens and the Board of Directors of the Estate Planning Council of Cape Cod and the Sandwich Legacy Foundation. He is also an active member of Cape Cod Young Professionals and is a leader of Sandwich Cub Scout Pack 46.

Attorney Tracy Shaughnessy, of Shaughnessy Law, has served on the Board of Directors for UMASS Dartmouth School of Law Alumni, Cape and Islands Red Cross chapter, Cape Cod Community Media Center, in addition to her volunteer work with WE CAN. Tracy is also a Town Councilor for the town of Barnstable.

Liz Theresa ajuda empreendedores a encontrar clareza e a se promover online com confiança. Ela atua no mercado há mais de uma década, criando sites poderosos e de alta conversão, marcas memoráveis e orientando empresários sobre como aumentar sua visibilidade online. Ela quer que todo empreendedor cresça e se torne a estrela do seu próprio negócio, porque, sejamos realistas, uma grande oportunidade não é algo que você espera, é algo que você cria. Não deixe de ouvir Liz no Biz, seu podcast aclamado pela Forbes, todas as segundas-feiras, para ouvir histórias novas, inspiradoras e, muitas vezes, hilárias sobre como administrar um negócio.

Linda has worked as a psychotherapist in many settings, with individuals, families, and groups for over thirty years as part of her private practice on the Cape. Since retiring she's enjoying volunteering for WE CAN providing support to women managing the challenging issues of divorce. In her spare time, she enjoys playing in a ukulele group, and kayaking for fun.