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Officers and Employees
DUKES COUNTY COMMISSION
Commissioners
Town
Term expires
Leslie H. Leland, Chairman
West Tisbury
Jan. 2010
Roger W. Wey, Vice Chairman
Oak Bluffs
Jan. 2009
John Alley
West Tisbury
Jan. 2009
Carlene Gatting
Edgartown
Jan. 2010
Tristan Israel
Tisbury
Jan. 2010
Leonard Jason Jr.
Chilmark
Jan. 2009
Paul A. Strauss
Oak Bluffs
Jan. 2009
Commissioners serve for four years. Terms expire on the first Wednesday in January following the election.
DUKES COUNTY ADVISORY BOARD FOR EXPENDITURES
Member
Town
Arthur Smadbeck, Chairman
Edgartown
Ron Di Orio
Oak Bluffs
Frank Fenner
Chilmark
Kris Lombard
Gosnold
Jeffrey Manter
West Tisbury
Jim Newman
Aquinnah
Denys Wortman
Tisbury
Advisory Board members, one from each town, are appointed annually by the town's Board of Selectmen.
COUNTY COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS
Title
Appointee
Term expires
County Manager
Russell Smith
Steamship Authority Member (3 years)
Marc N. Hanover
Dec. 31, 2008
Legal Counsel (3 years)
Marcia Mulford Cini
Dec. 31, 2008
Associated Commissioner for Affairs of Handicapped Persons (1 year)
Anson W. Krickl Jr.
Dec. 31, 2008
Associate Commissioner for Affairs of the Elderly (1 year)
Hans Von Steiger        
Dec. 31, 2008
Associate Commissioner
Dr. Patrick Donegan
Dec. 31, 2008
for Health Care Access (1 year)
County's representative to the Martha's Vineyard Commission (1 year)
Paul A. Strauss
Dec. 31, 2008
Emergency Management Director (1 year)
Chuck Cotnoir
Dec. 31, 2008
Delegate to Pilgrim RC&D Area Council (1 year)
TJ Hegarty
Dec. 31, 2008
Martha's Vineyard Airport Commission (3-year)
Norman Perry, Chair
Dec. 31, 2009
John Alley, Vice Chair
Dec. 31, 2007
Fred Condon             
Dec. 31, 2008
James Craig
Dec. 31, 2008
Constance Teixeira      
Dec. 31, 2008
John Coskie     
Dec. 31, 2007
Frank Gildea
Dec. 31, 2009
Dukes County Regional Housing Authority (3-year terms except governor's appointee)
Member
Town
Term Expires
Leo Frame,Chair
At Large
Jul. 31, 2008
Richard Skidmore
Aquinnah
Dec. 31, 2007
Zelda Gamson
Chilmark
Dec. 31, 2008
Melissa Norton Vincent, Treasurer
Edgartown
Dec. 31, 2007
Harvey Beih
Oak Bluffs
Dec. 31, 2007
Laura Barbera
Tisbury
Dec. 31, 2010
Ernie Mendenhall
West Tisbury
Dec. 31, 2007
Anthony Bongiorno
Governor's Appointee
Jan. 05, 2007
Dukes County Health Council (1 or 2-year terms  
Member (Exp. 12-31-07)
Member (Exp 12-31-08)
Terry Appenzellar, Treasurer
Cindy Mitchell
Jacque Cage, Vice Chair
Tad Crawford
Jane Cleare
Ken Chisholm
S. Patrick Donegan, MD
Olga Church
Cynthia Doyle
Rhonda Cohen
Nancy Gilfoy
Judie Flanders
Janet Holladay
Tom Bennett
Chris Knowles
Matt Poole
Patsy McCornack
Bob Tonti
Ardell Otten
Dan Pace
Terry Young
Max Nunes
Jay Ferriter
Ron MacLaren
Julia Burgess
Karen Meeks
James Weiss
Dedie Wieler
Paddy Moore
Anson W. Krickl Jr.
Sharon Klaus-Zenger
Jo Ann Murphy
Sarah Kuh
Hans Von Steiger
COUNTY OFFICERS & EMPLOYEES
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Office holder
Term expires
County Clerk    
Joseph E. Sollitto Jr.
Appointed
Sheriff (6-year term)
Michael A. McCormack
Jan. 5, 2011
Treasurer (6-year term)
Noreen Mavro Flanders
Jan. 7, 2009
Register of Deeds (6-year term)
Dianne E. Powers
Jan. 3, 2013
The terms of the above officials end on the first Wednesday of the January following the election.  
COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE
Name
Position
Russell H Smith
County Manager
Martina Thornton
Executive Assistant
Michael A. McCormack, Sheriff
Sheriff/Beach Manager
Health & Environment
Jo Ann Murphy
Veteran's Agent
T.J. Hegarty
Rodent Control Officer
Baseline Engineering, Inc
Engineer
Eric Goldwire
Maintenance
Sarah Kuh
Health Access Coordinator
Mary Leddy
Health Access Specialist
Maria Mouzinho
Health Outreach Educator
Carol Seale
Health Access Financial Clerk
TREASURER'S OFFICE
Name
Position
Noreen Mavro Flanders
Treasurer
Carol Grant
Asst. Treas. /Parking Clerk
Tammy Matchem
Senior Financial Clerk
RETIREMENT OFFICE
Name
Position
Kelly McCracken
Administrator
Barbara Rogers
Asst Admin
REGISTRY OF DEEDS
Name
Position
Dianne E. Powers
Register of Deeds
Debra Levesque
Assistant Register
Jessica Burnham
Clerk
Patricia Law
Clerk
AIRPORT
Name
Position
Sean Flynn, C.M.
Airport Manager
Deborah Potter
Assistant Manager
Elaine Graves
Airport Financial Administrator
Beth Durawa
Operations Clerk
Darren Gilbert
Operations Clerk
Arthur Marx
Operations Clerk
Ralph Grant II          
Airport Facilities & Groundsperson
Gary Coates, Jr
Ops. Specialist / ARFF
Ryan Collins
Ops. Specialist / ARFF
Geoffrey Freeman        
Ops. Supervisor / ARFF
Adam Friedman
Ops. Specialist / ARFF
Eric Hatt
Ops. Supervisor / ARFF
Richard Michelson
Ops. Specialist /ARFF