Board of Directors
Officers
Butch Roberts
President
As a native of Vermont residing in a small town with a notable lake, Butch developed an early appreciation for the environment. His family has vacationed at Middle Pond since the 1970s and his subsequent relocation there upon retiring in 2019 have solidified his dedication to environmental preservation, particularly regarding ponds. After serving 6 years on the Indian Pond Association board, including 2 as president, Butch saw that Indian Pond's needs are much like those of the other 163 ponds in town. The Town of Barnstable has the greatest number of ponds of any town on the Cape and yet remained one of the diminishing number of towns without a town-wide pond organization to advocate for the health and safety of its ponds. Butch brings 45 years of business experience, 15 years as a selectman, and 20 years as a volunteer firefighter along with a passion for a healthy environment for all.
John Thomas
Vice President
In 1959 young John washed ashore in Sandwich. Since the 60’s he camped across much of the US and eastern Canada including all the maritime Provinces. His travel experience helped him understand the magnificence of the outdoors and how unique and special our Cape home is. Professionally he hired and coached hundreds of professionals in the disciplines of science, engineering, operations, communication, technology and finance. He has always been involved in team building, organizational performance and change management.
Treasurer
Steve Waller
Steve paddles his canoe on Long Pond in Centerville, where he and Jane Ward share a home, family of three daughters, and the Centerville River herring run. He wrote A Moving Meditation (U Mass Press, 2023) about these joys. He is a retired Air Force ophthalmologist and medical school professor. He is passionate about reducing phosphorus pollution in the pond and in the Cape groundwater.
Secretary
Jim Weiler
Jim moved to the Cape from Lexington MA. in 2019, retiring in 2022 after a career in web and mobile application security for Starwood and Marriott. He now volunteers with the Barnstable Land Trust, Barnstable Clean Water Coalition, Department of Natural Resources, shellfishes with Barnstable Association for Recreational Shellfishing (BARS), and serves on the town of Barnstable Shellfish Committee.
Directors
Zenas “Zee” Crocker
Zee grew up on Cape Cod and has ancestral roots in Osterville, Cotuit, and Marstons Mills. Zee graduated from Barnstable High School and earned an Honors BA from McGill University in Quebec. He is the executive director of Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Zee spent over 30 years in the financial services industry in Boston where he specialized in Institutional Equities. When he’s not working passionately on clean water issues, you can find him on Nantucket Sound where he’s a lifelong fisherman and sailor.
Scott Kania
Scott has been coming to the Cape with his wife Margie since the 1970s and moved here in 2011. A lifelong environmentalist, he has a degree in Natural Resource Conservation. While living in Connecticut he served on his town’s Conservation and Open Space Commissions and was his town’s representative on a task force that obtained federal Wild and Scenic River designation for the West Branch of the Farmington River. After a 35-year career in financial services, Scott joined Earthwatch Institute, an international environmental nonprofit. He served as CEO for six years and retired in 2022. He now volunteers for the Barnstable Pond Coalition and APCC.
Tom Odjakjian
Tom served as the senior associate commissioner for broadcasting and digital content of the American Athletic Conference. He served in various executive roles at ESPN from 1981-94. Prior to joining ESPN, he served as associate commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference and assistant sports information director at Princeton University. Tom is a 1976 graduate of Lafayette with a bachelor’s degree in economics and business. He played football and baseball as an undergraduate and was the recipient of George Wharton Pepper Prize, Lafayette’s most prestigious honor.
Jane Ward
Dr. Jane Ward, a retired USAF Colonel and career ophthalmologist, transitioned from a distinguished military career to focus on public health and sustainability. With an MPH from George Washington University, she co-founded the NIH “Health in Buildings Roundtable,” advocating for healthier built environments. She advocates for clean water and herring conservation on Cape Cod. Jane enjoys teaching, permaculture gardening, rowing, cycling, hiking with her Lab, Rosie, and traveling with her husband Steve Waller and their three daughters.