Our lead volunteers
Madhavi Venkatesan, PhD
Madhavi Venkatesan is the founder and executive director of Sustainable Practices.
Madhavi earned a PhD in Economics from Vanderbilt University, a Masters in Sustainability and Environmental Management from Harvard University, and a Masters In Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School. A recipient of a Fulbright Distinguished Le
Madhavi Venkatesan is the founder and executive director of Sustainable Practices.
Madhavi earned a PhD in Economics from Vanderbilt University, a Masters in Sustainability and Environmental Management from Harvard University, and a Masters In Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School. A recipient of a Fulbright Distinguished Lectureship, she is an author and activist and is a faculty member in the Department of Economics at Northeastern University.
Prior to re-entering academics, Madhavi held senior level positions in investor relations for three Fortune 250 companies. In this capacity she was a key point of contact for investors and stakeholders and was instrumental in the development of socially responsible investing strategies and corporate social responsibility reporting.
Madhavi resides in Brewster.
Town Liaisons
Karla Cabral
Barnstable
Board Member
Isabellle Caplan
Barnstable
Board Member
Vic Roberts
Brewster
Suzanna Nickerson
Chatham
Board Member
Allyson Schmidt
Dennis
Board Member
Gary Senecal
Eastham
Board Member
Phillip Gesson
Falmouth
Board Member
Patrick Otton
Harwich
Bonnie Brydges
Harwich
Board Member
Virginia Scharfenberg
Mashpee
Board Member
Ted Jones
Provincetown
Mary Cote
Sandwich
Board Member
Jacob Swenson
Sandwich
Board Member
Geoff Glover
Sandwich
Board Member
Charlee O'Neil
Yarmouth
Board Member
Haley O'Neil
Yarmouth
Board Member
OUR Interns
Nitish Kaza
Westford
Intern