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Sustainable Practices October 2020: Overview

The Cape Plastic Bottle Ban is an educational and citizen advocacy initiative focused on raising awareness of the environmental and human impact of single-use plastic bottle consumption. For more information on the status of the Cape Plastic Bottle Ban see our Bottle Ban page.

Our lead volunteers

Madhavi Venkatesan, PhD

Madhavi Venkatesan, PhD

Madhavi Venkatesan, PhD

Madhavi Venkatesan, PhD

Madhavi Venkatesan is the founder and executive director of Sustainable Practices.  

Madhavi earned a PhD, MA, and BA 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 Di

Madhavi Venkatesan is the founder and executive director of Sustainable Practices.  

Madhavi earned a PhD, MA, and BA 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.


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.

Victor Roberts

Communications Director

Madhavi Venkatesan, PhD

Madhavi Venkatesan, PhD

Vic Roberts is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist whose career spanned more than 20 years at The Christian Science Monitor. Roberts held a variety of roles during his 11-year tenure at Monitor Radio. He worked in Boston and Washington, D.C., as a reporter, producer, newscaster, and editor for the program, which aired on more 

Vic Roberts is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist whose career spanned more than 20 years at The Christian Science Monitor. Roberts held a variety of roles during his 11-year tenure at Monitor Radio. He worked in Boston and Washington, D.C., as a reporter, producer, newscaster, and editor for the program, which aired on more than 200 public radio stations. After Monitor Radio went off the air in 1997, he took his editorial skills to the print side of the Monitor, working for the international desk before becoming editor of the paper’s personal finance section. From there, he switched careers, earning a Masters Degree in Teaching Secondary Education, and teaching at several public schools in the Boston area and Cape Cod. 


Vic lives in Brewster with his wife, Mary, and vizsla-lab mix, Nikki.

Town Liaisons

Karla Cabral

Barnstable

Board Member

John Carroll

Bourne

Vic Roberts

Brewster

Board Member


Suzanna Nickerson

Chatham

Board Member

Allyson Schmidt

Dennis

Gary Senecal

Eastham

Board Member 

Phillip Gesson

Falmouth

Patrick Otton

Harwich


Bonnie Brydges

Harwich

Board Member

Virginia Scharfenberg

Mashpee

Ted Jones

Provincetown

Mary Cote

Sandwich

Board Member

Jacob Swenson

Sandwich

Board Member

Nitish Kaza

Westford

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