Nancy Dempze

Nancy currently serves as Manomet’s vice chair.

As a partner at Hemenway & Barnes LLP,  Nancy Dempze serves as a professional trustee, executor and estate planner for individuals and families. Nancy also represents nonprofits in connection with planned giving and development. Her training and experience as an oncology nurse, leadership in land conservation work, and service on nonprofit boards has made Nancy more sensitive to the needs and perspectives of her clients.

Nancy is active in her community, Westwood, and in organizations across Massachusetts. Besides Manomet, organizations Nancy has recently been involved with include:

  • Trustee, Boston Museum of Science, Chair of its Planned Giving Committee, Chair Washburn Society, Finance Committee, Advancement Committee
  • Trustee, Old Sturbridge Village, Chair of its Investment Committee
  • Past President and current Vice President, Westwood Land Trust

Weston Howland III

My professional area of expertise is providing investment and financial advice to individuals and families.

I enjoy the outdoors and nature and engage with it through activities like birding, sailing and beekeeping.

Why Manomet?

Manomet has the unique ability to use their science to engage people in constructive dialogue to address sustainability issues.

Dwight DeMay

I am a landscape architect and principal at Hart Howerton, where I have led multi-disciplinary design teams on a broad range of master planning, conservation-based and new community design projects in all regions of the United States and abroad.

When not working or helping to advance Manomet, I can be found with my family at our home on Monhegan Island, expanding the vegetable garden, or building (yet another) boat.

Why Manomet?

Manomet has a large impact in creating a more sustainable world. It’s impressive to watch Manomet’s staff build relationships across a range of sectors and then provide those partners with the science they need to create change.

Deb Harrison

Currently, I work at Noble and Greenough School. teaching Biology, AP Environmental Science, and Anatomy and Physiology. I’m also the Squash coach/Director of Squash. Each fall migration, I bring AP Environmental Science students to Manomet.

Opportunities for lifelong learning feed my heart and soul, through birding, lots of gardening, bee keeping, playing squash, travel, enjoying the outdoors, and the gift of time with dear friends and family.

Why Manomet?

At a 1993 shorebirds workshop, a video called “Message from the Birds had a profound impact on me. Filmed partly on Manomet’s original banding deck it featured Brian Harrington’s work with WHSRN and Manomet’s conservation work. Clearly evident was Manomet’s deep commitment to global conservation, led by passionate scientists developing collaborative networks. Before it ended I knew Manomet was where I must be during an upcoming sabbatical, and the following year I became a volunteer bander. I treasure my connection to Manomet and its extraordinary scientists whose work resonates locally and globally.