The Board of Directors

The Board of Directors has control of and is responsible for the management of the affairs and property of the Coalition.


 

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  • jrossi@knowflood.org

Joe Rossi, ANFI, CFM

Executive Director
Joe is the founder and Executive Director of the Massachusetts Coastal Coalition, a non-profit organization who advocates for and educates flood insurance stakeholders. Joe Rossi is the President and CEO of Joe Flood Insurance Brokerage. Joe leads the National Flood Association's Risk Rating 2.0 Task Force, is a the Chair of the Independent Insurance Agent and Brokers Association’s Flood Insurance Task Force, and a member of the Flood Insurance Producers National Committee. Joe chairs the Town of Marshfield, Massachusetts Community Rating System (CRS) committee and is on the Massachusetts Association of Floodplain Management’s Board of Directors. Joe graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in architecture.
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  • twilliams@knowflood.org

Tim Williams

Chair
Tim Williams has been in the insurance industry for over 20 years and is the Director of Business Operations for Flaherty Insurance. Since 1956 Flaherty has offered their clients the best protection at the best price. Tim specializes in coastal homeowners and flood insurance, among other relevant coverages. In his role, Tim takes a consultative approach in creating individualized insurance portfolios that are designed to protect a client’s property, family and livelihood. Tim is actively involved in coaching youth soccer and basketball and resides Marshfield with his wife and two sons.
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  • kharris@knowflood.org

Kevin Harris

Vice-Chair
Kevin is a top performing agent with several industry awards and advanced certifications. These include CRS, SRS, ABR, SRES, MRP, and South Shore Realtors Honor Society. He serves on a number of professional committees for the Massachusetts Association of Realtors, Greater Boston Association of Realtors, and South Shore Realtors. In addition to training and mentoring agents, Kevin teaches Buyer and Seller Workshops throughout the state. He brings 25 years of marketing experience form his previous career in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry. Kevin is also an enthusiastic volunteer for and supporter of a number of philanthropic organizations, including Habitat for Humanity, Rails to Trails, and Magical Moon. His hobbies include biking, kayaking, hiking and fishing. After twenty years as a Biotech/pharmaceutical marketer, including the international launch of an $8 billion brand, Kevin elected seven years ago to apply his marketing expertise and drive for excellence to real estate. Within months of joining Carrington Real Estate Services his company recognized him as one of the top ten producers in the nation. He cites the reason for this as his commitment to customer service. “My goal is to greatly exceed the expectations of my clients. I want every client to feel like they are my only client” Kevin specializes in representing homebuyers, sellers and investors. His deep knowledge of waterfront properties and issues related to flood zones is especially important for clients wishing to sell or purchase in Eastern Massachusetts.
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  • samico@knowflood.org

Steve Amico

Treasurer
Steve has been in the banking industry for over thirty-five years. For the past twenty-five years his focus has been in the residential lending arena. Steve has been with Coastal Heritage Bank, formerly Scituate Federal Savings Bank, for the past twenty years, based in Marshfield. He enjoys meeting borrowers from Cape Cod to Boston and the entire South Shore region and makes sure that they receive the very best home financing that serves their personal needs, not only for today, but well into the future. Steve has played an active role with the Old Colony Girls Basketball League for the past 18 years and currently serves as Treasurer as well as Director of the 4th Grade Girls Travel Program. He is a former Selectman for the Town of Hanson and a former member of the Whitman Hanson School Committee, as well as other civic and municipal committees. Steve is a resident of Hanson where he resides with his wife and two daughters.
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  • dcrary@knowflood.org

Doris Crary

Clerk
Doris’ experience with flood started in 1992, when she was appointed to the Marshfield Coastal Advisory Board. As chair, Doris got Marshfield involved as one of the first communities in the Community Rating Service (CRS) Program, and worked directly with the programs founders to train and implement CRS. Through the 90′s, Doris toured flood prone areas such as Louisiana, Florida, and more. In the mid 90′s, Doris testified at Senate committee hearings to support legislation to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Doris, working with national groups and local communities, helped take a homeowners perspective and fight for homeowners issues within the flood program. Throughout the 90′s, Doris continued her work on the Marshfield Coastal Advisory Board focusing on CRS, getting Marshfield to a level 7 in the program. This translated into a 20% discount to homeowners flood premiums. Doris stepped away from the Coastal Advisory Board in 2000 as her personal business took off. In 2008, she became active in the town of Scituate, sitting on their CRS committee. In 2013, she was appointed to the Scituate elevation grant committee. In 2013, Doris joined the Marshfield Citizens Coastal Coalition. Doris also has dealt with the NFIP as one of the first homeowner flood insurance policy holders in Marshfield.
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  • tcarty@knowflood.org

Tim Carty

Director
Tim owns MurphyCarty Insurance Agency, located in Scituate Harbor. He brings flood insurance experience to the Marshfield Citizens Coastal Coalition (MCCC.) His objective is to support policy holders, minimize their risk, and help navigate them through flood program changes. From applications to elevation certificates, zone determinations, coverage options and claims to program changes and reforms, Tim is looking ahead with the MCCC to focus on program reforms and improving overall understanding of the program and its benefits. Tim has a background in Financial Project Management, an MBA from Boston University and an undergraduate degree from Babson College.
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  • tvanderveen@knowflood.org

Timothy J. van der Veen, Esq.

Director
Tim graduated from UMass-Amherst with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. After working as an engineer for several years, Tim enrolled at Suffolk Law School, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1996. While at Suffolk, Tim was a member of Law Review, publishing two articles on union labor issues. After law school, Tim practiced as a litigator in Boston with a focus on complex commercial disputes and insurance defense work. In 2003, Tim left the litigation world and formed his own firm dedicated exclusively to real estate. Since 2003, Tim has handled thousands of real estate transactions throughout Massachusetts ranging from 1-bedroom condo sales to commercial transactions in the tens of millions. Complimenting his law practice, Tim has become a prominent real estate instructor in Massachusetts. In the past 10 years, Tim has hosted or participated in more than 100 real estate classes and workshops throughout eastern Massachusetts. As a licensed real estate instructor, Tim also teaches realtor certification and continuing education classes through his chartered school, Real Angels Academy.
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  • ndill@knowflood.org

Nathan Dill

Director
Nate is a coastal engineer with expertise in coastal processes and flood hazard analyses. He has performed numerical modeling, and data collection and analyses of coastal processes to support environmental impact studies, hydraulic and hydrologic analyses, coastal flooding analyses, effluent discharge and mixing zone studies, sediment transport analyses, and design of coastal infrastructure. He has experience with a variety of hydrodynamic and wave models, is fluent in multiple programming languages and frequently utilizes high performance computing. Recently, Nate has been applying his knowledge of state-of-the-science modeling and statistical techniques to help various clients better understand their coastal flooding hazard. This work includes revisions to improve flood maps, real-time forecasting of hurricane storm surge and waves, and modeling studies to help clients assess their vulnerability to future coastal flooding with sea level rise. Nate studied Physics at Bowdoin College with the class of 2001 and received a M.S. in Civil Engineering from the Louisiana State University in 2007. Nate is a registered professional engineer in Massachusetts, Maine, and Rhode Island.
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Past Board Members

The MCC thanks and honors our past Board Members for their contribution to making the MCC great.

Past Board of Director Members

John Cusick, founding member: 2012-2015

Claudette Casey, founding member: 2012-2015

Jack Sullivan: 2015-2017

Gail Kubik: 2018-2020

Sue Sullivan: 2017-2020

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