The FRIENDS OF THE CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE is governed by a Board of Directors composed of volunteers from the six Cape Cod towns contiguous to the Park. The Directors and Officers are elected by the membership at the Annual Meeting in July.

Directors Dick Spokes, Dan Sanders, Dave Hubbard, Marty Haspel, Judy Parmelee, Barb Williamson and Tony Hodgin at the 2009 Annual Meeting.

Recent annual meetings have featured guest speakers David Weintraub, author of Walking the Cape and Islands, Anne Smrcina of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Jackson Gillman with sea songs and stories for the family.

The 2010 Annual Meeting featured a standing-room-only talk "Jaws Revisited" by shark expert Greg Skomal, Ph.D. The audience enjoyed a fascinating presentation about the great white sharks that have been visiting Cape Cod in recent summers.

Officers of the FRIENDS are elected for 1 year terms. The president is limited to 3 terms. The Directors are elected for 3 year terms, with a maximum of 2 terms.

FRIENDS Current Officers and Directors, 2010-2011

• Richard Spokes, President, Eastham
• Austin Smith, First Vice-President, Eastham
• Betsy Richards, Second Vice-President, Eastham
• Tony Hodgin, Clerk, Truro
• Thomas Harmon, Treasurer, Eastham
• Judy Parmelee, Past-President, Eastham
• Janet Bush, Orleans
• Patricia Canavan, Eastham
• Marty Haspel, Eastham
• Richard Ryder, Eastham
• Dan Sanders, Truro
• Carl Sylvester, Eastham
• Barbara Williamson, Brewster