Staff

 Mark DeGiacomo serves as the Chair of Friends of Holly Hill Farm. He is a partner at Murtha Cullina, LLP and works as a Department of Justice appointed bankruptcy trustee for cases filed in the Eastern District of Massachusetts. Mark serves as a Director for the Cohasset Conservation Trust, and previously served on the Cohasset Zoning Board of Appeals and the Cohasset School Committee. He is a lifelong resident of Cohasset where he and his wife raised their two sons. 

 Lydia White Adelfio serves as Vice Chair of Friends of Holly Hill Farm Board. Adelfio, former Board Chair, serves on the Board of Center City Public Charter School, a consortium of six schools in Washington, DC that serves a majority of at-risk students. She also serves on the Board of the Siena School, a school for children with mild to moderate language-based learning disabilities. Previously the Assistant Head of School for Administration at Sidwell Friends school, and has recently served two terms on the school’s Alumni Executive Board. Lydia grew up spending a decade of summers and many other annual vacations at Holly Hill Farm with her grandparents, which engendered a deep fondness for the farm and its mission. 

 Kristen Astley has lived in Cohasset for 26 years and has been an active member of the Holly Hill community for more than 20 years. Kristen has been a member of the Fundraising Committee, leading the 2021 Gala event and spearheading the 2022 private dinner series. Kristen currently works with small businesses and individuals on financial issues. She also worked at the Joseph Osgood school in kindergarten and with special needs programs. Kristen’s early professional life was in public relations for technology companies. Other volunteer experience includes the South Shore committee for the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club where she was instrumental in the development of the summer camp fundraising campaign, critical for families who need supervision for their children when school is out of session. She also volunteered for Dress for Success in Boston, working directly with women (often living in shelters, recently out of jail/drug treatment or are new to the country) to select appropriate

clothing for upcoming job interviews or new jobs to help them re-enter the workforce. Kristen’s strong belief in the importance of local organic food took hold after her husband’s battle with cancer. The Astley’s are long-time supporters of the Holly Hill farm stand and local organic CSA programs in Vermont. She has coordinated the delivery of Vermont meat and produce CSAs to Cohasset. Kristen has a BA from the University of Michigan

Helen Arnold joined the Board of Directors in 2013. She has been practicing organic gardening for many years and appreciates the value of having this amazing resource in the community. She serves as Treasurer, is on the Executive Committee and is Co-Chair of the Finance Committee. Helen spent 26 years in banking and financial accounting. She and her husband live in Cohasset where she is active in the schools, currently serving on the boards of the Prom Committee, the PSO, and the Arts Boosters.

 Dick Avery received a BA and MBA from Dartmouth College. After retiring, Dick started a second career, aiding conservation-minded groups, including the Cohasset Conservation Trust, Cohasset Land Foundation, Straits Pond Watershed Association, and Weir River Watershed Association. Working with Boy Scout Troop 28 and as an Eagle Scout Advisor, he has overseen extensive work to enhance and improve access to local conservation areas. 

 Carolyn Coffey has been an active town volunteer since she moved to Cohasset nearly 20 years ago. She volunteered in the schools her children attended and served on the board of the Cohasset Education Foundation. She has been very involved with Cohasset’s public library, most recently as an elected trustee and as a director of the Cohasset Library Trust, which raises money and manages an endowment for the long-term benefit of the library. She is also a member of the Cohasset Town Hall Rebuilding Committee. Her professional background is in finance and she earned a BA from Duke and an MBA from Columbia. She is drawn to the farm by her love of gardening, hiking and the outdoors and is excited to help it transition from family-owned to a non-profit entity.

 Christine Cunning is a Managing Principal at Sullivan, Garrity and Donnelly Insurance Agency. She has served as Governor at Eastward Ho Country Club and is a Board Member at the South Shore Art Center, also leading fundraising and planning for the Cohasset Field Hockey boosters. With husband Sean, she’s raised three daughters around the corner from the farm, and is committed to its mission of sustainable farming, education, supplying organic food to the needy and protecting open space. 

 Allison Waters Doherty has 25+ years of agency Operations, Design and Production experience in the marketing and advertising fields. She has held roles on both the brand and agency side, at Tiffany & Co., Lowe & Partners, Arnold Worldwide, and mostly recently, Colossus Creative Co. In 2017, Allison left Arnold Worldwide to join Adam & Co., later renamed A&Co, as Partner. A&Co. currently serves clients across a wide range of categories including lifestyle brands, consumer products groups, commercial real estate & hospitality, higher education & cultural institutions, luxury brands, non-profits and start-ups. In April of 2022 she merged A&Co. with Colossus Creative and now serves as the Head of People and GM of Colossus.

Allison lives in Cohasset with her husband, three daughters, a rabbit, a Bernese Mountain dog and several thousand bees. She is also a founding member of the Executive Committee for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Derby Academy, and a member of the Cohasset Garden Club.

 Eric Eisenhauer currently serves on the Cohasset Conservation Commission. A veteran of the US Navy and Viet Nam, he earned his MBA from Harvard University. Eric moved to Europe to pursue a career in business management, meeting and marrying his wife overseas. Early retirement allowed him to pursue his passion for horticulture. A  master gardener and Royal Horticultural Society Qualified Rosarian, he frequently lectures about raising roses organically and is a staunch native plant advocate. 

 Cate Faddis has over 20 years of investment experience in investment management and financial services. For the past 5 years, she was the President and Chief Investment Officer of Grace Capital. Cate is a CFA and member of the CFA Institute, and previously an Analyst at Putnam Investments, and Auditor and CPA at Deloitte. Cate serves on the Executive Board of the Boston Economic Club, on the Board of Directors of La Tienda Corp, and is a Corporator of the Cambridge Savings Bank. She is a frequent guest correspondent on CNBC and Bloomberg Markets. Cate is multilingual, a proud mother of twins, and a beekeeper. She earned a Bachelor in Business Administration at the College of William & Mary and an MBA from Harvard Business School. 

 Martha Gangemi is a community leader with an interest in environmental advocacy. She was successful in presenting a Citizen’s Petition to the Cohasset Town Meeting which resulted in a single use plastic bag ban. Martha currently serves on the Trustees of Reservations Advisory Board, and recently completed her term as president of the Cohasset Garden Club. Martha has been an active provider of pro bono consulting services for Community Consulting Teams for over 14 years, and volunteers as a tutor with School on Wheels. She has a background in finance, having worked in investment management for Aldrich, Eastman and Waltch and in corporate finance for Bankers Trust. In her spare time Martha enjoys working with clients of her residential landscape design company. Martha enjoys photography and serves as a photography competition judge, is a member of the Cohasset Discussion Club, and enjoys any and all racket sports .