Born and raised in Dennis Port, Carlyn is grateful and proud to call Dennis her home. 

 

Carlyn began her professional career as a child protective caseworker for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts before moving to Washington, DC to attend law school.  After graduating from American University’s Washington College of Law and School of International Service (JD/MA), Carlyn remained in DC for several years, working at the law firm Bracewell LLP in international syndicated bank lending and corporate transactions before returning home to Dennis after the birth of her daughter Phebe.

 

Carlyn has a reputation for integrity, diligence, curiosity, being open-minded in searching for solutions, and fostering a team environment to work toward a common goal. Most recently, she has a personal interest in finding ways to make town affairs accessible and understandable to increase citizen participation and diverse viewpoints and ideas.

 

Carlyn, her husband of 22 years Brian, and Phebe live in Dennis Port.  Carlyn has a few different hobbies (cycling, yoga, supporting local farms and businesses); however, the one she enjoys the most is volunteering for her town.    

 

Some Relevant Experience

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• Current Chair of Town of Dennis Zoning Bylaw Study Committee

• Currently employed as Corporate Counsel and Compliance Officer at The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod, advising her colleagues on compliance within a heavily regulated industry

• Current Treasurer, Swan Lake Cemetery Association, Dennis Port, where several generations of her family are buried

• Past Member, C-Chair and Vice Chair of Dennis Port Revitalization Committee from 2006 to 2015. During tenure organized, wrote grants for, and orchestrated the Dennis Port Village Design Charrette; negotiated the Town’s purchase of the Village Pocket Park with CPC funds; worked closely with artist to fundraise and create the first mural in the village; worked with redesign of the playground at the Dennis Port Village Green.

• Past Director of the Community Leadership Institute of Cape Cod & the Islands (now Leadership Cape Cod) from 2009-2010.