Emily Bramhall was born into a family deeply connected to fishing and the sea. Her formative years included fishing, clamming and scalloping along with some marine biology and ocean sciences. Emily's favorite job was working alongside Everett Poole at his fish market, unloading and filleting totes of locally caught flounder and other fish delivered right to the dock. She joins the board hoping to assist in preserving the local fishing industry in a sustainable manner. She is the former Executive Director of the Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation.

Matt Mayhew grew up fishing for sea scallops, squid, and swordfish on the F/V Quitsa Strider II with his father, and is a member of a long line of family fishermen in Menemsha. He currently operates an oyster farm, Menemsha Creek Oysters, in Menemsha Pond and works as an electrician. Matt is a founding board member of the MVFPT and brings a life-long passion of working on the water and a commitment to helping the next generation of fishermen. He lives in Chilmark with his wife, Molly, and daughter, Ida.

Marilyn Vukota is originally from Armonk, New York but grew up spending summers clamming and crabbing on the Vineyard with her family. Her first job was shucking clams and making sandwiches at Coop de Ville in Oak Bluffs. In 2000, Marilyn made the Vineyard her permanent home. Marilyn has been practicing law on Martha's Vineyard since 2002 and is a founding partner of McCarron, Murphy & Vukota LLP in Edgartown. She has extensive experience representing charitable and religious organizations in real estate transactions, permitting, litigation and applications for non-profit status and has served on the Boards of the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival, the Boys & Girls Club, and the YMCA.

Nick Wilbur joined the Board in 2024. He fishes for lobster, conch, sea bass, triggerfish, and bonito. With two small children at home, his vessel name aptly represents both his work and his homelife. He fishes for lobster, conch, sea bass, triggerfish, and bonito from his vessel, Little Feat, out of Menemsha.

Keith joined the Board in 2024, having had a lifelong appreciation of Menemsha and the island's fishing community. He worked at Poole’s Fish Market in the '70s and worked as a carpenter on the island in the '80s. Keith has worked for over the last three decades on the island as an architect with his firm Moskow Linn Architects. Keith enjoys spending time with family, as well as surfing, kiteboarding, and fishing.

Jeremy joined the Board in 2024. Growing up, Jeremy spent his days at his family run seafood market and on the boat with his grandfather, where he quickly learned everything there was to know about life on the ocean. Jeremy started his own oyster farm, Martha's Vineyard Spearpoint Oysters, in 2010, having learned the secrets of raising the perfect oyster from his father, Roy. As an avid supporter of sustainable aquaculture, Jeremy loves spending his days in the most beautiful ocean office of Katama Bay and Menemsha Pond while being an active steward of the environment.