Peter Meyer, President

President and publisher of the Cape Cod Media Group, which publishes Cape Cod Times, Cape Cod View, PrimeTime magazine and CapeCodOnline.com. He is also president of SouthCoast Media Group, which publishes The Standard-Times in New Bedford, SouthCoast Today, New England Business Bulletin and six Hathaway Publishing weeklies.

Peter earned an MBA from Suffolk University and BS degree from Western Michigan University. He is president of the Cape Cod Times Needy Fund and board member of Cape & Islands United Way, Joshua A. Nickerson Society and Kelley Foundation. He has served on various local non-profit boards including Cape Cod Conservatory of Music and Art, Horace Mann Charter School, Cape Cod Community College Foundation, Osterville Rotary Club, Hyannis Area Chamber of Commerce and Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra. He is a Paul Harris Fellow and member of Beta Gamma Sigma. He is also a board member of the Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers Association.

Peter and his wife Jeannie live in Osterville. They have three children, one in high school and two in college, and a feisty little Cairn terrier. Peter is an avid snowboarder, tennis player and aspiring golfer.

"The Needy Fund earns my energy and financial support because it helps Cape Codders in need in an extremely smart and efficient way. The Needy Fund ensures contributions to the Fund have the greatest impact by not only providing assistance to those in need but advising them on how to better manager their finances in order to avoid future hardships. The Needy Fund also weaves together support from a variety of agencies to best address the challenge and uses a voucher system to be certain donor contributions are used appropriately. The Needy Fund helps thousands of Cape Codders weather financial setbacks that would otherwise seriously impair their ability to be a part of a healthy community, which in the end benefits all Cape Codders. The Needy Fund is a smart way to help thousands of people in need right here on Cape Cod."

Janis J. Byers, Vice President

Janis did her undergraduate work at Northwestern University in Evanston Illinois and attended Boston College for her graduate degree. Starting her career as an advocate at the Office for Children, she went on to work at Housing Assistance Corporation. She is currently the Clinical Director for Housing Services at Housing Assistance Corporation where she has worked for over 18 years. Janis has a private practice in Sandwich and has taught at Cambridge College. She raised her two daughters on Cape Cod and enjoys outdoor activities and life on the Cape.

“Community service is important to me. I have been involved with the Needy Fund for many years because of the direct help it provides Cape Cod neighbors. I am committed to the Needy Fund.”

Stan Hodkinson, Treasurer

Stan is a Vice President in Government Banking at TD Banknorth where he has worked for 19 years. A resident of Barnstable for 32 years, Stan also serves as the Treasurer of the Hyannis Main Street Business Improvement District and the Hyannis Area Chamber of Commerce. A graduate of Bryant University, Stan holds a BS in Business Administration and Finance.

"I joined the Needy Fund as the Treasurer in 2006. I have always admired the work that the Needy Fund does and the dedication to helping our friends and neighbors. I am proud to say that I am a volunteer for this great organization."

Timothy T. Telman, Secretary

President, Chief Executive Officer, and Founder of Bank of Cape Cod where he directs the strategy and daily operations of the bank. He drove the establishment, organization and capital raising efforts to create the bank garnering $14.1 million to realize the project.

Mr. Telman has been active in youth sports for the YMCA, Barnstable Little League, Barnstable Youth Soccer and Barnstable AAU Basketball. He is also an active board member for Saint Francis Xavier Preparatory School, the Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation, the Cape Cod Needy Fund, the Hyannis Youth & Community Foundation, and a member of the Advisory Board for Sturgis Public Charter School. He is a past board member of the Marstons Mills East Horace Mann Public Charter School. He resides in Barnstable, Massachusetts with his wife Mary Catherine and two sons, Sam and Jack.

"In my opinion, the Needy Fund is one of the worthiest causes in our fine community. I enthusiastically support this great organization and the many ways in which it supports and positively touches so many individuals."

Joel G. Crowell

President Cape Cod Cooperative Bank. Former Dennis Selectman, Chair of Cape Cod Healthcare and Cape Cod Foundation.

“The Needy Fund is the go to agency for individuals down on luck. It is a place 12 months a year those in need can turn for help and guidance. The support by so many is indicative of a society where those with resources help those without. It is refreshing to participate.”

Steve Abbott

Steve recently retired following a ten-year career as the President and CEO of Cape Cod Healthcare, the Cape's largest employer with over 4600 full and part time employees. Cape Cod healthcare included Cape Cod Hospital, Falmouth Hospital, VNA of Cape Cod and a variety of other healthcare providers. Steve was also on the Boards of the Mass. Hospital Assoc., the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, Mass Council of Community Hospitals, and the Voluntary Hospitals of America-Northeast. He currently sits on the Board of Cape Cod Cooperative Bank and serves as the Co-Chair of Cape Cod Focus, a new group to help support efforts to regionalize more tax supported services and provide greater opportunities for younger residents.

"The Needy Fund is a grass roots organization with minimal paid staff where funds raised go directly to those most needing them. It provides a lifeline to those in jeopardy of losing basic life necessities such as food, shelter and warmth."

Dyanne Cooney

Dyanne is a selectman in Brewster and co-owner of CC Construction Inc., South Dennis.

Dyanne has been a Needy Fund supporter for over ten years. CC Construction has been an active and generous donor because we work very hard and we are very fortunate. It is important to share with others all over Cape Cod, especially during the holidays.

"I have been a Needy Fund supporter for over ten years. CC Construction has been an active and generous donor because we work very hard and we are very fortunate. It is important to share with others all over Cape Cod, especially during the holidays."

Sam Faulkner

Samuel D. Faulkner is the owner of The UPS Stores of Cape Cod since 2000. Sam graduated from the USC with a degree in Computer Science and from the University of Florida with his MBA. Sam played professional football for two years. He works with local sports injury doctors giving speeches on “The Correct pre-training of Athletes for Preventive Injuries” around the country. Sam is also on the Board of Directors of Independence House, the National Board for AIDS Prevention, and the United Way representing Bank of America. Sam has lived on Cape Cod since 1996 with his wife Donna and their two Dachsunds.

"The Needy fund is an organization that helps a multitude of families with multiple issues who by calling one point are helped from many points. Many solutions are tried in order to help them to survive. The whole organization is a well-oiled machine and the diversification of the employees to get the job done was what I wanted to be part off. To combine revenue achieved by the generosity of the great people of Cape Cod to help to support those who need it the most is the Needy Fund."

Herb Olsen

As a career employee of the U.S. National Park Service, Herb came to the Cape in 1979 as Superintendent of Cape Cod National Seashore. Upon retirement some years later, he became active in Lower Cape Outreach Council, Inc.(LCOC), serving as president and long-time chairman of its Finance Committee.

“Sharing similar interests in helping our neighbors in need, serving on the Board of the Needy Fund as LCOC's representative is personally rewarding and hopefully of value to the communities that both organizations serve.”

Chris Austin

Chris has been an advocate on the Lower and Outer Cape for 30 years, helping to provide programs to fill gaps of need for low-income individuals and families. She has been the Program Director at the Homeless Prevention Council (formerly Interfaith Council for the Homeless) for 15 years. She is the co-founder of the Lower Cape Outreach Council, a member of the Community Coalition of Cape Cod and on the Executive Committee of the Leadership Council to End Homelessness.

Chris has been a resident of Cape Cod for 43 years. Her husband is a retired Eastham Fire Chief and they have 6 adult children; during their school years, Chris served on the Eastham Elementary School Committee for 18 years.

“It has been a privilege to serve on the Needy Fund board for many years. This solution based non-profit has served people with emergency basic needs for more than 70 years. As a board member my time is well spent representing the housing needs of the Lower and Outer Cape.”

Carolyn Rooney

Carolyn is a graduate of Marymount College, Tarrytown, New York with a degree in Math. She married an officer in the Marine Corps shortly afterwards, taught college algebra at Camp Lejeune N.C. and had six children in short order. She is a big fan of Notre Dame, married to a graduate, with four of her children having attended. She has 12 grandchildren, the oldest now a freshman at Notre Dame. She is active in St. Joseph's Church, Woods Hole and in charge of the altar linens.

“I have been a volunteer with the Falmouth Service Center for twenty years and on the board of the Needy Fund for ten years. I am committed to helping others and to finding avenues of revenue to support the Needy Fund, especially during these difficult times.”

Ellen Chahey

Ellen Chahey is a writer, ordained minister, and a former executive director of the Cape Cod Council of Churches. She and her husband live in Hyannis, and have traveled to 15 countries and most of the United States.

"I serve on the Needy Fund board, because it's not only well intentioned; it's well managed. The Needy Fund staff is professional, smart, and compassionate. Dollars given to the Needy Fund stretch a long way because we work collaboratively. Lots of our neighbors need help to make ends meet, and often the Needy Fund provides part of that support for the basics, like utilities and rent."