Melissa Burridge has lived in Plymouth for ten years. She grew up in Foxboro, MA, and earned her BA at MCLA in North Adams and her MA at Bridgewater State University. Melissa teaches high school English in Carver and is the mom of two delightful little boys.
In her tons of spare time, Melissa loves to read, hike, cook, and try really hard and usually unsuccessfully to keep plants alive in her garden.
Melissa was inspired to join the sustainability movement after reading the amazing and devastating book Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. She looks forward to learning something new every day and working to become part of the solution.

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Andrea Dickinson grew up on Cape Cod and has a BS in Natural Resource Economics and an MBA in Sustainable Enterprise. By day she works in Human Resources but environmental stewardship is her passion. Andrea serves as the Vice Chair on the Plymouth Open Space Committee and is also part of the Trails Working Group. Andrea helps facilitate the Open Space/Native Plant/Pollinator breakout group of Sustainable Plymouth and is also active with the Plastics and Education groups.

Andrea has a dog (Bo), cat (Cali) and 5 chickens (Ruth, Brabra, Sasha, Black Diamond and Roxanne. She loves to travel, hike & do yoga.

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Holly States grew up in a small town in upstate New York and moved to Massachusetts after college. She has a BA in English and an MBA in Public Management. Prior to retirement in 2019, she served as Associate Dean for Grants & Sustainability at Massasoit Community College, where she oversaw the Grants Department as well as the college’s sustainability initiatives. Holly was a member of Stoughton’s Energy & Sustainability Committee for several years before moving to Plymouth in 2017 and served on Plymouth’s Energy Committee from 2019-2022. She played an active role in helping both towns achieve Green Community designation. In addition to serving on Sustainable Plymouth’s Advisory Board, she has started a sustainability group at Redbrook, where she resides.

 Holly and her husband Jeff have two daughters and four grandchildren and love spending time with them all. Two of Holly’s greatest interests are hiking and travel, and she and Jeff have a very long bucket list. At home she does her best to eliminate single-use plastic and disposable paper products, and long ago switched to cloth napkins – except when the grandkids visit!

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Ken Stone is lifelong resident of Massachusetts, Ken is a retired psychologist.  He received his doctorate from Boston University.   Ken has sat the Boards of four non-profits.  He also helped establish and was President of a religious congregation on the South Shore where he and his wife have lived for over 45 years.  He is a Plymouth Town Meeting member and facilitates Sustainable Plymouth’s Plastic and Solid Waste Working group. 

 Ken is an avid kayaker, skier and makes rather poor attempts to play golf.  He is also a Classic British car enthusiast.  He and his wife love to travel.  Their daughter is a rock climber and an award-winning photographer.

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Emily Tompkins is a lifelong resident of the Town of Plymouth with a BA in Communications from Bridgewater State University. She is a Special Projects Manager at Bay State Community Services and the most recent board member of SP and provides administrative support, got involved because she was curious about all the development happening around Town, wanted to help preserve our unique eco-region, water supply and protect wildlife. Emily loves fitness, walking her dog on the waterfront and baking cookies.

Eco-friendly recommendations: The Earthling Co. shampoo & conditioner bars – no plastic bottles or packaging, manufactured in the US; Tru Earth laundry detergent strips – no plastic bottle, dehydrated laundry soap