Staff
Meet our Staff at Barnstable Clean Water Coalition.
Zenas “Zee” Crocker
Executive Director
Executive Director Zenas “Zee” Crocker grew up on Cape Cod and has ancestral roots in Osterville, Cotuit, and Marstons Mills. Zee graduated from Barnstable High School and earned an Honors BA from McGill University in Quebec.
Before taking the helm at Three Bays Preservation, Inc., in April 2017, Zee spent over 30 years in the financial services industry in Boston where he specialized in Institutional Equities.
When he’s not working passionately on clean water issues, you can find Zee on Nantucket Sound where he’s a lifelong fisherman and sailor.
Heather D. Rockwell
Director of Operations
Heather Rockwell is the Director of Operations for Barnstable Clean Water Coalition (BCWC). Born and raised on Cape Cod, Heather received her B.S. degree in Biological Oceanography from Florida Institute of Technology. Her passion and career for all things aquatic began in the education department at the New Jersey Academy of Aquatic Sciences, followed by a return to Cape Cod with advocacy and research positions at the International Wildlife Coalition and the Nantucket Soundkeeper program of the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound.
She serves as a director on the board of Cetacean Society International (CSI) and has represented CSI at the annual meetings of the International Whaling Commission since 2000 advocating for worldwide whale conservation and protection.
Heather enjoys gardening, travelling and hanging out with her family and friends.
Luke Cadrin
Field Operations Manager
Luke is a native Cape Codder who grew up appreciating the Cape’s ponds, marshes, and woods. This led him to pursue a BS in Biology at Saint Michael’s College in Vermont. However, the ocean called Luke back to the Cape where he has worked as a park interpreter, a fisheries observer, and most recently as an oyster farmer. He joined BCWC in spring 2022 with the goal of helping to protect the local waters and habitats he enjoyed as a youth. Luke currently lives in Mashpee with his wife Kacey and their many pets, where you can also still find him out exploring the Cape’s ponds, marshes, and woods.
Michelle Motley
Data Scientist/Ecological Restoration Manager
Michelle Motley is originally from Tucson, Arizona and is a member of the Tohono O’odham Tribe. She graduated from Brown University where she earned an Sc.M. in Data Science, Sc.B. in Environmental Science, and A.B. in Geological Sciences. Specializing in environmental data science, she believes the number one threat to the Cape Cod ecosystem is the declining water quality. In her free time, Michelle enjoys exercising, painting, gardening, and cooking.
Christy Laidlaw
Development Consultant
Raised in Montclair, NJ, Christy spent every summer at her family’s house in Harwich (yet another dreaded summer kid!). She developed her love of water from those Cape Cod summers, particularly swimming and hopping the waves.
Christy graduated from Skidmore College with a BS in Fine Art and after graduation moved down to NYC to work in the arts. She worked in art galleries and at an art school, and then in an unusual career twist, worked ten years as a Newsdesk Editor at Time Magazine. After relocating full time to the Cape with her husband and young daughter Claire in 2009, Christy worked for nearly 10 years at the Cahoon Museum of American Art in membership, public relations and development.
After watching the water quality decline on the Cape, she doesn’t swim as much anymore and has become passionate about helping find a way to fix it.
In her free time Christy helps restore their historic home and enjoys walks on the beach with her family and their dog, Hoppy.
Summer Water Stewards
Nate Erikson
Hello, my name is Nate and I am one of the interns this summer for BCWC. I just finished my first year at the University of Vermont studying environmental science. I live in Plymouth Massachusetts, and grew up hiking and fishing across the cape. I am looking forward to spending the summer with BCWC and gaining more experience in my field of study.
Erika Morse
My name is Erika Morse I’m a senior general biology major at the university of Massachusetts Lowell. I’ve grown up enjoying wildlife and nature and am passionate about preserving it for future generations. I’m excited to be apart of the BCWC and further my knowledge this summer. Outside of this internship I work at a wildlife rehabilitation center and hike.
Lavinia Rassman
My name is Lavinia Rassman and I am one of Barnstable Clean Water Coalitions 2026 interns! I am environmental studies major at Saint Louis University Madrid and have lived in Barnstable for most my life making its ecosystems extremely important to me. I have always been passionate about being outdoors and protecting aquatic habitats, and I am excited to help preserve what makes the cape so special.
Abbe Taugher
Hey! my name is Abbe Taugher and I am a rising Senior at Trinity College Dublin studying Environmental Science and Engineering. I will be working as one of the BCWC interns this summer. I grew up coming to the Cape for the summers and developed a love for the local coastal ecosystems and the wildlife they support. Working with BCWC this summer is an amazing opportunity to do research in my field of study and work towards preserving and protecting the local watershed in Barnstable.