2008 Keynote Speaker

We’re excited to welcome John Abrams, founding member and resident of Island Cohousing in Martha’s Vineyard, as our keynote speaker. John is co-founder and CEO of South Mountain Company, an employee-owned design-build firm. He chairs two nonprofits – the Island Housing Trust and the Island Affordable Housing Fund – and speaks often on affordability issues, socially responsible business and ecological building issues. John’s book The Company We Keep explores “the role of business in preserving and restoring local culture, social equity and ecological balance.” To learn more about John’s company, visit the South Mountain Company website.