Holmes Hole Builders Team 2024

The Crew

The Crew
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Project Management

Ben Nivala
Ben Nivala
Senior Site Supervisor
Marco Sanseverino
Marco Sanseverino
Senior Site Supervisor
Chris Buehler
Chris Buehler
Site Supervisor
Rodrigo de Moraes
Rodrigo de Moraes
Assistant Site Supervisor
Ben Nivala
Ben Nivala
Senior Site Supervisor
Ben has always had a passion for high quality construction, whether it is building a simple fence or a refined custom home. Ben’s direct and thoughtful leadership skills are deeply appreciated and he is constantly enhancing his knowledge through experience and research. Ben’s fascination with the trades began when he was a young boy watching his dad build houses on the Vineyard. He is a Vineyard boy and enjoys spending time outdoors biking, swimming and sailing. When the workday is done, Ben loves returning home to his wife and three daughters and baby boy.
Marco Sanseverino
Senior Site Supervisor
Marco fit easily into the unique culture of our company with his easy-going nature combined with experience and attention to detail. He is willing and able to wear many hats on any jobsite, and flexibility is one of his key assets. Marco moved his family to the Island recently and landed on the deck at Holmes Hole Builders almost immediately afterward. He enjoys gardening as well as taking his kids hiking, camping and skiing.
Chris Buehler
Site Supervisor
Chris has easily grew into his challenging role at Holmes Hole Builders and has shown himself to be a quick study, an excellent communicator and well-organized collaborator. Chris has lived on the island for decades, raising a family while running his own tile installation company for 17 years. He is passionate about the creative side of musical theater, cycling, hiking and time with family and friends.
Rodrigo de Moraes
Assistant Site Supervisor
Rod is a likeable soul and a jack-of-all-trades. Once a professional cyclist, Rod worked as a carpenter and bicycle mechanic before coming to HHB as a cabinetmaker. He is very happy to have found a new role assisting in the management of our larger jobsites. Rod doesn’t race anymore, but he does still enjoy his mountain bike when he isn’t working or traveling.
Roger Schaefer
Roger Schaefer
Site Supervisor
Jeremy Somani
Jeremy Somani
Site Supervisor
Roger Schaefer
Roger Schaefer
Site Supervisor
Roger has decades of experience in high-end construction both on Martha’s Vineyard and Colorado. He thrives on full engagement with all the technical and interpersonal challenges of a complicated project. Roger was a certified Master Brewer in his previous career, and he brings to bear the on every construction site the financial lessons he learned running his own brewpub. He has seamlessly and quickly melded into our company culture and prides himself on being vigilant about quality, schedule, transparency, and communication. Roger and his wife have been living on-island for twelve years and are raising three children. He still manages to go offshore fishing, kitesurfing and skiing when he can squeeze it in. Roger holds a BA from Colgate University.
Jeremy Somani
Jeremy Somani
Site Supervisor
Jeremy washed ashore on Martha’s Vineyard after a decade of work in Washington, DC, where he built a jack-of-all-trades background in project coordination and marketing within the commercial construction and architectural industries. As an Assistant Site Supervisor, he enjoys working closely with the team and clients to foster a positive job site atmosphere while helping guide each project to the finish line. He’s embraced island life fully, drawn to its natural beauty, slower pace, and, naturally, the fishing. When he’s off the clock, you’ll likely find him behind a camera, tending his garden, breaking a sweat at the gym, catching a film, or chasing the next big catch off the rocks.”

Office

Jeff Crowell
Jeff Crowell
Office Manager
Allyson Goodwin
Allyson Goodwin
Bookkeeper
Dawn MacMullen
Dawn MacMullen
Office Administrator
Jeff Crowell
Jeff Crowell
Office Manager
Jeff had a career as an officer on motor yachts and then as an estate manager before taking on his multi-faceted role at HHB, including purchasing, permitting, safety and IT. Jeff and his wife raise their three kids in Edgartown. He holds a BFA in Graphic Design & Photography from Savannah College of Art & Design.
Allyson Goodwin
Allyson Goodwin
Bookkeeper
Allyson completes every task with quiet efficiency and finds great satisfaction in experiencing a project from behind the scenes. Allyson is a 6th generation islander and lives in Vineyard Haven with her husband, stepson and baby daughter. She likes to cook and bake, and to walk the island trails, although now they are usually the paved ones suitable for pushing her fancy stroller. Allyson earned a BS in Business from Lyndon State College.
Dawn MacMullen
Dawn MacMullen
Office Administrator
Dawn has very quickly made herself an office favorite with her cheery focus and ability to take on more and more tasks with genuine enthusiasm. With a background in administrative work in the interior design industry, Dawn brings strong organizational and communication skills to support the team. A native of the island, she spent several years away exploring what the world had to offer, before returning to raise a family. She loves island summers and spends as much time as she can on the beach.

Carpenters

George Moseman
George Moseman
Master Carpenter
Mark Turner
Mark Turner
Master Carpenter
George Moseman
George Moseman
Master Carpenter

For twenty years, George has shown himself to be the most gifted carpenter we have ever had on the crew. He’s a quiet, modest man, but gets a ton of intricate work done every single day with very little fuss. The rest of the crew look to him for guidance and deeply appreciate his calm, humble nature. George is a talented gardener where his eye for detail and his gentle touch produces a bountiful harvest. His annual batch of dill pickles don’t last long around here at all!

Mark Turner
Mark Turner
Master Carpenter

Mark brings impressive carpentry skills and high energy to whatever job he’s on. He loves his work and it shows in his natural smile and enthusiasm when he has his tool belt on. He gets genuine pleasure from doing a job well and efficiently, and is a great example for the younger members of the crew. Mark originally hails from the west coast, but has been a fixture on the Vineyard for many years. His kids are growing up fast and Mark’s youngest son just graduated the Vineyard High School, but Mark shows no sign of slowing down.

Cabinet Shop

Hans Adcock
Hans Adcock
Master Cabinetmaker
Sammy Astrachan
Sammy Astrachan
Cabinetmaker
Obie York
Obie York
Journeyman Cabinetmaker
Hans Adcock
Hans Adcock
Master Cabinetmaker
After many years in the field as a finish carpenter and cabinet installer for HHB, Hans has found a new home in our amazing cabinetry shop, producing all sorts of intricate custom woodwork. His soft-spoken ways and thoughtful approach are appreciated by all who work with him. Hans is an avid sailor and boat owner, and we see a standup paddleboard on his truck racks these days.
Sammy Astrachan
Sammy Astrachan
Cabinetmaker
Sammy is the newest craftsman on the cabinet shop team. His background is in fine furniture, having spent the last few years studying furniture building and apprenticing for various master craftsmen in Northern Vermont. Sammy is passionate about artistic fine woodworking and is excited to develop his cabinetry skills at HHB. He is also an avid surfer and cyclist.
Obie York
Obie York
Journeyman Cabinetmaker
The son of a wooden boat builder, Obie learned to use tools and work wood in his father’s shop long before finding his way to a career in custom cabinetry. With more than a decade of experience, Obie thrives in the confluence of art and precision that is cabinet and furniture making. Born and raised on Cape Cod in a family of sailors, Obie grew up on the waters of Buzzards Bay. He and his wife moved to the Island in 2009, where they love raising their two children. Obie is happiest fishing on the boat or traveling to enjoy live music.

Service Team

Brice Contessa
Service Manager
Alex Barbosa
Alex Barbosa
Technician
Brice Contessa
Service Manager
Before coming to Holmes Hole Builders, Brice worked in the homebuilding industry here on the island, managed a popular restaurant and ran his own fly-fishing guide business. He leads the Service Team with a cool head and loves collaborating with our clients on the small projects that make them happy in their homes. In his time off, Brice enjoys fishing, jogging and practicing yoga. He and his wife live in Edgartown with their dog Ladybird. Brice holds a BA in Anthropology from Hartwick College.
Alex Barbosa
Technician
Alex is the field expert on our Service Team and brings all his experience as a carpenter and installer to this critical job, His neat, polite, attentive and detail-oriented personality make him the perfect craftsman to attend to our clients’ service needs in their completed homes. Alex is a dedicated cyclist and arguably the fastest on the island these days. Alex has made the island his home for fifteen years and has raised three kids here.