Concerned Citizens Of Montauk Loses President, Seeks Replacement

MONTAUK, NY — A familiar face on the Montauk canvas is moving on to a new post.

Concerned Citizens of Montauk announced this week that the group's president, Jeremy Samuelson, will be leaving his position with CCOM at the end of March.

Samuelson, a release said, is slated to join The Nature Conservancy as the Director of Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island.

Samuelson has been at the helm of CCOM since 2012 and "has overseen its successful growth from an all-volunteer group to a professionally staffed environmental advocacy organization," the release said.

Prior to joining CCOM, Samuelson worked as a staff member at the Group for the East End.

“Montauk is a place of unparalleled beauty. It has been my honor to be a part of the Montauk community and to work with CCOM’s members and Board of Directors in protecting our natural resources,” Samuelson said. “The environmental threats facing Montauk and the entire Peconic Estuary are complex and require long-term, comprehensive solutions."

He added that while he will miss working each day in Montauk he looks forward to continuing to partner with CCOM and the many organizations working to "ensure Montauk remains a natural wonder.”

Ed Braun, Chairman of CCOM’s board of directors, reflected on the news. “CCOM has come a long way under Jeremy’s leadership. Together, we have been entrusted with upholding and advancing CCOM’s decades-long legacy of environmental leadership. CCOM is proud of our work protecting Montauk’s fragile environment and look forward to continuing our leadership in cleaning up Montauk’s local waters and developing a long-term coastal resiliency plan that protects Montauk’s natural shoreline and our economy.”

Regarding the next chapter for CCOM, Braun said, “We have a strong and engaged Board of Directors and have already begun our search for a new President. CCOM’s next President will build on our work to protect Montauk for future generations. Jeremy will be missed but we understand that his new position is an opportunity he could not pass up. We wish him success and look forward to continuing to work with him, albeit in a different capacity, to Keep Montauk, Montauk.”