Heritage Trail co-founder. NAACP vice president. Year-round voice.

Carrie Tankard

Civil rights, community leadership, island advocacy

Carrie Tankard co-built the Heritage Trail with Elaine Weintraub and serves as NAACP vice president on the island. That's year-round work — not summer programming. When issues hit the Vineyard's Black community, these are the names attached to the response. If you want to understand who's holding the line off-season, start here.

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