Race Management Team

DMSE Sports has served as the race operations management team for the Falmouth Road Race since 2012. In addition to his ten years serving as race director, Dave is also a prominent philanthropist, author, and motivational speaker, as well as an accomplished athlete. In 1981, Dave founded DMSE Sports, a firm that manages mass-participatory road race events, including the Boston Marathon. He has co-authored four books: a memoir, “The Last Pick,” chronicles his childhood as the last pick for team sports due to his small stature, and three illustrated children’s books that tell the stories of his athletic adventures in the hopes of encouraging readers to never underestimate their own abilities. Dave’s passion for running has extended beyond his professional life into his philanthropic endeavors. In 1978, what Runners World deemed the first instance of combining running and fundraising for cancer research, Dave ran 3,452 miles across the country—from Medford, Oregon, to his hometown of Medford, Massachusetts—in an effort to raise $100,000 to benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund. He would continue in this marriage of running and philanthropy throughout his career, logging more than 150,000 miles and raising millions for those in need.

Jennifer joined the Falmouth Road Race team in 2011. As Executive Director she brings the strategic vision of the organization to life through collaboration with industry leaders. Having a passion for community service and event management, she served on the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce board of directors, and volunteers for the Heroes in Transition Ruck4HIT race, the Holidays by the Sea Jingle Jog, the Falmouth Band Parents Association, and Falmouth’s Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS). As former Director of Special Projects with DMSE Sports, Inc. she was the Hydration Station Coordinator for the B.A.A. Boston Marathon. Jennifer holds a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from UMASS Amherst and worked in healthcare and education for 15 years before transitioning to the running industry. She enjoys paddle boarding, sea glass hunting, and making people laugh.

Megan joined the Falmouth Road Race management team as the Health & Fitness Expo Manager in 2012. Having previously worked for New Seabury, Megan holds over 20 years of experience in event planning and business. As a Falmouth native, Megan is actively involved the community, and enjoys volunteering at her daughters’ schools through the VIPS program, and with the Falmouth Running Club. Megan’s husband and two daughters also share her love of service and the Falmouth Road Race and are frequent volunteers and runners of the race.

Andrea brings many years of experience in sales and service to managing the Numbers for Nonprofits and Patrons and Race Benefactor programs. Having grown up in Falmouth, she has participated in many aspects of the Falmouth Road Race from water station volunteer with her FHS freshman class to running the race multiple times in her teens and 20s. She lives in East Falmouth with her husband and two children. In her free time, she enjoys paddle boarding in the early morning, baking pies, and reading at the beach.

Devon is so excited to be a part of the Falmouth Road Race Management Team. She worked in Human Resources for many years and is an avid runner, completing two Boston Marathons, one of which she served as a member of Team MR8 for the Martin Richard Foundation. She has completed 11 Falmouth Road Races and volunteered for several years. She is also active in her Falmouth neighborhood serving as a member of the Board of Trustees. She lives in North Falmouth with her husband and has three children. In her free time, she loves being outdoors whether paddle boarding or kayaking and spending time with family at the beach or boating. On any given day, you can see her and her friends running the streets of Falmouth!

Kristina is thrilled to be working with the ASICS Falmouth Road Race management team again this year. She is a seasoned event planner with a passion for detail, operations and logistics. She has produced more than 500 events in the past 18 years – from major fundraisers with Lahey Health to scholarship events at MIT to premiere galas for Chicago’s Museum of Science & Industry – all with focus on a meaningful attendee experience, and with a big smile along the way. She is a member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and a certified PADI Advanced Open Water scuba diver. In her free time you’ll find her wakeboarding on Johns Pond, clamming in Waquoit Bay, and exploring the many magical nooks and crannies of the Cape and Islands.

Kerri returns to the 51st running of the Falmouth Road Race as Volunteer Co-Manager with her husband, Brian. She has lived in Falmouth for 26 years and has raised their two children here. She has run the race over 15 times and is thrilled to be involved with the operation of the race because she knows how important it is to the community of Falmouth. Kerri is also a Mathematics teacher and Department Head at Mashpee Middle-High School. Besides teaching and spending time with her family, she loves to be outdoors, practice yoga, and cook.

Brian is co-volunteer manager of the race with his wife, Kerri. He has lived in Falmouth for 26 years and has spent time here in the summers since he was a child. He has run the race many times over the years and has also volunteered with his children’s athletic teams for different road race events. He has always been a big supporter of the race and all it does for Falmouth and surrounding communities. Brian is also a History Teacher and Department Head at Mashpee-Middle High School. Besides teaching, Brian enjoys boating, swimming, and attending his children’s sporting events.

Lindsay Benson joined the Falmouth Road Race as the Social Media Manager in 2018. A graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester and Simmons College in Boston, where she earned her M.S.Ed. in special education, Lindsay also works as a special education teacher at Mullen-Hall Elementary School in Falmouth. A resident of Falmouth Heights, Lindsay has been walking to the ball field to watch family and friends cross the finish line since the early 1980’s, and has run the race herself four times. Lindsay is an active member of the Falmouth running community, serving on the Board of Directors for the Falmouth Running Club; and working as a race ambassador for the ZOOMA Women’s Race Series and race director of the Falmouth Flag Day 5K. Lindsay spends her free time photographing Falmouth’s spectacular coastline on her daily runs, and having fun with her husband, Matt, and their three sons.

Matt started working for the Falmouth Road Race in 2017 as the Adaptive Athletes / Wheelchair Program Manager. Being a Falmouth native, he understands how important the event is to the community, and the great history behind the race.

In addition to working for the race, Matt is also a third grade teacher at East Falmouth Elementary School. Outside of the office, Matt loves to take advantage of all that the Cape has to offer, as well as going to many concerts and sporting events.

Kelly began working for the Falmouth Road Race in 2010 as a race intern. She and her family been involved over the years by participating in the race’s Elite Athlete Host Family Program and as sponsor of the Tommy Cochary High School Mile race. She brings years of race experience and a love of connecting brands and people with experiences. In addition to working for the race, Kelly is also the Director of Client Engagement at Brand Content, a creative communications agency in Boston and Co-Founder of Impart, a women’s young professional organization focusing on empowering and cultivating Boston-based women to fuel change, specifically among nonprofit organizations. She enjoys spending summers in Falmouth and winters on the ski slopes in Killington.

Nika brings over 27 years of sales and upper level management to the Falmouth Road Race team, managing our At-Home Edition virtual event. Having lived in East Falmouth with her husband for five years, she has known the race to be a cornerstone of the summer amongst her customers and associates. A Florida State alumnus, obtaining her degree in Art History, she also works at the local library and currently lives in South Yarmouth with her husband and daughter where they enjoy biking, kayaking, mini-golfing and of course reading.

Caleb is a rising junior at Columbia University in New York City where he competes on both the men’s cross country and track teams. Caleb is a regular participant in the Falmouth Road Race, having completed 8 consecutive races beginning with his 2012 debut at age 9. He began running in 4th grade, tagging along on runs with his father Ken, an avid runner himself. Caleb, his dad, and his three younger brothers all completed the 2019 FRR, accumulating three age group awards between the five of them. Caleb can often be found running on the bike path, and dodging traffic to avoid stopping at intersections.

Lyvia is a rising sophomore at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she is pursuing a double major in Communication and English, as well as a certificate in film. Lyvia is an active member of WMUA Amherst, UMass’ student radio station where she co-hosts her own radio show and where she will be Director of News Operations in the fall of ’23.

Lyvia grew up in Falmouth and currently lives in Bourne. She is ecstatic to intern with the Falmouth Road Race this summer.

In her free time, Lyvia loves to watch movies at Amherst Cinema, write poetry and short stories, and attend concerts.

Olivia is a rising senior at UMass Amherst, where she studies Journalism with a concentration on Public Relations and minors in Film Studies and Classical Civilization. Besides her studies, she loves dancing with UMass Dance Club, checking out new coffee shops, and going for long walks to explore Western Mass. She is thrilled to be interning at the Falmouth Road Race office this summer.

Last summer, she interned as a reporter for the Falmouth Enterprise and has been a social media manager at the Happy Hope Factory since 2020. She has also interned with the Events Production Team at WGBH in Boston and WCAI Radio for the Cape and Islands in Woods Hole. Last fall, Olivia studied abroad in Florence, Italy and is planning to move abroad after graduation to pursue an international master’s degree in Journalism. She was born and raised in Falmouth, and loves spending her summers on the ocean and her winters skiing in the mountains.

Max is a rising sophomore at Suffolk University in Boston, where he studies Global Business and Marketing. He graduated from Sturgis Public Charter School in 2022, where he received the International Baccalaureate Diploma. Max grew up in North Falmouth; he enjoys walks with his dog at the cranberry bogs, clothes shopping, and spending time with his friends. He has worked at Bucatino’s for four years, and enjoys balancing being a Host and a Race Intern. Max is excited to live in Boston with his friends in the fall, but until then he will enjoy his first summer interning at the ASICS Falmouth Road Race.