Seventh Generation Institute Staff

Seventh Generation Institute

Current Staff

Cathryn Wild – Science and Stewardship Director/Executive Director.
Cathryn Wild wanted her job title to be “wearer of many hats.” As Science and
Stewardship Director at 7GI, her work focuses on strengthening community stewardship of
natural places and improving the scientific basis of that stewardship. With 7GI since it was
founded in 2006, Cathryn also wears the hat of Executive Director.

As a conservation biologist, Cathryn has worked
extensively in protected area planning
and management, completing management plans in
both terrestrial and marine ecosystems.
All of her projects have incorporated community
collaboration and sustainable use.
In addition to her expertise in protected areas,
she has completed technical planning for
restoration projects, ecotourism projects and habitat acquisitions. She has worked in
Colombia, Honduras, St. Kitts, New Mexico, California, and Idaho.

Cathryn is a member of the Commission for Ecosystem Management of the IUCN, the
Society for Ecological Restoration and the Society for Conservation Biology. She holds an
M.S. in environmental management from the University of California at Santa Barbara and
B.S. in Agriculture from the University of California at Davis.

Don Wittman - Financial Director.
A licensed Certified Public Accountant in New Mexico since 1989, Don brings over twenty
years experience in accounting and financial analysis to Seventh Generation Institute. He is
an expert in auditing, preparation of financial statements, federal grant management, and in
developing financial information that supports sound financial planning. Most recently, he
held the post of Administration Operation Manager with the Administrative Services
Division of the New Mexico Department of Health.

Bill Morris - Volunteer Coordinator
Bill is a life-long supporter of conservation and sustainable use and enjoys all things
"outside." He has thirty years of experience in managing people and projects. He was a
volunteer in Honduras and Colombia, where he worked with residents to build local
resource management skills that coupled sustainable use with small scale agriculture and
ecotourism.

DeeAnn Clarkson - Website.
DeAnn created the Seventh Generation Institute website and continues to expand and
update it as our work evolves. A native Idahoan, she holds a B.S. in Business Management
from the University of Idaho and she comes to the Institute with over eight years of
nonprofit volunteer experience. Working with 7GI allows her to blend her interest in the
natural world with her interests in the visual arts.

Consultants and Contractors
Sally Thomson – Consulting Media Specialist.
Formerly the Executive Director of the Amazon Center for Environmental Education and
Research (ACEER) Foundation in Peru, Sally returned to New Mexico to pursue her
interests in visual arts and communication, specializing in environmental topics. An
accomplished photographer and writer, she seeks to improve the ability of nonprofit
organizations to effectively communicate issues and accomplishments. Her work with
Seventh Generation Institute includes developing compelling outreach and education
products. A resident of Placitas, New Mexico, she enjoys hiking, skiing and gardening.

Shane Moore – Geospatial technology and analysis.
Shane is a one man Swiss army knife, the kind of person who will take on and complete any
task. With a BS in international development from the University of California at Berkeley,
he was a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal for two years. Among his other past job titles are
include cowboy and telemetry system installer. Our good fortune is that he fell in love -
with Geographic Information System technology. Currently his interests lie in reserve
network design and applying spatial analysis to improve land management.