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Welcome Executive Director Amy Seaman

The Montana Watershed Coordination Council (MWCC) Board of Directors is pleased to announce Amy Seaman as its next Executive Director. Seaman succeeds outgoing Executive Director Ethan Kunard and will lead MWCC in fulfilling its mission of uniting and supporting Montana’s community-based conservation networks to promote healthy and productive watersheds. Since the early 1990s, MWCC has played a critical role in removing barriers and coordinating the work of various conservation entities and interests towards common goals and values.


Amy comes to us with over fifteen years of experience supporting bird, wildlife, and natural resource conservation efforts in Montana and the west and brings a broad knowledge of our state’s exceptional watershed resources. She served on the MWCC board 2015-2021 and has been part of the watershed community since the start of her most recent role as Montana Audubon’s Director of Policy & Science. Having seen many of Montana’s vast spaces and working lands, and having a strong understanding of the policies behind natural resource management, Seaman is in a strong position to support the mission of MWCC. Her educational background includes a B.S in Environmental Science from Boston University and an M.Sc. in Biology from the University of Nevada, Reno.


“MWCC has a strong foundation and board, and we’ve been building support for watershed stewards across Montana,” said Zach Owen, Chair of the MWCC Board of Directors. “Amy has a lot of passion for Montana’s landscapes and the water and people that connect them. We’re excited to have her back at MWCC, this time as the leader, and to work with her on the future of MWCC and our support of Montana’s watershed communities.”


The opportunity to continue driving conservation and partnership of all types forward is a prime motivating force behind Seaman’s work. “I am ready to continue the positive inertia MWCC has built with Montanans in all geographies of the state. There is a strong foundation of community building, and I look forward to expanding that work,” she says. Having spent 10 years conversing with partners in the field, Seaman is excited to connect as the MWCC Executive Director in a new way with the many players, working to conserve Montana’s most precious resources.


The position will be based in Helena and will begin on August 14, 2023.

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