Manomet Announces New President

The Board of Trustees of Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences is pleased to announce John Hagan as President effective October 1, 2008.

Dr. Hagan, who has been with Manomet for over 20 years, most recently as Director of Natural Capital, steps into the role of President as Manomet enters its third institutional phase. As the result of a 2006 institutional strategic plan, Manomet will maintain its mission of "conserving natural resources for the benefit of wildlife and human populations," while building new programs to create sustainable, integrated ecological, economic and social systems.

Dr. Hagan succeeds Linda Leddy, who is retiring as President after 25 years. During her tenure, Manomet evolved from a respected regional bird observatory to a nationally recognized center for conservation sciences. Ms. Leddy is joining the Board of Trustees as Vice-Chair for Institutional Advancement.

"This is an exciting time for Manomet," said Paddy Wade, Chairman of Manomet's Board of Trustees. "Manomet has grown strategically over the years because our Board and staff have a deep commitment to making tangible contributions to building a sustainable world. Linda led Manomet through its second stage of growth, during which our institutional mission, name and programs all changed to focus on building science-based solutions to environmental problems. We are very grateful for her leadership and look forward to her continued contributions as a Board member. And we are delighted that John is taking over for this next stage. His vision and experience, and his deep commitment to sustainability, will be tremendous assets in the coming years." Dr. Hagan has been a prominent contributor on the national scale to building community solutions based on stakeholder involvement and sound science.

Manomet's commitment to achieve a more sustainable world recognizes that the natural systems that both people and wildlife depend upon are being impacted as never before by stresses such as climate change, pollution, sprawl, habitat loss, increased consumption of natural resources and many other issues. Manomet's work encompasses climate change adaptation and mitigation, migratory shorebirds and their habitats from Alaska to Patagonia, northern temperate forests, carbon sequestration, agricultural sustainability, water quality, dairy farms and sustainability measures, and energy impacts on coastal areas.