New ED at Catskill Center for Conservation and Development

Alan White of Halcott Center became executive director of The Catskill Center for Conservation and Development on Monday.

Board President H. Claude Shostal said White was selected following an extensive search involving numerous qualified candidates.

White was formerly the Catskill Mountain director for The Nature Conservancy, and was also employed by Sullivan County Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Watershed Agricultural Council. He is a Halcott Town Board member and is on the Catskill Landowner Association board of directors.

The Catskill Center is located in Arkville and recently celebrated its 40th anniversary. The mission of the Catskill Center is to support appropriate economic and cultural development while preserving open space and protecting natural resource in the Catskill region, according to a media release.