About me: At Seventh Generation Advisors, we put into modern practice the
ancient Native American philosophy of making decisions today that
result in a sustainable world seven generations into the future.
Seventh Generation Advisors focuses on ways to preserve the
environment by advocating policy and promoting a sustainable
economy. Our team researches and creates ideas, communicates
and advises the public and decision makers.
- We provide environmental and energy policy advice to visionary
political leaders and emerging clean technology firms world-wide.
- We guide climate change policy initiatives for non-profit organizations
such as the New America Foundation, The Climate Group, and the
Center for Climate Strategies.
- We communicate through books, articles, op-eds, television
interviews, and live speeches.
- We solve environmental challenges by engaging the intellectual
capital of the world community via the Square One Planet Project
(launching in Fall 2007).
Who I'd like to meet:
Our Staff...
Terry Tamminen
Executive Director
From his youth in Australia to career experiences in Europe, Africa and all
parts of the United States, Terry Tamminen has developed expertise in
business, farming, education, non-profit, the environment, the arts, and
government.
A United States Coast Guard-licensed ship captain, Terry has long been
drawn to the undersea world, starting in the 1960s with a family-run
tropical fish breeding business in Australia and continuing with studies on
conch depletion in the Bahamas, manatee populations in Florida coastal
waters, and mariculture in the Gulf States with Texas A&M University.
On land, Terry managed the largest sheep ranch east of the Mississippi,
assisting the University of Minnesota in developing new methods of
livestock disease control. Terry also managed a multi-million dollar real
estate company, owned/operated a successful recreational services
business, and assisted the west African nation of Nigeria with the creation
of their first solid waste recycling program.
An accomplished author, Terry’s latest book, Lives Per Gallon: The True
Cost of Our Oil Addiction (Island Press), is a timely examination of our
dependence on oil and a strategy to evolve to more sustainable energy
sources. He has also authored a series of best-selling “Ultimate Guides” to
pools and spas (McGraw-Hill) and several theatrical works on the life of
William Shakespeare. Terry is an avid airplane and helicopter pilot and
speaks German, Dutch and Spanish.
In 1993, Terry founded the Santa Monica BayKeeper and served as its
Executive Director for six years. He co-founded Waterkeeper programs in
San Diego, Orange County, Ventura, and Santa Barbara. He also served for
five years as Executive Director of the Environment Now Foundation in
Santa Monica, CA and co-founded the Frank G. Wells Environmental Law
Clinic at the School of Law, University of California Los Angeles.
In the summer of 2003, Terry helped Arnold Schwarzenegger win the
historic recall election and become Governor of California. He was
appointed as the Secretary of the California Environmental Protection
Agency in November, 2003, and Cabinet Secretary, the Chief Policy Advisor
to the Governor, in December, 2004. He continues to advise the Governor
on energy and environmental policy. In April, 2007, he was named the
Cullman Senior Fellow and Director, Climate Policy Program, of the New
America Foundation. He currently travels throughout the United States and
the world, lecturing and providing private consulting services to a variety of
clients, including several Governors and Canadian Premiers on climate and
energy policy.
Terry has received countless awards and honors for his achievements and
has served on numerous civic and charitable boards and commissions,
including the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project, the U.S. Navy
Pt. Mugu Naval Air Station Restoration Advisory Board, the Los
Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Safety Committee and the Wishtoyo
Foundation, a group that preserves natural resources through Chumash
Indian traditional teachings.
Kristina Haddad
Senior Program Associate
Kristina Haddad is Senior Program Associate for Seventh Generation
Adivsors. In this capacity, she is working to help create a national response
to climate change by building state and local climate action plans.
Previously, Ms. Haddad was the Forestry Project Manager for the
Environment Now Foundation, Santa Monica, California, where she
managed grant making and worked closely with forest activists on the
development of strategy and the implementation of initiatives. Before
joining Environment Now, she was the Programs Director at Santa Monica
BayKeeper, where she ran the successful BeachKeeper Volunteer Water
Quality Monitoring Program, as well as many other projects and programs.
Ms. Haddad is the author of Crude Awakenings: Could an Exxon Valdez Oil
Spill Happen in Southern California?, the findings of a three-year research
project for Santa Monica BayKeeper that garnered significant attention from
the media and state policymakers. She is currently a board member for
both Sequoia ForestKeeper, a nonprofit, grassroots organization whose
mission is to protect the world’s Giant Sequoias, and the Fund for Wild
Nature, whose mission is to invest in cutting-edge grassroots organizations
and innovative conservation efforts to protect biodiversity and wilderness.
Ms. Haddad holds a B.S. in social science from the University of California,
Berkeley.
Jenna Cittadino
Climate Policy Program Associate
As Climate Policy Program Associate for Seventh Generation Advisors,
Jenna Cittadino focuses on media and communications, and on conducting
state, national and international climate policy research. In addition she
manages the program’s education and outreach initiatives. Previously,
Jenna served as Executive Assistant to Terry Tamminen, managing the daily
logistical operations of the Climate Policy Program.
Ms. Cittadino is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of California,
Los Angeles, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, Magna Cum
Laude, in Communication Studies with a minor in English. She is also an
accomplished actress and musician and has performed in theater and film
around the world.
Sasha Rose Abelson
Sustainability and Climate Policy Advisor
Sasha Rose Abelson is the Sustainability and Climate Policy Advisor for
Seventh Generation Advisors. She researches and reports on state and
regional climate action policies with a specific focus on carbon market
initiatives. In addition, she helps monitor and track opportunities and
developments in the areas of renewable energy, sustainability and
emerging green technologies. Sasha assisted Terry and his team to
negotiate with international leaders in the drafting of several MOUs
pertaining to global GHG emissions reductions and forestry practices.
These MOUs were signed at the Governors’ Global Climate Summit which
took place in Los Angeles in, November 2008.
Ms. Abelson is a graduate from Vermont Law School where she earned a
Juris Doctors degree as well as a Master of Studies in Environmental Law.
Her coursework included classes ranging from Water Law and Biodiversity
Protection to Contracts and Corporations. During her studies at Vermont
Law she interned with the The Vermont Land Trust, The Nature
Conservancy as well as The Defender Generals Office. These combined
experiences honed her research, writing and communication skills and
deepened her profound appreciation for the environment.
Renee Bell
Executive Assistant
As Executive Assistant of Seventh Generation Advisors, Renee Bell works
with the Director and staff to coordinate and implement the program’s
activities. She assists in the program’s daily operations, facilitating
outreach, scheduling, and research.
Renee is a 2008 graduate of University of California, Los Angeles, where
she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in
Geography/Environmental Studies and with a minor in Statistics.
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