Katherine Dayton

Katherine’s commitment to VISIONS began in 1996, when she served as a leader in the Dominican Republic. Over the years, she ran programs on the Montana Blackfeet Reservation, Peru, Nicaragua and Ecuador, and opened VISIONS former sites in Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar. She served as Latin America Coordinator before becoming Executive Director in 2010.

Katherine earned undergraduate degrees in Environmental Studies and Policy Studies from Dickinson College in Pennsylvania, where she also played varsity basketball. She spent her junior year studying conservation and social issues in Venezuela and Costa Rica, and later earned an MBA from the University of Montana, with a thesis on corporate social responsibility. She worked for a tech start-up and did contract work for environmental nonprofits before joining VISIONS full-time in 2007.

A proud Montanan, Katherine loves sharing both her home state and her home with visitors. A steady thread through her life has been weaving environmental and social responsibility into her work and daily life. She is a founding member of the Bozeman Cohousing neighborhood, is working to establish regenerative agriculture on her farm, and dedicates time to animal welfare initiatives. When she’s not working, you’ll find her hiking and skiing with friends and family, almost always with dogs in tow.