Yay!  Congratulations, Donna!

Bill Witt

On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Neila Seaman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> http://action.sierraclub.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=178841.0
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> For Immediate Release -- May 20, 2010
>
> CONTACTS:
> Oliver Bernstein, (512) 289-8618
> Orli Cotel, (415) 977-5627
>
> *Sierra Club Board of Directors Elects New President and Officers*
>
> San Francisco, CA -- Sierra Club's national board of directors has elected
> new officers for the 118-year-old environmental organization. Former Vice
> President for Conservation Robin Mann was named president of the Sierra
> Club's board of directors. Mann is a long-time environmentalist who helped
> oversee development of the Climate Recovery Partnership.
>
> "I look forward to continued work with the Sierra Club's outstanding
> volunteers, staff members and supporters," said Mann. "This powerful
> organization's commitment to volunteer leadership makes me proud to take on
> this important role at this critical time in our environmental history."
>
> The all-volunteer board of directors serves the organization's 1.3 million
> members and supporters by deciding policy, conducting governance and keeping
> the Sierra Club effective in pursuing its mission to explore, enjoy and
> protect the planet.
>
> Mann will work closely with volunteer leaders, recently selected Sierra
> Club Executive Director Michael Brune and other staff members to expand the
> organization's influence and to educate and enlist humanity to protect and
> restore the quality of the natural and human environment.
>
> The other newly announced officers are David Scott of Ohio (vice
> president), Lane Boldman of Kentucky (secretary), and Joni Bosh of Arizona
> (treasurer). Outgoing president Allison Chin will assume the role of fifth
> officer.
>
> Three new board members recently won election for the first time. Donna
> Buell of Iowa becomes that state's first representative on the board. Jared
> Duval of Connecticut also join the board for the first time. Duval is the
> former director of the Sierra Student Coalition, the youth-led branch of the
> Sierra Club. Jim Dougherty of Washington, D.C. returns to the board of
> directors after a two year absence. Robert Cox of North Carolina and Allison
> Chin of Virginia were both reelected to the board of directors.
>
> For more information about the Sierra Club's volunteer and staff
> leadership, visit: http://www.sierraclub.org/pressroom/leaders/
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