I just returned from my first Board meeting and multi-day retreat.   
Topics of conversation:  the Gulf situation (of course), the Senate  
climate bill (gets about a D+ grade at this point) and chapters.  Some  
positive first steps to integrate Sierra Club activism at both the  
fundraising/programming and state/national levels.  An enjoyable group  
of people on the Sierra Club board.

Next meeting will be the fall annual meeting where all chapters will  
join the board in San Francisco.

Donna



On May 20, 2010, at 9:48 AM, Neila Seaman wrote:

>
> http://action.sierraclub.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=178841.0
>
> 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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