Group Elections

The December Election will be by electronic balloting this year. During the election period, click on the link below to vote (once per member, joint members may vote separately).

Miami Group Executive Committee Members

Member Term Expires End Of 
Linda Benson 2025
Kaatje Bernebei 2025
John Bernabei 2025
Noel Cleland 2025
Steven Leidner 2024
Cindy Lerner 2024
Jim Teas
2024

 

Candidate Biographies for December election

Steven Leidner
Serves as Conservation Chair of the Miami Group. Has been actively involved in the Miami Pine Rockland Coalition, the Virginia Key Advisory Board, the Everglades Coalition, and has championed efforts to prevent to build a water theme park adjacent to Miami Zoo. Currently, he leads the fight to stop the county’s plans to build a waste incinerator.

Jim Teas
Sierra Club member since 1992. He has held the positions of Vice-Chair (2 yrs) and Chair (5 yrs). He is a current ExCom board member, environmental education chair, and is Webpage Editor and assistant Newsletter Editor.

Cindy Lerner
Her public service includes State Representative and mayor of Pinecrest, where she implemented a Climate Action Plan that served as a model for other cities. Her passion for preserving the environment helped transform Pinecrest Gardens and she has been involved in efforts to restore Matheson Hammock West and the Coconut Grove Playhouse.

Vote here (from November 24 through December 10)