The Maryland Chapter of the Sierra Club is responsible for chartering local Groups that serve smaller geographic areas in the state. Each Group adopts By-laws and elects an Executive Committee from the Sierra Club members that live within the Group's boundaries. The Groups carry out the mission of the national Sierra Club and the Maryland Chapter at the local level: the Groups promote conservation and may initiate conservation campaigns, they organize outings, they educate and engage members, they participate in endorsing political candidates, and they hold regular meetings. In addition, each Group in good standing appoints a Delegate to serve as a member of the Chapter Executive Committee and represent the interests of the Group there. The Chairs of each Group are given below.
The national Sierra Club also sponsors organizations, called Activity Sections, that have more limited missions than those of Chapters and Groups. Baltimore Inspiring Connections Outdoors (formerly Baltimore Inner City Outings) provides under-served Baltimore City youth with educational, enjoyable, and safe outdoor experiences. The contact information for this Activity Section is given below.
Group Webpages
- Anne Arundel County
- Catoctin (Frederick and Carroll Counties)
- Greater Baltimore (Baltimore City, Baltimore and Harford Counties)
- Howard County
- Lower Eastern Shore - (Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester Counties)
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Southern Maryland (Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s Counties)
- Washington County
Contact the Maryland Sierra Club Groups on social media
Group Chairs
Bernie Robinson, Anne Arundel Group
a.bernard.robinson@gmail.com
Kerri Hesley, Catoctin Group (Carroll & Frederick Counties)
kerrihesley@gmail.com
Deborah Kleinmann ("Spice"), Greater Baltimore Group (Baltimore City & County, Harford County)
spicearoni@gmail.com
Carolyn Parsa, Howard Group
Carolyn.Parsa@mdsierra.org
Christina Hulslander, Lower Eastern Shore Group
ChristinaSHulslander@gmail.com
Darian Unger, Montgomery Group
dwunger@howard.edu
(Rotating, best point of contact Joseph Jakuta), Prince George’s Group
joseph.jakuta@proton.me
Ben Hance, Southern MD Group (Charles, Calvert, & St. Mary’s Counties)
benjamin.t.hance@gmail.com
Michael Brandt, Washington County Group
michael.brandt@mdsierra.org
Activity Sections
Baltimore Inspiring Connections Outdoors (BICO)
Nicole Veltre-Luton and Brad Hunter, BICO Co-Chairs
410-357-6242, baltimoreico[@]gmail.com
For chapter level leaders, please check our Contacts page.