From The Jersey Sierran, July - September 2022
Voting in the Sierra Club’s 2022 Board of Directors election concluded April 27, 2022. Cynthia Hoyle, Cheyenne Skye Branscum, Allison Chin, Aaron Mair, and Michael Dorsey were elected to three-year terms on the volunteer board.
A total of 52,924 members voted in the election. Ten members ran for the five board seats up for election. Among those elected, Hoyle, Branscum, and Chin were placed on the ballot by a nominating committee chaired by Chris Applegate. Mair and Dorsey were placed on the ballot by member petitions.
The new board of directors met for the first time in May. Ramon Cruz was re-elected to his third term as Sierra Club board president. Mario Klaus was appointed vice president of Conservation, replacing Ross MacFarlane; Meghan Sahli-Wells was named secretary, replacing Rita Harris; Patrick Murphy is the new treasurer, replacing Mike O’Brien; and Debbie Heaton is now vice president for Chapters, Groups, and Volunteers, replacing Patrick Murphy. For the Sierra Club’s full election statement, visit https://bit.ly/3MHXJ8T.