It's that time of the year again! The Sierra Club Pennsylvania Chapter is made up of over 100,000 members and supporters, all supported by by a group of volunteer leaders on the Chapter's Executive Committee. These leaders come from all over the state and help the Chapter reach its conservation, political, and organizational goals in support of our mission. This year, we have five candidates running for three At-Large positions. Members will receive online and mailing ballots starting on December 1st. Read on below to learn about these leaders and help us pick our incoming Executive Committee members for 2022.
Voting instructions:
- Please select three out of the five candidates to serve on the Chapter's Executive Committee.
- If you have a joint or household membership, please submit two votes — one under each name.
- A voter may not cumulate votes for any candidate.
- After successfully voting, you will be redirected to the Sierra Club PA Chapter's homepage.
- If you have any questions or issues, please contact us here.
- Voting will close on December 31st.
Jacqline Wolf Tice
Jacqline Wolf Tice is an Adjunct Instructor with the University of Oklahoma College of Law’s online Indigenous Peoples Law program. Her courses include Native American Natural Resources and Federal Indian Water Law. She is a contributing author to the Bloomsbury Press anthology, Global Im-possibilities: Exploring the Paradoxes of Just Sustainabilities. Based on her primary research at Ft. Berthold Reservation, the chapter explores the intersection of sustainability and resource extraction through the lens of tribal sovereignty. As a cultural ecologist, she explores collective values, culture and the environment. Jacqline is a Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward and volunteers with Stroud Center’s EnviroDIY water monitoring network in the Delaware Water Basin. Her environmental and social justice community service work spans decades. As an at-large member of ExCom, she can offer tools and directives to advance policies protective of human and natural ecosystems, framed by Indigenous ecological knowledge systems.
Jim Wylie
I have been the chair of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the Sierra Club since January, 2020 – my first term as an at-large delegate. It has been a challenging 2 years, but I think the Chapter has improved with a new Digital Tools Help Team, 8 new Chapter Conservation Teams and improved engagement with group leaders.
Over the last 10 years I have held roles as group chair and conservation chair, political co-chair and web admin. My passion is advocating for clean energy and mentoring 5
Ready For 100 teams in the greater Philadelphia area.
I look forward to working with the chapter ExCom during 2022 – we will need to support environmental leaders get elected and reelected in state and national races.
Fawn Contreras
Fawn is the Youth Services Clerk at the Valley Community Library. She is a wife, mother, volunteer, activist, and very involved in her community.
Fawn has been working for the past two years to build community partnerships between the Sierra Club and her library and now has expanded to include Queer NEPA as another partner. Her goal is to not only bring all people out into nature in safe and inclusive spaces but also to build environmental literacy especially to families in an equitable way. Fawn has been working on the Zero-Waste Team since its formation in February 2021. She strongly feels that right now is a pivotal time to create awareness about climate change and now is the time to be the most involved so that we can have the bright, green, sustainable future we want for our children.
Dave Hemberger
As a current at large delegate, I am eager to renew my commitment to serving in a leadership role with the PA Chapter. My involvement with the Chapter began with the political program, where I have been Chapter political chair for the past 8 years. I also chair the Kittatinny group’s (Berks and Schuylkill County) executive committee. Outside of the political program I take an active interest in various conservation issues such as waste reduction, alternative energy, public transit, and the protection of avian species. This year I participated in the PA Master Naturalist program, and hope to use my volunteer training in better serving the environmental needs of my community and local group. I also serve on the local school board, where I am able to introduce ideas that promote the district’s growth in environmental stewardship.
Ian Castro-Barnhart
Ian Barnhart resides in York, Pennsylvania. He is an active member of the Governor Pinchot Group and Pennsylvania Sierra Chapter. He volunteers as Political Co-Chair for the GVP group and the Vice Chair of the Political Committee for Pennsylvania Chapter. Ian's passion lies within the mission statement of the Sierra Club. He places his focus on supporting candidates who vow to create/support legislation that preserves and protects our environment for generations to come.