ExCom Elections 2022

It's that time of the year again to VOTE for the next leaders of our Chapter!

The Sierra Club Pennsylvania Chapter is made up of over 140,000 members and supporters, all proudly supported by a group of volunteer leaders elected by members to serve on the Chapter's Executive Committee.

These leaders come from all over the state and help our Chapter reach its conservation, political, and organizational goals in support of our mission. This year, we have four candidates running for three At-Large positions.

Look for an email or postcard inviting members to vote in this year's Chapter and Group ExCom elections, which is open between Nov 9 and Dec 9 this year.

Meet the Chapter At-Large candidates below.

Sondra Moore

Sondra lives in Chester County, and is a therapist in private practice. She has been a member of the Sierra Club since 2004 and began volunteering with the Club in 2016. Currently she is involved with the Chapter newsletter team and the Digital Tools Team, and is interested in the preservation of green space and in addressing invasive plant species. She is an avid hiker and kayaker, has a large collection of field guides, and spends as much time as possible outside.

Lisa Anzalone

Hello, my name is Lisa Anzalone and I live in West Goshen Township, PA. Currently, I serve as PA Sierra Club PAC Treasurer, Compliance Officer, and Chapter Secretary. I am an IT Senior Project Manager and Systems Analyst at the University of Pennsylvania for the past 14 years. Prior to that, I was a consultant implementing SAP software.

My goals and aspirations are to get the Sierra Club’s message to our youth, possibly providing workshops and presentations at local middle and high schools. I have several ideas on how to engage students and pique their interest in preservation and open spaces. I also would like to recruit volunteers so the PA Chapter has backup for many of our positions.

As an Eco-Rep at the University of Pennsylvania, the Franklin building where I work participated in a Power Down Challenge across the campus and won! I collect used toner cartridges across campus and recycle them. The proceeds go to the Fugett-Malawi Project, which has been able to use that money to provide clean drinking water in a village in Malawi.

During COVID, I discovered just how many beautiful preserves and nature areas existed within a short distance from my home. I make it a point to visit each of them. Every hike or walk I take, I clean up trash I find. I am a trash picker-upper and proud of it.

Don Miles

A member of Sierra Club since 2003 and a Chapter ExCom member since 2010, I was ExCom vice-chair 2019-2020 and ExCom co-chair 2021-2022. In 2010, I sponsored the first approved motion for our Chapter to advocate a fracking moratorium in Pennsylvania. I was chair of the Lehigh Valley Group 2010-2018. With the New Jersey and New York Chapters I am leading an effort to upgrade the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to become the Delaware River National Park and Lenape Preserve, the first National Park in PA, NJ and NY. What makes Sierra Club unique in protecting our natural world is our grassroots vitality. I want to preserve volunteer control of our Chapter and oppose some efforts of the national Sierra Club to install Chapter management by national staff. I'm a hiker, amateur photographer, father of two adult sons, and a grandfather.

Jeff Smith

I am grateful for the opportunity to run for a seat on the Pennsylvania Chapter Excom. I was initially elected to the Excom in 2020, and I became the delegate to the Council of Club Leaders in the same year. We have a great Chapter, and I am looking forward to working with all of the groups to make it even better. I am President of an amazing organization—Citizens For a Healthy Jessup (CFHJ). Over the last 7 years, we have worked with the Sierra Club to establish a baseline for environmental and health studies looking at air, water, and health parameters prior to the start up of one of the largest natural gas cogeneration power plants and landfill expansions in the nation. That work has proven beneficial in keeping discharge water out of Grassy Island Creek, a cold water fishery that is a tributary of the Lackawanna River, a premier trophy trout water. This baseline will help other communities when battling future expansions and cogeneration developments. I’ve worked as a volunteer in many local and state elections trying to positively effect the culture in Northeastern PA. I am so thankful to have worked with so many caring and thoughtful people within the Sierra Club and CFHJ, where the concept of team work drives the outcome. The Sierra Club has helped make the success of CFHJ a reality, and I would be honored to stay as part of the Pennsylvania Chapter Excom to participate in the group’s future successes.