On January 31st, San Francisco Bay Chapter leadership took the train to Sacramento to meet the new Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous, who is on a national tour listening to local chapters and leaders. Prior to taking the helm at the Sierra Club, Ben served in roles ranging from organizer to investigative journalist to president of two of the nation’s most influential groups pursuing equity and justice and protecting democracy and the environment. From 2008 to 2013, Ben led the NAACP, which has more than 2,400 chapters (the Sierra Club has 64, including the SF Bay Chapter), so he understands and believes in a chapter-centric, grassroots-led model of movement building. As Ben continues his national listening tour, we look forward to hosting him here in the Bay Area where the Sierra Club was founded and where so much cutting-edge environmental policy is dreamed up, tested out, and brought to life by our amazing community of volunteer leaders, staff, members, and partners.
You can read more about Ben Jealous at sierraclub.org/meet-ben-jealous.
Pictured from left to right: SF Bay Chapter Chair Chance Cutrano, Sierra Club California Director Brandon Dawson, SF Bay Chapter Vice Chair Martha Kreeger, Sierra Club Board President Ramon Cruz, Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous, Sierra Club California and SF Bay Chapter Executive Committee member Igor Tregub, and SF Bay Chapter Director Virginia Reinhart.