We invite you to join our 2,500 members as we explore, enjoy and protect San Antonio and its surrounding areas.
- Come to one our monthly general meetings featuring prominent speakers on a vast array of subjects.
- Come walk, hike, camp or backpack on one of our frequent outings.
- Get involved in advocacy on local, state or national conservation issues.
- See our leaders below.
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club's Mission Statement
To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth; to practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out those objectives.
The Sierra Club's members are 750,000 of your friends and neighbors. Inspired by nature, we work together to protect our communities and the planet. The Club is America's oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization.
The Sierra Club was founded in 1892 by John Muir and others, originally to protect the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. Learn more about Sierra Club history, view a timeline of the Club's accomplishments, and explore our priority issues.
Through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and litigation, the national Sierra Club and its hundreds of local groups work to protect the health of our environment and preserve our remaining wild places.
Executive Committee (ExCom)
This is the Alamo Group's elected governing body.
Group Chair | Alan Montemayor |
Steve Avery | |
Bill Barker | |
Joan Cunningham | |
Arthur Dawes | |
Tom Denyer | |
Wendell Fuqua | |
Darby Riley | |
Karen Weehler | |
Joe Yakubik |
Outings Leaders
To inquire about a particular outing, visit the Alamo Sierra Club Outings page on Meetup to contact the trip leader. For general questions or concerns, contact an Outings Committee Co-Chair.
Outings Chair | Andrea Rodriguez | |
Youth Outdoors Chair | Open |
Conservation Leaders
Contact the following volunteer leaders for conservation issues and answers.
Conservation Co-Chair | Meredith McGuire | |
Conservation Co-Chair | Wendell Fuqua | (210) 373-0748 |
Climate Change | Darby Riley | (210) 225-7236, x 1 |
Dark Skies | Roy Ellzey | (210) 637-9969 |
Drought | Alyssa Burgin | (210) 381-4021 |
Energy | Loretta Van Coppenolle | (210) 492-4620 |
Environmental Education | Margaret Day | (210) 829-5632, 413-6402 (cell) |
Fluoridation | Loretta Van Coppenolle | (210) 492-4620 |
Forests/Trees | Open | |
Fracking | Russell Seal | (210) 289-9008 |
Green Buildings | John Hertz | (210) 413-4100 |
Organic Gardening | Dave Klar | (210) 485-6880 |
Recycling | Open | |
Transportation | Barbara McMillin | (210) 535-4276 |
Water | George Rice | (210) 251-5524 |
Additional Leaders
Interested in a particular topic or activity? Contact any of the following individuals.
Chapter ExCom Representative | Hector Gonzalez | (210) 226-6069 |
Chapter ExCom Rep. (Alternate) | Margaret Day | (210) 829-5632, 413-6402 (cell) |
Chapter ExCom Rep. (At-large) | Terry Burns | (210) 739-2472 |
Education Chair | Margaret Day | (210) 829-5632, 413-6402 (cell) |
Events Chair | Open | |
Facebookmaster | Richard Alles | |
Open | ||
Fundraising Chair | Open | |
Meetup | Jerry Morrisey | (210) 382-2614 |
Meetup | Margaret Day | (210) 829-5632, 413-6402 (cell) |
Membership Chair | Joan Cunningham | |
Editor, Newsletter Chair | Richard Alles | |
Political Chair | Darby Riley | (210) 225-7236, x 1 |
Political Vice Chair | Open | (210) 343-0222 |
Program Tech | Hector Gonzalez | (210) 226-6069 |
Publicity Chair | Open | (210) 287-6712 |
Speaker Program Co-Chair | Joan Cunningham | |
Speaker Program Co-Chair | Karen Weehler | |
Tablings Chair | Open | (210) 343-0222 |
Treasurer - Assistant | Hector Gonzalez | (210) 226-6069 |
Webmaster | Richard Alles |