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CHAPTER OFFICERS

Chair: Kate Bartholomew Vice Chair: Bob Ciesielski Secretary: Ellen Banks Assistant Secretary:

Treasurer: Steve Kulick Assistant Treasurer: Kathy Sidmore Conservation Chair: Ellen Banks Conservation Vice Chair:

EXCOM DELEGATES (At-large & Group Delegates) Carl Arnold (At-large) Ellen Banks (At-large) Kate Bartholomew (FL) Hal Bauer (At-large) Charley Bowman (At-large) Bob Ciesielski (At-large) Mary Finneran (At-large) Joe Grinnan (RO) Robert Heinemann (MH) Don Hughes (At-large)

Martha Loew (IRO) Bill Meyer (LH) Gale Pisha (At-large) VACANT (At-large) Helen Roussel (LI) Catherine Skopic (NYC) Diana Strablow (NI) Jim Taft (SUS) Virginia Boyle Traver (HM) Jurgen Wekerle (RC)

EXCOM DELEGATES AT LARGE EXCOM DELEGATES FROM GROUPS Carl Arnold (2017-18) Ellen Banks (2018-19) Hal Bauer (2018-19) Charley Bowman (2018-19) Bob Ciesielski (2017-18) Mary Finneran (2018-19) Don Hughes (2018-19) Gale Pisha (2017-18) VACANT (2017-18)

FL Kate Bartholomew HM Virginia Boyle Traver IRO Martha Loew LI Helen Roussel LH Bill Meyer MH Robert Heinemann NYC Catherine Skopic NI Diana Strablow RC Jurgan Wekerle RO Joe Grinnan SUS Jim Taft

ALTERNATE EXCOM DELEGATES FROM GROUPS

GROUP CHAIRS

FL Bill Mattingly HM Steve Redler IRO David Fischer, Rhea Jezer LH George Klein LI Jane Fasullo MH David Friedman NI Larry Beahan NYC Frank Eadie RC RO SUS Chris Rounds

Finger Lakes (FL) Hal Bauer Hudson-Mohawk (HM) Pete Sheehan Iroquois (IRO) Martha Loew Long Island (LI) Jane Fasullo Lower Hudson (LH) Bill Meyer Mid-Hudson (MH) Robert Heinemann New York City (NYC) Carl Arnold Niagara (NI) Sara Schultz Ramapo-Catskill (RC) VACANT Rochester (RO) Jessica Slaybaugh Susquehanna (SUS) Scott Lauffer

EXCOM STEERING COMMITTEE COUNCIL OF CLUB LEADERS 1 Kate Bartholomew 2 Bob Ciesielski 3 Jane Fasullo 4 Gale Pisha 5 Jim Taft

Delegate Charley Bowman Alternate Mary Finneran

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2018 ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES

Book/Calendar Publications Caitlin Ferrante (staff) Bylaws and Standing Rules Jeff Debes, Chair; Stuart Auchincloss, Harold Cohen, Richard Lippes, Jim Mays, Julius Shultz Compliance Officer Bob Ciesielski Democracy Initiative Taskforce Allegra Dengler, Art Klein, Roger Gray, Sara Schultz Election (2018) Hudson Mohawk Group Financial Affairs Stuart Auchincloss, Chair; Kate Bartholomew, Chris Hayes, Bob Kerr, Steve Kulick. Susan Lawrence Foundation Liaison Steve Kulick Fundraising Chair, Vacant; Carl Arnold, Kate Bartholomew, Don Hughes, Ben Jacobson, George Klein, Steve Kulick, Susan Lawrence, Don Pachner, Erin Riddle History/Records/Archive Management Richard Lippes & Susan Lawrence, Co-Chairs; Kate Bartholomew, Frank Eadie, Monica Gray, Gale Pisha Honors & Awards Don Hughes, Chair; Kate Bartholomew, Jürgen Wekerle Legal Advisor Richard Lippes Legal Richard Lippes, Chair; Gary Abraham, Harold Cohen, Susan Lawrence, Ross Scott, Rachel Treichler Legislative Susan Lawrence and Gale Pisha Co-Chairs; Carl Arnold, Kate Bartholomew, Marcy Benstock, Ed Berry, Charlie Bevington, Chris Burger, Bob Ciesielski, Linda DeStefano, Lisa DiCaprio, Frank Eadie, Jane Fasullo, Allan Hochberg, Scott Lauffer, Susan Leifer, Stephanie Low, Bill Meyer, Sara Schutlz, Bonnie Lane Webber, Jürgen Wekerle, Robert Withers Membership Chair (Vacant); Ann Aurelio (LI), Erin Riddle (SUS), Chris Rounds (SUS, co-chair), Diana Krautter (RC), Bibi Sandstrom (MH), Angela Knisley (NI), Virginia Boyle Traver (HM),

VACANT (FL), VACANT (IRO), VACANT (LH), VACANT (NYC), VACANT (RO) Nominating (2018) Larry Beahan, Martha Loew, Jim Taft, Irene Van Slyke Office & Personnel Susan Lawrence, Chair; Stuart Auchincloss, Kate Bartholomew, Roger Gray, Don Hughes, Erin Riddle, Jürgen Wekerle Political Ed Berry & Steve Redler , Co-Chairs; Roger Cook, Frank Eadie, Allan Hochberg, Lisa (Daly) Lehmann, Jim Mays, Irene Van Slyke Sierra Atlantic Susan Lawrence & Kate Bartholomew, Co-Chairs; Carl Arnold, Kate Bartholomew, Chris Burger, Bob, Ciesielski, Don Hughes, Susan Lawrence, Bill Meyer Social Media Shannon Cuthbert, Chair; Don Pachner Volunteer Coordinator Carl Arnold Webmaster Caitlin Ferrante (Staff) Atlantic Chapter Outings John Jurasek, Chair; Don Wade,Vice Chair; Andrew Moss, Secretary; Don Pachner, Treasurer

STAFF Chapter Conservation Manager Roger Downs roger.downs@sierraclub.org 744 Broadway Albany, NY 12207 Office Phone: 518 426 9144 Chapter Coordinator Caitlin Ferrante caitlin.ferrante@sierraclub.org 744 Broadway Albany, NY 12207 Office Phone: 518 426 9144 Newsletter Editors Kate Bartholomew & Susan Lawrence (interm)

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CONSERVATION COMMITTEES

, Chair; , Vice Chair

Conservation Council (Conservation Chairs in Local Groups) Hal Bauer (FL), Susan Lawrence (HM), Linda DeStefano (IRO), Helen Roussel (LI), Susan Leifer, Erin Heaton Meyer, Patricia Peckham (LH),

Joanne Steele (MH), Lisa DiCaprio (NYC), Larry Beahan (NI), Jürgen Wekerle (RC), Frank Regan (RO), Douglas Gausman (SUS)

Adirondacks Roger Gray & John Nemjo, Co-Chairs; Larry Beahan, Bill Koebbeman, Martha Loew, Charlie Morrison, Pete Sheehan Air Quality Don Hughes, Chair; Laura Arney, Edgar Freud Beyond Fossil Gas and Oil Gusti Bogok, Chris Burger & Mary Finneran, Co-Chairs; Gary Abraham, Geri Aird, Carl Arnold, Hal Bauer, Larry Beahan, Ed Berry, Susanne Brown, Martha Cameron, Bob Ciesielski, , Jack Davis, Allegra Dengler, Linda DeStefano, Frank Eadie, Jane Fasullo, Linda Isaacson Fedele, Thelma Fellows, Suzannah Glidden, Erin Heaton Meyer, Don Hughes, Rich Kellman, Art Klein, Arthur Kuypers, Scott Lauffer, Susan Lawrence, Susan Leifer, Richard Lippes, Martha Loew, Stephanie Low, Bill Meyer, Frank Potter, Erin Riddle, Marian Rose, Gudrun Scott, Fred Sinclair, Hal Smith, Joanne Steele, Patrick Sullivan, Rachel Treichler, Bonnie Lane Webber, Jürgen Wekerle, Robert Withers Biodiversity/Vegetarian Outreach Linda DeStefano, Chair; Kate Bartholomew, Margie Campaigne, Nicole Gerber, Sara Schultz, Kathy Schwarz Carbon Tax Task Force Chris Burger, Mary Finneran (co-chairs); Jim Taft Clean Water/Watershed Julie McQuain, Chair; Brian Brotman, Arnold Frogel, Andy Lawrence, Susan Lawrence, Stephanie Low, Jim Mays, Bill Meyer, Marian Rose, Don Pachner, Jurgen Wekerle, Bernie Yozwiak Climate Crisis Don Hughes, Chair, Kate Bartholomew, Vice Chair; Moisha Blechman, Chris Burger, Mike Cafaro, Allegra Dengler, Linda DeStefano, Frank Eadie, Jane Fasullo, John Gebhards, Erin Heaton Meyer, Don Hughes, John Kolp, Annie Koreman, Noel Kropf, Andy Lawrence, Susan Lawrence, Rob Liebman, Martha Loew, Bill Meyer, Hugh Mitchell, Marian Rose, Julian Shepherd, Hal Smith, Rachel Treichler. Jürgen Wekerle

Energy Bob Ciesielski, Chair; Carl Arnold, Kate Bartholomew, Hal Bauer, Moisha Blechman, Gusti Bogok, Chris Burger, Allegra Dengler, Linda DeStefano, Lisa DiCaprio, Frank Eadie, Jane Fasullo, Suzannah Glidden, Peter Gollon, Don Hughes, Arthur Kuypers, Susan Lawrence, Susan Leifer, Bill Meyer, Erin Riddle, Jim Taft, Virginia Boyle Traver, Rachel Treichler, Jürgen Wekerle Environmental Education Kate Bartholomew & Erin Heaton Meyer, Co Chairs; Hal Bauer, Jane Fasullo, Virginia Boyle Traver Environmental Justice Charley Bowman & Mary Finneran (co-chairs); Kate Bartholomew, Jane Fasullo, Aaron Mair, Hugh Mitchell Farm & Food Erin Riddle, Chair; Kate Bartholomew, Hal Bauer, Mark Dunlea, Maureen Ferraro-Davis, Michael Frys, Linda Keefe, Bill Meyer, Sara Schutlz, Bonnie Lane Webber Indian Point Task Force Allegra Dengler, Chair; Bill Meyer, Co-Chair; Ed Berry, Marilyn Elie, Susan Leifer, Gary Shaw, Tania Vernon, Jurgen Wekerle Hudson River Bill Koebbeman, Chair; Roger Gray, Aaron Mair, Pete Sheehan Great Lakes Chair (Vacant); Laura Arney, Larry Beahan, Wayne Howard, Art Klein, Kate Kremer, , Janet MacLeod, Suku Menon, Hugh Mitchell, Sally Shearer, Richard Slingerland, Susan Stinson, Holly Wheeler Nuclear Linda DeStefano, Chair; Kate Bartholomew, Charley Bowman, Jeff Debes, Don Hughes, George Klein, Susan Leifer, Bill Meyer, Gail Payne, Lynda Schneekloth, Barbara Warren, Jurgen Wekerle Open Space/Sprawl Hugh Mitchell, Chair; Frank Eadie, Art Klein, Susan Lawrence, Suku Menon, Bill Meyer, Don Pachner, Jürgen Wekerle

Population, Environment & Consumption Kathy Schwarz, Chair; Kate Bartholomew, Hal Bauer, Audrey Bernstein, George Klein, Evan Lawrence, Margaret Perkins, Andy Siegel, Barbara Spink Sterling Forest/Highlands Jürgen Wekerle & Andy Lawrence, Co-Chairs Sustainable Forestry Gerald Davison, Chair; Kate Bartholomew, Larry Beahan, Roger Gray, Marian Rose Toxics Chair (Vacant); Geri Aird, Joe Gardella, Don Hughes, Scott Lauffer, Aaron Mair Trans-Pacific Partnership Task Force Stephanie Low, Chair; Kate Bartholomew, Jane Fasullo, Thelma Fellows, Jim Mays Transportation Mark Benedetti, Chair; Karen Cornelio, Frank Eadie, Gladys Gifford, Susan Lawrence, Frank Regan, Julius Shultz, Jim Taft, Jürgen Wekerle Water Ann Finneran, Chair; Kate Bartholomew, Hal Bauer, Peggy Kurtz, Susan Lawrence, Gale Pisha, Sara Schultz, Rachel Treichler, Irene Van Slyke, Jurgen Wekerle Westchester Airport Ted Andersen, Chair; Ed Berry, George Klein, Susan Leifer Wetlands Liz Kaszubski & Bill Meyer, Co-Chairs; Frank Eadie, Bill Koebbeman, Don Pachner, Marian Rose, Sara Rubin, Cindy Westerman Wildlife & Wilderness Hal Bauer, Chair; Kate Bartholomew, Larry Beahan, Gerald Davison, Don Riepe, Bill Stegemann Zero Waste Chris Burger, Chair; Margaret Clarke, Martha Loew Water Sentinels Scott Lauffer – liaison to the Atlantic Chapter