Executive Committee
Staff
Steering Committee Goals
The Sierra Club Board of Directors on February 21, 2014 established the following goals for the Sierra Club San Diego Steering Committee and other Club leaders working with members of the Chapter:
- Rebuild Sierra Club functions in San Diego and Imperial counties and transition to a well-functioning, effective member-elected San Diego Chapter volunteer leadership. This will include establishing new group norms to build trust among volunteer leaders, maintaining intellectual honesty and respectful dialogue, addressing disagreements constructively, and establishing a governance structure that engages people in work that advances the Club’s mission.
- Provide support to improve Chapter volunteer leadership and management capacity to engage in addressing potential problems before they evolve into conflicts and constructively resolve disagreements.
- Build the capacity of the San Diego groups, sections and committees to engage members and supporters in meaningful ways to advance Club goals.
- Build a mutually beneficial relationship with the national Sierra Club.
- Maintain the core functions of the Chapter: advancing the Club’s mission (conservation, litigation, and political), providing service to members, supporters and the public, building local resources, and complying with policies and standards.
- Ensure compliance with applicable Club policies and requirements.
Chapter Chairs Over the Years
- Ivy Foster 1948-1949
- Jerry Zagorites 1950-1951
- Lucius W. “Skip” Johnson 1952-1953
- Virginia Gilloon 1954
- Glen Conklin 1955
- Welton Grosdidier 1956
- Lucille Peterson 1957-1958
- Bill Thomas 1959
- Aubrey Wendling 1960-1961
- Gilbert Parker 1962
- Harriet Allen 1963
- Carl Swedelius 1964
- Howard Allen 1965-1966
- Nicholas Keough 1967
- William Phillips, jr 1968
- Carl Swedelius (repeat) 1969
- Dick Rypinski 1970
- Fred Axe 1971-1972
- Peter Nelson 1973-1974
- Susan Turnbach 1975
- Jim Harrison 1976
- Cam Murray 1977
- Elizabeth Meyer 1978-1979
- Lyndelle Fairlie 1980
- Walter Konopka 1981
- Bob Hartman 1982-1983
- Emily Durbin 1984-1985
- Ruth Duemler 1986
- Linda Michael 1987
- Geoffrey Smith 1988-1989
- Rob Langsdorf 1989-1991
- Julie Hocking 1991-1992
- Rosemary Leigh 1993
- Barry Hite 1994-1995
- Lori Saldana 1996-1997
- Larry Klaasen 1997
- Carolyn Chase 1998
- Eric Bowlby 1999-2000
- Brad Buffett 2000
- Ellen Shively 2001-2002
- Richard Miller 2003-2005
- Joe Zechman 2006-2007
- Richard Miller (repeat) 2008-2009
- Joe Zechman (repeat) 2009
- Carolyn Chase (repeat) 2010-2011
- John Stump 2012
- Lori Saldaña (repeat) 2013
- Kara Liederman 2013
- Dave Grubb 2014
- Debbie Hecht 2014-2015
- Davin Widgerow 2016
- Ruben Arizmendi 2016-2018
- Peter Andersen 2018-2019