Meet the Staff
The Conservation Director and Conservation Associate are Atlantic Chapter staff. Staff work with our grassroots volunteer core to advance the chapter's conservation objectives in New York State's administrative, elected, and public arenas. Contact them at the Chapter office:
Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter
353 Hamilton Street
Albany, NY 12210
518-426-9144
atlantic.chapter@sierraclub.org
Chapter Conservation Director Roger Downs |
Chapter Conservation Associate Caitlin Pixley |
For information about the Atlantic Chapter and its activities, outings, or membership, contact Chapter Coordinator Bobbie Josepher
chaptercoord@newyork.sierraclub.org, 516-672-8252
Volunteer Leaders
Meet the Executive Committee in pictures
For a complete list of volunteer leaders, use the Leader Directory
The chapter is governed by a Executive Committee (ExCom) of twenty-seven members, eighteen of whom are appointed annually by regional groups. Nine At-Large delegates are elected by the membership annually and serve for two years. The chair, vice-chair, secretary, and treasurer are designated officers of the ExCom.
Chapter Officers
Chair: Jeff Bohner jbohner@stny.rr.com
Vice-Chair: Jurgen Wekerle jwekerle@gmail.com
Secretary: Jim Lane secretary@newyork.sierraclub.org
Treasurer: Steve Kulick treasurer@newyork.sierraclub.org
Chapter Administrative Committees
Compliance: Jim Lane, compliance@newyork.sierraclub.org
Financial Affairs: Stuart Auchincloss, financial@newyork.sierraclub.org
Fundraising: Chair, vacant. Advisor, Rebecca Kasilag, earthharmony@live.com
Legal Advisor: Richard Lippes, legaladvisor@newyork.sierraclub.org
Legislative Committee: Susan Lawrence, shlawr2@aol.com
Membership: Martha Loew, membership@newyork.sierraclub.org
Outings: John Jurasek jurasek@optonline.net
Political: Ken Baer hungryhiker@aol.com
Publications: Moisha Blechman, publications@newyork.sierraclub.org
Sierra Atlantic ed. Hal Smith and Dorinda White halS205B@aol.com
Webmaster, On-line Media: Jessica Helm onlinemedia@newyork.sierraclub.org
Conservation Chair
Chair: Jessica Helm conservation@newyork.sierraclub.org
Conservation Issues & Corresponding Committee Chairs:
Adirondacks:
Roger Gray adirondacks@newyork.sierraclub.org
John Nemjo adirondacks2@newyork.sierraclub.org
Air Quality:
Warren Berger airquality@newyork.sierraclub.org
Biodiversity/Vegetarian Outreach:
Linda DeStefano biodiversityveg@newyork.sierraclub.org
Climate Education:
Moisha Blechman globalwarming@newyork.sierraclub.org
Clean Water/Watershed:
Julie McQuain cleanwater2@newyork.sierraclub.org
Energy:
Bob Ciesielski rmciesie@yahoo.com
Environmental Justice:
Aaron Mair environjustice@newyork.sierraclub.org
Farm and Food:
Erin Riddle farmandfood@newyork.sierraclub.org
Gas Drilling:
Kate Bartholomew gasdrilling@newyork.sierraclub.org
Gusti Bogok gasdrilling2@newyork.sierraclub.org
Chris Burger gasdrilling3@newyork.sierraclub.org
Great Lakes:
Wayne Howard greatlakes@newyork.sierraclub.org
Hudson River PCB:
Bill Koebbeman hudsonriverpcb@newyork.sierraclub.org
Open Space/Sprawl:
Susan Lawrence shlawr2@aol.com
Population:
Kathy Schwarz population2@newyork.sierraclub.org,
Diane Buxbaum population@newyork.sierraclub.org
Sterling Forest:
Jergen Wekerle 845-744-5116
Sustainable Forestry:
Gerald Davison, 845-339-4509
Toxics:
Joseph Gardella toxics@newyork.sierraclub.org
Transportation:
Art Klein transportation@newyork.sierraclub.org
Wetlands:
Liz Kaszubski wetlands@newyork.sierraclub.org
Wildlife and Wilderness:
Hal Bauer wilds@newyork.sierraclub.org
Water Sentinels:
Geri Aird geriaird@gmail.com
Zero Waste:
Chris Burger
solidwaste@newyork.sierraclub.org
Join the Chapter's Action Alert Email List
For more information about pressing environmental issues facing New York State and ways to take action, please join the Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter's action alert email list.
Members receive an average of four emails a month. To subscribe, send an email to listserv@lists.sierraclub.org with the message of "SUBSCRIBE ATL-ACTION-ALERTS@LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG your first and last name."