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2008 Election Candidate Forum: The Questions Question 2: What, if any, endorsements have you received from Club chapters or leaders? Candidate responses were limited to 150 words per question. Lane Boldman Presidents: Robbie Cox, Jennifer Ferenstein, Chuck McGrady, Michelle Perrault, Lisa Renstrom. Current Directors: Chin, Ferenstein, Karpf, Mann, Pillard, Ranchod, Renstrom, Reyes, Wall, Zaleha. Chapters: Angeles, Mother Lode, San Diego, Santa Lucia, Tehipite (CA); Cumberland (KY), Florida, Iowa, Missouri, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, South Carolina, West Virginia, Northstar (Minnesota), and the Sierra Student Coalition. National leaders: Wallace McMullen, Chair, Midwest New Energy Future Project Paula Mitchell-Glore, Vice Chair, Inner City Outings Steering Committee Joan B. Saxe, Global Warming and Energy Committee Verena Owen, National Coal Campaign Susan Heitman, Communications & Education Governance Committee Tom Libby, Chair, Outdoor Activities Governance Committee "Lane Boldman is well qualified to serve as a Sierra Club Director. She has an understanding of how to enlist volunteer enthusiasm for environmental protection in addressing the many challenges the Sierra Club faces nationally." --Richard and Doris Cellarius, National Sierrra Club leaders Joni Bosh Grand Canyon Chapter. Clark Buchner Received Endorsements from past President Larry Fahn and board members Jim Dougherty, Jim Catlin and Bernie Zaleha. Received Endorsements from the following chapters:  Tennessee, Tehipite, Angeles, West Virginia, Florida and Iowa. Jeremy Doochin President Robbie Cox Director David Karpf Director Rafael Reyes Director Ellen Pillard Former EPA Chief of Staff, Michael Vandenbergh San Diego Chapter Santa Lucia Chapter Tennessee Chapter Student Sierra Coalition Jim Dougherty Endorsed by former Presidents Ed Wayburn, Michele Perrault, Larry Fahn, and the Angeles, San Francisco Bay, San Diego, Oregon, Missouri, New Jersey, Mother Lode, North Star, Tehipite, Virginia, District of Columbia, Florida, Tennessee, and Santa Lucia Chapters. Larry Fahn The following Club chapters have endorsed me: SF Bay, Mother Lode, Redwood, New Jersey, DC, San Diego, Angeles, North Star, Florida, Oregon, Tehipite, Loma Prieta, Santa Lucia,  and Virginia I also have endorsements from 17 former Club Presidents  Ed Wayburn, Kent Gill, Tony Ruckel, Michele Perrault, Bill Futrell, Larry Downing, Ted Snyder, Phil Berry, Sue Merrow, Adam Werbach, Chuck McGrady, Joe Fontaine, Lisa Renstrom,  Denny Shaffer, Jennifer Ferenstein, Brent Calkin, and Richard Cellarius. In addition, I have been endorsed by our former Executive Director, Mike McCloskey Barbara Frank Sierra Club President Robbie Cox Board members Marilyn Wall, Ellen Pillard, Rafael Reyes National Political Chair Jonathan Ela Past President and current Board member Lisa Renstrom Sierra Student Coalition Director Allison Chin John Muir Chapter David Scott I've been endorsed by Sierra Club President Robbie Cox, Vice President for Conservation Robin Mann, Secretary Sanjay Ranchod, Director Ellen Pillard, and the following chapters: Missouri, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Ohio, John Muir (Wisconsin), Loma Prieta (San Francisco Bay Area of California), West Virginia, Maine, and the North Star (Minnesota) Chapter. Jerry Sutherland 20 of the 26 chapters that have endorsed candidates selected me. They are Missouri, San Diego (CA), Tehipite (CA), New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Mother Lode (CA), San Francisco (CA), Santa Lucia (CA), North Star (Minnesota), Oregon, Angeles (CA), Tennessee, Florida, John Muir (Wisconsin), Loma Prieta (CA), Redwood (CA), Iowa, West Virginia, and Maine. These elected leaders represent approximately 340,000 Sierra Club members. Personal endorsements include: former Executive Director Mike McCloskey; former Presidents Larry Fahn, Michelle Perrault, and Joe Fontaine; former Presidents and current Directors Lisa Renstrom and Jennifer Ferenstein; current Directors Jim Catlin, Bernie Zaleha, and Jim Dougherty; and 50 additional Club leaders who helped me gather 735 signatures in 47 different chapters to qualify for this ballot as a petition candidate. Matt Urban I am endorsed by former President and current Director Lisa Renstrom, Directors Rafael Reyes and Dave Karpf, and the Sierra Student Coalition. Nathan Wyeth Questionnaire Not Returned << Question 1   Question 3 >> Show all questions Show all candidates Back to Candidate Forum Main Up to Top HOME | Email Signup | About Us | Contact Us | Terms of Use