Board of Director Election Results are In

The Sierra Club's all-volunteer board of 15 directors is elected by you, the members.

By Wendy Becktold

May 31, 2017

Graphic with John Muir asking people to vote in the Board of Director elections

The Sierra Club is a democratically run organization, with an all-volunteer board of 15 directors elected by you, the members. Each spring, five candidates are elected for a three-year term. Here are this year's results: 

LOREN BLACKFORD (28,896 votes), clean energy investor, activist, and previous board member

NATALIE LUCAS (28,712 votes), executive director of Care About the Climate, equity chair of the Missouri Chapter

RAMON CRUZ (28,510 votes), environmental policy and advocacy expert, previous deputy director of Puerto Rico's environmental regulatory agency

JIM DOUGHERTY (28,295 votes), environmental lawyer, D.C. Chapter conservation chair, and previous board member

PETER SARGENT (27,114 votes), Beyond Coal organizer and cofounder of Wild Climate 

"The combination of seasoned and new talent will help the organization meet the enormous challenges and opportunities before us," says Robin Mann, vice president of the board.