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Activist Meetings/Executive Committee Meetings - Monthly
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Congratulations to the new LHG Executive Committee members!
Thank you for voting in last fall's 2024 election for Lower Hudson Group Executive Committee!
The following members were elected to two-year terms in 2024 and took their seats at the first LHG meeting of the year on January 28, 2025: Peggy Kurtz, Gail Dutan, Ed Berry, Paul Presendieu.
They joined ExCom members who were in the middle of their two-year terms: Sarah Wilson, Marilyn Elie, Linda Brunner, Joseph Dunnigan, George Klein.
Activists in the Lower Hudson Group
| Edward Berry* | Political Co-Chair | berryed3@gmail.com | 914.393.6196 |
| Linda Brunner* | Publicity Chair, Conservation Co-chair | loki.lamb@gmail.com | 914.476.5898 |
| Laura Burkhardt | Election Coordinator | lfburkhardt@att.net | 914-922-1407 |
| Joseph Dunnigan* | Newsletter Co-Editor, Delegate to Atlantic Chapter | joseph.dunnigan@aol.com | |
| Gail Dutan* | Newsletter Design | printcraftmam@yahoo.com | 845.742.4544 |
| Marilyn Elie* | Energy Co-chair, Alternate Group Delegate to Chapter Excom | eliewestcan@gmail.com | 914.954.6739 |
| Suzannah Glidden | Gas Pipeline Activist | suzannahglidden@optonline.net | 914.485.1052 |
| George Klein* | Vice Chair, Newsletter Co-Editor, Co-Webmaster | lowerhudson@gmail.com | 914.772.3916 |
| Peggy Kurtz* | Rockland County Leader, Water Conservation Co-Chair | rocklandclimate@gmail.com | 845.709.0802 |
| Susan Leifer | esmesu@gmail.com | 914.769.6656 | |
| Aaron Leonard | Outings Chair | aaron.leonard@sierraclub.org | |
| Silvia Luzi | Membership Database Manager | silvialuzi@hotmail.com | 845.358.4254 |
| Bill Meyer | WTMiii@hotmail.com | 917.806.5839 | |
| Erin Heaton Meyer | Facebook Manager | ernieny@gmail.com | 914.582.0481 |
| Patricia Peckham | Advertising Coordinator | pattypeckham13@gmail.com | 914.645.9889 |
| Gale Pisha | Treasurer, Co-Webmaster, Chapter At-Large Delegate | gale.pisha@newyork.sierraclub.org | 845.623.4980 before 8:00 pm |
| Paul Presendieu* | Political Co-Chair, Conservation Co-chair | paulprez914@gmail.com | 914.207.4118 |
| Liam Robb O'Hagan | Co-Webmaster, Social Media Specialist | liam@extremeyou.com | 310.435.1943 |
| Jeff Schumann | LTE Coordinator, Renewable Siting Committee | jefflynn.dinobirds@gmail.com | |
| Sarah Wilson* | Chair, Assistant Treasurer, Renewable Siting Committee | sarahdwilson@optonline.net | 914.962.7279 |
* Member of the Executive Committee, a group of 9 activists who formally run the Lower Hudson Group. Members of the excom are elected to 2-year overlapping terms by the group's members in an annual election.
Contact us
Contact George Klein at lowerhudson@gmail.com or 914.772.3916.