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Sierra Club California Executive and Administrative Committees
rev 7/10/26
Mbr: Ronald Martin, Tehipite (2025-26)
Mbr: Nick Pilch, SF Bay (2025-26)
California Legislative Committee ( does not change in 2026)
Eric Parfrey (Chair), Martha Kreeger, (Vice Chair), Steve Birdlebough, Kevin Bundy, Andy Katz, Al Sattler, Ron Stork, Daniel Barad, Matt Williams,, Maya Khosla, Kathy Dervin, Joan Taylor, CCC Liaison
(Appointments are made in odd years, appointed for 2 years 2025-
2026.)
California Political Committee ( does not change in 2026)
Victoria Brandon and Sharon Koch (Co-Chairs), Howard Strauss (vice chair), Victoria Brandon, Redwood, Sandra Cattell, Angeles, Derek Cressman, Mother Lode, Mike Ferreira, Loma Prieta, Rue Furch, Redwood, David Gold, Santa Barbara/Ventura, Jason Islas, Angeles, Bhavin Jindal, San Gorgonio, Sharon Koch, Angeles, Alex Mintzer, Santa Lucia,, SF Bay, Susana Reyes, Angeles, John Rizzo, SF Bay, Andy Sawyer, Mother Lode, Howard Strauss, Angeles (Appointments are made in odd years, appointed for 2 years 2025-2026. ) *new member
Candidate Review Committees (appointed by PolCom Chair)
NORTH: Andy Sawyer (Chair), John Rizzo, Victoria Brandon (alt), Katja Irvin (alt), SOUTH: Howard Strauss (Chair), David Gold, Alex Mintzer, Margee Hills (alt)
Local Ballot Measure Review Committee Appointed by CCC and approved by ExCom:
Eric Parfrey, chair (Mother Lode), John Rizzo (SF Bay), Nick Pilch (SF Bay), Steve
Birdlebough (Redwood), Chris Gilbert (SF Bay), Darrell Clarke (Angeles), Ron Askeland
(San Diego), and Felicia Gomez Verdin (Angeles)
Nominating Committee
2 year appointments: Paolo Paniligan, (co-chair) Angeles, Southern Chapter Rep; Andy Katz Northern Chapter Rep, (SF Bay), (co-chair), JoAnn Clarke, Tehipite, Central Chapters Rep
I year appointment from CCC: Joan Taylor
Additional 1 year appointments (3 for 7 total):
Chance Boreszky, SF Bay
Charming Evelyn, Angeles
1 TBD
Elections Committee
Mike Guth, Chris Gilbert, (co-chairs), Richard Rollins, Alex Mintzer Steve Farrell (online voting consultant)
Awards Committee
Howard Strauss (Chair), Pam Heatherington (San Diego), Nick Pilch (SF Bay), Alex Mintzer
(Santa Lucia), Ron Martin (Tehipite), Shruti Chandrasekhar (Loma Prieta), Mary Ann Ruiz
(San Gorgonio), Chance Cutrano (SF Bay)
Fundraising Committee
Mary Ann Ruiz (Co-Chair), Matt Williams, Alex Mintzer, Kathy Dervin, Nick Pilch
Legal Committee (review)
Andy Sawyer (Co-Chair), Ruben Arizmendi (Co-Chair), Steve Birdlebough, Jim Pachl, Bob Wright