TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Sierra Club Florida announced the appointment of Cris Costello as State Campaign Director, a key role advancing the organization’s grassroots mobilization and environmental advocacy efforts across the state.
Costello has been organizing with Sierra Club since 2007 and most recently served as the Florida Chapter’s Senior Organizing Manager, where she helped guide and grow many of the Chapter’s core campaigns. In her new role, she will expand upon her prior leadership of the Our Wild Florida campaign – a comprehensive statewide effort focused on Everglades restoration, combating red tide, fighting sugarcane burning, and protecting Florida’s wildlands.
With an expansive career in organizing and advocacy, Costello brings deep expertise in building grassroots power and driving policy change. Before joining Sierra Club, she worked as a grassroots organizer in multiple states, served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras, and spent 17 years as a union organizer and contract negotiator. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Grinnell College in Iowa.
Susannah Randolph, Sierra Club Florida Chapter Director, said, “For nearly twenty years, Cris has been a driving force behind some of Sierra Club’s most impactful organizing work. Her strategic leadership, key partnerships across the state, and unwavering commitment to protecting Florida’s environment make her an asset to our Chapter’s mission, and we are proud to elevate her to the role of State Campaign Director.”
Cris Costello, Sierra Club Florida State Campaign Director, said, “I am deeply honored to step into the role of State Campaign Director. Florida is on the frontlines of the climate crisis and environmental injustice, and our work at Sierra Club has never been more important than it is today. I look forward to deepening our Chapter’s campaign work and helping to deliver bold, meaningful action to meet this critical moment.”
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