Chapter and Group Executive Committee Election Results

Thank You

to all the candidates and everyone who took the time to vote. The Maryland Sierra Club election results for Chapter and Group Executive Committees have been tallied and finalized. The results are below. 'W' indicates write-in candidates. Unless noted otherwise, all terms are for two years (Jan. 2025 to Dec. 2026).

Maryland Chapter

There were 3 ExCom openings and the winning candidates are Rich Norling, Sonia Demiray and Allegra Cangelosi.

Candidate NameMail-In VotesOnline VotesTotal Votes
Rich Norling11135146
Sonia Demiray5129134
Allegra Cangelosi4115119
Kathleen Michels88290
Joseph Horgan107585

Anne Arundel Group

There were 5 ExCom openings and the winning candidates are Elvia Thompson, Deirdre Suddeth, Bob Fuller, Shirley Fuller and Diane Butler. (The tie was broken with a random number generator. Diane Butler has a one-year term.) (Bernie Robinson received a write-in vote but is already on the ExCom, so he was ineligible for this election.)

Candidate NameMail-In VotesOnline VotesTotal Votes
Elvia Thompson12627
Deirdre Suddeth12324
Bob Fuller12122
Shirley Fuller12021
Diane Butler (W)011
Marjorie Kehoe (W)011
Bernie Robinson (W)011

Catoctin Group

There were 4 ExCom openings and the winning candidates are Theresa A. Furnari, James P. Wagner, Jan Rubenstein and Kerri Hesley.

Candidate NameMail-In VotesOnline VotesTotal Votes
Theresa A. Furnari11617
James P. Wagner11617
Jan Rubenstein11516
Kerri Hesley11516

Greater Baltimore Group

There were 5 ExCom openings and the winning candidates are Marie LaPorte, Beth Jarrett, Kelly White, and Chris Shaughness. (Write-in candidate Howard Fair did not accept the position. Paul Dongarra received a write-in vote but is already on the ExCom, so he was ineligible for this election.)

Candidate NameMail-In VotesOnline VotesTotal Votes
Marie LaPorte32629
Beth Jarrett32528
Kelly White32326
Chris Shaughness32326
Howard Fair (W)011
Paul Dongarra (W)011

Howard County Group

There were 6 ExCom openings and the winners are Patricia Soffen, Peter Alexander, Ph.D., J. Ward Morrow, and Paul Baicich. Write-in candidate Kim Pezza chose not to accept the position.)

Candidate NameMail-In VotesOnline VotesTotal Votes
Patricia Soffen11718
Peter Alexander, Ph.D.11617
J. Ward Morrow (W)202
Paul Baicich (W)202
Kim Pezza (W)202

Lower Eastern Shore Group

There were 6 ExCom openings and the winners are Natalie Bush, Patrick A. Trate, Jacqueline Grindrod, Kathy Hardy, Grey Lee and *Suzanne Russell. (Suzanne Russell will serve a 1-year term after a 5-way random tiebreaker.)

Candidate NameMail-In VotesOnline VotesTotal Votes
Natalie Bush11213
Patrick A. Trate01212
Jacqueline Grindrod01212
Kathy Hardy01212
Grey Lee01212
Suzanne Russell01212

Montgomery County Group

There were 5 ExCom openings and the winners are Karen Metchis, Rich Mandel, Linda Schade, Janette Rosenbaum and Carrie Witkop.

Candidate NameMail-In VotesOnline VotesTotal Votes
Karen Metchis85462
Rich Mandel75360
Linda Schade75259
Janette Rosenbaum65056
Carrie Witkop74855

Prince George's County Group

There were 5 ExCom openings and the winners are Gyasi Gomez, Dan Sonnett, Linda Moore-Garoute, Makayla Bowen-Longino and Noah Emmanuel Waters, Ph.D.

Candidate NameMail-In VotesOnline VotesTotal Votes
Gyasi Gomez12324
Dan Sonnett12122
Linda Moore-Garoute12122
Makayla Bowen-Longino11718
Noah Emmanuel Waters, Ph.D.01717
Antonio Hernandez11415

Southern Maryland Group

There were 6 openings in the Southern Maryland ExCom and the winners are Ashley Richards, Jennifer Mikula, John Posey, Sandra Gwynn and Savannah Garren.

Candidate NameMail-In VotesOnline VotesTotal Votes
Ashley Richards178
Jennifer Mikula178
John Posey178
Sandra Gwynn178
Savannah Garren178

Washington County Group

There were no elections for the Washington County Group.