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.

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.)

Catoctin Group

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

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.)

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.)

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.)

Montgomery County Group

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

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.

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.

Washington County Group

There were no elections for the Washington County Group.