Sierra Club SB Group executive committee members are democratically elected by our members. Four of the Santa Barbara Group’s executive committee’s seven seats are up for election this year. Here are the nominee bios.
| Emily Engel is an independent scholar, educator, activist, and philanthropist whose work focuses on the intersection of culture and environment to mitigate the ongoing challenges of climate change. Emily works as an activist through the Sierra Club as the current chair of the Santa Barbara Group and an active member of Rachel’s Network, as well as local non-profits such as the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and Wilderness Youth Project. She received her PHD from the University of California, Santa Barbara and attended Tulane University as an undergraduate. Emily is committed to growing the Santa Barbara Group and she looks forward to supporting all the great work our chapter leaders and volunteers do every single day. | |
| Terry Quinn Terry is a lifelong Sierra Club member and environmental activist, spending the bulk of his recent years in San Diego and Orange County. He was actively involved in those groups and has continued to be involved in the Santa Barbara chapter, over the last 3 years. Terry spent his career with larger technology companies and has used that knowledge to be more effective in local and national issues affecting the environment and climate change. He recently completed a master's degree in Psychology where his thesis dealt with climate denialism and investigated possible remedies to combat this significant roadblock. He has been involved in the Sable Oil transfer and the Polluter's Pay bill, as well as working with the legal team addressing water pollution from 3 local companies. | |
| Bill Woodbridge graduated from UCSB in Combined Social Sciences and is now retired, living in Goleta. “I spend about 3 hours a day responding to at least 80 emails from as many organizations asking for petitions to be signed, letters to be written and politicians to be called, regarding environmental concerns, wildlife safety and well-being, endangered species, clean air and water, stopping oil/ gas drilling, promoting forests and sea life, banning assault weapons, etc.“ He has been attending the SB Group ExCom meetings and volunteering for nearly 3 years. He also volunteers for the SB Environmental Defense Center and does wildlife rescues and transport for the SB Wildlife Care Network. “I give keynote presentations to high school/college classes, and other groups, regarding climate change and global warming, on behalf of the Climate Reality Project. I attend and speak up at SB County Planning and Supervisor public meetings regarding environmental issues, such as the recent Exxon pipeline and oil trucking permit requests. |