Our staff is made up of individuals dedicated to moving Virginia towards a clean and just future through supporting communities, working with partners, and lifting up the voices of activists from all over the commonwealth.
Richmond Office
Connor Kish (he/him), Director
Connor.kish@sierraclub.org
Connor Kish serves as the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter's Director. A veteran of many successful political campaigns and policy initiatives in Virginia, Connor served Delegate Betsy Carr as her legislative aide in the House of Delegates for three years and later assisted House Majority Co-Whip Delegate Mike Mullin. In 2018, he was campaign manager for the Late Congressman Donald McEachin's successful bid for a second term in Congress. Connor graduated from Randolph-Macon College with a B.A. in Political Science and Communications Studies and currently resides in Richmond.
Tim Cywinski (he/him), Communications Director
tim.cywinski@sierraclub.org
Tim Cywinski is a political communications specialist who advocates for a livable, just future. His career in political, legislative and social advocacy spans more than 14 years and has centered on pushing for policy that advances justice in the context of poverty, student rights, education, college affordability, economic security, sustainability, and climate change.
Tim currently leads public relations and communications strategy at the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter with a focus on promoting environmental justice policy at the local, state, and federal levels. Prior to the Sierra Club, Tim held a multitude of positions related to electoral campaigning, community organizing, and federal and state level lobbying. Outside of his professional position, Tim presents strategic communications, grassroots planning, and legislative advocacy training to civic and community groups. Tim earned a Bachelors in Political Science from Roanoke College in 2015 and a Masters in Political Communications and Public Relations and Media from Johns Hopkins University in 2023. He has considered Richmond, Virginia his home since 2015.
In his spare time, Tim enjoys playing kickball, crushing it at karaoke, going to the movies, and taking walks with his stubborn, sweet, and goofy hound dog Lady Bones.
Paige Wesselink (she/her), Digital Communications Lead
paige.wesselink@sierraclub.org
Paige serves on the Virginia Chapter staff as the Digital Communications Lead and the Data Center staff point person. She previously worked with our team as the Communications and Community Outreach intern, helping out on various projects including advocating for the Virginia Clean Economy Act, the most significant climate legislation passed in the Commonwealth. Paige has dedicated her career to crafting communications practices that reach audiences beyond the environmental circle. She is a professional in her field, with a track record of leading successful campaigns against pollution and designing online strategies that have played pivotal roles in securing a cleaner, safer Virginia for all people.
Outside of the Sierra Club, Paige enjoys camping, tennis, biking, and exploring local watering holes in her city of residence, Richmond. The key to her heart is giving her the intel on a great local restaurant.
McKenna Dunbar (she/they), Community Engagement Coordinator
mckenna.dunbar@sierraclub.org
McKenna Dunbar acts as the Community Engagement Coordinator for the Virginia Chapter and leads a team focused on building and home electrification developments through Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign. Most of their work focuses on reducing dependence on fossil fuels in order to move the electric sector to clean energy. Dunbar is the Founder and President of Ecological Justice Initiative - an environmental advocacy non-profit organization focused on youth focused environmental research and engagement. Concerned Citizens of Charles City County, Bridging the Gap in Virginia, The North Face, Greening Youth Foundation, The Climate Reality Project, Stop the Abuse of Virginia Energy Coalition, DivestMVP, NASA SERVIR, and Mother’s Out Front are some of the organizations they have worked with in the past. Dunbar is passionate about energy policy, environmental law, and has a background in environmental justice, clean energy finance, and solar research. Dunbar enjoys hiking, listening to German rap, volunteering at her university’s Greenhouse, and listening to podcasts about sustainability and energy markets.
Bea Truman (she/they), Community Engagement Coordinator
bea.trumann@sierraclub.org
Bea Trumann hails from Maine, where she grew up collecting rocks, saving worms after heavy rains, and constantly playing in the water. Later in life, she created a youth climate program called the Changemakers Network, receiving awards and recognition from the Maine Environmental Education Association and the 2018 30 Under 30 for the North American Association for Environmental Education. An AmeriCorps Community HealthCorps Alum and Goddard College Sustainability Program alum and 2-time commencement address speaker, Bea was first associated with the Sierra Club through their Global Population and Environment Program, where she then volunteered with an education foundation and group of Baclayan weavers in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. Bea was a participant in SHIFT Jackson Hole’s Emerging Leaders Program, a panelist with PGM ONE (People of the Global Majority in the Outdoors, Nature, and Environment), and the first plus sized model to walk for Outdoor Retailer’s Fashion Show in Red Rocks. Prior to joining the Sierra Club, she worked with the State of California’s EPA in the Department of Toxic Substances Control, focusing on Environmental Justice and Tribal Affairs. Needing a break from the corruption and seeking to put her newfound State policy and process information to direct work, she’s hoping to positively support existing efforts in Virginia for energy equity, uplift and celebrate impacted communities, and continue to fight for water rights. She’ll love you forever if you bring native plant clippings or volunteer with her.
Barb Adams (she/her), Finance & Operations Coordinator
(804)-225-9113
barb.adams@sierraclub.org
Hampton Roads Team
Eileen Woll (she/her), Offshore Energy Program Director
(757) 277-8537
eileen.woll@sierraclub.org
Eileen Woll is the Offshore Energy Program Director with the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter, where she has worked for over 15 years directing its campaigns to stop offshore drilling and to advance clean energy solutions like offshore wind (OSW). Since 2009, she has led the Virginia Chapter’s OSW campaign, and has been instrumental to many Virginia OSW accomplishments to include standing the nation’s first OSW turbines in federal waters, policy supporting 5200 MW of OSW in Virginia’s public interest, and leading efforts to secure diversity hiring requirements from Dominion on its Coastal Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. She has considerable experience in strategic campaign planning, special events planning and execution, community-based grassroots outreach, and coalition building. Eileen serves on the state’s Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority, leading its work on OSW workforce development. She also serves on the Norfolk Mayor's Climate Change Commission and the Virginia Beach Mayor's Offshore Wind Commission. Eileen lives, works and plays in Norfolk, has three grown children and four cats. She is equally obsessed with gardening as she is to OSW.