About Us

The Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club is 17,000 members strong. We are your friends and neighbors working to build healthy, livable communities, and to conserve and restore our natural environment.

Every day, dozens of volunteers are taking action with the Sierra Club in Virginia. From passing out compact fluorescent light bulbs, to speaking out for a cleaner environment, to exploring every nook and cranny of our beautiful Commonwealth, we think globally and act locally. Our work makes a difference in ensuring that we leave our children a living Virginia legacy — clean air, clean water, and natural grandeur.

Virginia Chapter – Sierra Club
422 East Franklin Street, Suite 302
Richmond, VA 23219
804-225-9113 (Phone)
804-225-9114 (Fax)

Staff:
Virginia Chapter Director: Glen Besa, glen.besa@sierraclub.org
Assistant Director for Legislation and Development: J.R. Tolbert, jr.tolbert@sierraclub.org
Virginia Conservation Program Manager: Eileen Levandoski, eileen.levandoski@sierraclub.org
Beyond Coal Chapter Coordinator: Kate Pollard, kate.pollard@sierraclub.org
Beyond Coal Chapter Coordinator: Phillip Ellis, phillip.ellis@sierraclub.org
Grassroots Organizing Manager: Mary Rafferty, mary.rafferty@sierraclub.org
Conservation Program Coordinator: Vasiliy Kisunko, vasiliy.kisunko@sierraclub.org

Chapter Leadership:
Chair: John Cruickshank
Vice Chair: Ivy Main
Secretary: Tom Ellis
Treasurer: Tim Stevens

Environmental Action Chairs:
Air Quality: Ana Prados
Chesapeake Bay: Fred Adams
Communications: Ralph Grove
Conservation: Steve Bruckner
Energy: Dick Ball
Environmental Justice: Barbara Williamson
Forests: Sherman Bamford
Group Boundaries: Jim Lynch
Legislative: Ivy Main
Membership: Susan Stillman
Outings: Joe Apple
PAC Treasurer: George Calvert
Parks/Public Lands: Charles Price
Political: Tyla Matteson
Political (Assistant): Bob Pearson
Recycling/Solid Waste: Roger Diedrich
Renewable Energy: Ivy Main
Smart Growth & Transportation: Roger Diedrich
Transportation (Assistant): Jim Wamsley
Sustainable Consumption: Diana Artemis
Water Quality: David Bernard
Webmaster: Eileen Levandoski
Wilderness: Pete Bsumek

Group Directory:
Blue Ridge: Tom Eick
Chesapeake Bay: Terra Pascarosa
Falls of the James: John Zeugner
Great Falls: Chris Koerner
Mount Vernon: Mary Kadera
New River: Maria Bowling
Piedmont: Tom Olivier
Rappahannock: Doris Whitfield
Roanoke: Bill Modica
Shenandoah: Ralph Grove
Sierra Club Potomac Region Outings: Michael Darzi
Thunder Ridge: in reorganization
York River: Tyla Matteson