Six dedicated environmentalists were elected to the Central Ohio Sierra Club ExCom in December. Cliff Boggs and Bob Kyle were re-elected, while Laura Armstrong, Doug Calem, Tad Dritz, and Kelli Drummer-Avendano are new to the ExCom in 2007. We would also like to express our gratitude to Ken Scott and Margaret Wright for being excellent candidates in this election.

Ken Johnsen is leaving the ExCom after many years of service. Ken served on the ExCom and as Group treasurer for 12 years, and he and his wife Wilma hosted our newsletter mailing parties in their Worthington home for over 10 years. They both say they enjoyed meeting and working with the volunteers who helped at the parties. The Johnsens are life members of the Sierra Club. Besides volunteering for the Group, Ken volunteers at the Ohio Environmental Council and has been a volunteer with The Nature Conservancy, where he did field work and tree planting. At age 81, Ken will continue as our Publications Chair. Thanks so much for all you have done, Ken!

Ken and Wilma Johnsen at their mailing party table.

Pat Marida is also leaving the ExCom—read more about this in Cyane Gresham’s article in this issue.   Continuing on the ExCom are Barb Hykes, David Greene, Bill Myers and George Shellenbarger.  At the January ExCom meeting Dave Erb, our past chair of the Transportation and Planned Growth Subcommittee, was selected to fill the ExCom position left by the resignation of Fawn Langerman, who is continuing her studies at OSU’s College of Medicine.

Introducing Our Central Ohio Sierra Club Officers for 2007!

In February the ExCom selected the following officers from among its members:

Chair, Kelli Drummer-Avendano
Vice Chair, Barb Hykes
Secretary, Bill Myers
Delegate to Ohio Chapter ExCom, Dave Erb
Alternate Delegate to the Chapter, Cliff Boggs