Candidate profiles for the three 2018 candidates for Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter Executive Committee. Chapter members will elect three positions on the executive committee.
Laurence Gibson
I am a retired professor of music (violinist/symphony conductor) living in El Paso for 49 years now. A Sierra Club member since 1981 and dedicated backpacker, I have served as El Paso Group Chair and Rio Grande Chapter Secretary for 19 years now. I serve out of a feeling of obligation to “preserve and protect” our world. My philosophy is that small contributions from many of us will get the job done. I’m a grass-roots guy who believes the club should be driven from the bottom up as opposed to the top down ...
Shannon is the newest member of the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter Executive Committee and is a full time employee of Amigos Bravos. As Projects and Foundations Coordinator, she is responsible for researching, writing, submitting, and tracking proposals and reports regarding grants from foundations, government agencies, and other contractual funders. She is also responsible for any project related work delegated to her by the ED or Projects Director. Her current projects include water sampling, river otter monitoring, and outreach/educational events.
She completed her Master’s in Biology at Missouri State University in May, 2012 and wrote her thesis on the effects of wind turbine caused mortality on the future of the federally endangered Indiana bat. In her free time, Shannon enjoys ...
